Name/Title
Photo of a dredger invented by Colonel Alexis W. Von Schmidt, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1997.643.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.643.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: DREDGING, ESTUARY
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
ENLARGED SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPH, UNSIGNED.
SIZE: L 19-3/4" X W 26"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PHOTOGRAPH OF A DREDGER INVENTED BY COLONEL ALEXIS W VON SCHMIDT. IT WAS USED BY THE U S GOVERNMENT IN DREDGING OUT THE LOWER PART OF THE OAKLAND-ALAMEDA ESTUARY. PHOTOGRAPH IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION AND DONATED IN APRIL 1960.
ACQUIRED FROM:
EDWARD A VON SCHMIDT
CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 15, 1997
