Name/Title
Photo of Dr. James K. Hamilton in his WW I uniform, 1917 or 1918Entry/Object ID
1989.29.7Description
Acc. No. 89.29.7
Subject Category: World War 1.
Date or Perio: C. 1917 or 1918
Object: Photograph, framed
Black & white photo in swivel type frame (tilting frame on Description: supports attached to base) in steel grey finish.
Size: H-8 inches, W-6 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Photo of Dr. James K. Hamilton in his World War 1. uniform.
Hamilton, a native of Texas, came to Alameda as a child. After graduating in medicine from the University of California in 1903, he set up his practice in San Francisco. Destruction of his office by the earthquake and fire in 1906 caused him to move his practice to Alameda. He retired in 1939 because of poor health.
Hamilton formerly served on the Alameda Board of Health.
Acquired from:
M/M Roscoe Hamilton
Date: 9-23-1989Interpretative Labels
Label
5/30/2020 MvL: Written text on backing cardboard:
Dr. James K. Hamilton
World War I.
Practiced in Alameda from 1906 to 1939
