Name/Title
Photo of exterior of 2048 Lincoln (demolished), by G. Ball, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
1997.2.8Description
ACC. NO. 97.2.8
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPH ON OFF-WHITE-COLORED MOUNTING. MOUNTING IS SIGNED, "G BALL, PARIS PANEL, CORNER OF OAK STREET AND RAILROAD AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA."
SIZE: L 6-3/4" X W 9-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
EXTERIOR PHOTOGRAPH OF A GOTHIC-STYLE RESIDENCE THAT WAS OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY JUDGE HENRY MORRIS, BROTHER OF GEORGE T MORRIS. THE HOUSE WAS LOCATED ON LINCOLN AVENUE NEAR 2048 LINCOLN AVE. IT HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED. THE PHOTOGRAPHER, G BALL, WAS ACTIVE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER IN ALAMEDA IN THE 1890's.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CHARLOTTE MORRIS BERDING
ALBERT P BERDING
DATE: JANUARY 4, 1997
