Name/Title
Photo of people on the front porch of 2021 Alameda Ave, 1897Entry/Object ID
2009.38.1Description
ACC. NO. 09.38.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1897
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
A SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN BY A KODAK CAMERA AND PLACED ON WHITE-COLORED MOUNTING.
SIZE: L 4-1/4" X W 5-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A PHOTO OF A GROUP OF WOMEN AND THREE CHILDREN, POSED ON THE FRONT PORCH OF THE MEYERS' HOUSE, 2021 ALAMEDA AVENUE, ALAMEDA. THE PHOTO IS DEEPLY FADED, AND INCLUDES SOPHIA MAY, MOTHER OF BERTHA (MRS HENRY H MEYERS). SHE APPEARS TO BE SITTING ON A ROCKING CHAIR. THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH BEARS THE FOLLOWING INSCRIPTION: "FROM BERTHA, RES. OF H H MEYERS, ALAMEDA, CA. MERRY CHRISTMAS, NOV. 30, 1897." TAKEN BY MRS H H MEYERS. THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN PHOTO RELATING TO THE MEYERS' HOUSE.
DONOR:
TIMOTHY SWENSON,
CATALOGED: MAY 30, 2009
