Name/Title
Photo of Southern Pacific Ferry 'Alameda' crossing the Bay, c. 1910Entry/Object ID
1998.254.4Description
Acc. No. 98.254.4
Subject Category: Transportation - Ferry Boats
Date or Period: Ca. 1910
Object: Photograph
Description: Modern enlarged black/white photo mounted on tan paperboard with a submounting of thin yellowish paperboard. The submounting has an inscription at its lower right corner in black ink script: "Presented by Southern Pacific". The submounting suffers from corner creasings, tearing along its edges, and an old cataloging number written in black ball point ink upon its upper right corner. The image is enclosed within a protective folder having a transparent plastic front and a dk. grey paperboard backing. Photographer unknown.
Size: L-18 x W-22 in.
History of Object: View of the original Southern Pacific ferry "Alameda" sailing across San Francisco Bay.
Acquired from: Mr. Albert Kohn ('57)
Date: 7/11/98
Pre-1971 donation, old cat. #172X.
