Name/Title
Photo of staff on steps Post Office at Park and Central, 1950Entry/Object ID
1989.26.1Description
Acc. No. 89.26.1
Subject Category: Post Office
Date or Period: 1950
Object: Photograph
Description:
Oblong black & white photograph with caption "United States Post Office, Alameda, Calif., Jan. 13, 1950."
History of Object: Photo depicting the entire staff (including Post Master Ford Samuel), carriers, etc., of the Alameda branch of the United States Post Office. They are pictured on the front steps of the old Post Office building, Central Avenue near Park Street. The donor (H. C. Beal) was employed by the Post Office from 1946 until retirement in 1971. He and his wife moved to Alameda during World War Two.
Acquired from: H. C. Beal
Date: 9-23-1989