Photo pair of Mr. Herman Krusi and Mrs Krusi, and newspaper clipping, c. 1930

Name/Title

Photo pair of Mr. Herman Krusi and Mrs Krusi, and newspaper clipping, c. 1930

Entry/Object ID

1995.264.2

Description

Acc. No. 95.264.2 Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda Date or Period: Ca. 1930 Object: Photograph Description: Pair of black/white photographs with lt. sepia-toning, double mounted in a studio folder, each with decorative matting. Photographer: Misses Spencer and Stolte, Alameda. Along the full length of the center margins (between the two photos) there is a 2-in. wide newspaper column clipping. These photos are enlarged versions of those in Acc.No. 95.264.1. Size: (each side): L-8 x W-6 in. History of Object: Set of two portraits in a studio folder: Mr. Herman Krusi is on the left and Mrs. Krusi on the right. A newspaper clipping glued along the central margins between the two photos describes a social event in which Mrs. Krusi opened her home at 2053 Central Ave. to members and friends of the Alameda Needlework Guild (of which she was the current president) for its annual exhibition and tea. Acquired from: Mr. Chesley Ekstrom (1957) Date: 10/28/95 Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged