Photo portrait of Bertha Meyers (nee May), c. early 1890s

Name/Title

Photo portrait of Bertha Meyers (nee May), c. early 1890s

Entry/Object ID

1997.1.112

Description

ACC. NO. 97.1.112 SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA LOCATION: LIVING ROOM, MEYERS HOUSE DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA EARLY 1890's OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED DESCRIPTION: SEPIA-TINTED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, WITH AN OFFWHITE-COLORED MAT, UNDER GLASS, IN A CAST GESSO FRAME IN OFF-WHITE COLOR, ACCENTUATED IN SILVER. SIZE: L 13" X W 9-1/2"' HISTORY OF OBJECT: PORTRAIT OF BERTHA, WIFE OF HENRY H MEYERS, POSSIBLY TAKEN BEFORE THEIR MARRIAGE IN 1894. PICTURE WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF 2021 ALAMEDA AVE, ALAMEDA. DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS DATE: JANUARY 1, 1997