Name/Title
Photo portrait of Edward R. McDonell in National Guard uniform, c. early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1997.160.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.160.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA; NATIONAL GUARD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA EARLY 1900's
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPH ON HEAVY CHARCOAL MOUNTING. CAPTION IN WHITE IN LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER STATES, "ALAMEDA PHOTO."
SIZE: L 9" x W 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF EDWARD R MCDONELL IN HIS NATIONAL GUARD UNIFORM. MR MCDONELL WAS A MEMBER OF A PIONEER BAY FARM ISLAND FAMILY, AND FATHER OF THE LATE ROBERTA MC DONELL. THE MCDONELL FAMILY IS WELL REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS OF THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM BY MANY PIECES OF FURNITURE AND BRIC-A-BRAC DONATED BY THE LATE MS MCDONELL.
ACQUIRED FROM:
HAYWARD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DATE: APRIL 19, 1997
