Name/Title
Photo portrait of Thomas & Katherine Thomsen, c. 1860sEntry/Object ID
1990.1.3Description
Acc. No. 90.1.3
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: C. 1860's
Object: Photograph
Description:
Sepia tinted photograph preserved under glass and mounted on grey colored paper backing. Glass taped to cardboard backing.
Size: L-5 1/2 x W-4 1/4 inches.
History of Object: Photographic portrait of Thomas A. & Katherine (nee Paulson) Thomsen, early residents of Alameda. They resided at 2114 Encinal Avenue, in a cottage-residence that they had erected in 1876. Their daughter, Agnes Louise (1863-1950), was the wife of Charles F. Fischer, stepson of Denis Straub, pioneer carpenter-builder, Alameda. Mr. & Mrs. Fischer were the parents of Maude Fischer Baker, mother of the donor.
Acquired from:
Barbara Baker
Date: 1-27-1990
