Name/Title
Photo series of Bureau of Electricity equipment and buildings, c. 1940-1950sEntry/Object ID
1997.12.1Description
Acc. No. 97.12.1 (a-s)
Subject Category: Lighting - Bureau of Electricity
Date or Period: Ca. 1940–1950's
Object: Photographs
Description: Glossy black/white photos, unmounted, some with light sepia toning. Photographer(s) unknown, except for image #a - Fran Williamson, per name in lower margin printed in the negative.
Size: L-8 x W–10 in.
History of Object: Series of photos, apparently commissioned by the Alameda Bureau of Electricity to illustrate its equipment and buildings: a) light standard on Webster St. damaged by an automobile; b) exterior view of the Electric Light Plant on Park St.; c,d) identical views of the Webster St. substation; e) circuit breaker; f) damaged equipment; g) damaged equipment; h) power board; i) 11KV board: j) 11KV board; k) oil radiators; l) four giant transformers; m) equipment; n,o,p,q) identical views of equipment; r,s) identical view of the construction of the Grand St. and Eagle Ave. substation, 1936.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 1/4/97
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
