Name/Title
Photo series showing lighting fixtures and power poles, Bureau of Electricity, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1997.4.1Description
Acc. No. 97.4.1 (a-h)
Subject Category: Lighting - Bureau of Electricity
Date or Period: Ca. 1930's
Object: Photographs
Description: Glossy black/white photos, unmounted. Photographer: George F. Ingham, Oakland. (Per ink stamp on verso.) Image #a has a crease in the lower right corner, and #h is cropped at left margin.
Size #a-f: L-10 x W-8 in; #g-h: L-8 x W-10 in.
History of Object: Series of photos apparently commissioned by the Alameda Bureau of Electricity to illustrate its lighting fixtures and power poles: a) light standard; b) power pole; c) power pole; d) power pole; e) power pole overlooking residences in background; f) power pole on 2200 block of Santa Clara Ave.; g) light standards along the same block; h) night view of Santa Clara Ave. showing the illuminated pendant-type standards.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 1/4/97
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
