Name/Title
Photograph in frame of Fred J. Croll, c. 1940sEntry/Object ID
2000.315.1Description
ACC. NO.: 00.315.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1940's
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION:
BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPH, MATTED. SIGNATURE ON BACK STATES, "MISSES SPENCER AND STOLTE, ALAMEDA." BELOW THE PHOTOGRAPH ... WRITTEN BY HAND IN BLACK-COLORED INK IS THE WORDING, "FRED J CROLL, 1881-1949, Founder, ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY." PHOTO UNDER GLASS IN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE GILT FRAME.
SIZE: L 17" X W 14"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A PORTRAIT OF THE LATE FRED J CROLL (1881-1949), FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. MR CROLL SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS ASSESSOR FOR THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, AND WAS A MEMBER OF A PIONEER ALAMEDA FAMILY. THE PORTRAIT WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1951 BY THE LATE WERNER CROLL (BROTHER OF FRED).
DONOR: WERNER CROLL
CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 04, 2000Interpretative Labels
Label
5/19/2021 MvL: current sign:
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Fred J. Croll
(1881-1949)
A prominent member of a West End family,
he served as Alameda City Assessor from
1909 to 1949. He was the founder of the
Alameda Historical Society, now known as
the Alameda Museum.
Photograph undated.
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