Name/Title
Photograph of men working on foundation of Post Office on Park Street & Taylor Eucalyptus, November 1, 1912Entry/Object ID
1973.8.2Description
ACC. NO. 73.8.2
SUBJ. CATEGORY: POST OFFICE
DATE OR PERIOD: 1912
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH OF ALAMEDA POST OFFICE
DESCRIPTION: PHOTOGRAPH (ORIGINAL). BACKED WITH LINEN.
SIZE: 8" X 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: THE PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM A SERIES TAKEN OF THE ERECTION OF THE ALAMEDA POST OFFICE.
THIS PARTICULAR PHOTOGRAPH ILLUSTRATES THE MEN WORKING ON THE FOUNDATION. THE TAYLOR EUCALYPTUS CAN BE SEEN IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, SOUTH EAST CORNER CENTRAL AVENUE AND PARK AVENUE.
ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS WRITTEN IN SCRIPT THIS INFORMATION:
POST OFFICE BUILDING, ALAMEDA, CALIF. NOVEMBER 1, 1912. TAKEN FROM NORTH WEST CORNER. Wm. V. MURRAY ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING CO.
PARK CENTRAL POST OFFICE
FIRST OCCUPIED-MARCH 31, 1914
CORNER STONE LAID-DECEMBER 21, 1912
LAND PURCHASED FROM CHARLES S. NEAL FOR $14,000.00
APPROPRIATION MADE BY CONGRESS, JUNE 1908 COST OF POST OFFICE BUILDING, $101,495.00
ACQUIRED FROM: POST OFFICE, CITY OF ALAMEDA AND MRS. PAULINE REYNOLDS
DATE: MAY 12, 1973
