Photograph of Porter School, 1891

Name/Title

Photograph of Porter School, 1891

Entry/Object ID

2022.5.2

Description

Acc. No. 22.5.2 Subject Category: Schools, Public, Mastick Date or Period: 1892 Object: Photograph Description: Yellowed sepia photograph of a larger two-story building, with white picket fence, and a person behind it. Mounted (glued) onto tan cardboard backing framed with a red line, central underneath the text: ‘HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS - 1891 - And 1892’. Photographer/Printer identified on front, and on reverse, Shilling & Co., San Francisco. Size (cardboard): L 9 1/4” x W 6” History of Object: Photograph of Porter School, built 1878, which stood on the 2200 block of Alameda Avenue. Acquired from: not-published Donation Date: 3/26/2022; Catalog Date: June 1, 2022