Name/Title
Photos around Park Street, Bureau of Electricity, by Ford E. Samuel, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1997.5.1Description
Acc. No. 97.5.1 (a-c)
Subject Category: Lighting - Bureau of Electricity
Date or Period: Ca. 1920
Object: Photographs
Description: Glossy black/white photos, unmounted. Photographer: Ford E. Samuel, Oakland. Image #c has a minor tear in its emulsion at upper mid-section.
Size: L-10 x W-8 in.
History of Object: Alameda Bureau of Electricity activity around Park Street: a,b) identical images of a night scene looking North up Park St. from Encinal Ave., showing illumination from "taper tube" lighting; c) erecting a "taper tube" combination pole at the corner of Park St. and Central Ave.
Acquired from: James R. Cowan
Alameda
Date: 1/4/97
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
