Name/Title
Photos of Otto Rittler in Alameda, 1920-1940sEntry/Object ID
1996.73.153Description
Acc. No. 96.73.153 A-D
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Dare or Period: 1920-1940s
Object: Photographs
Description: 1 sepia snapshot (A) and 3 black-and-white photos. A has 2 man on a sports field, with high fence behind and buildings. On reverse: 'When I was managing, signed Otto Rittler'. B has a U.S. Coast Guard Photography Lab stamp, and handwritten: '"Acceptance of Trophy" / Gov't. Island. Released Locally.' C. shows a man holding a flag and 2 women in front of a building. D. shows a group of men and boys in baseball uniforms with 'USMS' and three man, one wearing a fedora hat, one wearing an officer's white visored hat, and one holding a trophy. C and D have no identifying information.
Size: A: L 3 1/2 x W 2 1/4 inches;
B, C, D: L 10 x W 8 inches
History of Object:
4 possibly Alameda related photographs featuring Otto Rittler: A: Otto Rittler and an unidentified person on a sports field; B: Otto Rittler accepting a trophy from men in uniform apparently in an office at Government Island, Alameda; C: Otto Rittler and two unidentified women in front of what appears to be Alameda City Hall; D: Otto Rittler handing out a baseball trophy to an unknown team at Washington Park - possibly on a Flag Day.
Photos were part of a collection of uncataloged photos from the Rittler Estate.
Donor: Otto Rittler Estate
Donated: ca. 3/1/1996
Cataloged: October 11, 2024
