Name/Title
Photos of the Ames family, c. 1960sEntry/Object ID
2010.44.1Description
ACC. NO. 10.44.1 A,B,C,D,E
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1960's
OBJECTS: PHOTOGRAPHS
DESCRIPTION: COLORED SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS, UNSIGNED AND UNMOUNTED.
SIZE: A-C: L 3-1/2" X W 2-1/2"; D, E: L 7" x W 5"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AMES FAMILY:
PHOTO A: HELENA AMES FORSYTHE (MOTHER). PHOTO B: HELENA AMES FORSYTHE AND BABY. AN OIL PAINTING, NOW IN THE ALAMEDA MUSEUM COLLECTION.
PHOTO C: HELENE AMES FORSYTHE AND HER TWO CHILDREN, ROBERT HARDING AMES AND HELENE AMES.
THE AMES AND FORSYTHE FAMILY CAME TO ALAMEDA IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. THEY EVENTUALLY HAD A BUNGALOW BUILT IN THE 2000 BLOCK OF SAN JOSE AVENUE AND THEY REMAINED THERE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
D AND E ARE THE SAME PHOTOS AS A AND B, BUT BIGGER, POSSIBLY COPIES OF THE SMALLER PHOTOS.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 2, 2010
