Photos of the Southern Pacific ferry 'San Leandro', last day of operation, 1958

Photograph

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

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Name/Title

Photos of the Southern Pacific ferry 'San Leandro', last day of operation, 1958

Entry/Object ID

1997.572.1

Description

Acc. No. 97.572.1 (a-b) Subject Category: Transportation - Ferry Boats Date or Period: 1938 Object: Photograph Description; Glossy black/white photos mounted on charcoal paperboard. Photographer: Harre Demoro, Alameda. Both have a white descriptive label in black printing affixed to the bottom of the image and the mounting. Image #a has an old white cataloging label glued to its upper right corner; image #b has a right corner point missing. Size: L-9 1/2 x W-13 in. History of Object: Two views of the Southern Pacific ferry "San Leandro" on its last day of operation, June 29, 1958: #a: entering the Oakland pier; #b: crossing San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge is shown in the background. Acquired from: Harre Demoro Date: 10/4/97 Pre-1971 donation, old cat. #194 1/2.