Name/Title
Prints from glass negatives found in the loft of a garage and photos thereof, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
1996.326.1Description
Acc. No. 96.326.1 (a-u)
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda
Date or Period: Ca. 1880's
Object: Photograph
Description: Modern glossy black/white contact prints made from a collection of glass negatives found in the loft of a garage in Alameda by the donor. Unmounted. Photographer unknown. The prints were made by Dr. Vernon Rabbach of the Alameda Hist. Soc.
Size: L-5 x W-8 (except #b: L-5 x W–532 in).
History of Object: Views of various Alameda residences and scenes: a) room in an Italianate style home; b) attic room; c) group of unknown ladies, possibly members of the Tabor family; d) tent scene with a travelling pump organ and possible members of the Tabor family; e) Italianate-style cottage, location and owner unknown; f) two unidentified cottages: left - Eastlake style, right - Italianate style (same as #e); g) Italianate-style residence, location and owner unknown; h) possibly a cottage on the grounds of "Fernside" (the A.A. Cohen estate); i) the John Barton mansion on Broadway; j) view of Santa Clara Ave. looking West to Park St., showing the Odd Fellows Bldg.; k) Versailles Station on Encinal Ave.; l) Gothic-revival cottage; m) Presbyterian Church, Versailles & Central Ave., n) Oak Grove Institute; o) unknown Alameda bldg.; p) exterior view of an Eastlake cottage at 1174 Regent St., erected in 1883 for W.G. Harford at a cost of $1,800; q) another view of 1174 Regent St., showing, also, an adjacent residence; r) Presbyterian Parsonage, Versailles & Central Ave.; s) the Homeier home at 1527 Willow, erected in 1880; t) Dr. Gibbons home, Park Ave. & Central; u) Residence of Rev. Rodney L. Taylor, 1241 Regent St., erected in 1883 at a cost of $3200.
Acquired from: David A. Fish
Date: 9/7/96
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
