Albany Library historical photograph collection, 1891-2001 (bulk 1905-1994)

Resource Type

ArchivalResource

Display Entry

Albany Library historical photograph collection, 1891-2001, (bulk 1905-1994)

Title

Albany Library historical photograph collection, 1891-2001 (bulk 1905-1994)

Resource Link

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1r29p4qh

Abstract

The Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection includes images related to the history of Albany, from the late 1800s to 2001. Notable aspects of the collection includes images of homes and buildings (including school buildings, the public library, and the Peralta Park Hotel), street scenes, significant individuals, and historic events (such as the Judson Powder Works explosion in 1905, the Fourth of July Parade in 1913, the City's 75th Anniversary celebration in 1983, and the opening of the new Albany Library in 1994).

Extent

601 items; 601 online items

Languages

eng,

Holding Repository

Alameda County Library System. Albany Library.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6652062

Related Entities

There are 25 Entities related to this resource.

Hein, George

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63w1xvg (person)

Barbegelata-Machado family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kx7h42 (family)

Albany Historical Society (Albany, Calif.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6166p6f (corporateBody)

Administrative History The Albany Historical Society was founded in 1977 by Catherine Webb, a local historian who had been documenting the history of Albany for more than thirty years. In January 1994, to coincide with the opening of the new library building, she donated the entire collection of the Historical Society to the Albany Library, where it is displayed in a special alcove designed to house it. Since then, members of the community ha...