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This 1990 promotional map of Alameda by T. Graphics features a clever distortion of perspective to fill the majority of the map with Alameda Island. The viewer looks west; beyond Alameda. San Francisco Bay is reduced in size and shape such that the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges are almost on top of each other. This cartographic trick allows for a detailed presentation of business and professional services. Maps promoting local commercial interests became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, but this is the rare map that also has caricatures of the business owners themselves. Check it out and enjoy! Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island. It is adjacent to and south of Oakland and east of San Francisco across the San Francisco Bay. Alameda occupies what was originally a peninsula connected to Oakland. Much of it was low-lying and marshy. The higher ground nearby and adjacent parts of what is now downtown Oakland were the site of one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. Alameda is Spanish for’grove of poplar trees,’ or’tree-lined avenue. It was chosen as the name of the city in 1853 by popular vote.

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STUNNING ORIGINAL 1914 ANTIQUE PROMOTIONAL MAP OF ALAMEDA COUNTY CALIFORNIA. DATE-1914 NOT ON MAP. RHEA AND KELLEY DAVIS CO. SCARCE AND LARGE 1914 PROMOTIONAL MAP OF ALAMEDA COUNTY CALIFORNIA SHOWING TOWNSHIPS OF BERKELEY, ALAMEDA, PART OF SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, SAN LORENZO, CENTERVILLE, HAYWARD, IRVINGTON AND SAN LEANDRO AS WELL AS OTHERS. PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE GROWTH IN ALAMEDA COUNTY AND FOCUSING ON RAILROADS AND HARBORS ALONG THE OAKLAND, ALAMEDA AND BERKELEY WATERFRONTS. ALSO SHOWN IS PART OF SAN FRANCISCO, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND SAN MATEO COUNTY. TEXT AT SIDE LISTING INFORMATION ABOUT ALAMEDA AND IT’S AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, FACTORIES, SCHOOLS AND WATERFRONT. ON REVERSE ARE PICTURES OF VARIOUS PLACES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY AND DESCRIPTIONS OF FARMING IN THE VARIOUS AREAS IN ALAMEDA. SCARCE AND EARLY ALAMEDA PROMOTIONAL MAP. MEASURES 32 X 18.5 ENTIRE SHEET. ACTUAL MAP- 23.5 X 15 INCHES. POOR- FAIR CONDITION, TEARS AT SIDES ON TEXT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH LOSS, SMALL EDGE TEARS, HEAVY CREASEING WITH MINOR LOSS AT SOME CREASES.

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19 images on black paper that appear to be cut out of a photo album. Also other images identified to San Francisco and Oakland.

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19 images on black paper that appear to be cut out of a photo album. Some nice images identified as a water carnival in Alameda. Also other images identified to San Francisco and Oakland.

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19 images on black paper that appear to be cut out of a photo album. Some nice images identified as a water carnival in Alameda. Also other images identified to San Francisco and Oakland.

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19 images on black paper that appear to be cut out of a photo album. Some nice images identified as a water carnival in Alameda. Also other images identified to San Francisco and Oakland. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photograph Albums”. The seller is “patricka” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.

• Type: Photograph Album
• Subject: San Francisco
• Year of Production: 1902

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19 images on black paper that appear to be cut out of a photo album. Some nice images identified as a water carnival in Alameda. Also other images identified to San Francisco and Oakland. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photograph Albums”. The seller is “patricka” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Type: Photograph Album
• Subject: San Francisco
• Year of Production: 1902

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Antique Koehler & Ritter Coin Silver Alameda 12 Gold Wash Spoons San Francisco. A fine set of 12 Antique Koehler & Ritter coin silver tea spoons in the Alameda pattern. These are in great condition with no wear to the gold wash. There is just some rubs on the bottom of the bowls from storage. A few have tarnish. These are unmarked on the back so they are pretty early. They each have same monogram. Original finish and polish. Total weight is 196 grams. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Coin Silver (.900)”. The seller is “fair688″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Style: California
• Age: 1850-1899
• Pattern: Alameda IVY
• Type: Spoon
• Composition: Coin Silver (.900)
• Brand: Koehler Ritter

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