Object number:
H96.70.33
Object name:
guest book; stationery; ticket
Date made:
July 7, 1953
Material / Technique:
leather
Credit line:
Transferred from the Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Green leather guest book with embossed gold text on cover. Ticket. Card with gold seal.
Content description:
Guest book (a), green leather, has "Guests" embossed in gold on front. Inside is a loose green card (b) which says: "Oakland Booster Dinner Honoring Mayor Clifford E. Rishell Tuesday, July 7, '53, Lake Merritt Hotel, Ladies Invited, Dinner 6:30, Tickets $5.00, No. 354", and has a photo of Mayor Rishell. It has 6 pages of guest's signatures in blue ink and many blank pages. It has a loose folded card (c) with a gold "Seal of the Mayor" and "Mrs. Clifford E. Rishell" printed in black.
Concepts:
hotel
Places:
Oakland
Persons:
Clifford E. Rishell; Marjorie Rishell
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