H74.139.1I

Postcard. Description: folding postcard views of Oakland, stamp received 1965 7/6 (G. Weininger, 4/2002, from DeWitt Jones, Oakland Parks and Playgrounds, 1935): De Fremery Park was originally a beautifully wooded 9-acre tract known as "The Grove." De Fremery, originally from Holland, was founder of the S.F. Savings Union. He had purchased the property in 1867, built his home upon it and planted many domestic and foreign varieties of trees. When it was purchased in 1907 by the City of Oakland for $135,000, the trees alone were valued at $40,000. Frederick Law Olmsted had been consulted about their value.

Used: souvenir