oakland
18-Oct-67
Police clear the street (Clay?) of protesters. |
c. 1893
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Early 1893 20th St. at San Pablo and Telegraph." Photo is a street scene. Houses lining both sides of the empty street. The street has telephone poles and... |
c. 1902
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "N on some St. at San Pablo and 20th St. 1902." Photo is a street scene, at an intersection. Appears to be commercial buildings on either side of the... |
c. 1898
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Davie's Ferry 'Rosalie' foot of Franklin St." Photo shows a steam powered ferry with it's decks crowded with people. (The ferry only has one steam stack... |
c. 1898
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Creek Route Ferry coming into Broadway slip." Photo shows a steam powered ferry with two men standing on its lower deck. A flag is waving in the wind next... |
c. 1898
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Pleasant Valley road, mon[?] looking N.E. probably about 1898. Looking up what is now Grand Ave." Photo shows a dirt road running at the base of a hill,... |
c. 1928
Clipping on the back, "Apr. 27, 1952--Prohibition era-Oakland's strong men wept!" Photo shows a man wearing a hat, eyeglasses, a shirt and tie with a vest and trousers. A pocket watch is... |
20-Oct-67
Four young men try to move a car with slashed tires from the middle of a street in downtown Oakland. A young African American man stands with them. |
20-Oct-67
A large crowd of demonstrators clogs the intersection of Clay, San Pablo, and 17th Streets in downtown Oakland. The protestors are largely held back by police officers, but a large contingent of... |
20-Oct-67
A large crowd of draft demonstrators fills Clay Street in downtown Oakland. Police officers form a square near the intersection, keeping the protestors at bay. |
1919
Handwritten on the back, "Street Car Strike 1919." Photo shows a street car with its windowns boarded up stopped on a street, somewhere in downtown Oakland. Several men are getting on the car.... |
1919
Handwritten on the back, "Street Car Strike 1919." Photo shows a street car with its windowns boarded up stopped on a street, somewhere in downtown Oakland. Several men are getting on the car.... |
c. 1925
Typed paper glued to the back, "Left to right---Lt. L.W. Curtin, Commander John Rodgers and Lt. B.J. Connell, heroes of the airplane flight to Hawaii waving farewell at Oakland Pier as they... |
Dec-67
A crowd of protesters gathers on a sidewalk, evidently to join in song. One man, clad in a trench coat, stands in front of them and directs. Many members of the crowd are wearing peace buttons;... |
19-Dec-67
Three demonstrators are sitting down on the road in front of a large police van, blocking its movement. Several police officers are standing next to the van, looking at the protesters. |
9-May-45
The photograph shows young school girls praying at Sacred Heart Church in Oakland following the end of WWII in Europe. |
15-Aug-46
The photograph shows two Navy WAVES (woman soldiers), driving a convertible filled with celebrating serviemen on V-J Day. |
15-Aug-46
The photograph shows an Oakland street scene with sailors and civilians crossing Broadway Street. |
c. 1950
The photoprint is of a sketch of the Piedmont baths, and the people who would have swam there. Woman and men are swimming, diving, and watching. |
15-Aug-46
The photograph is taken from above the crowd, and shows people and cars gathered in the streets with ticker tape and confetti strewn about. |
15-Aug-46
The photograph shows a long line of people waiting to fill up their gas tanks following the end of World War II. |
1884
Description: A dozen children play around a pond which was mudhole filled with water. Behind them are two white houses and two businesses. There is also a traveling group of some sort, with a... |
1879
Description: View of Lake Merritt in Oakland in 1879. There is one white house on the lake's edge. The rest of the |
16-Nov-63
Photo shows Washington street with a car driving down the street. Several people are crossing the street. Some of the stores lining the street are Gallen Kamp Shoes, The Golden Pagoda, and... |