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...

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