Oakland Tribune

From its pioneering days in the late 19th century, through the Pulitzer Prize-winning work during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Tribune has maintained a remarkable tradition of excellence in photojournalism. The Tribune collection is a major source for historical documentation of the Bay Area during the 1960s and 1970s. It is rich in images of protests at UC Berkeley, including the Free Speech Movement, the antiwar movement during the Vietnam war, and People's Park.

In 1995, the Oakland Tribune newspaper donated to the Oakland Museum of California its collection of news negatives and photographs, also known as its photo “morgue.” The collection, with about 3,000 negatives and a million photographs, documents the history of the Bay Area and California from the early part of the century through the 1990s.

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photograph Jack Frost 1915-1955 A graded earth [?] street with paved sidewalks, running diagonally off into the distance. On the far side of the street, there are a series of large two- and three-storey houses, all well...	photograph Jack Frost 1910-1925 Based on earlier photos in this series, this appears to be the Havenscourt Tract in its early years. The lots (#28-30) and block # (9) are consistent with that assumption. The view is of a...
photograph Jack Frost 1910-1925 Based on earlier photos in this series, this appears to be the Havenscourt Tract in its early years. The lots (#28-30) and block # (9) are consistent with that assumption. The view is of a...	photograph Jack Frost c.1915 A stately old 2-1/2 storey house on a quiet street. The house has two bay windows on the main level, and one at the top level. There is a basement at the ground level. A large veranda is the...
photograph Jack Frost 1900-1945 A straight tree-lined street, on one corner of which (at center) stands a four storey Victorian house with gabled roofs. Recessed from the street, at left center is a rock walled park or garden,...	photograph Jack Frost 1900-1945 A straight tree-lined street, on one corner of which (at center) stands a four storey Victorian house with gabled roofs. Recessed from the street, at left center is a rock walled park or garden,...
photograph Jack Frost 1915-1945 This appears to be a corner of a room in a library in which there are 10 racks holding racks of newpapers, suspended on horizontal rods. Above the racks is a display of posters, covering most of...	photograph Jack Frost c.1915 This is a frontal view of the Yager Sheet Metal Co plant, "M'f'g's of Cornice, Skylights & Tile" at 38th and Telegraph Ave. Individual large letters on the roof of the plant spell out Metal...
photograph Jack Frost c.1925 By inference from the block number on this photo and from the cluster of buildings in the background in this photo and the one in 2000.1.1012, it can be inferred that this is the Havenscourt tract...	photograph Jack Frost 1925 According to the notation on the front and back of the photo, this is the Havenscourt Tract in 1925, and Mr. Wychoff and Mr. Bolton are standing on Lots 107-108, block 23, looking at blueprints....
photograph Jack Frost c.1925 According to the notation on the front of the photo, Mr. Anderson is on Lot 125, Block 23. The back of the photo notes that this is the Havenscourt Tract, Lot 125' corner of 57th ave amd ? Mr...	photograph Jack Frost c.1925 According to the notation on the front of the photo, Mr. Anderson is on Lot 125, Block 23. The back of the photo notes that this is the Havenscourt Tract, Lot 125' corner of 57th ave amd ? Mr...
photograph Jack Frost c.1925 By inference from the block number on this photo and from the cluster of buildings in the background in this photo and the one in 2000.1.1012, it can be inferred that this is the Havenscourt tract...	photograph Jack Frost 1925 According to the notation on the front and back of the photo, this is the Havenscourt Tract in 1925, and Mr. Wychoff and Mr. Bolton are standing on Lots 107-108, block 23, looking at blueprints....
photograph Jack Frost 1915-1945 This appears to be a corner of a room in a library in which there are 10 racks holding racks of newpapers, suspended on horizontal rods. Above the racks is a display of posters, covering most of...	photograph Howard G. Ford 24-Mar-92 The notation on the front of the photo reads "Oakland Estuary looking north toward the Park St. Bridge." The bridge is off in the distance on the horizon, as is a large cargo crane off to the...
photograph Howard G. Ford 24-Mar-92 The Tribune photo, dated March 24, 1992, has the following inscription on the front: "Empty lot that used to be the Del Monte Factory [sic] at 29th Ave. Oakland." The empty lot (with a huge...	photograph Jack Frost c.1915 This is a frontal view of the Yager Sheet Metal Co plant, "M'f'g's of Cornice, Skylights & Tile" at 38th and Telegraph Ave. Individual large letters on the roof of the plant spell out Metal...
photograph Howard Erker 14-Aug-72 Handwritten on the back, "Blanda converts, Stabler holds. Oakland 13, Baltimore 0." Photo shows Stabler kneeling on the field, Blanda has both feet on the ground again after kicking the ball....	photograph Howard Erker 18-Oct-67 Caption on back reads, "Police woman in forground [sic]/Girl is lead away to wagon." A plainclothes female police officer helps another officer escort a female protester away from the Oakland...
photograph Howard G. Ford 2-Jun-91 the notation on the bottom of the photo reads "Kayla Hayden (Gail Hayden's daughter) loves the strawberries from Clark Farms of Watsonville." Kayla is standing on the counter of a fruit stand in...	photograph Howard Erker 5-Sep-69 Photo shows a money to loan place nextdoor to Purple Beret Food and the Pussycat Theatre. A truck with a ladder leaning against the back is parked in front of the theatre. On the opposite side...
photograph Howard Erker 5-Sep-69 Tribune caption, Sep. 7, 1969- "East side of Broadway between 11th and 12th has new sidewalks and paving as subway work nears end." Photo shows an African American man walking up the sidewalk...	photograph Howard Erker 27-Jul-74 Clipping on the back, "Jul. 28, 1974--Family Day camera buffs zero in as Ken Stabler holds and George Blanda boots one through uprights." Handwritten, "Ken Stabler holds for Blanda in...