unknown

c. 1900

Handwritten on the back of the photo, "#1 truck in front of old Hall of Records."

8-Jul-71

Clipping on the back, "Jul. 8, 1971--George Blanda takes practice swing." Photo shows Blanda standing in what appears to be a sand trap practicing his swing. He is holding the golf club in both...

11-Nov-62

Clipping on the back, "Nov. 11, 1962--Quarterback George Blanda (left) and flanker back Charley Henningan have been the big guns in the success of the Houston Oilers, the AFL champions in 1960 and...

14-Dec-75

Clipping on the back, "Dec. 14, 1975--Blanda's kicking way to magic 2,000 mark." Handwritten, "Blanda kicks extra point." Photo shows Stabler with one knee on the ground looking after the ball...

c. 1898

Handwritten on the back of the photo, "O.F.D. truck #1 stationed at house on 6th St." Photo shows a fireman posing next to his fire truck which consists of a long wagon with the ladder folded in...

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, "Chabot Observatory. 10th-11th, Grove & Jefferson. 1898." Photo shows the completed Chabot Observatory with manicured grounds with lots of trees.

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,...

1-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back, "General Strike, unloading freight at Kahn's, Sunday morning Dec. 1st--Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows trucks being unloaded at Kahn's. A motorcycle parked at the curb across...

15-Jun-43

Clipping on the back, "Jun. 15, 1943- Mrs. Helen Quintal (left) and Mrs. O.M. Anwyl go through a mock gym drill, but the fight between Chuey Figueroa and Al Citrino tomorrow night at the...

1-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back, "Unloading freight at Kahn's, Sunday Dec 1st." Photo shows freight trucks backed up to Kahn's being unloaded. A couple of trucks going down the street, apparently...

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...

c. 1911

Handwritten on the back, "1911 Oakland Auto featured by Carl Evers Agency at 219 12th St. L to R- Carl Evers, Paul McMillan." Photo shows two men sitting in a convertible car. In the background...

27-Aug-42

Typed piece of paper attached to back, "Charles Kenny, Chief Petty Officer on Shore Detail, Ralph O. Meader, Chief Boatswains Mate in charge of Shore Patrol, Mrs. Maude Brooke, Ass. Chairman...

16-Jun-43

Clipping on the back, "Jun. 16, 1943- A combination of a promising fight and a good cause is expected to produce a near capacity crowd at tonight's Audtorium fight show. Left, Chuey Figueroa,...

1-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back, "Sunday Dec 1st, freight going into Kahn's." Photo shows truck convoy going down street by Owl Drug store, escorted by police on motorcycles. One truck is backing up to...

15-Jan-39

Clipping on the back of the photo says, "Jan. 15, 1939--Here is a section of the first crowd to leave bridge electric trains in the San Francisco Terminal for the ramps to the street. Passengers...

27-Aug-42

Typed piece of paper attached to back, "City Hall, Navy Shore Patrol getting sandwiches from A.W.V.S. women, (of which there were only two present.) Bill Hammond, Jo Jo Haggard, Carol Brooke,...

5-Dec-46

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "1st Tribune paper's after gen. strike was called off Thurs. Dec. 5th.--Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a conveyor belt sticking up through the sidewalk...

6-Dec-46

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "General strike Dec. 3&4th, Part of the audience of more than 1200 Alameda County employers at mass meeting at Auditorium Friday afternoon, Dec...

27-Feb-47

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Paul Padnick, Pat Link, Louise Sanchez, Patty McMahon, Wm. McGuiness (foreground) Dept. D. 9.--in Kahn picket assault trial." Photo shows three...

© 2024 Oakland Museum of California