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Tribune caption on the back, May 8, 1949,"Using a silver trowel, Edward H. Siems (center), grand master of Masons in California, prepares to lay the cornerstone, assisted by (left to right) Grand Officers Louis Drapeau, Arthur Warren, and Roy Lenthall, and Architect Chester Miller." Handwritten: "At new library opening" and then the list of names. Photo shows the five men kneeling on the ground surrounding a large brick with "1949" craved in the side. One of the men is holding a right angle, another is holding a level, another a trowel with cement on it, and the forth is holding a "plume bob." These four men are also wearing sashes of the Masonic Order. The architect, Miller, is leaning against a wall behind the other men.

Used: Oakland Tribune