the hastings clothing co.

December 3-5, 1946

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Top center, policeman's cap-Mrs. Spencer's black hat. Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows a close up of the crowd following Mrs. Spencer and her police...

December 3-5, 1946

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "policeman, left, escorting Mrs. Spencer away from crowd.-Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows an interracial crowd following a woman and a police officer....

4-Dec-46

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Mrs. Spencer-tweed coat black hat, right?, being heckled Wed. morn.- Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows a crowd of people walking past a grocery store and...

December 3-5, 1946

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Caroline Galster and Pat MacMahon accused of being strike breakers, as mob grew abusive, undentified man between them came to their rescue." Photo...

December 3-5, 1946

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Strikers mob unidentified negro in front of Kahns." Photo shows a crowd of men gathered around an African American man, pushing and shoving....

4-Dec-46

Handwritten in blue pencil on the back of the photo, "on Telegraph bet. 16 & 17 Wednesday noon." Photo shows an interracial crowd of men and women, in the middle of a crowd appears to be a...

4-Dec-46

Handwritten in blue pencil on the back of the photo, "Wed morn., Wednesday morning crowd at Hastings as rioting broke out. Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows a crowd of men and women in front of...

December 3-5, 1946

Clipping on the back of the photo reads, "Crowds of pickets and strike sympathizers surge around and on this U.S. mail truck, which backed up to Kahns' 16th Street entrance in an unsuccessful...

3-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back of the photo in pencil, "Tues., Tuesday morning as crowds gathered." Photo shows a large crowd gathering on the street in front of Kahn's and Hastings. People standing in...

3-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back of the photo in pencil, "Tues., 1st riot Tuesday at Hastings. Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows a large crowd gathered in front of Hastings. People are standing on cars parked...

December 3-5, 1946

Clipping on the back of the photo, "The several thousand pickets, sympathizers and spectators are shown as they massed on 16th Street between Telegraph and San Pablo Avenues at one of the...

3-Dec-46

Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Tues morning early crowd gathering. Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a long shot of the street in front of Kahns and Hastings, a large crowd is gathering in front...

3-Dec-46

Clipping on the back of the photo reads, "Confrontation builds up in front of Kahn's on Telegraph at 16th during Oakland's 1946 general strike. April 8, 1976." Handwritten in blue pencil above...

3-Dec-46

Clipping on the back of the photo reads, "As the general 'labor holiday' in Oakland went into its first day, an unidentified woman attempted to enter the 16th street entrance to Kahn's department...

December 3-5, 1946

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Woman dark hat lower right being shoved from Kahns entrance 16th st. Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a large crowd of people standing near Kahns, Arden'...

3-Dec-46

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Pic at Hastings first morning (Dec 3d) of strike. Special officer from Hastings with club hit Oak cop with it-(by mistake) then was taken by...

December 3-5, 1946

Clipping on the back reads, "The camera's lens aims south on Broadway and records one of the many flareups in front of Hastings' store, scene of most of the activity on the first...

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