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Quota Poem
1982

Poster has a central image of a man with an orange and black pencil for a nose and a clock face as a mouth. Beneath the image is the text "Quota Poem / pencil nose, stopwatch face clipboard out to...

untitled (Gandhi holding the Gita)
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper.The poster has a blue background. The poster is an image of Gandhi in white robes holding a staff. There is a lighter blue halo around his head. Gandhi is holding...

Speedups: Workers Never Profit
1972

Poster has a dark blue background with a large silver hand holding a large silver stop watch. In the center of the stop watch is an image of man in gold working a desk. The image of the man is...

1969

From "Hannon, Robert" folder. From caption on back of photograph: "Robert Hannon - Chairman of meeting." Photograph of Robert Hannon, standing with his arms crossed. He is wearing a gold watch...

08/02/85

Handwritten on back, "Bob Temps from San Jose and Basil". Image depicts Temps holding Basil, a teddy bear. From the Oakland Tribune Collection

08/02/85

Handwritten on back, "Bob Temps from San Jose with 'BASIL'". Image depicts Temps holding Basil and sitting in a chair. From the Oakland Tribune Collection

Handwritten on back, "Mitch Angel Chairman of Convention and 'SCUBY'". Image depicts Mitch Angel with the SCUBY toy, a teddy bear in a diving suit. From the Oakland Tribune...

02/18/51

From the caption that ran with the image: "Quinn (seated) and P.J. Margetts and Eugene J. Thaney, aides." Image depicts Quinn seated at his desk, Thaney and Margetts standing over him, all three...

08/20/63

Handwritten on back, "Donald P. McAlun dismissing his followers on steps of rotunda in city Hall. He might want to be mayor of Oakland, who knows." Image depicts McAlun waving to a...

10/2/91

Handwritten on back, " Benny Green Trio at Yoshi's Left- Christian McBride, Bassist, center- Pianist, Benny Green Right Carl Allen[,] Drummer". Image is a portrait of the band at Yoshi's club.

11/20/91

Handwritten on back, "Kenny Kirkland quintet at Kimballs east L-R) Jeff Watts, Drummer, Kenny Kirkland keyboardist, Kenny Garrett, sax, don their shades for some attitude" Image depicts the men...

Image depicts Riles and Harris at a table with microphones on it.

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11/15/72

The caption that ran with the image has been pasted to the back: "Supt. Wilson Riles, S.I. Hayakawa : U.S. racial relations are better than most." Image depicts Hayakawa sitting and...

From back, "Wilson Riles Jr. at Campaigh [sic] headquart-ers [sic] in Oakland" Image depicts an energetic Riles, a nearby reporter, and many supporters.

12/18/90

From back, "!$ [sic=14] YR. OLD Ri cardo [sic] Quiroz gets ha [sic] hand shake and a visit fron [sic] A=s [sic] Dave Stewart ['A=s Dave' is underlined in black ink, and 'Stewart' is circled] at...

12/8/90

Written on front, "Oakland Police Criminalist Lansing Lee compares bullet slugs in the Oakland Police Lab. Copyright Paul Miller 1990" Handwritten next to this is the word 'solve'.

10/14/92

Handwritten on front, "Michael Terel who is supervisor for window washers cleans of [sic] exterior windows at Hotel Touraine days before its open to homeless" The image depicts Mr. Terel washing a...

10/11/87

Handwritten on back, "Walter Hawkins directing choir". Image depicts Hawkins directing choir, not shown.

From back, "Wilson Riles Jr. gets a huge [sic] from father Wilson Riles Sr. at campaign headquarters in Oakland" Image depicts Riles Jr. and Sr. embracing, supporters nearby.

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Typed on front, "Hunter S. Thompson Author of The Curse Of Lono, copiously illustrated by Ralph Steadman, a Bantam trade paperback original to be published on November 1." Handwritten...

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9/20/1962|1/20/1963

On the back of the image, a portion of an article on Wong's rise to infamy is pasted. Image is a portrait of Wong.From the Oakland Tribune Collection

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4/28/43

From the caption that ran with the image: "Ring instructions are given by Manager Pete Tripodes, right, to Leroy Pate and Silent Escobar, pugilistic deaf mutes, preceding their bouts...

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3/30/43

From the caption that ran with the image: "For the first time in the history of Oakland boxing, probably settig a national precedent, two deaf mutes will fight here tomorrow night--not each...

1/9/91

Handwritten on back, "Nate Miley - Oakland City Council (all underlined) At "Eastmont Mall" closed down "Firestone" building (in background). He is looking into turning the vacant bldg. into a sub...

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