dry plate

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Oakland, Washington Street." Negative shows a street with construction work of some sort down the middle of the street. Several workmen are working in this area....

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Oakland airview." Negative is an aerial view looking down either Telegraph or Broadway. To the right can be seen Kahn's department store under construction. To the far...

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Oakland Broadway." Negative is taken looking down at Broadway showing the various buildings and stores, including Kahn's. Cars parked at the curb. A streetcar is going...

8-May-12

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall. Model of lantern to surmount tower of new city hall- 5-8-12." Negative shows a small scale architectual model of the top of the city hall building....

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall." Negative shows the streets surrounding city hall in downtown Oakland. Cars are parked at all the available curb space and a streetcar is going past...

1912

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall." Negative shows several workers inside city hall. They are putting together pieces of steel.

10-Feb-12

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall. Prof. Charles Derleth inspecting rivets in steel work of City Hall. 2-10-12." Negative shows a man wearing a coat and hat, holding a small hammer in...

1912

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall. Same as 1621." Negative shows a man handing a box down to some workers standing on steel beams in the construction for city hall. They might be...

1912

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall." Negative shows several workers inside city hall. They are putting together pieces of steel.

4-Aug-12

Original envelope read, "Oakland City Hall. Flag on City Hall, frame, 8-4-12." Negative shows the upper floors of city hall under construction. At the very top is a flag waving in the wind.

18-May-13

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School. Saluting the flag, 5-18-13." Negative shows a group of children with their right hands to their foreheads. One girl is standing in front of them...

18-May-13

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School. The outdoors brought indoors 5-18-13." Negative shows a school room with all the students sitting in their desks and turned to look at the camera. A...

18-May-13

Negative shows a group of children, boys and girls, posing in front of what looks like an enclosed porch on the back of the building. Two adult women and a man are standing with the children on a...

1913

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School. Learning practical things 5-18-13." Negative shows a group of children- two boys and six girls sitting in folding chairs around a table. The are...

18-May-13

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School. Fresh air and exercise 5-18-13." Negative shows a group of children bent over touching their toes. A female teacher is standing at the front of the...

27-Feb-21

Envelope reads, "Mills girl dancing on campus lawn 2/27/21." Negative shows a girl dancing on a lawn. She is wearing a costume that is tied at the waist and ends at her knees.

27-Feb-21

Envelope reads, "Mills girl." Negative shows three girls posed in a dance step. They are standing in a line, with one knee bent up and their arms stretched to their sides- sort of a can-can pose...

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Durant air field." Negative shows two men standing with a young boy and a teenage boy. All four are wearing suits and ties with overcoats and hats. They are standing in...

c. 1915

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School." Negative shows school children hanging out the windows of the school, posing for the photo. A male teacher is standing on the ground outside the...

1913

Negative shows a group of children- two boys and six girls sitting in folding chairs around a table. The are working with scissors cutting out things on pieces of cloth and also working with...

18-May-13

Original envelope read, "Fruitvale School. The fresh air school, 5-18-13." Negative shows a group of chilren, boys and girls, posing in front of what looks like an enclosed porch on the back of...

27-Feb-21

Envelope reads, "A group of girls dancing on the Mills campus lawn 2/27/21. Mills College Kerm [?] was each year in the spring (this year March 12)." Negative shows three girls wearing flowing...

22-Feb-21

Envelope reads, "Same as 1700 [H96.1.2557]." Negative shows a woman in a George Washington costume complete with triangular hat and sword strapped to her side bent over near a tree, probably not...

22-Feb-21

Envelope reads, "Miss Helen Tapper shows the Father of his Country may have assailed the cherry tree 2-22-21. Mills College celebration." Negative shows a woman in a George Washington costume...

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