posey tube

1-Aug-25

Text (on back of photo) "Camera 8 x 10 lens 7 1/2", Scene, close up of forms in hole on Harrison St., between 4th & 3rd sts., with general view of Harrison south of third, in distance;...

11-May-25

Street scene. Residential and commercial street. Street light. Truck. Text: (On back of photo) "Taken with Graflex Camera from point on the Northwest corner of the roof of Saroni Building, at the...

1-Aug-25

View of excavation, showing steam shovel and dump trucks. Residence draped with cloth sign for Symon Brothers Wreckers, San Pablo Avenue, advertising new and used building materials. Trucking...

11-May-25

Street scene. Residential and commercial street.Children's Playground. Automobiles. California Steel Company building. Railroad. Text: (On back of photo) "Taken with Graflex Camera from Northwest...

23-Jun-25

View of construction of railroad bed. View of Tilden Lumber Company. Caption (on front of photo); "Looking up Harrison Street from First to Sixth, showing preliminary excavation for placing...

11-May-25

Street scene. Residential and commercial street. Skyline: Tribune Tower, City Hall, 1212 Broadway Building. Text: (On back of photo) "Camera set on Northwest corner of the roof of Saroni Building...

11-May-25

Street scene. (On back of photo) "Camera set on center line of Harrison Street opposite Building No. 619 looking South (24" focal length lense). (sic)" Residential and commercial street....

1-Aug-25

View of excavation, showing pile driver and installed pilings. Text: (On back of photo) "Camera 8 x 10, lens 12", Scene: General view of progress of work to date on Harrison St., south from Fifth...

18-Nov-25

Caption (on front of photo) "57 - Stating of suction dredge excavation on Alameda side of work, showing Webster Street Drawbridge in the background." Text; (On back of photo) "No. 57. Camera 8 x...

23-Jun-25

Street scene of construction site. Steam shovel. Views of Hogan Lumber Company, Union Hide Company, Saroni Sugar and Rice Company buildings. Text: (On back of photo) "Camera 8 x 10 View: lens 24"...

18-Nov-25

Text; (on back of photo) "No. 56. Camera 8 x 10, Lens 12", Scene; Location of recently removed wharf on south side of Esturary and just east of Webster St., Location of Camera, on a couple of...

23-Jun-25

Street scene of construction. Workers. Text: (On back of photo) "No. 25. Camera 5 x 7 Graffic lens 7" the print being enlarged to 8 x 10" scene construction work by the bridge gang of the S. P. Ry...

18-Nov-25

Text; (on back of photo) "No. 55. Camera 8 x 10, Lens 12", Scene; Discarded piling on banks of Esturary south of bridge and east of Webster St., showing broken ends, etc., Location of camera, at...

28-Oct-25

Text; (on back of photo) "Camera 8 x 10, Lens 7", Scene; Excavation south of and underneath W.P. Ry., 3rd St., bridge, with steam shovel and pile driver at work; hoisting machinery and Saroni Bldg...

23-Jun-25

Street scene of construction. Spectators. Text: (On back of photo) "23: Camera 5 x 7 Graffic lens 7" the print being enlarged to 8 x 10" scene general view of Harrison St. South from 3rd Street...

29-Oct-25

Text; (on back of photo) "No. 54. Camera 8 x 10, Lens 8", Scene; same scope as ET4, showing progress on Harrison St., south from Fourth St., to date, Location of Camera, north-west corner roof of...

23-Jun-25

Street scene of construction. Spectators. Text: (On back of photo) "24: Camera 5 x 7 Graffic lens 7" the print being enlarged to 8 x 10" scene operations of gasoline shovel on Harrison St. just...

23-Jun-25

Street scene of construction. View of residential and commercial street. Steam shovel spewing smoke and steam. Dump truck. Spectators. Text: (On back of photo) "22: Camera 5 x 7 Graffic lens 7"...

22-Jun-25

Street scene of construction. View of residential street, spectators. Child on bicycle. Moving van; truck piled with furniture. John's Express Trunks and Baggage. Grocery Store. Workers. Synagogue...

24-Sep-25

Caption (on front of photo) "44- Driving 14 inch steel sheet piling 50 feet long at south end of Oakland dry excavation section. Final depth of excavation at this point to be 74 feet with top...

circa 1925-1928

No. ET 146. CAMERA, 8x10; LENS, 12"; SCENE, section of tube enroute to Alameda shown when entering Webster St. drawbridge, two "Red Stank" tugs towing in tandem being seen through...

circa 1925-1928

No. ET 145. CAMERA, 8x10; LENS, 8"; SCENE, section of tube enroute to Alameda and taken opposite foot of Broadway, Oakland, showing 'pusher' tug and Tube; LOCATION of CAMERA: aboard...

circa 1925-1928

No. ET 142. CAMERA, 8x10"; LENS, 12"; SCENE, first section of tube in second shipment enroute to Alameda taken when just entering Estuary and when about opposite Western Pacific Pier;...

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