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c. 1918

Clipping on the back, August 11, 1940-- "Moore's shipyards at the foot of Adeline in the outer estuary gave repairs to boats from all over the world. A Baxter Company lumber schooner is shown on...

c. 1918

Clipping on the back, November 7, 1948-- "A 1918 launching at the Moore shipyards was a blaring event. Here the band was playing at the launching of the s.S. Kamesit. Frank Steinbacher, 880 35th...

20-Dec-19

Clipping on the back, March 4, 1945-- "Mrs. J.A. Moore, sponsor, with Mayor John L. Davie of Oakland at left and Mayor James Rolph Jr. at right. Launching of S.S. Mosella, U.S. shipping board...

2-Jun-39

Clipping on the back, June 2, 1939-- "This is a corner of the Moore Drydock Company's plant on the Oakland Estuary, showing the rapidly-forming hull of a $2,900,000 vessel, largest such job on the...

18-Nov-39

Handwritten on the back, "Moore Dry Docks at time of launching of Sea Arrow." Photo shows a ship still surrounded by wood framing with several large cranes around it . Piles of lumber stacked on...

c. 1917

Clipping on the back, March 4, 1945-- "Sponsors at the sextuple launching. Left to right, they are: Miss Nathalie Byington, Mrs. J.A. Moore, Mrs. G.A. Armes, Mrs. R.S. Moore, Mrs. J.W. Hoover,...

26-Nov-37

Handwritten on the back, "Moore Shipyard, Oakland, reverse print." Photo is an aerial view of the docks at Moore Shipyard showing one large cargo ship and another smaller ship parked near a...

c. 1917

Clipping on the back, June 1, 1941-- "At the foot of Adeline Street is the Moore shipyard, which employs thousands these days, as work is being rushed for the present war defense. In the left...

19-Aug-39

Handwritten on the back, "L to R John Thormaklen, Phillip Pedulla on hull at Moore Shipyard." Photo shows two men wearing overalls, long-sleeved shirts, gloves, and hard hats standing on the hull...

30-Dec-43

Clipping on the back, Dec. 3, 1943-- "After missing the 'target' in an initial effort, Mrs. Morley E. MacKenzie, wife of the imperial potentate of the Shrine, made this second swing which...

6-Dec-44

Clipping on the back, December 6, 1944-- "Service wives who placed highest in a Labot-Management Committee contest of blood donations, bond purchases and working attendance, played leading roles...

6-Dec-44

Clipping on the back, December 6, 1944-- "The winner and five runners-up in the recent blood donor contest at the Moore Drydock Company pose in front of the S.S. Fleetwood, 14,000-ton C-2 cargo...

11-Nov-42

Clipping on the back, November 11, 1942-- "Romeo T. Gilardi, Moore Shipyard sign painter, touches up a huge eye similar to those he paints on the bows of Moore cargo vessels as an omen for safe...

19-Mar-38

Photo is part of a panorama that has come apart. The two pieces of the caption from the Tribune read as follows "Here is a panoramic view of the Moore Drydock Company shipyard yesterday as crowds...

19-Mar-38

Photo is part of a panorama that has come apart. The two pieces of the caption from the Tribune read as follows "Here is a panoramic view of the Moore Drydock Company shipyard yesterday as crowds...

31-Dec-38

Clipping on the back, Dec. 31, 1938-- "On this shipbuilding slip, now occupied by the rapidly-growing hull of a Government lighthouse tender, the Moore Dry Dock Company will build the first large...

12-Apr-49

Handwritten on the back, "Moore yards. Copy of Navy Air Photo." Photo is an aerial view of the area surrounding the Moore Dry Dock Company. Ships docked at Moore and at the surrounding...

8-May-60

Handwritten on the back in pencil, "New Oak. Baseball site." Photo is an aerial view showing the a portion of the waterfront with several freight ships docked. The shot shows the area where...

3-May-65

Handwritten on the back in black pen, "Oakland- (looking N. from Alameda)." Photo is an aerial view of Oakland showing Lake Merritt, downtown Oakland and surrounding area, and the waterfront with...

11-Aug-58

An aerial view of the Carquinez Bridge over the Sacramento River, looking south from Vallejo. At the time the photo was made, there was only one span over the Sacramento River, but construction...

2-Dec-55

Caption on back "Waterfront Scene - The freighter Taigen Maru, aided by the tug Sea Scout, noses up to an Oakland Estuary dock near Frederick St. In the background is Government Island and...

28-Aug-25

Typed paper glued to the back, "Watch your credit SF 3805 'P & A Photos'. HAWAIIAN FLIGHT PLANE HOLDS STISFACTORY TEST AT S.F. The first of the 3 giant navy seaplanes that will make a non-...

10-Sep-46

Caption on back "What a difference between wars' ending! Old timers looking at this aerial photo just made may visualize the progress made since the close of the first World War. The area marked...

1905

Tribune caption on the back of the print dated Jan. 7, 1973--"Oil for Alaska Lamps went north on ships like this." Handwritten on the back, "Mose Cohen Webster Street Bridge right- Davies Ferry...

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