Oakland Tribune

From its pioneering days in the late 19th century, through the Pulitzer Prize-winning work during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Tribune has maintained a remarkable tradition of excellence in photojournalism. The Tribune collection is a major source for historical documentation of the Bay Area during the 1960s and 1970s. It is rich in images of protests at UC Berkeley, including the Free Speech Movement, the antiwar movement during the Vietnam war, and People's Park.

In 1995, the Oakland Tribune newspaper donated to the Oakland Museum of California its collection of news negatives and photographs, also known as its photo “morgue.” The collection, with about 3,000 negatives and a million photographs, documents the history of the Bay Area and California from the early part of the century through the 1990s.

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photograph Clyde Sunderland August, 1951 An aerial view of the Oakland Municipal Airport taken over San Leandro Bay, looking north. Near the north end on the left there area number of farms laid out in rectangles, while at the right...	photograph Clyde Sunderland 4-Apr-38 An aerial view of the Oakland Municipal Airport taken over San Leandro Bay, facing north toward San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge, and Mt. Tamalpais. The photo identifies various cultural...
photograph Clyde Sunderland 1960-1962 An aerial view of the airport underconstruction, looking northwest toward San Francisco. The new runways are completed, and they too point toward San Francisco. The fluted roof sections are in...	photograph Clyde Sunderland 24-Jun-48 The Tribune photo, dated June 24, 1948, has the following caption on the back: "This air marker at Oakland Municipal Airport is the first established since the end of the war [World War II] in...
photograph Clyde Sunderland 1945-1946 A ground level view of three, and possibly four, hangars, each with a rounded- arch-shaped roof. The hangar nearest the camera is at right center;it has double bays, each with its own arch roof...	photograph Clyde Sunderland 1946 The interior of the Administration Building showing the waiting room, ticket counters, and a post office. A woman and child and a flight attendant [formerly called a stewardess JM 2/6/2001] are...
photograph Clyde Sunderland 27-Nov-30 An aerial view of the "Oakland Municipal Aiport." The photo was taken on a marvelously clear day, with the downtown Oakland skyline and the El Cerrito Hill in plain view to the north. The airport...	photograph Clyde Sunderland 24-Jun-48 An aerial view of a row of three hangars, plus a corner of fourth, at the airport, during what is surely a public open house, gauged by the two long rows of parked automobiles in front of the...
photograph Clyde H. Sunderland 1873 From a Tribune clipping of June 8, 1936: "Oakland in 1893: Shipping confinded largely to Oakland ; Lake Merritt a lsough, and Key Terminal only a proposed improvement." Since this photo...	photograph Clyde H. Sunderland c. 1937 Photograph is an aerial view taken over Oakland looking toward San Francisco showing the Bay Bridge nearly complete. The beginnings of dredging for Treasure Island can also be seen off of Yerba...
photograph Clyde H. Sunderland 20-Apr-52 Tribune caption on the back, April 20, 1952, "Reaching into the sky above the Oakland Airport administration building is the nw CAA Airway Traffic control Center." Photo shows the new air traffic...	photograph Clyde Sunderland 23-May-38 An aerial view of the 1938 Boy Scouts of America annual Caporee at a park, presumably in Oakland, possibly at Eastshore Park in Oakland, as shown in 2000.1.1264 and 1265. Rows and clusters of...
photograph Christian Science Monitor Jun-82 Depiction: A huge crowd of men and women of all ages protest the nuclear arms race in New York City. There are many large white signs throughout the crowd, mostly regarding the end of nuclear...	photograph Christian Science Monitor 13-Sep-83 Depiction: Drawing of a group of people carrying signs and banners. It is fairly non-descript in its images.
photograph Christian Science Monitor 11-Feb-81 An attractive blonde woman looks into the camera as she chants at a rally. She is a holding a large square sign reading "No Nukes." Photo is a close up of her, but a crowd can be seen behind her....	photograph Christian Science Monitor 1922 Two men examining an Egyptian coffin with mummy in a wooden room/area. Typed at bottom of photo: "British archaeologist howard Carter (left) at work on inner coffin in 1922. With Loercher, ut's...
photograph Chris J. Kjobech 22-Jul-66 Handwritten on the back of the paper glued to the photo, "Oak. Broadway- Grand area." Photo shows a fountain in a small park in an area in front of several buildings. On the right the building...	photograph Christian Science Monitor 12-Jun-82 Depiction: A crowd of people march for nuclear disarmament. A young girl smirks as she rides on her father's shoulders. She is holding a sign which reads "All modern weapons have to be abolished...
photograph Christian Science Monitor Jun-82 Depiction: A large crowd of men and women of all ages walks through a park in New York City. The section of the crowd highlighted carries a large banner which reads "Peace in the world, not the...	photograph Chris J. Kjobech 12-May-69 The notation on the back of the photo reads "Looking North with houses below." This is a ground level view of the collapsed section of Interstate 80 near Pinole. Houses are below, but do not...
photograph Chris J. Kjobech 3-Jul-65 The Tribune photo, dated July 3, 1966, has the following caption on the back:" "Leisure time is fun and healthful for these El Toro [class] sailors in Recreation Department classes on Lake...	photograph Carl Bigelow ~ photographer \| Oakland Tribune 15-Aug-61 Photo shows a series of business in one area on Broadway. A few cars are parked at meters at the curbs. The businesses are: Pan Am office, H. Morton C. Jewelers, United Airlines office, Vic...
photograph Carl Bigelow ~ photographer \| Oakland Tribune 15-Aug-61 Tribune caption on the back, Aug. 15, 1961- "BANK 'BRAIN' BUILDING- Double-pointed arrow shows the future Broadway frontage of the Wells Fargo Bank-American Trust Company's Eastbay accounting...	photograph Charles Braddock 22-Jul-16 Corner of Stuart and Market Street on July 22, 1916 during Preparedness Day Parade. From back of photo written in pencil: Mooney pix -- Stuart & Market St. S.F. looking S.W. taken by Chas....