Carl Bigelow ~ photographer | Oakland Tribune

1/27/53

Image is a portrait of Tripp. From the Oakland Tribune Collection

ca. 1948

Photograph. Description: b. Photo of row of ships in channel; buildings visible at right. Information in ink on back: "LST's (?) in Airport Channel; photo by Carl Begelow, 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...

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...

28-Sep-63

Handwritten on the back, "'Tin Goose' at Oakland Airport." Photo shows a tri-motor Fokker parked on the tarmac in front of the airport terminal. A group of people are standing in a line waiting...

Feb. 2, 1955

Tribune caption on the back, Feb. 17, 1955, "A new $2,414,000 section of the Eastshore [crossed out with Nimitz written above] Freeway, to extend from Fifth and Market Streets to 11th and Cypress...

11-Jul-61

The Tribune photo, dated July 16, 1961, has the following caption on the back: "AIRPORT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TOO SMALL, TOO OLD AND TOO WORN But safety recor prove they can still do the job," Fvie...

3-Jul-57

The Tribune photo, dated July 4, 1957, has the following caption on the back: "ON TARGET -- First helicopter sets down at the Port of Oakland's new Jack London Square heliport with circle "H" to...

13-Jul-56

Tribune caption on the back, July 14 1956: First Studio - Jimmy Drake demonstrates how he recorded his song hit, "Transfusion," in kitchen of his home at 593 W. Grand Ave. Note tape recorder on...

Feb 2 1955

This is an image of how the construction of the Nimitz Freeway destroyed the Old City neighborhood. In this photo, one can see how room was made for the freeway.

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