fire

4-Sep-87

handwritten on back "Water drop on a junkyard in Bucks Meadow" Tribune caption Sept. 5, 1987 "At far right, a helicopter makes a water drop on a junkyard in Bucks Meadow near Groveland. Above,...

1880

The Grand Central Hotel at 12th & Webster Streets in downtown Oakland before it was destroyed by fire at an unspecified date. It is a four-storey hotel covering a full city block, with three...

14-Jul-69

Depiction: A dozen police officers stand on a Berkeley street in helmets and with gas masks. A Bank of American sign is behind them, as are American and California flags. In front of the...

1-Dec-76

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads: "Escalator to 2nd floor restaurant Oakland Airport" A firefighter, near a looped section of a fire hose, is moving toward the foot of an...

1-Dec-76

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads: "Escalator to 2nd floor restaurant Oakland Airport" A firefighter, working with a looped section of a fire hose, is at the foot of an...

1-Dec-76

The Tribune photo, dated December 2, 1976, has the following caption on the back: "Workers survey firedamage as the begin cleaning Oakland International Airport lounge area." A worker is in the...

December, 1976

December, 1976 fire in the Terminal Building at the Oakland Airport. A hook and ladder fire engine is at the scene. Smoke billowing from the sides of the building. Hoses are on the ground....

1-Dec-76

Two firefighters, one using a hose and the other using a fire extinguisher, are at work in the interior of the restaurant [?] in the terminal of the Oakland Airport.G28

December, 1976

December, 1976 fire in the Terminal Building at the Oakland Airport. A hook and ladder fire engine is at the scene. Hoses are on the ground. Firemen are on top of a wall and down below, working...

11-Sep-90

Clipping on the back, Sep. 12, 1990-"Richard Lieberman burns his Raider paraphernalia." Handwritten, "Car salesman & Oakland resident Richard Lieberman holds up a burnt Raiders program after...

12-Apr-68

Photograph shows the house at 1218 28th Street in Oakland. The home is burned out, and debris litters the area in front of it. The boards of the house also appear to be peppered with bullet...

18-Nov-49

Description: A huge crowd of students fills UC Berkeley's Greek Theater and watches a huge bonfire burn. A dozen young men are throwing a large wooden cabinet (?) onto the fire. Photo caption...

1965-1970

Description: A man is trying to push an old car out of the way of smoke and flames along an unknown street. The flames may be from another car which was set on fire. Unclear what is happening...

9-Aug-83

Depiction: Japanese stand in front of a very European-looking church at night. Many hold torches as they commemorate the bombing of Nagasaki. A grandmother holds the hand of her grandson who holds...

1906

Printed on the back of stereo: "This photograph was taken when the fire was still raging and gives an idea of the havoc wrought. fire and smoke still show. Taken from top of Government Appraiser...

7-Jun-67

This sheet is printed on two side. First side is "A Curse on the Men in Washington, Pentagon" by Gary Snyder is a poem speaking out against the war in Vietnam and for a return to nature (living...

c.1850-1910

The cups and saucers in this collection come from Della's Tea Cup Cafe, 7309 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, which was established in February, 1967. The cafe is noted for, and decorated with, a...

1906

This is an oil painting on canvas showing the Fire in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. A row of buildings appears in the foreground across the bottom of the composition. In the distance...

1990
1993

This is a dpiction of the artists perception of Heaven and Hell. The figures in Heaven are reading books and reclining in comfort. The figures in Hell are climbing rocks through fire.

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