adams point

October, 1968

A close up view of the Children's Fairyland puppet theater, with its stage closed off by a roll-up (?) door. To the left of the theater is a five part sign reading "O once upon a time" To...

c.1965

A view of the puppet theatre at Children's Fairyland in action, with the performance underway. The pediment and proscenium arch of the theatre is deliberatley askew. Segmented signs at left and...

May, 1966

A group of 12 children are dancing (ring around a Rosie?) in a ring on the lawn (probably in front of) at Children's Fairyland. They are all costumed, and one wears a gnome's mask. Two of the...

June, 1967

Two seals (?) are cavorting with each other on a raised cement platform in an enclosure that has a slide leading down to a pool (not shown) and a lollipop sign which reads "This is the house of...

c.1965

Two men are presenting a plaque to Arthur E. Navlett (right) in front of Childrens Fairyland. The plaque bears a replica in high releif of the shoe from the nursery rhyme--"There was an old woman...

1950-1975

Two boys are climbing on exotic, sculptured, free form, open-work metal, children's climbing apparatus in Eastshore Park. Per the notation on the back of thephoto, the boys are Stephen Hick and...

"Oakland, near Grand Ave."

late 19th century

Photographs (2). Date: Late 19th century. Description: Harmon House and Conservatory from Webster Street, Oakland. Owned by A. K. P. Harmon. Located at the corner of Grand and Harrison. It...

6-Apr

photographs. Description: g. A group of refugees, Adam's Point Camp, Oakland April 1906. Oakland Tribune Photo.

Information from second card:

Photograph. Description: A group of...

(photographer) Jack Chinn, Commercial and Portrait Studio, 302 Grnd Ave., GLencourt 2-4990, Oakland 10, CA. Photograph. Description: Rotary Club, Past Presidents of Rotary Club that maintains...

c.1965

A children's choir arrayed in surplices is posed facing the camera in front of the Chapel of Peace in Children's Fairyland. There are both boys and girls in the choir in roughly equal numbers....

c.1965

A miniature, stylized clock tower with stairs leading up and a metal slide leading down. A young girl, dressed in Alice in Wonderland clothing, is coming off the slide. A typewritten notation is...

ca. 1900

Photo. Description: Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard, brown stain upper left corner, sepia tone with moderate fading of entire surface of print. Sail boats on the shore fading...

ca. 1880

(Photographer) Herbert P. Fitch, 1054 Third Ave., Oakland, CA. Photograph. Description: Albumen print of Lake Merritt, view is looking across Lake at group of houses. Two trees dominant...

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey. Acc.# 74.194.15K is a copy print of "Lake Merritt Beach"; glass negative is in M.PPR.2.B.20

ca. 1916

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey . Acc.# 74.194.15D is a copy print of "Lake Merritt view looking west towards downtown, ca. 1916"; glass...

ca. 1916

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey. Acc.# 74.194.15E is a copy print of "Lake Merritt boat house, ca. 1916"; glass negative is in M.PPR.2.B.19...

ca. 1916

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey. Acc.# 74.194.15F is a copy print of "Lake Merritt boat house, ca. 1916"; glass negative is in M.PPR.2.B.19...

ca. 1916

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey. Acc.# 74.194.1Gg is a copy print of "Children on Beach - Lake Merritt, ca. 1916"; glass negative is in M....

ca. 1916

Glass negatives. Description: Twelve glass negatives of Lake Merritt by Henry Hussey. Acc.# 74.194.15H is a copy print of "Boats at Lake Merritt Boat House, ca. 1916"; glass negative is in M....

Glass negatives.

Exhibition Label: "Scene in Oakland", Oakland Museum of California

March 9 - August 25, 2002

22. Henry Hussey

(1887-1959)

Lake Merritt Looking...

c. 1925

Photograph. Description: Photograph of man and child at Lake Merrit by Henry Hussey. "Oakland - Lakeside Park"

1916

Lake Merritt, from west side of the lake, looking north toward Harrison St. 1916. Lakeside Park;

ca. 1942

View of Oakland from South side of Lake Merritt

Betsy Willcuts, May 2002

Bibliography: THE HEART OF OAKLAND, A Walking Guide to Lake Merritt by Leslie Flint, Sponsored by the Camron-...

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