M.L. Cohen

1932

At the end of Nineteenth Avenue, Oakland, homeless men created the community "Pipe City" living in the surplus lengths of sewer pipe belonging to the American Concrete and Steel Pipe Company on...

c. 1948

African American boxer getting some help from his trainer with putting on his gloves in the ring.

c. 1925

Photo shows a Signal Purr-Pull gas station. This is a small building with the office area completely enclosed in glass. There is a small over-hang for cars to pull under while pumping gas....

c. 1915

Photo of a group of men sitting behind a table, one of whom is Joseph J. Knowland (1873-1966). All the men are identified on the photograph itself (all prominent Oakland business men). At the...

1930

Contact print of a portrait of Joseph J. Knowland (1873-1966).

ca. 1930

negative: exterior view of a man at the wheel of a Signal delivery truck parked in a residential neighborhood. Chew Hing fresh fruit and vegetables.

(D. Curry, 6/7/00) There is a Chinese...

11-Aug-30

Two police officers examining illegal beer (Golden Glow) found in a garage.

8-Aug-30

Two men standing at a makeshift bar in a speakeasy. The shorter man on the right has two differant types of beer in front of him, one is brewed in Oakland.

c. 1935

Main entrance to the Oaks ballpark in Emeryville where the Oakland Oaks baseball team played

1924

negative: interior view of a auto show exhibiting various dealerships and various makes of 1924 automobiles.

11-Jun-31

Exterior contruction of the Paramount Theatre on Broadway in Oakland.

1931

Sweets Persian Gardens Restaurant with Model A Ford in front.

1938

Street scene in downtown Oakland at the corner of 11th and Broadway.

1927

Group portrait of the Oakland Oaks when they won the Pacific Coast League championship in 1927 to become the coast league champions for 1928.

1931

Group photo of Babe Ruth's and Lou Gehrig's barnstorming teams when they played at the Emeryville ballpark in 1931. in the center with white hair and wearing a three piece suit is the owner of...

c. 1927

Actress, Bebe Daniels (center seated) with film director unknown on her left and actor on right with film crew and cameramen behind her. They are on a shot here in Oakland.

2-Apr-47

A mixed group of African Americans and Whites protest in front of the Paramount Theater in Oakland against the Walt Disney film "Song of the South". They are carrying signs that read "We want...

1927

A line-up of East Bay Beauty Queens along the waterfront at Idora Park, 1927.

2-Apr-47

A mixed group of African Americans and Whites protest in front of the Paramount Theater in Oakland against the Walt Disney film "Song of the South". They are carrying signs that read "We want...

1932

View of tents and pipes in Oakland's waterfront homeless community from the Depression.

c.1927

Miss California beauty contestant in swimsuit in front of crowds, outdoors.

1913

Negative is identified on the back of the negative as "Taft-City Hall. Construction ." Negative shows a group of men sitting in chairs on a raised platform. President Taft is sitting in a...

1913

Negative is identified on the back and on the envelope as "Taft, 1913- City Hall." Negative shows President Taft standing at the front of a platform apparently giving a speech. A crowd of people...

1925

Photograph of man as gas pump filling up his Packard Automobile. The car has New York plates.

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