oakland general strike

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photograph unknown 1-Dec-46 Typed clipping on the back, "With sirens screaming, Oakland police convoyed six trucks through massed AFL picket lines and a police cordon yesterday to make the first delivery of merchandise to...	photograph unknown December 3-5, 1946 Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "Woman dark hat lower right being shoved from Kahns entrance 16th st. Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a large crowd of people standing near Kahns, Arden'...
photograph unknown 3-Dec-46 Clipping on the back of the photo reads, "As the general 'labor holiday' in Oakland went into its first day, an unidentified woman attempted to enter the 16th street entrance to Kahn's department...	photograph unknown December 3-5, 1946 Clipping on the back reads, "The camera's lens aims south on Broadway and records one of the many flareups in front of Hastings' store, scene of most of the activity on the first...
photograph unknown December 3-4, 1946 Handwritten in blue pencil on the back of the photo, "Bay Bridge Traffic during general strike Dec 3 and 4th--Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a lot of cars coming off and going onto the bridge. To the...	photograph unknown December 3-4, 1946 Handwritten in blue pencil on the back of the photo, "Auto traffic across bridge during gen. strike Dec 3 and 4th--Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a lot of cars trying to get onto the Bay Bridge, as...
photograph unknown 3-Dec-46 Clipping on the back of the photo says "Numerous traffic tie-ups throughout Oakland, such as this jam of San Francisco-bound autos at MacArthur Boulevard and Broadway on Tuesday, resulted when Key...	photograph unknown Dec-46 Photo shows a picket line in front of Kahn's. The picketers are men and women walking in a long circle in front of the entrance to the store. They are holding signs on wood poles that say "Do...
photograph unknown Nov-46 Photo shows a group of men and women standing in front of Kahn's, picketing. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We Want self-Supporting Wages Now!" and "...	photograph unknown Nov-46 Photo shows a group of men and women standing in front of an entrance to Kahn's. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We Want self-Supporting Wages Now!" "...
photograph unknown Nov-46 Photo shows a group of men and women walking in a line holding picket signs in front of Kahn's department store. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We...	photograph unknown Nov-46 Photo shows a group of men and women walking in a line holding picket signs in front of Kahn's department store. They are all holding signs that say "A.F. of L. Picket Line, Do Not Pass," "All...
photograph unknown Nov-46 Photo shows a line of women and one man picketing in front of Kahn's Department Store. The women are all dressed in suits with high heels and carrying purses. The man is wearing a leather jacket...	photograph unknown 1-Dec-46 Handwritten on the back, "streets cleared for unloading freight Sunday Dec. 1st." Photo shows the streets in front of Kahn's and Hastings department stores. The streets are virtually cleared of...
photograph unknown 1-Dec-46 Handwritten on the back, "16th and San Pablo, Sunday Dec 1st." Photo shows a large crowd of people standing on the sidewalk and in the street at 16th and San Pablo. The crowd is a mixed group of...	photograph unknown 1-Dec-46 Handwritten in blue pencil on the back of the photograph, "Freight being brought into Kahn's Sunday Dec. 1st.--Dec. 7, 1946." Photo shows the street corner at Telegraph and 17th St, in Oakland....
photograph Oakland Tribune 5-Dec-46 Tribune caption on the back, Dec. 5, 1946-- "Angry pickets chase Lieut. Douglas Mortensen, Mesa, Ariz., after he had unsuccessfully attempted to get his wife, a British war bride, out of Kahn's...	photograph Oakland Tribune Dec-46 Handwritten on the back, "Negro who came out of Kahns being escorted to safety after strikers struck him. L to R- 1. Patrolman Marion Reeves, 2. Negro porter who arrived that day from New York...
photograph Oakland Tribune 5-Dec-46 Tribune caption on the back, Dec. 5, 1946-- "Passersby are shown going to the aid of an unidentified woman who fainted near the 16th Street entrance to Kahn's store during the AFL general strike...	photograph Oakland Tribune Dec-46 Handwritten on the back, "Two gals escorted by pickets yesterday's shot." Photo shows two woman, both smiling, as they walk together surrounded by striking men. The woman on the left is wearing...
photograph Oakland Tribune Dec-46 Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Newton Selvidge, 4541 Overland, Richmond. Key System employee injured by O.P.D. motorcycle." Photo shows part of an ambulance with several policemen...	photograph Moses L. Cohen Nov-46 Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...
photograph Moses L. Cohen Nov-46 Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...	photograph Moses L. Cohen Nov-46 Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...