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07/22/85

A smiling Cesar Chavez stands in front of a large United Farm Workers Banner that advocates a boycott of grapes. Standing with him is John George, an Alameda County Supervisor. The photographer...

05/23/83

Description: A small group protests the building of condominiums in their Oakland neighborhood. Picket signs read, "Stop greedy developers," "No monster buildings here," Housing yes......

12/12/64

Description: A line of young men sit in front of a chain link fence blocking the access of Oakland Tribune trucks to their loading dock. Some African-Americam men are involved. Police stand in the...

Feb-86
Feb-86
Feb-86
1976-1979

This is a portfolio of 40 gelatin silver prints of children from across northern California cities in the late 1970s. The portfolio box is clear acrylic outside case with "Innocents" printed in...

1970

This is a black and white photograph of a man in a dark suit walking by a gas station with a sign that reads, "MOBILE SERVICE / TRICKY DICK'S USED CARS." The man is photographed in...

1977

Black and white photograph of an African American toddler girl standing in front of a light colored wall. She is wearing a lace trimmed light colored dress and bonnet and is holding a ribbon that...

1977

Black and white photograph of a toddler girl standing with her mother. The girl has her arm around her mother's neck. The girl is wearing a light colored bikini and white sandals. The mother is...

1977

Black and white photograph of a nun pictured from the waist up agains a black background. She is wearing a light colored habit and dark rimmed glasses. The photograph has a white border.

1977

Black and white photograph of a nun holding a doll in a nun's habit. She is standing agains a brick wall. The nun is wearing a light colored habit and light rimmed glasses. The doll is in a...

1977

Black and white photograph of an old woman wearing a light colored nun's habit and standing against a black background. The nun is wearing light rimmed glasses and is holding a Bible in one hand...

1979

Black and white photograph of a young boy wearing a light colored puffer jacket holding a long bottle. The bottle is distorted and is big at the bottom and tapers to a skinny tube and back to a...

1965

This is a color digital print triptych of a young boy in a Boy Scouts of America uniform. The image on the left shows the boy looking downward so the top of his hat is visible. The middle image...

1956
Spring 1942

Handwritten on negative envelope: "Consumers Spring 1942 Oakland, 10th St Market (Continued) (How many times did I try this and not get anywhere?)"

Note in Catalog Sheet Volume 5 indicates...

Street Scenes - Metropolitan Oakland|Rooms for Rent - Metropolitan Oakland
circa 1942
1951
Jane Fonda in Oakland
1979

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Jane Fonda / in / Oakland" followed by a photo of Fonda. Near the center is "''Julia'' / Monday, June...

Creative Growth
1980

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a pink, purple and brown graphic. At the bottom os the poster is "Creative Growth / Art Center For People With Disabilities / Oakland, California" in...

Putting Recycling To Work
1993

Poster has a black border enclosing a yellow background. The front depicts a geometric, mutli-colored design with a featureless figure in the center. Purple text reads "California Resource...

City of Oakland Christmas Tree Recycling Program
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top is "City of Oakland / Christmas Tree / Recycling Program" in green, red and white. At the right is a stylized green Christmas tree, overlaid with...

Bike to Work Day
2007

Top of poster has a stylized image of a black silhouette figure riding a bicycle past a blue dotted skyline of Oakland. Below the image is "Bike To Work Day" in green and "the no-pollute commute"...

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