oakland tribune

Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photo, "1st Tribune paper's after gen. strike was called off Thurs. Dec. 5th.--Dec 7, 1946." Photo shows a conveyor belt sticking up through the sidewalk...

Clipping on the back, May 29, 1936-- "Eleven of the remaining 25 living Civil War veterans attached to Eastbay G.A.R. posts gathered at the Oakland Veterans' Memorial Building for this Tribune...

Clipping on the back, December 6, 1944-- "The winner and five runners-up in the recent blood donor contest at the Moore Drydock Company pose in front of the S.S. Fleetwood, 14,000-ton C-2 cargo...

Handwritten on the back of the photo in black ink "1927 Dole Race. Swallow monoplane 'Dallas Spirit' lost at sea." Photo shows the "Dallas Spirit," which can be identified not by the name...

Clipping attached to back of photo, "Symbolic of the scene across the Nation at 11a.m. today, when there was a pause in memory of the Armistice of 20 years ago, was this part of Oakland's...

Photo shows Davis with his team standing in a huddle around him. He is talking to them. Two other coaches are standing in the background. All of the players are in their uniforms and they are...

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....

Bibliography: The Beginnings of Oakland, California A.U.C. by Peter Thomas Conmy, Oakland Public Library, 1961

William Fife Knowland, son of Joseph Russell Knowland, was born in Alameda...

Photo shows an interracial group of picketers in front of the Tribune building. They are holding signs that say "No Material for Vets Homes, Plenty For Knowlands Tower, Why!" "Who Ruptured Our...

Photo shows a protest in front of the Tribune building. The protestors are an interracial group of World War II veterans protesting Senator Knowland's not backing lower income housing in the...

From back of photo: "O.R.E.B. Lamplighter Award Presentation: (L to R), Albert J. Lowry, Committee vice Chairman; Assemblywoman March K. Fong; Jess J. Olivan, Executive Vice President." Jun 14...

The caption reads: A/W/ Swett (left) and John Swett (right) well known in California history as pioneers in education, were men whoes names for years were both credited to the early Swett School...

The photograph shows a womn placing an American Flag at the grave of a U.S. soldier at the Mountain View Cemetary in honor of V-E day.

From front of photo: "A-3917. Mayor Rossi, Mr. Byington & mine at holing thru bet. Mitchell & Mocho 1-5-34"

From back of photo: Longest tunnel in the world all in ala Co. May...

Caption: Jane Zowie and Allie Wong are talking over baseball plans for tomorrow night at Seals Stadium when benefit games will be played for Chinese war relif. Miss Zowie will lead Oakland girls...

Handwritten on the back of image: "Maitland, Hegenberger return from Hawaii flight, 7-12-27- Centennial Q-Z." Photo shows Maitland and Hegenberger posing with a third unidentified man who also...

Photograph of African American woman, standing in front of Victorian Houses and pickett fence at Preservation Park in Oakland. She appears to be in age range of 30 to 40 years old. Handwritten on...

The caption on the back reads: Acorns' Nick Etten was forced out at third in the fourth frame of the first game at Emeryville yesterday. Los Angeles third sacker is Albie Glossop. Oaks won 2-0...

Tribune caption on the back, April 8, 1945-- "On their way for a joust with rake and spade in the Victory Garden? Come again, pals. They're bound for the dance moderne- 'Kangaroo Hop' to some...

Photograph of Oakland's City Hall Plaza, with crowds of people encircling the grassy area. This was a march protesting the bombing of a church in Birmingham, AL. The crowd is racially mixed. In...