Oakland Tribune

From its pioneering days in the late 19th century, through the Pulitzer Prize-winning work during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Tribune has maintained a remarkable tradition of excellence in photojournalism. The Tribune collection is a major source for historical documentation of the Bay Area during the 1960s and 1970s. It is rich in images of protests at UC Berkeley, including the Free Speech Movement, the antiwar movement during the Vietnam war, and People's Park.

In 1995, the Oakland Tribune newspaper donated to the Oakland Museum of California its collection of news negatives and photographs, also known as its photo “morgue.” The collection, with about 3,000 negatives and a million photographs, documents the history of the Bay Area and California from the early part of the century through the 1990s.

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photograph Howard Erker 14-Aug-72 Handwritten on the back, "Blanda converts, Stabler holds. Oakland 13, Baltimore 0." Photo shows Stabler kneeling on the field moving his hands out of the way because Blanda has just kicked the...	photograph Howard Erker 16-Nov-80 Handwritten on the back, "Oakland airport passengers board 4:10 pm PSA flight bound for LA-San Diego." Photo shows a PSA airplane parked on the tarmac with a line of passengers waiting at the...
photograph Howard Erker 5-Dec-85 Handwritten on the back, "Oakland Airport." Photo shows a Western Airlines plane being loaded with luggage. A passenger tunnel is connected to the plane. On the tarmac near the plane is a truck...	photograph Howard Erker 7-Aug-84 Handwritten on the back, "Oakland Airport ticket counter." Photo shows a crowd of passengers waiting in several lines at the various ticket counters of several different airlines. Their luggage...
photograph Howard Erker 16-Nov-80 Handwritten on the back, "PSA ticket counter." Tribune captions, Nov. 16, 1980- "Airline passengers buy tickets on PSA flights at Oakland airport Sunday for the first time since pilots struck...	photograph Howard Erker 12-Jun-71 Clipping from Tribune, June 13, 1971-- "Vida Blue delivers the final pitch of his 13th win and is quickly engulfed by an exuberant fan. The unidentified rooter hugs the Athletics' sensational...
photograph Howard Erker 18-Oct-67 Caption on back of photograph reads: "A Marine from Treasure Island argued with some of the demonstrators yesterday before a policeman escorted him away to avoid trouble." The left panel shows...	photograph Howard Erker 1-Nov-81 Clipping on the back, "Nov. 2, 1981--Ted Hendricks is about to interrupt Steve Grogan's train of thought." Another "Aug. 3, 1984--Ted Hendricks (83) spent his career harassing QBs." Photo shows...
photograph Howard Erker 11-Dec-79 Clipping on the back, "Rob Martin beams over his Lineman of the Year award." Photo shows Martin wearing a suit, without tie, and a vest. His shirt collar is open to expose a gold chain. He is...	photograph Howard Erker 15-Nov-70 Clipping on the back, Nov. 16, 1970-"Incredible George blanda sets up behind Harry Schuh. blanda took the Raiders 80 pressure-packed yards for a 24-19 comeback win." Photo shows dropping back...
photograph Howard Erker 7-Aug-64 Photo shows Clem Daniels and Tom Flores on the practice field, both in their uniforms without helmets. Flores is sticking the ball in Daniels' arms as they practice a running play.	photograph Howard Erker 29-Sep-82 Clipping attached to the back, Sep. 30, 1982-"ROBINSON HAS HIS DAY--He's involved in a tight pennant race across the Bay, but San Francisco Giants Manager Frank Robinson came back to Oakland...
photograph Howard Erker 27-Sep-79 Handwritten on the back, "Beckford, Ruth." Photo shows Beckford sitting at a table in a bookstore with her books on the table in front of her. A sign next to her says she is the author of "...	photograph Howard Erker 20-Aug-63 Men and women, black and white, picketing and protesting inside Oakland's City Hall. Some of the picket signs read "With the burdens should go the benefits," "We want a responsible and responsive...
photograph Howard Erker June 22 1977 Front of photo: 7 1/4" x 5 3/4" Mayors 1st Thurs/p 25 X50Y w/stand Caption: "June 23, 1977. Mayor John Reading watches while Ed Wong shows Mayor-elect Lionel Wilson how to sue...	photograph Howard Erker 5-Nov-70 The photograph shows Sweeney smiling and surrounded by three men trying to shake his hand (one is wearing a chefs hat). There are two captions on the reverse: 1. Nov. 5- 1970 Sweeney's...
photograph Howard Erker 18-May-81 The writing on the back of the photo reads: "Your out of Game, Left: Umpire Lee Weyer, Right: Frank Robinson." The photo shows Frank Robinson being thrown out of the game by the umpire, Lee...	photograph Howard Erker 10-May-73 Clipping on the back reads, "BOBBY SEALE HAS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGN He says Reading's gentlemanly approach to him is 'just surface talk.'" Photo shows Seale handing a pamphlet...
photograph Howard Erker 3-Jun-64 The image shows a man on crutches, with a cigerette in his mouth holding up two of eight newspapers announcing Barry Goldwaters presidential nomination by the Republican party. The man is...	photograph Howard Erker 18-Dec-69 The image shows the sister (Delia) the wife (Tangee) and mother (Soledad) of POW Everett Alvarez with petitions to President Nixon for the release of Lt. Alvarez- as typed on a caption pasted on...
photograph Howard Erker 30-Mar-84 Handwritten on the back of the photo, "'Zip It' vest and parachute pants worn with skinny leather musical motif tie- World of Pants stores." Photo shows an African American man posing in his...	photograph Howard Erker 1-Dec-76 The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads: "Escalator to 2nd floor restaurant Oakland Airport" A firefighter, working with a looped section of a fire hose, is at the foot of an...
photograph Howard Erker 1-Dec-76 The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads: "Escalator to 2nd floor restaurant Oakland Airport" A firefighter, near a looped section of a fire hose, is moving toward the foot of an...	photograph Howard Erker 1-Dec-76 The Tribune photo, dated December 2, 1976, has the following caption on the back: "Workers survey firedamage as the begin cleaning Oakland International Airport lounge area." A worker is in the...