silver gelatin

1975

An interior photo of the main lobby of the Oakland Airport, showing arriving passengers, many of whom are carrying brief cases. A typewritten note is affixed to the back of the photo; it reads: "...

c.1975

An image of a container ship captured between the prows of two freighters... presumably container ships as well. The container ship either is barely underway or being pushed by a tug, not shown...

c.1975

A view of a container ship and crane loading cargo at the Port of Oakland's 7th Street Terminal. The Bay Bridge and the skyline of San Francisco are in the background. The photo is taken from...

1952

Eight women office workers are in a corner of an office performing different clerical tasks, but all have their faces turned toward the camera. There are various desks, chairs, file trays, file...

1952

A woman is seated at a desk in a corner office. Near her right shoulder is a large window through which a tower or cupola is visible. On her desk are file trays and a telephone. On an adjoining...

1946

A formal group of 26 men and women posed behind two desks that have been moved together to form a table, on which are a table cloth, a linear floral decoration, and paper cups and plates for an...

1952

A posed group of 10 men and women standing behind two desks placed end to end. On the desk closest to the camera is a cradle type telephone; on the other desks are file trays, a card index tray,...

1952

A posed group of 12 men and women standing behind two desks placed end to end. On the desk closest to the camera is a cradle type telephone; on the other desks are file trays, a card index tray,...

1952

Two men, both wearing business suits, are posed in a darkened office. The man on the left of the photo is wearing a bow tie, and is shorter than the man on his left. Desks are on both sides of...

1952

A man and three women are posed in front of wall mounted cabinet and behind a wooden desk and chair in a business office. Files and records are on the cabinet shelves. The edge of another desk is...

1935

A group of eight men standing with their backs to the wall of a tire repair or general auto repair shop. Two of the eight men are in business suits, the other two are in mechanics' clothing. At...

1934

A woman office worker is seated at one of an "L" shaped desk The desk at the right has a manual typewriter on it. A slightly higher desk is behind her at right angle to the desk with the...

1934

A woman, wearing a hat and long, fur [?] trimmed coat, is standing between a wooden, toll top desk at left and a wooden swivel chair. A wooden table is behind her. cf 2000.2.63.

A note...

1934

A man is seated on a wood swivel chair, working at his desk at left. Another desk is behind him at right. A vertical column telephone with suspended voice receiver, mounted on a round base, is...

1933-1935

A woman, wearing a hat and ankle length fur [?] trimmed coat, is standing in an office between a wooden desk and four-drawer filing cabinet. A desk lamp and a oedestal-mounted vertical telephone...

1934

Five men are standing on what appears to be a flat, sloping roof of an office or other large building. The men on the outside of the group are wearing suits; the three in the middle are wearing...

1934

A woman, wearing a hat and a long fur[?] trimmed coat is seated in a swivel chair between a wooden roll-top desk in an office. cf woman in 2000.2.61.

A note in the folder reads "August 13...

1934

The interior of an office with one man seated at a desk, flanked by a man standing on each side. The man on the right is in his shirtsleeves; the other two are dressed in suits with coats on....

1972-1973

A fire in the Berkeley hills in the early 1970's caused the devastation shown in this photo. Blackened tree trunks of smaller trees are in the background.In the middle ground, a man is sawing up...

1972-1973

A fire in the Berkeley hills in the early 1970's caused the devastation shown in this photo. Blackened tree trunks of smaller trees are in the back- ground, and cut stumps of larger trees are in...

1972-1973

A man is engaged in wielding a chain saw of a medium size tree trunk from one of the fallen trees, cleaning up after the fire in the Berkeley hills in the early 1970's. The photo number on the...

c.1965

The interior of a commercial building or factory showing a long panel of fuses (circuit breakers?) running horizontally from from both edges. An electric motor is at lower left; it is attached to...

c.1965

This is a view of a telephone pole, taken from ground level, looking up at a maze of wires, potentiometers [usually called "pots"], and other electric hardware. The folder in which this photo is...

1970-1980

An interior view of the Oakland Museum art gallery. In this scene a woman is looking at a painting. The typewritten information below the photo reads: Alcove of art in Oakland Museum's Gallery...

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