silver gelatin

1970-1980

A rectangular Madison Park, with geometric patches of lawn and seating and play areas. the mainf eature is a cement dragon, coiled to make a circle, inside of which is sand for children to play...

1970-1980

The signs on the front of this two-storey building read "Adult School/655 E. 14th St." The ground floor has a wide glass entrance with rectagular windows. The upper floor has even wider glass...

1970-1980

A view of Leona Lodge, marked by its cable supported roof. The cables are attached to a central "mast," rising at about a 60 degree angle from the roof. The Lodge is tucked into the side of a...

1970-1980

A line of six girls in leotards is watching another girl perform what is probably a leap, while waiting for their turn to perform. The only clue to what is going on is a handwritten notation on...

1970-1980

he typewritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Cliff Climber - which takes its form from modern architecture - contrasts with Swiss Chalet Playhouse in background at Pinto Playground in...

1970-1980

A beach in Bay Park Refuge. The view is of the beach, looking across San Leando Bay toward Alameda. A floating dock, linked to the beach by a gangway. Pilings driven into the sand at randomwith...

c.1957

An image of the interior of the Oakland Auditorium Theater, taken from the stage, looking out past the footlights toward the main floor, mezzanine, and balcony. The theater is completely empty....

c.1957

One of the side corridors of the Oakland Auditorium theater, showing windows on the right and entry doors on the left. Four ornate chairs are at the wall at left, and three ornate benches are in...

c.1957

One of the side corridors of the Oakland Auditorium theater, showing windows on the right and entry doors on the left. Four ornate chairs are at the wall at left, and three ornate benches are in...

c.1957

One of the side corridors of the Oakland Auditorium theater, showing windows on the right and entry doors on the left. Four ornate chairs are at the wall at left, and three ornate benches are in...

c.1957

The interior of the Oakland Auditorium Arena, with the wooden floor striped for a baskedtball game. The camera is slightly elevated, and aimed down the length of the court. Collapsible seating...

1970-1980

A replica of the prow and foremast of a sailing ship, made of wood and concrete, ringed by sections of telephone poles or pilings as stepping stones for children located on the shoreline west of...

c.1957

An image of the interior of the Oakland Auditorium Theater, taken from the stage, looking out past the footlights toward the main floor, mezzanine, and balcony. The theater is completely empty....

c.1957

An image of the interior of the Oakland Auditorium Theater, taken from the stage, looking out past the footlights toward the main floor, mezzanine, and balcony. The theater is completely empty....

1955-1975

A naturalist/ranger/keeper at lower left is holding for display his left arm, on which is perched a bird of prey...either an eagle or falcon or? Both of the man's wrists and arms are protected by...

1955-1975

A ranger/naturalist is standing on the concrete edging of a pond, feeding ducks and geese in the water. A white pelican or cormorant is looking on from the water at left center. Gulls and...

1955-1975

Ducks, geese, gulls,and pigeons are on a gravel enclosure and in a pond at a bird sanctuary at Lake Merritt. A half dozen tall octagonal cages are in the left and center backgrounds. On the far...

c.1957

An exterior view of the Oakland Auditorium, with the photo being taken from the street, looking across a parking lot on the Northwest (Lake) side of the Auditorium. Two solitary cars are parked on...

c.1957

An exterior view of the Oakland Auditorium, with the photo being taken from the street, looking across a parking lot on the Northwest (Lake) side of the Auditorium. Two solitary cars are parked on...

c.1970

A view of the East Bay Ford Truck Sales one-storey building, with new vans, pick-ups, and flat bed trucks on display on a paved parking lot in front of the building. Another sign on the building...

1955-1975

A little girl is dropping paper waste into a cardboard receptacle housed in a wrought iron frame. The logo on the receptacle reads "For a More Beautiful City" at the top, and "Oakland Park...

1955-1975

A keeper in the bird sanctuary at Lake Merritt is holding up feed to one of a pair of white cormorants [?] In the background are three tall enclosed polygon-shaped bird cages and one geodesic-...

1955-1975

A ranger/naturalist in the Bird Sancturay at Lake Merritt is holding in his left arm and right hand a duck, presumably for people to get a better look at. the ranger is in uniform, and his shield...

3-May-64

Two little girls, accompanied by a woman, are running across the lawn on the near side of the club house at San Antonion park. The building has a masonry, two-storey tower-like structure at left...

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