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photograph 1884 There are two Tribune clippings attached to the back of the photo. The first, dated March 31, 1974, reads "Even in 1884 Lakeside Park was catering to children, only then it was Adams Point.." The...	photograph 1880-1910 A view of Lake Merritt from the Adams Point Neighborhood, looking southwest toward the buildings onshore, mostly two- and three-storey residences close to the water's edge, and the steeple of a...
photograph 1891 Five rows of boys and girls are seated in a formal class portrait; the boys are in the bottom and back rows. Prescott School was at 9th and Campbell Sts. The inscription on the front of the...	photograph 1889 Four rows of boys and girls of Prescott Scholl are posed for a formal class portrait . The bottom row has boys only; the other three have mixed boys and girls. The inscription at the bottom of...
photograph 21-Feb-84 A jet fighter engione being built at the General Electric plant in Ohio. One mechanic is working on the engine which is supported by a jig. Another mechanic is seated and is sorting [?] tools....	photograph 1918 The Tribune photo, dated May 8, 1952, has the following caption on the back: "There were still grassy slopes and oak trees, but homes were beginning to appear when this picture was taken in 1918...
photograph 1893 Three rows of young women are posed in a formal portrait. Each woman, except for the one on the left end of the middle row, is holding a book and a [stenographer's?] notebook. The exception is...	photograph 1900-1920 A portrait of the boys and girls and teachers, arranged in three rows, of the Prescott School at 9th and Campbell.
photograph 1909-1930 William Howard Taft is sitting in a chair in a row of other chairs in Congress or other hall in which stars- and striped- banners are hanging vertically in the rear. There is at least one other...	photograph 1950-1990 A man is working on the construction of a boat which will probably be a copy of Jack London's boat, the Snark, the hull of which is resting on blocks. The boat's ribs and keel are not yet...
photograph 21-Jan-73 The interior of the Paramount Theater, looking from the back seats toward the proscenium arch and the stage. The underside of the balcony is visible. There are two Tribune captions on the back...	photograph 1900-1930 A group of six women bathers, clad in bathing suits, is posed in a line facing the camera on a wooden structure, perhaps a bleacher, at Idora Park. The women at the ends of the line are wearing...
photograph 1890-1920 A pair of streetcar tracks runs along a graded dirt street vertically from top to bottom of the photo. Wagon tire marks are in profusion on the road surface. The tracks diverge at the bottom of...	photograph 8-May-59 The Tribune photo, dated May 8, 1959, has the following caption on the back: "BIRDS NEST--A sparrow makes its home in the graceful lantern on one of 128 which may soon again be a part of Lake...
photograph 7-Jul-39 A view of the downtown Oakland skyline taken across a portion of Lake Merritt, including a small island at center. The Tribune Tower is at the left edge, and City Hall is at center.	photograph c.1930 A view through the porticos of the pavillion at the Eastshore Embarcadero of Lake Merritt. The notation on the back indicates it was to be used for the 1935 Yearbook, but is was "not used."
photograph 13-Sep-23 A view through the pavillion at the Eastshore Embarcadero across Lake Merritt to the Oakland Auditorium.	photograph 1880-1910 The date stamped on the back of the photo refers to the date it was copied from an earlier photo dating back somewhere between 1880 or earlier to about 1910 (or later) The scene is of Lake...
photograph 1883 A reprint of an 1883 photo reprinted in the Tribune in July, 1988. A view of what is probably the arm of Lake Merritt between the peninusla that is now Lakeside Park and the intersection of 19th...	photograph 1882 A reprint, dated June 28, 1955, of an 1882 photo showing Lake Merritt looking East toward the Oakland Hills. There are a few houses on the far shore, a farm, and a windmill. The only other man-...
photograph 1884 A reprint of an 1884 photograph showing a horse-drawn streetcar moving east on East 12th street at the southwest end of Lake Merritt. A wooden fence separates the streetcar tracks and a pasture...	photograph 1915-1930 The only notation on the back of the photo is "Borax" Smith Collection. [Based on personal knowledge of the area, the likely location of this photo is the Trestle Glen neighborhood,...
photograph 10-Apr-91 The second of two parts of a type wtitten press release, continued from 2000.1.1362...."powertrain. Ford engineers [in this photo] measure output voltage of the current invertor [sic] going to...	photograph 10-Apr-91 The first of a two-part typewritten press release on the back of the photo reads "FORD ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL DEMO FLEET OF ELECTRIC VANS-- A Ford Motor Company electric vehicle, based on the...