silver gelatin

29-Jan-87

The Tribune photo, dated January 30, 1987, has the following caption on the back: "The plan to restore Oakland's Necklace of Lights around Lake Merritt has received a $41,000 contribution from...

26-Jul-89

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Kaiser Hospital Oakland Pediatrics Waiting Room" The photo shows African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian mothers and children...

10-Apr-91

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads " U.S. Navy Reservist Megan Hope Work[sic] on a C-9 aircraft." In the photo Hope is standing underneath the wing of an aircraft, using a...

29-Jan-92

The notation on the back of the photo reads "Emporium, Oakland Virginia Baber, Store Manager" Ms. Baber is midway between floors on an escalator inside the Emporium, located at 20th and Broadway...

12-Jun-91

A portrait of Julie O'Mara, standing behind a table with a copy of her book titled "Managing Workforce 2000" resting vertically on the table. According to the handwritten notations on the back,...

8-May-91

The notation on the back of the photo reads "Bob Simmons President Superstructures" It is not clear whether superstructures is the name of the firm of which he is presdient or that he is...

13-Jan-92

The Tribune photo, dated January 21, 1992, has the following caption on the back: "Plans for a new dessert shop on College Avenue have residents in an uproar." This is a view looking up a...

22-Sep-92

A scene out in front of Highland Hospital, in which employees, holding signs, have formed picket lines protesting cuts in service.

24-Jun-91

A 1991 photo of the entranceway and exterior garden of the Lake Merritt Lodge, a residential hotel on 17th St. and Lakeside Drive.

13-Apr-91

People wating in line at an Internal Revenue Service office. An Asian woman is at center moving toward the left of the photo. An African American man and a tall Caucasian man regard her. An...

25-Sep-91

Architects Lucia Howard and David Carey are standing behind a drawing board in their office. They are posed looking at each other. A modern metal staircase is behind them. The wall to their...

25-Dec-90

A Yellow Cab Co.taxi, viewed from behind, after midnight. The cab number is 144, and its license plate number is 4B36606. The location, as per the notation on the back of the photo, is somewhere...

25-Sep-91

Architects Lucia Howard and David Carey are standing on a rooftop outside their office in what looks suspiciously like a San Francisco backdrop. They are holding a blueprint between them. What...

1880

The Grand Central Hotel at 12th & Webster Streets in downtown Oakland before it was destroyed by fire at an unspecified date. It is a four-storey hotel covering a full city block, with three...

1979

The Tribune photo, dated September 10, 1979, has the following caption on the back: "Lake Merritt restoration project will be on agenda of Bay Conservation and Development Commission." The view...

4-Jul-77

The notation on the back of the photo places this scene as Lakeshore park where a band concert is playing music under a covered bandstand for a large gathering of people sitting on the grass. The...

1975

The Tribune photo, dated December 7, 1975, has the following caption on the back: "Models show the attractive result if Victorian Row is rehabilitated. At left, looking down Ninth St. from...

24-Apr-82

The Tribune photo, dated August 23, 1982, has the following caption on the back: "COOLING OFF IN THE EASTBAY- Here are two ways to cool off during hot weather. One way is to relax under the trees...

27-Dec-74

A view of the exterior of the Victorian home of the former Governor, George C. Pardee. The house is three-storey with semicircular window and door arches and with steps leading up to the main...

1981

A handwritten notation on the back of the photo, dated January 17, 1981, reads "Herman's Landing 4 Sale" The landing is nothing more than a low-lying sandbar on which someone has planted the...

24-Mar-92

The Tribune photo, dated March 24, 1992, has the following inscription on the front: "Empty lot that used to be the Del Monte Factory [sic] at 29th Ave. Oakland." The empty lot (with a huge...

24-Mar-92

The notation on the front of the photo reads "Oakland Estuary looking north toward the Park St. Bridge." The bridge is off in the distance on the horizon, as is a large cargo crane off to the...

2-Jun-91

the notation on the bottom of the photo reads "Kayla Hayden (Gail Hayden's daughter) loves the strawberries from Clark Farms of Watsonville." Kayla is standing on the counter of a fruit stand in...

31-May-91

The notation on the back of the photo reads "Old Oakland Farmers market." Booths and uncovered tables, displaying produce and merchandise, line the curb of a city street, probably Broadway, in...

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