silver gelatin

31-May-91

The notation on the back of the photo reads "Old Oakland Farmers Market." The location of the market is not stated but it is probably the Old City neighborhood, which can be inferred by the name...

3-Jun-89

There are t wo Tribune captions on the back of the photo. The first, dated Friday June 1, 1990, reads "Lake Merritt's shoreline comes alive with food, music, games and big fun this weekend." The...

16-Sep-91

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo says it all: "A quick haze covers the old Alameda County Courthouse as a couple takes a lunchtime walk along Lake Merritt." The Courthouse looms...

24-Nov-85

The Tribune photo, dated November 25, 1985, has the following caption on the back: "DEDICATION- Rowers practicing on lake Merritt yesterday don't seem to mind that it is almost as wet in the boat...

18-Sep-91

The handwritten captions on the back read 1) "Downtown Oakland in smog, 2) pierces through smog as breezes begin to blow it away." In the foreground there is a housing tract, on 14th St. in the...

7-Jun-86

A view of the Oakland skyline looking west across an arm of Lake Merritt. In the background, the readily recognizable buildings are the Tribune Tower at left and Kaiser Center at right....

1900-1930

Two prizefighters, one of whom was featherweight Abe Attell, are pictured squaring off for a photo in a boxing ring, with their seconds or trainers standing behind them. Two men, one mustachioed...

14-Nov-91

Per the notation on the front of the photo, a lone bicyclist rides over an arched pedestrian bridge spanning the body of water connecting the Oakland Estuary and Lake Merritt near Laney College....

1-Dec-90

The Tribune photo, dated December 1, 1990, has the following hand writtten caption on the back: "Carolling on the Merritt Queen." This is a view of the excursion boat underway moving across...

28-Jun-54

The intersection of 20th and Broadway, looking down Broadway. The H.C. Capwell building dominates the photo, but there are other commercial establishments shown; the I.Magnin store is at the left...

27-Nov-30

An aerial view of the "Oakland Municipal Aiport." The photo was taken on a marvelously clear day, with the downtown Oakland skyline and the El Cerrito Hill in plain view to the north. The airport...

3-Jul-65

The Tribune photo, dated July 3, 1966, has the following caption on the back:" "Leisure time is fun and healthful for these El Toro [class] sailors in Recreation Department classes on Lake...

7-Sep-77

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads "View from St. Paul's Tower." The camera is aimed southwest across Lake Merritt, with the Convention Center and the Alameda County...

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c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph showing multiple backyards with laundry hanging on clotheslines.

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of a gravestone inscribed with dates for Thomas and [M]ary Tormey. The gravestone appears in a grassy field with dead plants partially obscuring the stone's...

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of a landscape with gravel visible in the foreground at lower left and what appears to be a wooden footbridge visible diagonally across the upper right side of...

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of the underside of a water tower photographed looking upward from below the structure.

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of a pastoral landscape. A dirt road appears in the foreground at center and leads to wooden farm buildings at middle-ground, right. Large grassy hills appear...

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of a woman sitting in profile with her hands on her knees. A cloudy sky is visible in the background.

c. 1935

This is a black and white photograph of a young woman lounging on her back near a mirror. The woman supports herself with her elbows and looks upward over her left shoulder. She has dark hair...

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