Object number:
H96.1.654
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
August 27, 1942
Material/Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Typed piece of paper attached to back, "City Hall, Navy Shore Patrol getting sandwiches from A.W.V.S. women, (of which there were only two present.) Bill Hammond, Jo Jo Haggard, Carol Brooke, Bill Proctor, and Howard Cadot." Photo shows the five of them sitting on a bench with the woman wearing not wearing the AWVS uniform. She is feeding a half of sandwich with each hand to one man on either side of her. The other two men are drinking coffee. The term "World War II" removed from the Argus Category field for CSpace cleanup. The category term was possibly related to exhibition planning (DAP, 1/5/2014).
Concepts:
World War II; military uniform; interior; coffee; woman; man; Oakland City Hall; sandwich; Navy Shore Patrol; canteen service
Places:
Downtown neighborhood, Oakland; Oakland City Hall
Persons:
Bill Proctor; Howard Cadot; Jo Jo Haggard; Bill Hammond; Carol Brooke
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