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:
Photograph shows a calico cat in a cage at the pound, a victime of the 1989 Earthquake. Clipped to the outside of the cage is a piece of paper which says "Quake Pierce" with some other vital information about the cat. Two prints. This was one of several photograph taken in the aftermath of the Quake which won the Oakland Tribune a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the event.
Concepts:
Earthquake 1989; interior; cat; pet; cage
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