Object number:
2000.1.1308
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
may 28, 1944
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 9.5 in, W: 12.25 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:
The Tribune photo, dated July 1, 1937, has the following caption on the back: "This Camporee became memorable when the boys ---2000-strong---gathered in front of of the Lakeshore Park grandstand to hear the news that 686 acres in the Livermore Hills have beden given to the Boy Scout Council for a wilderness camp; a gift of theEast Bay Auto Mechanics Lodge. The surpirse announcement came in the midst of of the busy outdoor weekend in which the boys enjoyed band concerts and commando demonstration and proved their outdoor ability." The boys are seated and standing en masse in front of parents and other people. In the backgound there is a streetcar lumbering along. A piece of the Grand Lake Theater sign can be seen at rightr center.
Concepts:
streetcar; Lakeshore Park
Places:
Grand Lake neighborhood; Lake Merritt
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