Handwritten on the back, "Looking South on Telegraph Ave. from new store, July, 1929." A view of the Oakland cityscape. Many buildings can be seen including the fox theater the Stewart building and the top of the Tribune tower. A street car is in motion of the street as well as a number of automobiles. There are a few pedestrians walking the sidewalks and a clock in the lower right hand corner reads twelve o'clock. Many advertisements and business names are visible including:"Fox Oakland Theater, Oufwin Theater, Heald College, Smith Brothers Stationers, Bedell of New York the largest women's apparel house in the world, Federal Drug Company, Kodak film, Byron Brothers Cutlery, Roos Brothers and the Oakland Health Food Store.