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 typewritten notation attached to the back of the photo reads: "This fibreglass dome has been mounted on the roof of the Weather Bureau station at the Port of Oakland's Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. Resembling an observatory, the cover protects radio direction finder equipment, which is used to track weather balloons.
Concepts:
Port of Oakland; Dome; weather; radio
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