Object number:
2000.1.1347
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Patricia Yablonski
Date made:
January 9, 1992
Material / Technique:
silver gelatin
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:
The handwritten notation on the back of thephoto reads: "Margaret Powers in office @ St. Mary Magdalen where she works. Her home was burned, firestorm For Frost Story on Diaries [sic]" In the photo a smiling Ms. Powers is posed, looking over her shuulder to her left, wearing a striped shirt and a cardigan sweater, unbuttoned. [The reference to "firestorm" is the Oakland-Berkeley fire that began on October 19 [?] 1989 and destroyed thousands of homes. JM 11/30/2000]
Concepts:
survivor; fire; woman; church
Places:
Oakland Hills
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