Object number:
2001.1.30
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1939
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver print
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
Physical description:
Four men, from left to right, C.S. McBrien, Guy Turner, Wm. Lawson, and A.H. Abel, are present at the unveiling of a plaque in the Airport Administration building. In this photo Lawson is holding up a corner of the U.S. flag for the other three men to look at the plaque which reads " Improved by/Federal Works agency/Work Projects/Works Project/Administration [WPA]/and the Port of Oakland/1939. Other than Turner in a military-looking uniform, the men are wearing business suits.
Content description:
Four men, from left to right, C.S. McBrien, Guy Turner, Wm. Lawson, and A.H. Abel, are present at the unveiling of a plaque in the Airport Administration building. In this photo Lawson is holding up a corner of the U.S. flag for the other three men to look at the plaque which reads " Improved by/Federal Works agency/Work Projects/Works Project/Administration [WPA]/and the Port of Oakland/1939. Other than Turner in a military-looking undiform, the men are wearing business suits.
Concepts:
Port of Oakland; plaque; flag
Places:
Oakland International Airport
Persons:
C.S. McBrien; Wm. Lawson; A.H.Abel; Guy Turner
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