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:
Envelope reads "Hetch Hetchy Mitchell tunnel cave-in 1931." Photograph shows two men in what appear to be fireman's hats and coats. The man on the right carries a flashlight and cain and has a moustache. To the right is a pile of lumbernext to the shaft and looks on. A third man can be seen faintly in the elevator car. For more information about the Mitchell cave-in see h99.1.498.
Concepts:
moustache; construction site; coat; lumber; man; firefighter; exterior
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