Object number:
2013.1.115
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
Mid 20th century
Material/Technique:
gelatin silver
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:
A series of five film strips, totalling twenty-four images showing a demonstration in front of the Oakland Tribune headquarters in downtown Oakland. Protestors hold signs that read: "Join Us Against Raciscm", and "Freedom Now". Images either have large "X", small and circled "x", or check mark made on them in red pencil. Handwritten on back: "9-26 pix. x [circled] indicates we need blowup. check mark = we have blowup. X means forget it.
Concepts:
civil rights protest
Places:
Downtown neighborhood, Oakland
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