Object number:
H99.1.504
Object name:
photonegative
Maker:
Edward Rogers
Date made:
January 11, 1931
Material / Technique:
Gelatin dry plate negative
Dimensions:
H: 4 in, W: 5 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:
Envelope reads "Hetch Hetchy Mitchell tunnel cave-in." Photograph shows three men who appear to be enytering a tunnel or building. The man on the left carries a metal bottle and wears a miner's helmet. The man in the middle holds some sort of metal box, and the man on the right seems to have just handed objects to the other two men. To the right of the frame is a pile of lumber. For more information about the Mitchell cave-in see h99.1.498.
Concepts:
man; group; boot; box; lumber; miner's helmet; exterior; bottle
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