Object number:
2001.1.38
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
August, 1951
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:
An aerial view of the Oakland Municipal Airport taken over San Leandro Bay, looking north. Near the north end on the left there area number of farms laid out in rectangles, while at the right there is the Municipal golf course. What will later become housing at the top of the island, there is only marsh land. Five hangars in a row at bottom center are separated by the administration building. An aircraft is on the western most runway, marked 27/L
Content description:
An aerial view of the Oakland Municipal Airport taken over San Leandro Bay, looking north. Near the north end on the left there area number of farms laid out in rectangles, while at the right there is the Municipal golf course. What will later become housing at the top of the island, there is only marsh land. Five hangars in a row at bottom center are separated by the adminsitration building. An aircraft is on the western most runway, marked 27/L
Concepts:
hangar; farm; golf course
Places:
Oakland International Airport
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