Object number:
2001.1.41
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1959
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:
An architectural rendering of the planned interior of a dining room for the new Oakland Municipal International Airport. The typewritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Here is a view of the finger and ramp area as it will be seen from the second floor dining room of the new passenger terminal at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. The $4,750,000 building is part of the Port of Oakland's $17,500,000 jet-age expansion program." The dining room overlooks a vista of planes in the air and passengers near planes.
Concepts:
Port of Oakland; interior; sketch; plan; airplane
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