Object number:
2000.1.1227
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Russ Reed
Date made:
August 15, 1967
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 14 in, W: 11 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 south-facing aerial view of the excavation for the Grove-Shafter freeway. Grove St runs from right lower to right upper on the right side of the excavation. Shattuck Avenue joins Telegraph Avenue at the left edge. They both run from left lower to left upper on the left side of the excavation. A portion of the elevated structures for the BART tracks is at right lower, and Childrens Hospital is at bottom right. The MacArthur freeway is at upper center in the background.
Concepts:
excavation; construction
Places:
MacArthur Freeway; Shafter neighborhood, Oakland; Grove Shafter Freeway; Bushrod neighborhood, Oakland
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