Object number:
2000.1.1062
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
December 28, 1951
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 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 ground level view of the Alameda County Courthouse, looking northwest toward a large multi-story apartment and downtown Oakland. In the foreground, and leading to the courthouse, there is a pedestrian underpass under construction, with its reenforcing bars in place. On the right side of the underpass there is a temporary dam to keep the waters of Lake Merritt from encroaching further than it has. A pile driver is at left center. The billboard noted in 2000.1.1056 can be seen behind the pile driver. The back of the photo has written on it several notations: 12th St dam / Ped underpass / Denny / 12/28/51 / New 12th St. Dam #5 / 310 [ft] X 6-1/4 / #8570
Concepts:
billboard; dam; courthouse; Alameda County courthouse; pile driver; building; apartment
Places:
Alameda County courthouse; Civic Center, Oakland
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