Oakland....A History

Object number:

2010.79.1

Object name:

book

Title:

Oakland....A History

Maker:

Grant D. Miller, E. S. Pladwell, G. A. Cummings

Production organization:

Grant D. Miller Mortuaries, Inc.

Date made:

1942

Material/Technique:

Ink, paper, paperboard

Dimensions:

H: 8.75 in, W: 5.75 in, D: 0.625 in

Credit line:

Gift of Nancy Wise Felling

Concepts:

ferry boat; mayor; Alameda County courthouse; streetcar; Grand Central Hotel; governor; Spanish American War; mayor; architecture; park; World War II; railroad station; train; Civil War; map; university; school; mayor; bridge; Oakland City Hall

Places:

Alameda County courthouse; Lake Merritt; Oakland; Oakland City Hall

Persons:

John L. Davie; George C. Pardee; Grant D. Miller; Jack London; Aurelia Henry Reinhardt; Henry Durant; Horace W. Carpenter; Samuel Merritt; Franklin K. Mott

Organizations:

Mills College; Key System; East Bay Muncipal Utilities District

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