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On the back of the photo Oakland Tribune hand written "4 Col x 5 1/2 Hill DC". Two dates are stamped on the back NOV 15 1963 and NOV 20 1963. A newspaper article has been pasted on the back with a stamp of "TR D NOV 20 1963. VANISHING HILL - More than 1,300,000 cubic yards of rock and dirt has been removed to make way for an expanded, eight-lane freeway approach to the Caldecott Tunnel. Most of it was gouged from this steep ridge that once jutted over the existing tunnel approach from Orinda. Engineers say 500,00 more cubic yards have yet to be removed in one of the largest excavation projects in the state. The $7 million job is being done by the combined forces of Fredrickson and Watson-Granite Construction Co". The photograph shows cars on the road. A sign 1,300,000 CUBIC YARDS REMOVED. A line that is white with black squares in the center to top. White crop marks on left and bottom.