Object number:
2001.1.27
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1940
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 2.12 in, W: 9.5 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
Physical description:
The working side (i.e. the side closest to the airstrips) of the Administration Building on April 10, 1940, with a low chain-link fence separating the building from the runways. The building is even longer than the one shown in 2001.1.26. The corner of a hangar, with the name [FIL]LMORE Aviation Services painted on the wall between the roof and the hangar door. Directly between the Fillmore sign and the roof is the logo of Standard Oil Products. A stamped notation on the back reads "Used in 1940 Year Book, pg 41
Content description:
The working side (i.e. the side closest to the airstrips) of the Administration Building on April 10, 1940, with a low chain-link fence separating the building from the runways. The buidling is even longer than the one shown in 2001.1.26. The corner of a hangar, with the name [FIL]LMORE Aviation Services painted on the wall between the roof and the hangar door. Directly between the Fillmore sign and thhe roof is the logo of Standard Oil Products. A stamped notation on the back reads "Used in 1940 Year Book, pg 41
Concepts:
hangar
Places:
Oakland International Airport
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