Object number:
H96.1.2113
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Russ Reed
Date made:
June 4, 1969
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 9.75 in, W: 14 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:
Handwritten on the back, "Old Moore Shipyard ad. bldg. being razed." Clipping from Tribune, June 6, 1969-- "Wrecking crews mark the end of the road for the old Moore shipyard, a booming center of activity during World War II." Photo shows a large wrecking crane dumping a load of debris into a dump truck. Depris litters the ground. The building being demolished is a long building probably about a quarter demolished.
Concepts:
dump truck; building; wrecking crane; demolition
Places:
Oakland Estuary; Oakland waterfront; Acorn Industrial neighborhood, Oakland
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