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:
Envelope reads "Posey tube construction." Photograph shows the interior of the unfinished tube. Train tracks run down the center of the frame. To the left workers can be seen cutting lumbar. The scene is lit by bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling. Posey tube was a tunnel built to connect Oakland with Alameda during Mayor Davie's administration.
Concepts:
construction site; interior; carpentry; light bulb; lumber; construction worker; train track
Places:
Posey Tube
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