Object number:
2000.1.1179
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Robert Stinnett
Date made:
January 28, 1985
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 11 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:
The notation on the back of the photo reads "Toxic vapor[s] rise above IS 680 near Sunol." The tank truck leaking acid vapors is in virtually the same position on the southbound lanes seen from ground level in 2000.1.1175, except that this is an aerial photo. This photo shows a wide sweep of the land, including houses and fields in the background. The leaking tank truck is near the division of southbound lanes leading to highways 680 and 84.
Concepts:
leak; tank truck; acid
Places:
Sunol, California; Interstate 680
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