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 "Hetch Hetchy Mitchell tunnel cave-in 1931." In the center of the frame is a metal elevator such as would be used in a construction site. A man stands in it and holds on to a cable above him. A second man stands on the ground next to the shaft and looks on. A third man can be seen faintly in the elevator car. For more information about the Mitchell Tunnel cave-in see h99.1.498.
Concepts:
construction site; man; elevator; hat; exterior
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