Object number:
H96.1.3131
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Roy Williams
Date made:
May 29, 1967
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:
Handwritten on the back, "looking up Broadway from 14th St." Photo shows a busy traffic clogged downtown Oakland. Cars and buses are going back and forth. Signs from various businesses line the street including: Fireside Thrift, Paramount Theatre, Breuner's, Abe Rose Sporting Goods. Various street signs are located in the middle of the photo.
Concepts:
street sign; Abe Rose Sporting Goods; traffic; street scene; automobile; sign
Places:
15th Street, Oakland; Downtown neighborhood, Oakland; Broadway, Oakland
Organizations:
Paramount Theatre; Breuners Department Store; Fireside Thrift
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