Object number:
2000.1.1444
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1897
Material / Technique:
silver gelatin
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 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:
A photograph of a watercolor painting, signnd and naemd by artist as Oakland Creek, April 13, 1897. The inscription on the bottom of the photo reads "Twelfth Street Bridge Across Lake Merritt in 18907 before any Filling Was Done. Boat House on Left, Fisherman's Shack on left. (From, Watercolor by Wyeth Jones, Property of Oakland" The boat house, more at center than left, is propped up by timbers; the shack is at right. The wooden bridge runs horizontally across the painting at center.
Concepts:
watercolor; bridge
Places:
Merritt neighborhood; Lake Merritt
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