Object number:
2001.1.59
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
October 1, 1929
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 21.75 in, W: 10.25 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 three part aerial photo of Alameda, the Oakland [then San Antonio] Estuary, and the eastern sector of San Francisco Bay, by the 15th Photo Section, A.C. [Air Corps?]. The photo, taken from a great height, also shows the proposed, then-underwater sites of the Alameda Airport, the San Francisco Bay Airdrome [later the Oakland Airport] and the Army Base. The cultural features, i.e. acreage and names, are superinmposed on the map.
Concepts:
Alameda airport
Places:
Oakland Estuary; Alameda, California
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