Object number:
H97.1.107
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
April 19, 1951
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 14 in, W: 11.25 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:
Tribune caption on the back, Apr. 19, 1951- The conquering hero returns! This air view shows the thousands who jammed into the Civic Center to give General MacArthur a tumultuous reception. In the foreground, people again besiege the cavalcade.- Tribune photos." Photo is an aerial view of San Francisco's Civic Center, in front of city hall. A huge crowd of people are gathered in the area and swarmed around the motorcade driving up the street.
Concepts:
aerial view; motorcade; parade
Places:
San Francisco City Hall; Civic Center, San Francisco; San Francisco
Persons:
Douglas MacArthur
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