Object number:
2000.1.554
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
February 29th, 1944
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
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
Physical description:
Black and white photograph
Content description:
The caption on the back reads "Charles W. Roberts, of 329 Henry Street, a cook at the railway commissary, bastes some of the turkeys in his ovens. He cooks hundreds of pounds of them daily for the diners." The article is dated February 29, 1944. There is hand-written notes on the back of the image as well that indicates "Commissary #2." The image itself is of an African-American cook who is basting turkey in a large oven.
Concepts:
railway commissary; Cook; African American; Pullman; worker
Places:
Oakland
Persons:
Charles Roberts
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