Handwritten on the back, "Flowers. August 5, 1929." Rows of tables holding bouquets. Some flower baskets are on the floor. Most flowers are gifts to the new Capwell store. One wreath is in the shape of an American flag and one is in the shape of a horse shoe. The flowers are to celebrate the opening of the new H.C. Capwell Co. store on Broadway and 20th in Downtown Oakland. The new building cost 10,000,000 dollars. On this, the opening day their are speeches by local dignitaries, band music, and 20,000 dollars worth of flowers banking Avenue C. Originally part of large photo album, #38 [not original number but in original order.]