Object number:
2000.1.1067
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1919
Material/Technique:
gelatin silver
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 downtown city street jammed from sidewalk to sidewalk with spectators, celebrating the end of World War I. People are on the rooftops and leaning out windows. The first half dozen floors of City Hall is visible at right. A temporary sign is attached to the side of the building, reading in part, Victory Liberty. Commercial/residential three- and four-story buildings are on the far side of the street. Flags are everywhere. The H.C. Capwell building is midway down the photo at right. Children are on the streets as well as grownups. Everyone, adult and child alike, is wearing a hat.
Concepts:
World War I; Oakland City Hall; flag; street; celebration; World War I
Places:
Oakland City Hall; Downtown neighborhood, Oakland
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