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The Pacific Female College, Oakland, Alameda County

The Pacific Female College, Oakland, Alameda County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 21. LOT subdivision subject: Alameda County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Oakland window - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Oakland window - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Opening of union cafe. Oakland, California. Photograph made day after 1936 Presidential election

Opening of union cafe. Oakland, California. Photograph made day after ...

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Real estate office, Oakland, California

Real estate office, Oakland, California

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blackout means black / CH.

Blackout means black / CH.

Poster reminding citizens of complete blackouts as a civil defense procedure.

Oakland, Calif., Feb. 1942, World War II photo

Oakland, Calif., Feb. 1942, World War II photo

Photo attributed to Dorothea Lange. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Photograph from U.S. War Relocation Authority. No. A-36. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information... More

War workers' nursery. Jimmy Solavich whose mother works in a local war plant, must pass health inspection every morning at his Oakland, California nursery school. To protect all children from contagion, Mrs. Elsie Curran, school supervisor, inspects each child upon arrival

War workers' nursery. Jimmy Solavich whose mother works in a local war...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California

Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California

The Cathedral of Christ the Light and also called the Oakland Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland, California. It is the seat of the Bishop of Oakland. Christ the Lig... More

Paramount Theatre Building detail, Oakland, California

Paramount Theatre Building detail, Oakland, California

Oakland's Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. Designed by renowned San Francisco architect Timothy L. Pflueger and completed in late 1931, it was o... More

North Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham, Oakland County, MI

North Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham,...

Survey number: HAER MI-78 Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Moser, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

[Moser, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Church of Ponds, Oakland & Franklin Lakes Road, Oakland, Bergen County, NJ

Church of Ponds, Oakland & Franklin Lakes Road, Oakland, Bergen County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-85 Survey number: HABS NJ-116 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1937 Demolished

[Zacher, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

[Zacher, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...

Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

[Nelson, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

[Nelson, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 920 Bush Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 920 Bush Street, Oakland, Ala...

Significance: The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, built 1920, served as the religious and cultural center of Oakland's Greek community for forty years. The structure's classical Greek features reflect... More

Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 920 Bush Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 920 Bush Street, Oakland, Ala...

Significance: The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, built 1920, served as the religious and cultural center of Oakland's Greek community for forty years. The structure's classical Greek features reflect... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, Pier 5, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, Pier 5, Oakland, Alame...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-R Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Governor Pardee House, 672 Eleventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Governor Pardee House, 672 Eleventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, C...

Significance: Built by a pioneer Californian, Dr. Enoch Homer Pardee. It was occupied later by his son, Dr. George Cooper Pardee. Both men were physicians who had a strong interest in politics. Each served the ... More

Mission Motel, South Court, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mission Motel, South Court, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda...

Survey number: HABS CA-2651-B Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward G. Young House, Second Avenue & Maple Street, Oakland, Douglas County, OR

Edward G. Young House, Second Avenue & Maple Street, Oakland, Douglas ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS OR-37 Building/structure dates: after 1850 Initial Construction

Edward G. Young House, Second Avenue & Maple Street, Oakland, Douglas County, OR

Edward G. Young House, Second Avenue & Maple Street, Oakland, Douglas ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS OR-37 Building/structure dates: after 1850 Initial Construction

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Grand River Avenue, Novi, Oakland County, MI

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...

Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More

Mills College, Oakland, Cal.,  Panoramic Photograph

Mills College, Oakland, Cal., Panoramic Photograph

J205365 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; August 3, 1915.

Oakland, 7801 Genesta Street, Affton, St. Louis County, MO

Oakland, 7801 Genesta Street, Affton, St. Louis County, MO

Survey number: HABS MO-1182 Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oakland Plantation, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oakland Plantation, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

See also HABS No. LA-2-2 for additional documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Oakland Plantation is one of the most important agrarian settings in the U.S. The main hous... More

Oakland Plantation, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oakland Plantation, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

See also HABS No. LA-2-2 for additional documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Oakland Plantation is one of the most important agrarian settings in the U.S. The main hous... More

Oakland Army Base, Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Road & Ukraine Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Tobruk Street, between Wa...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Square (Buildings), North Walnut, West Montgomery, North Pike, & West Main Streets, Oakland, Coles County, IL

Public Square (Buildings), North Walnut, West Montgomery, North Pike, ...

Buildings delineated include 7, 15, 23 North Walnut Street, 2, 4, 10, 12, 16 North Pike Street, 2,4,8,10,12,22,24,26 West Main Street. 1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Oakland, Il... More

Tucker Building, 1516 Jefferson Street & 595 Sixteenth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Tucker Building, 1516 Jefferson Street & 595 Sixteenth Street, Oakland...

Significance: This building is a contributing structure to the Oakland Downtown district. The Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey describes the district as, "...an architecturally, historically, and functionally ... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Street between Eleventh & Twelfth Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Stree...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Street between Eleventh & Twelfth Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Gymnasium-Cafeteria-Theater, East K Stree...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Alcorn State University, Oakland Chapel, Alcorn State University Campus, Alcorn, Claiborne County, MS

Alcorn State University, Oakland Chapel, Alcorn State University Campu...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Mississippi, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne County, MI

Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Hi...

Significance: The Davison Freeway was the first below-grade limited access highway built in Michigan and the first built in a Michigan city. It was one of the first depressed urban freeways in the United State... More

Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne County, MI

Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Hi...

Significance: The Davison Freeway was the first below-grade limited access highway built in Michigan and the first built in a Michigan city. It was one of the first depressed urban freeways in the United State... More

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alame...

Significance: Building 85 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-E Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alame...

Significance: Building 85 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-E Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alame...

Significance: Building 85 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-E Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seventh Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type D, Maritime Street at Seve...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction

Galinda Hotel, Eighth & Franklin Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Galinda Hotel, Eighth & Franklin Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: One of Oakland's most sumptuous early hotels. Survey number: HABS CA-1898

Oakland Plantation, Stables, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oakland Plantation, Stables, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, ...

Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The stable was built circa 1820-1830 of hand-hewn cypress heavy timber constructio... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Commanding Officers Residences, Between E & F Streets, West of Fourth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Commanding Officers Residences, Between E...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-Z Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Commanding Officers Residences, Between E & F Streets, West of Fourth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Commanding Officers Residences, Between E...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-Z Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction

Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop, Interstate 80 at Alameda County Postmile 2.0, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop, Interstate 80 at Alameda...

Significance: The Interurban Electric Railway (IER) Bridge Yard Shop has been determined eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, significant under criteria A and C, as a rare survivi... More

Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop, Interstate 80 at Alameda County Postmile 2.0, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop, Interstate 80 at Alameda...

Significance: The Interurban Electric Railway (IER) Bridge Yard Shop has been determined eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, significant under criteria A and C, as a rare survivi... More

Winthrop College, Withers Building, Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, York County, SC

Winthrop College, Withers Building, Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, York Co...

Significance: The Withers Building is architecturally significant for its fine Neo-Gothic design and is historically significant for its association with Winthrop College, one of the prime innovators in teachin... More

Winthrop College, Withers Building, Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, York County, SC

Winthrop College, Withers Building, Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, York Co...

Significance: The Withers Building is architecturally significant for its fine Neo-Gothic design and is historically significant for its association with Winthrop College, one of the prime innovators in teachin... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Civilian Quarters, Between East K Street & RR yard near Thirteenth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Civilian Quarters, Between East K Street ...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-K Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Dry Provisions Storehouses, Between Third & Fourth Streets, Between G & L Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Dry Provisions Storehouses, Between Third...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-AA Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Bellevue Road Bridge, Spanning Lake Orion, Lake Orion, Oakland County, MI

Bellevue Road Bridge, Spanning Lake Orion, Lake Orion, Oakland County,...

Significance: The Bellevue Road Bridge was completed at the time that Bellevue Island changed from a vacation community of seasonal cottages to a year-round settlement, reflecting the decline of Lake Orion as a... More

Oakland Army Base, Box & Crate Shop, Ukraine Street & Warehouse Road, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Box & Crate Shop, Ukraine Street & Warehouse Road, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mission Motel, North Court, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mission Motel, North Court, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

J. Mora Moss House, Broadway & MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

J. Mora Moss House, Broadway & MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

J. Mora Moss House, Broadway & MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

J. Mora Moss House, Broadway & MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Aeronautical Materials Storehouses, Between E & G Streets, between Fourth & Sixth Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Aeronautical Materials Storehouses, Betwe...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-EE Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, South of D Street between First & Second Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, South of D Street betw...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-O Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, South of D Street between First & Second Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Pier Transit Shed, South of D Street betw...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-O Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

South Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham, Oakland County, MI

South Bridge, Spanning Quarton Lake branch of River Rouge, Birmingham,...

Survey number: HAER MI-79 Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda ...

Significance: Mills College began in 1852, though under another name, when a Young Ladies Protestant Seminary was founded in the city of Benicia. Its significance rose in 1953-54 when Benicia became the capito... More

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda ...

Significance: Mills College began in 1852, though under another name, when a Young Ladies Protestant Seminary was founded in the city of Benicia. Its significance rose in 1953-54 when Benicia became the capito... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, General Storehouses, Between Third & Fourth Streets, North of A Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, General Storehouses, Between Third & Four...

Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oakland Naval Supply Center, General Storehouses, Between Third & Fourth Streets, North of A Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, General Storehouses, Between Third & Four...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, 1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, 1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, Al...

Significance: Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, was church home to its congregation from its construction, between 1920 and 1923, to the date of sale of the property, April 15, 1984. This building was a fami... More

Mission Motel, Office, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mission Motel, Office, 9235 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda Coun...

Survey number: HABS CA-2651-A Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type A, South end of Third Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Warehouse Type A, South end of Third Stre...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-A Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, 1519 Franklin Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, 1519 Franklin Street, ...

Significance: This structure is historically important for its association with early 20th century growth of telephone service in the East Bay and the fact that it is still used by the firm that built it. At t... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: The Paramount Theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of Art Deco design in the United States. It was one of the first Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of nu... More

Oakland Avenue Viaduct, Oakland Avenue spanning U.S. Route 62 (State Route 2302) & Pine Run, Sharon, Mercer County, PA

Oakland Avenue Viaduct, Oakland Avenue spanning U.S. Route 62 (State R...

Significance: The bridge is an excellent example of a dual-rib, open-spandrel concrete arch bridge executed in the Stripped Classicism style. The bridge is also an excellent example of design utilizing the plas... More

Oakland Avenue Viaduct, Oakland Avenue spanning U.S. Route 62 (State Route 2302) & Pine Run, Sharon, Mercer County, PA

Oakland Avenue Viaduct, Oakland Avenue spanning U.S. Route 62 (State R...

Significance: The bridge is an excellent example of a dual-rib, open-spandrel concrete arch bridge executed in the Stripped Classicism style. The bridge is also an excellent example of design utilizing the plas... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Burma Road, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Bur...

Significance: Oakland Army Base (OARB) was planned and constructed a a time when military planners recognized that the West Coast would have a vital role in responding to Japanese aggression during World War II... More

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Burma Road, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Bur...

Significance: Oakland Army Base (OARB) was planned and constructed a a time when military planners recognized that the West Coast would have a vital role in responding to Japanese aggression during World War II... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oaklan...

Significance: The Oakland Naval Supply center possesses significance as one of the primary supply center for operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. During the period 194-1950, the supply center was... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Maritime Street at Seventh Street, Oaklan...

Significance: The Oakland Naval Supply center possesses significance as one of the primary supply center for operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. During the period 194-1950, the supply center was... More

OAKLAND AUTOMOBILE CO. GARAGE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

OAKLAND AUTOMOBILE CO. GARAGE - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Washington, D.C., Oct. 24. Harper Knowles, Oakland, Calif., Chairman of the radical research committee of the American Legion, today told the House Committee investigating Un-American activities, that Harry Bridges, West Coast labor leader, has been declared by communist publications to be a member of the waterfront section of the communist party. He charged that Bridges, as head of a group of militant leaders known as "Equality Hall" group "commenced the agitation that brought about the San Francisco general strike and chaos to maritime industry"

Maritime Labor leader a communist charged before House Committee. Wash...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oakland community, Greene County, Georgia. One of the children of Gus Wright, FSA (Farm Security Administration) family

Oakland community, Greene County, Georgia. One of the children of Gus ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Saint Joseph's Portuguese church and parish house in nearby Oakland, California

Saint Joseph's Portuguese church and parish house in nearby Oakland, C...

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War workers' nursery. Mrs. Arlene Corbin, time checker in a Richmond, California shipyard brings two-and-a-half-year-old Arlene to a nursery school every morning before going home to sleep. Mrs. Corbin works on the midnight to 7:30 a.m. shift and relies upon the school to keep her daughter busy and happy during the day

War workers' nursery. Mrs. Arlene Corbin, time checker in a Richmond, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of three children sitting at a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of three children sitting at a table. Office o...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Road & Fifteenth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Ro...

Significance: Buildings 802-808 played a vital role in the Installation's mission to resupply U.S. forces in the Pacific during both World War II and the Korean engagement. Materiel was shipped by rail and tru... More

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Road & Fifteenth Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Warehouse Type, Tobruk Street, between Warehouse Ro...

Significance: Buildings 802-808 played a vital role in the Installation's mission to resupply U.S. forces in the Pacific during both World War II and the Korean engagement. Materiel was shipped by rail and tru... More

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Reserve Materials Storehouse, Between I & J Streets, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Reserve Materials Storehouse, Between I &...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-GG Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Reserve Materials Storehouse, Between I & J Streets, between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Naval Supply Center, Reserve Materials Storehouse, Between I &...

Survey number: HABS CA-2614-GG Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

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