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.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Blackout means black / CH.
Poster reminding citizens of complete blackouts as a civil defense procedure.
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...
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
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
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
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,...
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]
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...
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]
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...
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...
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...
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]
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, 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, 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, Alame...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-R Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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
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
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
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
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 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, ...
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...
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 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 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 Seve...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction
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 Seve...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction
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 Seve...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction
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 Seve...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-D Building/structure dates: 1942- 1944 Initial Construction
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
Significance: One of Oakland's most sumptuous early hotels. Survey number: HABS CA-1898
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...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-Z Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
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...
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...
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 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 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 ...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-K Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
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,...
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, ...
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...
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 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 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, Betwe...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-EE Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
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 betw...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-O Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
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 ...
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 ...
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 & 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 & Four...
Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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 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 Stre...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-A Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
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
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
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
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 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 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...
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...
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
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
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
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 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 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, 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, 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 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. 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 ...
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, 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, ...
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 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 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 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 &...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-GG Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Oakland Naval Supply Center, Reserve Materials Storehouse, Between I &...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-GG Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction