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[African American family of Oakland, Calif. photograph album].
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[African American family of Oakland, Calif. photograph album]Abstract:
Photograph album of snapshots depicting everyday activities of various members of an unidentified African American family
and their friends and associates in Oakland, Calif. and elsewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. A woman identified with the
initial "B." appears throughout the album. Other identified persons include Thomas Dunn, Harry Thompson, Sheffield Thompson,
and a Thompson family. Many others are identified only via their first names. In addiiton to Oakland, other locations and
points of interest include Alameda (including Alameda High School), Vallejo, Benicia and the Pot Roast restaurant with chef
"Mr. Miles". Recreational activities depicted include canoeing on Lake Merritt and camping on Mount Tamalpais.
Date:
1919 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAfrican Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs
African Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
African American families -- California -- Oakland -- Photographs
African American families -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Oakland (Calif.) -- Photographs
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Photographer, compiler unknown.
Album leaves include hand-written captions for most images. Some are dated to 1919.
Some leaves lack photographs that were removed.
African American family, Oakland, Calif. photograph album, BANC PIC 2020.076, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Type:
graphicPhotograph albums.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 280 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints mounted on paper leaves ; prints various sizes
Language:
English