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[African American family of Oakland, Calif. photograph album].
BANC PIC 2020.076
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Title:

[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:

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African 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.
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
African American family, Oakland, Calif. photograph album, BANC PIC 2020.076, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Purchase ; from The Book Shop LLC; 2020.

Type:

graphic
Photograph albums.

Physical Description:

photoprint
approximately 280 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints mounted on paper leaves ; prints various sizes

Language:

English

Identifier:

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BANC PIC 2020.076

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.

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