Part 3, General File (1951-1965) . ca. 195,000 negatives (film), December 1951-September 1965.
Negatives are arranged by date. Descriptions below are divided by month, and are of selected negatives only. Large numbers of images are only briefly mentioned or have been passed over entirely. Brief entries below are presented as bulleted text, and some of these entries have been selected as high interest subjects and followed by more detailed description.
Images of known date which are not listed below may be retrieved by requesting the appropriate box and physically browsing the files.
Negatives should be requested for use in the reading room of The Bancroft Library by call number, "Part 3", box number, and date plus sleeve and item number. (For example: BANC PIC 1959.010-NEG, Part 3, Box 2, 01-10-52.2:4)
For more detailed background information, see:
Arrangement, Part 3
Guide to Descriptive Text and Searching, Part 3
Precedes 1951 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box, [000051-000051] . 125 negatives (estimate)
December 1951 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1-2, [120051-123151] . 950 negatives (estimate)
Returning Korean War veterans [12-03-51, 7 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Aiken Victory (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-03-51.03] . 3 negatives
Photographs of veterans standing aboard the transport ship Aiken Victory and drinking coffee as they wait inside dock building.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Oakland Naval Supply Depot (December 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-03-51.04] . 4 negatives
Views of the General M.C. Meigs (ship) coming into dock. People stand alongside ship as it comes into dock, with servicemen standing on deck.
Picketing Prudential Insurance Company (labor) [12-03-51, 2 negatives]
Pickets -- Prudential Insurance Company (December 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-03-51.07] . 2 negatives
Maury [Lablin?] pours coffee for Howard Roth, Larry [Guaragna?], and Thomas Bill Bowen, all workers picketing Prudential [one worker holds sign reading "We're Asking Prudential to pay us a Decent Wage: Insurance Agents Local 52 AFL."]. Same workers shown sitting in car (labor). Taken at 3475 California Street.
Christmas in Chinatown [12-07-51, 7 negatives]
Christmas Season -- Chinatown (December 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-07-51.01] . 7 negatives
Miss Chinatown Dorothy Lee flips switch to turn on Christmas lights on Grant Avenue. Dorothy Lee arrives in parade; sings Christmas songs with children as Santa Claus looks on; throws candy to children from parade float (neighborhood).
Civilian defense rehearsal at St. Mary's College (civil defense) [12-14-51, 8 negatives]
Civil Defense Rehearsal -- St. Mary's College (Moraga, Calif.?) (December 14, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-14-51.02] . 8 negatives
Trainees(?) assembled in firefighting gear, simulated rescues from rubble in a smoke-filled room, first aid, and a young woman escaping through an upstairs window of a training structure.
Pan American Airways strike (labor) [12-18-51, 2 negatives]
Families of prisoners of war and returning veterans of Korean War [12-18-51 - 12-22-51, 66 negatives]
Family of Prisoner of War (December 18, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-18-51.03] . 2 negatives
Portraits of Mrs. William Dean, the wife of a general held by communist forces in Korea. Taken at 1035 Park Hill Road in Berkeley.
Families of Prisoners of War (December 18, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-18-51.05-06] . 4 negatives
Mrs. John Daujat shows photograph of her husband John Daujat, a prisoner held by communist forces in Korea; taken at 2020 Emeric Avenue in San Pablo. Helen L. Page holds up a photograph of her brother, Corporal Willie L. Daniels, a prisoner of war; taken at 1215 [Sixth Street?] in Berkeley.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Bon Homme Richard (ship) -- San Diego (December 18, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-18-51.07] . 10 negatives
View of servicemen being greeted by friends and family members; standing under "welcome home" banner. Aerial views taken from airplane [of San Diego?] (cityscapes). Men walk across airfield.
Family of Prisoner of War (December 19, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-19-51.01] . 2 negatives
Mrs. John C. Antonis reads her son's name, Nick John Antonis, from a list of prisoners held by communist forces in Korea, printed by the "Call Bulletin." Nick John Antonis's picture sits on table.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.E. Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 19, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-19-51.02] . 8 negatives
Bernice McLaughlin greets Sergeant Frank D. McGlaughlin, returning after nineteen months in Japan and Korea. Hospital Man First Class Elton Cook and Mrs. Elton Cook hug daughter Candy; with son Bobby also shown. Other returning servicemen shown with family members.
Families of Prisoners of War (December 19, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-19-51.03-05] . 7 negatives
Copies of photograph showing Private First Class Joe Prost, a prisoner held by communist forces in Korea; taken in San Rafael. Jo Ann Sorrell and her son Ronnie look at photograph of Jo Ann's brother, Corporal Charles Edward Corgile, a serviceman missing in action. Copies of photograph showing Charles Corgile. Copy of photograph showing, Corporal John Williams, a prisoner of war held in Korea.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) (December 20, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-20-51.01-07] . 10 negatives
Sergeant Alton Krom holds "fancy" cane and Private First Class August Davis wears "fancy" derby that he received as gift in Japan; with Technical Sergeant Delbert L. Stanley also shown. First Lieutenant Frank Anderson and First Lieutenant Wayne Marshall of the US Marines pull on the mustache of Major Eldon W. Schmid of the US Army. Returning veterans Jim Ellis, Tony Fernandez, Ralph Buystedt, and Sam Gejikian play cards in the early morning as they wait for ship to dock. Red Smith, James Forsythe, Captain Ralph Cipola, First Lieutenant Lawrence Glagowski, First Lieutenant Frank O'Quinn... read first copy of list containing names of prisoners of war as printed by a San Francisco newspaper. Views of servicemen crowded on the forward deck of the General John Pope (ship) as they wait for ship to dock. Corporal Alvin D. Kruger, Private First Class James E. Kain, Corporal George H. Moller, and Corporal Dorman Long fraternize. Servicemen sit on deck of ship as it enters Bay, with view of Golden Gate Bridge and Coit Tower in background (cityscapes).
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) -- Pier Fifty C (December 20, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-20-51.08] . 11 negatives
Servicemen stand on deck of ship as it comes into dock. Santa Claus greets servicemen at doorway of ship. Views of veterans with family and friends. Veterans descend ramp from ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) (December 20, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 1, [12-20-51.09] . 2 negatives
Corporal Bill Kinsler, Sergeant Boris Alenin, Sergeant Ronald Vevoda, Corporal George Tsegeletos, and Corporal Dale Alstrom [all from the San Francisco Bay Area] share coffee on board ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 22, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [12-22-51.01] . 10 negatives
Mrs. Calvin Jackovitch hugs her son, Technical Sergeant Richard Ford, upon his return. Sergeant Clifford Tudahl kisses Anna Tudahl. Corporal Lawrence Rideout holds his nephew Glenn Yoger. Other views of returning veterans with family. Troops stand on deck of ship. Veterans walk by large Christmas tree on dock.
Christmas lights and decorations in various neighborhoods (Chinatown, Mission Street, West Portal, Sylvan Drive and Union Square)
January 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2-3, [010052-013152] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Frosty (cold) weather in Golden Gate Park and Twin Peaks [01-02-52, 19 negatives]
Frosty (Cold) Weather -- Icy Highway -- San Francisco (January 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-02-52.02] . 3 negatives
Men on truck (Department of Public Works: Bureau of Streets) shoveling sand onto icy Alemany Boulevard. Cars lined up in background.
Frosty (Cold) Weather -- Golden Gate Park (January 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-02-52.07] . 3 negatives
Views of Golden Gate Park: bridge with pagoda in background; open area with trees. Vegetation covered with frost.
Frosty (Cold) Weather -- San Francisco Zoo (January 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-02-52.08] . 5 negatives
Bill Wills playing and feeding animal (monkey?) Gibbie. [Heat lamps?] situated near both of them.
Frosty (Cold) Weather -- Twin Peaks (January 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-02-52.10] . 8 negatives
Views (cityscapes) of Twin Peaks and other San Francisco areas (neighborhood) showing frost-covered roofs and vegetation (trees, grass). A. Kazanjian wiping frost off car windows.
Conductor Pierre Monteux at the Fairmont Hotel
Governor Earl Warren and family leave for Hawaii [01-05-52, 6 negatives]
Cruiser Baltimore (ship) in Bay [01-09-52, 2 negatives]
Arrival of women Republicans [01-10-51, 2 negatives]
Synchrotron demonstration at UC Hospital radiology laboratory (health) [01-10-52, 3 negatives]
Synchrotron Demonstration -- UC Hospital Radiology Laboratory (January 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-10-52.13] . 3 negatives
Reporter William Fiset and, later, secretary Lois Castellanos sit (where patient would be seated) beneath synchrotron. Dr. Gail D. Adams stands nearby synchrotron and later in front of control panel (health).
Sally Stanford case [01-11-52, 2 negatives]
Henry F. Grady at Commonwealth Club luncheon [01-11-52, 2 negatives]
Daly City and Brentwood floods [01-11-52 - 01-12-52, 01-14-52, ca. 34 negatives]
Flood -- Daly City (January 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-11-52.09-11] . 7 negatives
Views of surrounding neighborhood (houses) and flooded highway on El Camino near Brentwood. View of mud-covered Junipero Sierra Highway extension. Unidentified view of large water currents flowing by houses and trees. Views of flooded Southern Pacific Railroad yard.
Flood -- Flooded Houses -- Brentwood Area (January 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-12-52.01-03] . 9 negatives
Views of rising water near homes on Dainty Avenue and axle-deep water on road and store at Davis Camp. Water torrents tore down fence and marooned people. Richard Thomas (a resident of area) wearing hip boots. Cecil W. Hayes looks at flooded home. Wealthy store owner Herbert Hoeser and family sleeping in car.
Flood -- Flooded Houses -- Concord, Calif. (January 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 2, [01-12-52.04] . 6 negatives
Homes flooded by storm rains. Men placing sandbags to save house. Mae Laudry looks at flood waters running past her cottage. View of flood waters running through garage and out into the street.
Bay Area snow storm [01-16-52 - 01-17-52, ca. 45 negatives]
Weather -- Snow Storm -- Sierra Nevada Mountains (January 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-16-52.12] . 11 negatives
Aerial views of landscape (mountains and hills) and train near Donner Summit covered in snow. Pilot (not shown) is John Lipsey of Hennessy Air Service.
Weather -- Snow Storm -- Colfax, Calif. (January 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-16-52.13] . 8 negatives
Men loading Army Weasel (tank-like machine) on flat train cars at night during the snow storm. Helicoper sits on the ground. Unidentified man talks to California Highway Patrol officer. Red Cross trucks sit parked amid the snow.
Weather -- Snow Storm -- Train and Passengers (January 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-16-52.14] . 4 negatives
San Francisco Streamliner (train) snowed in. View of blocked tracks and snow-covered train. Men helping trapped passengers?. Other passengers bundled in coats and blankets sitting in train car. Passenger lying on sled which is being pulled by two men.
Military police patrol airport [01-18-52, 4 negatives]
Military Policemen on Patrol -- San Francisco International Airport (January 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-18-52.01] . 4 negatives
Military Policemen walk by ticketing counters and through waiting room. Shown exiting main building to patrol outside and walking near passenger ramp.
Blood drives for civil defense [01-19-52 - 01-29-52, 5 negatives]
Blood Drive -- Weinstein Store (January 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-19-52.01] . 3 negatives
Ivan Anixter, Sergeant Carl Reid, and David G. Parkes and Jean Finch of the Red Cross pose for photographs promoting blood drive [for civil defense?]. Taken at 1041 Market Street.
Fire in theater at Haight and Fillmore Streets [01-25-52, 2 negatives]
Civil defense air reconnaissance flights [01-29-52, 6 negatives]
Air Reconnaissance -- Civil Defense (January 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-29-52.04] . 6 negatives
Henry Eaton, Mayor Clifford E. Rishell of Oakland, Harry H. Stoops, Admiral A.G. Gook, Major General William Robertson, and Deputy Director of State Civil Defense Orville R. Caldwell examine map [and flight of planes flying reconnaissance?]. Aerial views of Monterey and Monterey Bay. State Civil Defense people exit airplane in San Francisco after air inspection of the Northern California area.
Chinese New Year on Grant Avenue [01-29-52 - 01-30-52, 8 negatives]
Chinese New Year Celebration -- Lion Dance -- San Francisco (January 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-29-52.13] . 4 negatives
Boys perform lion (dragon?) dance amid group of spectators and firecrackers in Chinatown near Grant Avenue and Washington Street.
Home atom bomb shelter for school children (civil defense) [01-31-52, 2 negatives]
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Shelters -- Home Atom Bomb Shelter for School Children (January 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 3, [01-31-52.12] . 2 negatives
Children (David Rosen, Robert Hammer, Wendy Harper, and Patricia Gallis) sit on the floor near first aid supplies. Mrs. Richard Nasser (and A.G. Cook (Director of Civil Defense Committee) stand nearby.
February 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4-5, [020052-022852] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
American President Lines acquires passenger liner La Guardia (ship) [02-07-52, 2 negatives]
Frank Sinatra visits [02-07-52, 2 negatives]
King George VI memorial services at Mills College and Grace Cathedral [02-07-52 - 02-10-52, 8 negatives]
Memorial Services Held for King George VI -- Mills College (February 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-07-52.18] . 4 negatives
Three Canadian women (Ann Gradburn, Joan Clements, and Linda Graburn) pray at the altar by a British flag. Chaplain George Hedley (Mills College) leads the service.
Navy recommissions aircraft carrier Intrepid (ship) at Hunters Point [02-09-52, 1 negative]
Air raid rescue crews practice at Galileo High School [02-10-52, 2 negatives]
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Rescue Crews Give Aid -- Galileo High School (February 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-10-52.02] . 2 negatives
Muni (San Francisco Municipal Railway) bus is converted into an ambulance. Inside bus lies Virginia King aided by Red Cross worker Mary Ward. Bus driver Kay Glenn stands in the background. Rescue crews lower a victim by the use of ropes and pulleys.
Sir Thomas Beecham (music) [02-11-52, 2 negatives]
UC Berkeley Registration [02-12-52, 4 negatives]
Actors Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin at the Fox Theatre [02-12-52 - 02-14-52, 5 negatives]
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin Perform -- Fox Theatre (February 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-12-52.10] . 4 negatives
Actors Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin stand in comic poses. People stand in a long line which circles the block waiting to enter the theater.
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin -- Fox Theatre (February 14, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-14-52.02] . 1 negative
Actors Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin made honorary recruiters for the Navy for their work in "Sailor Bonnie." Lewis and Martin in a comic pose; Chief Petty Officer John D. Redmond stands with two actors.
Rare blood given to US Army [02-13-52, 2 negatives]
Senator Richard M. Nixon press conference [02-13-52, 2 negatives]
General M.C. Meigs (ship) arrives with troops [02-14-52, 6 negatives]
Returning Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 14, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-14-52.11] . 6 negatives
People in crowd hold up signs welcoming home veterans on Valentine's Day. Sergeant Fred Marlett holds baby Diane as Irene Marlett and Mrs. E.N. Wagner look on. Howard Koch reaches down from ship porthole to touch hands with his wife, Averil Koch. Family and friends welcome Sergeant Ken Boyer.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst memorial wreath laying ceremonies in Golden Gate Park [02-15-52, 2 negatives]
Wreath Laying Ceremony for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial -- Golden Gate Park (February 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-15-52.15] . 2 negatives
Group of women gather for wreath laying ceremony at the Hearst Memorial Fountain in Golden Gate Park. The plaque reads, "In Memory of Phoebe Apperson Hearst. From Her Friends." Mrs. George Hearst, Mrs. George Chambers, and Mrs. Edward Hood are present.
California Industrial Safety Conference [02-18-52, 3 negatives]
California Industrial Safety Conference -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (February 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-18-52.06] . 3 negatives
Views of crowd taken from stage, with speakers in foreground. Attendees Paul Scharrenberg of the State Division of Industrial Relations, Mayor Elmer E. Robinson, Governor Earl Warren, and Chief A.C. Blackman of the State Division of Industrial Safety sit together.
President Pinto of Chile at Treasure Island [02-18-52, 2 negatives]
Presidente Pinto (Chilean ship) -- Treasure Island (February 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-18-52.09] . 2 negatives
Chilean Consul Dalman, Admiral J.L. Hall, Captain Louis Recart (Chilean Navy), Major General Johnson, Major General Alfred H. Noble (Marines), and Rear Admiral B.J. Rodgers aboard Chilean ship Presidente Pinto (interior view).
Opening ceremonies for Veterans War Memorial Building [02-19-52, 4 negatives]
Inaugural Ceremony -- Veterans War Memorial Building (February 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-19-52.01] . 4 negatives
Hugh Powell, Randy Hearst, and Ernest Linoberg hold a cake for charter members of William Randolf Hearst Post 601. Members of Post 601 pose for a picture. Randy Hearst presents charter to members who are represented by William Strachan and Andrew Collins.
Catholic relief in Korea [02-19-52, 1 negative]
Catholic Relief for Korea (February 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-19-52.04] . 1 negative
Monsignor Edward E. Swanstrom, executive director of the Catholic Bishop's Committee for Relief in Korea, and Reverend Bernard C. Cronin, director of the Korea relief campaign for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, hold poster requesting relief for the "homeless, destitute, and driven."
Effects of transit strike around town (labor, cityscapes) [02-19-52 - 02-24-52, 63 negatives]
San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike -- Various San Francisco Locations (February 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 4, [02-19-52.08] . 10 negatives
Aerial and ground views of automobiles (traffic) in long lines on streets; interior view of Union Square garage shows crowds among cars; empty Muni tracks; picketers stand by row of parked MUNI cars (in rain); automobiles driving on Muni tracks (labor).
Traffic Jam -- Howard Street (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.08] . 2 negatives
Above ground photographs taken from Virginia Bollivant's office, showing traffic jam on Howard Street at 5:30 pm [most likely an effect of the Muni transit strike] (labor, neighborhood).
Commuters Wait for Buses -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.10] . 4 negatives
Commuters at Third and Townsend Streets stand and wait for buses to arrive during Muni transit strike (labor, neighborhood).
Strike Vote -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike -- Labor Temple (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.11] . 6 negatives
"Car men" enter hall for strike vote meeting [in which they voted to go on strike]. President Charles Wood of the American Federation of Labor speaks from podium as others on stage count strike vote ballots and workers sit in area below (labor). Taken at Sixteenth and Capp Streets.
San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.12] . 11 negatives
Muni employees stand at front of streetcar [striking workers?]. Photographs of streets devoid of Muni cars and traffic, illustrating effects of strike. Other photographs show large number of cars parked on or driving in streets (labor, neighborhood).
San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike -- Geary Car Barn (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.13] . 6 negatives
Elbert Holmes and motorman Malcolm Nelson stand onboard the last [operating] streetcar. Albert Monroe and others stand in rain to wait for bus at stop on Geary Street (neighborhood). Above ground views of streetcars stranded due to the transit strike (labor).
San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike -- Superior Court (February 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-21-52.01] . 2 negatives
Deputy City Attorney Dal Thomson and City Attorney Dion Holm shown in court requesting an injunction against a strike by transit workers (labor). Secretary-Treasurer George Johns, labor counsel for striking transit workers, and union Attorney Matthew Tobriner also shown.
Striking Transit Workers -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-21-52.02] . 4 negatives
Strikers Ed Havens, Nash Garcia, R.E. Martin, and Gen Berners warm themselves around a trashcan fire at Seventeenth and Mariposa Streets. Bonnie McCann, Ruth Crockard, and Cleeta Braner rub their tired feet at California and Stockton Streets. Marcine Shaff and Barbara Jennings of Southwest Airways hitchhike at Powell and Geary Streets (labor).
Evening Rush Hour -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-21-52.03] . 4 negatives
Crowds of people walk along Sixth Street to the Southern Pacific Depot during strike by Muni transit workers (labor). Cars sit stopped on Sixth Street, [view looking to Market Street from Folsom Street].
Traffic Jam -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-21-52.04-05] . 5 negatives
Cars sit parked in the middle of Market Street during a traffic jam caused by halt of Muni transit service due to striking workers (labor) [Views of Market Street at California, from Sansome Street looking east, and from the top of the Ferry Building looking up Market Street (neighborhhod)].
Union Meeting -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 22, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-22-52.01] . 2 negatives
International executive board member Henry B. Mann [of unidentified union; Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America?] speaks with "car men" at meeting of striking workers (labor). Taken at 1179 Market Street.
Muni Cars Back in Service -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 23, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-23-52.01] . 4 negatives
A.E. Handle boards a Muni streetcar on his way to work; taken on Market Street. Conductor E.E. Goodsen and Gripman Earl Hugh push a Powell Street cable car. Passengers depart streetcar on Market Street (neighborhood). Early morning workers board the Powell Street cable car [all Muni transit vehicles back in service after transit worker strike (labor)].
First Car Back in Service -- San Francisco Municipal Railway and Cable Car Strike (February 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-24-52.01] . 3 negatives
Municipal Railway "L" car which is headed east on Market Street is blocked by an automobile parked on the tracks (rails). Men push the automobile to the side of the street (labor).
Leading Chinese Americans visit San Francisco [02-19-52, 5 negatives]
Air raid practice around town (San Francisco cityscapes and civil defense) [02-20-52, 26 negatives]
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- Market Street, San Francisco (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.01] . 4 negatives
Group of people clustered around signs posted on the doors of a bank; two men shield their heads as they lie on the ground in front of a store display window; group of people look upward.
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.02] . 4 negatives
Building's fourth drill. 1700 people were moved in 3 minutes. Crowd stands in safe place; first aid team provides relief on the 22nd floor; on 19th floor, fire truck arrives from the basement while floor wardens bring the hose; in control center of building only one telephone switchboard operates [William Siegfried, Ethel Davis, Patti Houston, Florence Young, and Mary Clarke].
Civil Defense -- Alert -- Civil Defense Control Center (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.03] . 4 negatives
The first comprehensive defense test since World War II. General views of the control center: men stand by chalkboards and map; men (and a woman) sit at desks by telephones and binders.
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- St. Patrick's School (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.04] . 6 negatives
Children say rosary in the gym during an air raid drill; kindergartners seated in the dark with Sister Eulalia; children line up and then leave the building.
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- Union Square (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.05] . 2 negatives
People head for Union Square garage which is converted to air raid shelter. People enter shelter from Geary Street side. Interior view of garage shows crowd among cars.
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- Downtown Department Store (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.06] . 2 negatives
Shoppers and personnel (employees) in a room that serves as an air raid shelter in a leading downtown women's (clothing?) store. Large group of women assembled; some are seated and others are standing.
Civil Defense -- Air Raid Drill -- Central Control Center (February 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-20-52.07] . 4 negatives
Traffic on Woodside Avenue proceeding as usual during warning. State Director Major General W.M. Robertson leaves main Control Center and passes Police Officer Al Ruppel guarding entrance.
Displaced persons feature [02-21-52, 4 negatives]
General John Pope (ship) returns from Korea with troops [02-25-52 - 02-27-52, 17 negatives]
Military -- USNS General John Pope (ship) Returns from Korea -- Presidio (February 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-25-52.03-04] . 11 negatives
3700 soldiers return from Korea. USNS General John Pope (ship) in bay off marina; uniformed men wave from the deck of ship; ship pulls alongside pier; returning men are reunited with their families, wives, and babies.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (February 27, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-27-52.05] . 6 negatives
Corinne Ritchason greets Corporal Richard Ritchason inside dock building. Billy Wygant waves from his cousin Bill Finch's arms to servicemen on ship as he waits for his uncle, Private [Scar?] Keppler. Friends and relatives meet ship as it comes alongside dock.
Alexander Lobanov held after refusing return to Russia [02-26-52, 2 negatives]
Detention of Russian Immigrant (February 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-26-52.03] . 2 negatives
Alexander Lobanov, a Russian immigrant detained in jail for 390 days after he refused to return to the Soviet Union, speaks to reporter at the office of the American Civil Liberties Union.
First spring bloom in Japanese Tea Gardens at Golden Gate Park [02-26-52, 4 negatives]
First Spring Bloom -- Japanese Tea Gardens -- Golden Gate Park (February 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 5, [02-26-52.08] . 4 negatives
Lorreta Vella poses among first blossoming plum buds?. Oriental magnolia sprouted through a statue of a Buddha. The oriental magnolia, supposedly from Korea, was given to the Japanese Tea Garden from Gumps.
March 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6-7, [030052-033152] . 900 negatives (estimate)
Greyhound bus strike (labor) [03-01-52 - 03-27-52, 17 negatives]
Labor -- Greyhound Bus Stike -- Greyhound Negotiators (March 01, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-01-52.09] . 4 negatives
Management: M.C. Frailey (Operating Manager of Greyhound Lines) and Earl N. Cannon (Council Labor Relations, Greyhound Lines in Chicago). Group: Henry B. Mann, Harold Oathes, K.S. Brown, C.J. Simpson (National Labor Bureau), T.T. Davis, and Edward Seyore.
Civil Service -- Muni Exams for Motormen and Conductors -- City Hall (March 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-11-52.17] . 2 negatives
A room full of men take Muni exams at small desks. Some striking Greyhound bus drivers among test takers (labor).
Strike -- Greyhound Buses Parked in Lot (March 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-12-52.03] . 2 negatives
Several views of parked Greyhound buses in lot on Irwin Street (labor).
Women Stranded by Greyhound Strike (March 14, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-14-52.05] . 2 negatives
Shirley Wright, Norma A. Neathameg, and Carol Johnson sitting on top of their suitcases (labor).
Strike -- Greyhound Bus Strike Settled (March 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-19-52.19] . 3 negatives
Doors to meeting are closed; crowd of strikers are barred from meeting. After meeting held, men agree to go back to work.
Negotiators -- Greyhound Bus Strike (March 22, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 7, [03-22-52.03] . 2 negatives
Negotiators A.A. Baker, Edward Begore, H.P. Meluikoa, H.T. Oathes, O. Hoskins, K.S. Brown... men working toward end to Greyhound bus strike, sit at table (labor).
Actor Humphrey Bogart here for "African Queen" opening [03-04-52, 2 negatives]
Submarines (ships) at Mare Island [03-05-52, ca. 10 negatives]
Submarines (Ships) -- Mare Island (March 05, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-05-52.05] . 10 negatives
Twelve year old Henry Cobick of Vallejo fishes over the deck of submarine. QMI Donald L. Burton and Radio Man First Class Ernest Tingle sit at submarine controls. Charles T. Schroader works near topedo tubes. EMI Clarence J. Fox regulates speed of boat. Views of other submarine and Mare Island through periscope. Sailors man large gun on deck.
Racial discrimination and violence in Rollingwood section of Richmond [03-05-52 - 03-06-52, 8 negatives]
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Racial Discrimination -- Violence -- Rock Thrown Through Window . (March 05, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-05-52.10] . 4 negatives
Mrs. L.L. Fowler (NAACP) and Decca Treuhaft (East Bay Civil Rights Congress) stand on lawn in front of house. Both women look at window broken by a rock. Doris Campbell, an employee of Neitha's Real Estate Office, stands by broken window with rock (race).
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Racial Discrimination -- Police Guard Home -- Rollingwood . (March 06, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-06-52.01-02] . 4 negatives
Rollingwood neighborhood, outside San Pablo. Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Spotts and Deputy Sheriff Ernest Brown guarding home because of racial trouble (race: integration of neighborhood?). Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gary cooking their first meal in new home.
Troop ship General William Weigel arrives [03-08-52, 3 negatives]
Storm aftermath [03-15-52 - 03-16-52, 6 negatives]
Weather -- Automobile Collision (March 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-15-52.04] . 2 negatives
Unidentified people attend to Barbara Martindale, a victim of an automobile collision at Pacific and Buchanan Streets [probably caused by a storm].
Weather -- Aftermath of Storm (March 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-15-52.05] . 2 negatives
Taken at the foot of Sixth Street. Steamboat partly submerged.
100th anniversary of Wells Fargo Bank [03-17-52, 2 negatives]
Coast Guard guards freighter Spalmatori (ship) [03-17-52, 6 negatives]
US Coast Guard -- Freighter Spalmatori (ship) -- Encinal Terminals (March 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-17-52.12] . 6 negatives
Jack L. Doughty of the US Coast Guard stands guard with rifle over the Spalmatori (ship). Views of other coast guardsmen on and around ship. View of ship in Alameda dock.
Harry Bridges hearing (labor) [03-17-52, 3 negatives]
Troops arrive from Korea [03-18-52, 3 negatives]
Troops Return From Korea -- Transport (ship) Docks -- Fort Mason (March 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-18-52.01-02] . 3 negatives
Captain Ashton H. Boyer hold his infant son. Sergeant James Bruno is greeted by his entire family: his infant daughter, wife, mother and father, his sister and brother-in-law, his nephew and niece, and his wife's sister. Master Sergeant Leigh Brink reunites with his family.
UC Berkeley law school dedication (Boalt Hall) [03-18-52, 4 negatives]
Dedication -- Law School -- UC Berkeley Campus (March 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 6, [03-18-52.06] . 4 negatives
Dean William L. Prosser, Judge Herbert F. Goodrich, and Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul pose in the Garret W. McEnerney Law Library. Robert Sproul speaks at law school dedication ceremony (Boalt Hall?). View of crowd and library (education).
James J. Wadsworth of the Federal Civil Defense Administration [03-20-52, 2 negatives]
Aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (ship) sails under the Golden Gate Bridge [03-20-52, 2 negatives]
Sun coming up over San Francisco (cityscapes) [03-20-52, 4 negatives]
San Francisco cityscapes (with hills, cable car, Bay Bridge, and Ferry building) [03-22-52, 2 negatives]
"Dope" raid (narcotics) [03-25-52, 3 negatives]
Fog over the Golden Gate Bridge [03-28-52, 4 negatives]
April 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8-9, [040052-043052] . 1350 negatives (estimate)
Vincent Hallinan (with Harry Bridges) surrenders to US Marshall [04-01-52, 04-08-52, 7 negatives]
Surrender of Vincent Hallinan -- Post Office Building (April 01, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-01-52.01] . 4 negatives
Attorney Vincent Hallinan stands with Mrs. Hallinan and Harry Bridges before surrendering himself to authorities. Gives his International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union badge to Mrs. Hallinan for safekeeping. Climbs in US Marshall's wagon (labor).
Navy transport General H.W. Butner (ship) arrives at Fort Mason [04-02-52, 3 negatives]
Naval Transport -- Arrival of General H.W. Butner (ship) -- Fort Mason (April 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-02-52.01] . 3 negatives
US Korean War veterans stand behind their seated Japanese brides. Technical Sergeant George R. Haage, Hanke Haage, Sergeant Norbert Janiszeski, Hisako Janiszeski, Master Sergeant Ralph Johnson and his Canadian wife Maureen Johnson... shown. Staff Sergeant Clifford C. Sparks and his wife Saeko Sparks sit with baby while awaiting check off for immigration.
Western Union on strike (labor) [04-03-52 - 04-25-52, 10 negatives]
Workers on Strike -- Western Union (April 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-03-52.01] . 2 negatives
Workers belonging to the Commercial Telegraphers Union hold pickets reading "On Strike" outside the Western Union office on Geary Street (labor).
Strike -- Western Union Pickets (April 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-16-52.01] . 4 negatives
Crowd of striking workers walk in front of the Western Union office near Post Street (labor). Workers hold signs reading, "Western Union Says Not One Cent for Employees," "Western Union Employees Still On Strike," "Commercial Telegraphers Local 208 AFL" [American Federation of Labor], "On Strike for Decent Wages..."
Strike Trouble -- Western Union -- Hall of Justice (April 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-25-52.01] . 4 negatives
Richard S. Thompson, a Western Union supervisor beaten by SUP (Sailors' Union of the Pacific?) men [by striking workers?] shown exiting room in Hall of Justice and speaking on telephone. The men who beat him sit in cell at city prison (labor).
Actress Betty Grable [04-03-52, 2 negatives]
Million dollar stripper and ex-wife of Bolivian tin king Juanita Roddy-Eden Patino performs in Oakland
Senator Richard M. Nixon and wife arrive at San Francisco International Airport [04-04-52, 4 negatives]
Actor Danny Thomas arrives [04-04-52, 2 negatives]
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Ethnically Mixed Congregation -- Westminster Presbyterian Church . (April 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-04-52.05] . 5 negatives
Photographs of church service uniting white congregation from Westminster Church and Afro-American congregation from Hope Church [the unification of the two churches resulted from changing population patterns in the twelve block area surrounding the churches, including the decline in white population and the resulting decline in Westminster Church membership, and the increase in Afro-American population]. New church Pastor Wesley L. Hawes sings from pulpit, as visiting pastors stand and sing in line to his left. Hampton B. Hawes of Louisiana, father of Wesley Hawes, speaks to congregation. Visiting pastors stand in line and sing, with two Afro-American pastors standing before altar to rear and above. Hampton Hawes speaks to congregation about issue of church population. View of congregation in pews (race relations)
Telephone strike (labor) [04-07-52 - 04-18-52, 27 negatives]
Workers on Strike -- American Telephone and Telegraph Company (April 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.01] . 2 negatives
Plant department employee James Smith stands in front of [American Telephone and Telegraph Company] building with sign around neck announcing "mass meeting" for plant employees. Officer Jim Pigott of the Police Department stands on steps to his left. Taken at 430 Bush Street (labor).
Strike Meeting -- Telephone Workers -- Polk Hall (April 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.02] . 4 negatives
Mass meeting for workers on strike [against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company]. President Art Hellender of the Local CWA-CIO [Communications Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations] gives plant stewards strike instructions on duties to be performed as picketing captains. Long views of meeting, with speakers platform in foreground and full auditorium. Secretary Treasurer Roy Haus and President Art Hellender stand at podium, while Vice President Lynnie Teeters, strike director Harry McBirney [responsible for organization outside plants], and strike director John Bell [responsible for organization inside plants] sit at table to right (labor).
Strike Walkout -- American Telephone and Telegraph Company (April 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.03] . 2 negatives
Telephone workers belonging to the CWA-CIO [Communications Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations] march outside building after walking out on jobs to begin strike [some workers bear placards reading "'Bell' System Unfair to Organized Labor"]. Taken at 430 Bush Street (labor).
Telephone Strike -- Company and Union Representatives Meet (April 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.04] . 2 negatives
CWA-CIO representatives [Communications Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations] and representatives of AT&T [American Telephone and Telegraph Company] meet at 140 New Montgomery Street, with union members sitting to the left side of table (labor).
BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.05] . Harlem Globetrotters vs. College All Stars -- Basketball -- Civic Auditorium . (April 07, 1952)
Strike -- Telephone Workers (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.01] . 2 negatives
Phone operators walk on sidewalk holding signs stating "operators have been locked out" after being locked out by AT&T [American Telephone and Telegraph Company]. Other striking workers also shown (labor).
Telephone Strikers' Meeting -- Civic Auditorium (April 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-10-52.01] . 3 negatives
Art Hellender of the CIO Local 9410 [Communications Workers of America] speaks from podium, with Vice President Lennie Teeters sitting at speakers' table to his left [sign hanging from podium reads "'Bell' System Unfair to Organized Labor"]. Views of crowd in Polk Hall [workers striking against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company].
Telephone Strike -- Pickets (April 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-15-52.01] . 4 negatives
Striking workers Seymour Singer and Chester Woods carry "new style picket signs" printed on 2x4 pieces of wood that read, "picket." Striker also carries sign around neck reading "'Bell' System Unfair to Organized Labor." Dave Morton, a striker who was knocked down by an American Telephone and Telegraph truck, shows his new style picket [wood probably used for self-defense] (labor). Taken at Twenty-fifth and Capp Streets (neighborhood).
Telephone Strikers -- Pickets -- Telephone Building (April 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-18-52.01] . 4 negatives
Striking workers picket building on New Montgomery Street. Strikers in car hold signs reading, "'Bell' System Unfair to Organized Labor" [Referring to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company's system of corporate organization].
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Harlem Globetrotters vs. College All Stars -- Basketball -- Civic Auditorium . (April 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-07-52.05] . 9 negatives
Action photographs of game in progress during the first and second quarters (race).
Bing Crosby at the Henry Von Murpurgo trial [04-08-52 - 04-17-52, 7 negatives]
Singer Bing Crosby -- Von Murpurgo Trial -- Federal Building (April 08, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-08-52.02] . 4 negatives
Bing Crosby and the Attorney Faulkner exit elevator. Deputy Marshall Mahar opens door for Bing Crosby as he exits District Court. Crowd follows Bing Crosby as he walks down corridor. Shown outside after leaving Federal Building.
Von Murpurgo Trial -- Post Office Building (April 08, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-08-52.03] . 2 negatives
Laurence "Larry" Crosby shown at district court where he is to act as witness for his brother, singer Bing Crosby. Marvin Kline, former director of the Kenny Foundation and former mayor of Minnesota, also shown.
Bethlehem Steel strike (labor) [04-09-52 - 04-30-52, 6 negatives]
Strike -- Bethlehem Steel (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.02] . 4 negatives
A crowd of approximately 200 workers gathers outside the gates of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation (labor).
Steel Strike -- Pittsburg, Calif. (April 30, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-30-52.01] . 1 negative
Striking steel workers hold pickets at entrance to steel plant (labor). Signs read "Put the Fair in Fairless," "Plant on Strike: United Steel Workers of America," "Union Supports US Government in Emergency Period. Management Defies..." [workers from the Congress of Industrial Organizations - United Steelworkers of America].
Eddie Rickenbacker president of Eastern Airlines along with Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Braniff provide new air service at the San Francisco International Airport [04-09-52, 2 negatives]
New Air Service -- Hotel St. Francis (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.03] . 2 negatives
President Arthur J. Schilder of the Redwood Empire Association gives gavels to Captain Eddie Rickenbacker of Eastern Air Lines, President Ralph Damon of TWA (Trans World Airlines), and President Tom Braniff of Braniff Airways. Director Jim Turner of San Francisco Public Utilities also shown.
Senator Estes Kefauver and wife arrive in San Francisco [04-09-52 - 04-10-52, ca. 17 negatives]
Presidential Campaign -- Senator Estes Kefauver -- Airport (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.04] . 3 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver and Mrs. Kefauver wave from door of airplane upon arriving in San Francisco. Stewardess [Fran?] Turner and Connie Hess also shown. Mrs. Kefauver shown holding flowers, and with Estes Kefauver and reception committee [members of reception committee hold signs saying "Kefauver for President"].
Interview -- Mrs. Estes Kefauver -- Mark Hopkins (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.05] . 4 negatives
Mrs. Kefauver, wife of Senator Estes Kefauver, speaks to reporters during interview.
Luncheon -- Senator Estes Kefauver -- Palace Hotel (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.06] . 4 negatives
Estes Kefauver speaks from podium at luncheon [stop on presidential campaign]. Views of crowd, with speakers table and podium in background.
"Fried Chicken Jamboree" -- Senator Estes Kefauver -- Civic Auditorium (April 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-09-52.07] . 4 negatives
Estes Kefauver, standing with Mrs. Kefauver, waves to crowd from podium [a "Kefauver for President" banner hangs in the background]. Mr. and Mrs. Kefauver and George Miller eat fried chicken. View of crowd in auditorium.
Presidential Campaign -- Senator Estes Kefauver -- Airport (April 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-10-52.03] . 2 negatives
Estes Kefauver waves from door of airplane as he arrives in San Francisco. Stands with wife and welcoming committee [members of committee hold signs reading "Kefauver for President"].
Blood bank rally for Korean War [04-10-52, 6 negatives]
Blood Bank Rally -- US Naval Shipyard (April 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 8, [04-10-52.04] . 6 negatives
Captain A.L. Becker, shipyard commander, pins a corsage on Mrs. Reininger while her husband Sergeant Werner Reininger looks on [in background is painting of wounded man being attended to on battlefield]. Views of crowd, with speakers' platform in background and banner reading "Battle Bombs With Blood." View of speakers on platform.
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands arrive [04-17-52 - 04-19-52, ca. 110 negatives]
Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio get passports and leave for Japan with Lefty O'Doul [04-18-52, ca. 10 negatives]
Leaving for Japan -- Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio -- Airport (April 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-18-52.02] . 4 negatives
Baseball player Joe Di Maggio and actress Marilyn Monroe pose for photos as they prepare to leave for Japan [with crowds watching]. Wave from stairs as they prepare to board airplane with Lefty O'Doul.
Passports -- Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio -- Federal Building (April 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-18-52.03] . 5 negatives
Actress Marilyn Monroe and baseball player Joe Di Maggio shown walking into and coming out of the Federal Building, where they retrieved their passports for a trip to Japan. Lefty and Jean O'Doul also shown.
Actress Betty Hutton greets returning soldiers (military) [04-18-52, 3 negatives]
Daylight savings time catches people running late to work (street scene) [04-28-52, 2 negatives]
Daylight Savings Time -- Market Street Scene (April 28, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-28-52.02] . 2 negatives
Lois Cameron checks her watch against a clock showing Daylight Savings time as she goes on her way to work at Pacific Mutual. Don Mason shown looking at clock and running to work. Taken on Market Street at Grant Street (neighborhood).
Preparedness Dinner for Republicans with Richard Nixon and William Knowland [04-29-52, 7 negatives]
Preparedness Dinner -- Republicans -- Palace Hotel (April 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-29-52.01] . 7 negatives
Chairman Robert A. Hornby of the Arrangements Committee, Senator Richard M. Nixon, and Chairman Alvin F. Derre of the Republican County Central Committee talk together at table. Co-Chairman Arthur J. Dolan Jr. of the Finance Committee, Senator William Knowland, and master of ceremonies Actor George Murphy also shown. View of crowd eating dinner in the Garden Court, with banner above reading "Work + Work = Victory."
Soldiers return from Korea [04-29-52, 9 negatives]
Transport General W.F. Hase (ship) -- Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (April 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 9, [04-29-52.02] . 9 negatives
The General W.F. Hase (ship) sits in dock at Fort Mason. Views of soldiers gathered on decks of ship [with one soldier waving a confederate flag], and crowd of friends and family members gathered below. Soldiers shown lined up with baggage. Private First Class Anthony Zayas Jr., the one hundred thousandth soldier back from Korea, rushes to meet his mother and other relatives; stands for group photo with twenty-two family members.
Comedian Red Skelton at the Fairmont Hotel [04-30-52, 2 negatives]
May 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10-11, [050052-053152] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Oakland Centennial celebration parade [05-01-52, 6 negatives]
Oakland Centennial Celebration Parade -- Oakland (May 01, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-01-52.04] . 6 negatives
Mrs. Les Grant, Ida E. Colbourn, Mayor Cliff Rishell, Florence I. Fletcher, Mrs. Howard E. Riles are dressed in costumes. Operator Nick P. Alevizos and Marcia Lacey stand in the back of a trolley. Various scenes of parade: Mayor waves to crowd from an old horse trolley that leads the parade; Alameda County sheriff's posse on horseback; general views of San Pablo and 14th Street, Broadway between 13th and 14th Streets.
Antietam (ship) arrives at Alameda Naval Air Station with troops from Korea [05-02-52, 24 negatives]
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of Aircraft Carrier Antietam (ship) (May 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-02-52.02] . 2 negatives
Antietam (ship) approaches Golden Gate Bridge. Men stand on the deck forming the number "$15,000" and a human figure. View of carrier as it passes under bridge and heads for the East Bay.
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of Aircraft Carrier Antietam (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (May 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-02-52.03] . 11 negatives
Antietam (ship) pulls into dock. Various scenes of sailors reuniting with girlfriends, wifes, and families. Lieutenant Commander F.N. Nutt holds Marcia Owens (disabled child) as she waves to officers onboard carrier. A check for $15,454.09 is presented by Airman F. Montee to Marcia Owens. General view of crowd, men disembarking ship, and officers on carrier.
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of Aircraft Carrier Antietam (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (May 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-02-52.04] . 11 negatives
Lieutenant Samuel Murphy and Lieutenant Jack T. Stultz stand on deck; view of San Francisco (cityscape) behind them. Lieutenant Commander William H. Rogers Jr., who has handle-bar mustache, stands on deck. Various views of group of sailors sitting and standing around Marcia Owens (disabled child). Marcia Owens holds the check. Views through hanger deck of crew as carrier docked.
Governor Adlai Stevenson speaks at the Commonwealth Club [05-05-52, 2 negatives]
Governor Adlai Stevenson Speaks at Luncheon -- Commonwealth Club (May 05, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-05-52.11] . 2 negatives
Taken at the Palace Hotel. Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson stands at podium before microphones. Attorney General Brown and Governor Stevenson shake hands.
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner at the San Francisco International Airport [05-07-52, 3 negatives]
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner -- San Francisco Airport (May 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-07-52.04] . 3 negatives
Arrival of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner at the San Francisco Airport because of an emergency landing of their plane. Various scenes of Sinatra and Gardner sitting in the airport café. Sinatra lights Gardner's cigarette.
General W.H. Gordon (ship) returns with troops from Korea [05-09-52, 19 negatives]
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-09-52.15] . 4 negatives
Views (from roof of Fort Mason pier) of troops on deck of transport ship General W.H. Gordon. Corporal Frank Ward reunites with his family; female family member holds up sign "Here We Are".
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-09-52.16] . 5 negatives
Various scenes of troops reuniting with girlfriends, wives, and families. Troops stand in line with duffel bags waiting to meet families; women pass out drinks to troops as they wait in line.
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-09-52.17] . 8 negatives
Views of troops on bow deck as General W.H. Gordon (ship) pulls into dock. Family members and relatives wave to returning troops; someone holds a large welcome sign. Elsi Norwood stands on pier and sings to troops. Various views of troops on deck waving to singer and crowd below.
Troops Return From Korea -- Arrival of General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-09-52.18] . 2 negatives
Combat troops and Japanese brides arrive from Korea. Wives stand in line in front of their prospective husbands. These women are among 46 Japanese war brides accompanying their military husbands to the United States. Includes Army Sergeant and Mrs. James B. Tillotson, Air Force Sergeant and Mrs. Bonnie W. Guerri, Army Sergeant and Mrs. John M. Loree.
General Matthew B. Ridgway arrives at Hamilton Field greeted by honor guard [05-13-52, 16 negatives]
Arrival of General Matthew B. Ridgway -- Hamilton Field (May 13, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-13-52.02] . 8 negatives
General Matthew B. Ridgway, Major General Walter E. Todd (Commander General of Western Air Defense Force), and Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing salute; General Ridgway is greeted by the Air Force Honor Guard. Plane lands on field. General Ridgway disembarks plane and greets family.
Arrival of General Matthew B. Ridgway -- Presidio of San Francisco (May 13, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-13-52.03] . 8 negatives
General Matthew B. Ridgway walks with Brigadier General William Sexton. General Ridgway returns a salute of Louis Jensen (child). Various views of General Ridgway at a press conference. He stands behind a desk and speaks to reporters.
San Quentin State Prison convict has sit down strike on top of smoke stack [05-13-52, 4 negatives]
Shipping tied up by stewards' and sailors' strikes (labor) [05-13-52, and 05-22-52 - 05-27-52, ca. 25 negatives]
Sailors' Strike -- Lurline (ship) -- Pier Fifty-three (May 13, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-13-52.11-12] . 7 negatives
Views of the Lurline, a ship stuck in dock because of ongoing strike by members of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific. Ivy Bird, Mary Stangenberger, and Ruby Strolhoff stand in line for coffee and pastries onboard the Lurline. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaufman and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Finkelstein sit at table. Views of passenger crowds on board ship. Bus takes passengers on tour while they wait out strike (labor).
Shipping Strike -- Stewards' Strike -- Lurline (ship) (May 14, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-14-52.01] . 8 negatives
Stewards (labor) walk off Lurline (ship) and wave to passengers from dock. Dr. and Mrs. Wilber Marlin smile upon hearing the boat will sail. Other passengers smile and wave. Passengers disembark ship. Man at counter refunds passengers' fares.
Sailing of the Lurline (ship) -- Pier Thirty-five (May 22, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-22-52.06] . 2 negatives
The Lurline (ship) sails out of dock [after sailing was delayed due to strike by members of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific] (labor).
Sailing of the Lurline (ship) (May 22, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-22-52.10] . 2 negatives
Views of the Lurline (ship) sailing out of dock, as seen from Coit Tower [ship was delayed by strike of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific] (labor).
Sailors' Strike -- President Wilson (ship) Remains Docked -- Pier Forty-six (May 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-24-52.01] . 4 negatives
A "Bon Voyage" sign hangs over ticket counter. Mrs. And Mrs. W.R. Reidelberger gloomily wait at the top of a staircase to see if President Wilson (ship) will sail. Five Salesian sisters (nuns) validate their tickets at the counter; three sisters are heading to a mission in Tokyo. Mrs. Lawrence Berns and her son Donald Berns (child) were on their way to visit her husband who is serving in Japan.
Sailors' Strike -- President Wilson (ship) Remains Docked -- Pier Forty-six (May 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-24-52.02] . 4 negatives
Passengers disembark President Wilson (ship). Streamers hang from the sides of the docked ship; the dock is empty of people (labor).
Sailors' Strike -- President Van Buren (ship) Remains Docked -- Pier Fifty (May 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-24-52.03] . 1 negative
President Van Buren (ship) which holds war cargo bound for Korea remains tied up at dock (labor).
Armed Forces Day activities [05-17-52, 6 negatives]
Armed Forces Day -- Activities and Exhibits -- Presidio of San Francisco (May 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-17-52.08] . 6 negatives
Children man anti-aircraft gun with officers' supervision. Soliders reenact historic flag raising on Mount Suribachi by Marines at Iwo Jima. Various views of Sixth Army Bagpipe Band playing before a large crowd on the parade grounds.
Crystal Palace market [05-17-52, 3 negatives]
Bus strike ends (labor) [05-20-52, 6 negatives]
Bus Strike Ends -- Greyhound Bus Depot (May 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-20-52.01] . 4 negatives
Greyhound buses resume after strike (labor). People line up to buy tickets at window. Bus driver Ervin Busswell starts his run with no passengers. Buses lined up at depot with no passengers in sight.
Bus Strike Ends -- First Bus to Marin County -- Greyhound Bus Depot (May 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-20-52.02] . 2 negatives
Taken at Seventh Street depot. Bus driver Fred Waite collects tickets from passengers (labor). The Greyhound bus left for San Rafael and Hamilton Field.
J.C. Breckinridge (ship) arrives with troops and Japanese war brides and Chinese National Air Force [05-20-52, 6 negatives]
Arrival of General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 10, [05-20-52.06] . 6 negatives
Arrival of returning troops, Japanese war brides, and Chinese National Air Force. Japanese war brides and their children await immigration clearance: Mrs. Mariko Delaney, Mrs. Kazuko Mansau, Mrs. Kioyoto Rotta, Mrs. Harue Jones, and Mrs. Shizu Smith. Army corporals met girlfriends on dock: Corporal Richard Conway, Lila Jane Sewall, Corporal Ted Claski, Jo Anne McGuire, ... Chinese Nationalist Air Force officers arrive for training.
Civilian defense "Alert America" proclamation [05-22-52 - 05-30-52, 19 negatives]
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" Proclamation -- City Hall (May 22, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-22-52.16] . 2 negatives
Taken at Mayor's Office. Mildred Mesich (Miss San Francisco), Admiral A.G. Cook (San Francisco Civil Defense Director), Maureen Gylfe (Miss "Alert America") stand beside Mayor Elmer E. Robinson as he signs "Alert America" proclaimation.
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" Defense Exhibit -- Preparation -- National Guard Armory (May 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-24-52.05] . 3 negatives
Men unloading exhibit ("Traffic Control" board and wood structure) from a truck. Miss "Alert America" Maureen Gylfe poses with an exhibit labeled Incendiary Attack.
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" -- Activities (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.05] . 3 negatives
New Civilian Defense Warden H.W. Freeman is sworn in: Al Vollmer (Battalion 2), Deputy Chief Anthony Anselmo (Warden Service of San Francisco), Deputy Chief Wesley Edwards (Battalion 2). Mrs. Mildred Sumich signs up for Warden service: George A. Ruple (Battalion 2), and Commander Peter A. Tachis (Battalion 2). Alva Neyhart demonstrates emergency aid service to Helen Sharum.
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" Defense Exhibit -- Opening -- National Guard Armory (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.06] . 5 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson speaks at podium during opening ceremonies. Ribbon cutting ceremony: Mayor Robinson cuts ribbon. Includes Miss San Francisco Mildred Mersich, State Director of Civil Defense Major General Walter M. Robertson, Federal Director of Civil Defense Henry S. Eaton, and Mrs. Walter Boyd (President Gold Star Mothers of America and representative of Valley Forge Foundation).
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" Defense Exhibit -- National Guard Armory (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.07] . 2 negatives
Commander Hever Guet (San Francisco Auxiliary Fire Reserve) and Hoseman Charles Carli teach David Arnet (child) to pull the lever in a fire alarm box. Mrs. John Macauley gives instructions to Mrs. and Mrs. Ralph Kinsey at the "Civil Defense at Home" display.
Civil Defense -- "Alert America" Defense Exhibit -- National Guard Armory (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.08] . 4 negatives
Janet Thomas, Ellen Kinsey, Beverly Bell, Winnie Isham, and Tom Farrell watch "This Could Be Your City" exhibit (atom bomb wrecks a city). Alvin Daspit thanks phone operators? Claudette Mason and Jean Schlueter for work in civilian defense; the two women stand in front of "Telephone Service for Defense" exhibit. Overhead view of entire "Alert America" exhibit. An unidentified man and woman stand in front of Naval Schools Command Station exhibit; man points Geiger counter at his wrist watch; counter reacts to radium in his watch.
General A.W. Brewster (ship) here with troops [05-25-52, 12 negatives]
Returning Troops -- Arrival of General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-25-52.04] . 6 negatives
View of troops standing on deck of General A.W. Brewster (ship). Returning troops reunite with wifes and families. Family embraces Sergeant L.R. Sunsori. Private Fred A. Mollenhour hugs his wife Billy Mollenhour while their daughter Lizabeth Ann Mollenhour watches. R.W. Boswell poses with his wife Juanita Boswell. Relatives hold signs.
Returning Troops -- Arrival of General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-25-52.05] . 6 negatives
Tugboats guide General A.W. Brewster (ship) into dock. Returning troops reunite with wifes and families. William Catheart and wife Hazel Catheart embrace. Four servicemen hug their wifes: Sergeant C.J. Burke and Merna Burke, Sergeant Bill Maggiora and Mitzi Maggiora, and unidentified others. Sergeant Mike Seaduto is greeted by eighteen family members.
Actress Barbara Stanwyck visits Fort Mason [05-26-52, 9 negatives]
Arrival of Barbara Stanwyck -- Southern Pacific Railroad Station (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.01] . 4 negatives
Actress Barbara Stanwyck walks from a railroad car; she holds flowers. Stanwyck signs autograph for Joe Perelly (child), poses with an unidentified woman in front of a railroad car, and speaks with another woman in front of a microphone.
Barbara Stanwyck Visits Fort Mason (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-25-52.02] . 3 negatives
Actress Barbara Stanwyck gives cookies and coffee to returning Korean veterans. Stanwyck feeds a cookie to Staff Sergeant Roy M. Ballard. Stanwyck poses with a group of men in Air Force.
Barbara Stanwyck Visits Fort Mason (May 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-26-52.03] . 2 negatives
Actress Barbara Stanwyck stands on bow of purse-seiner New St. Joseph (ship) to make a proclamation. George Christopher and General Robert H. Wylie (port manager) stand behind her.
Rabbi Morris Goldstein celebrates his twentieth year at Temple Sherith Israel [05-28-52, 2 negatives]
Presidential candidate Estes Kefauver visits [05-29-52, 2 negatives]
Guardsmen road race through Golden Gate Park [05-31-52, 36 negatives]
Guardsmen Road Race -- Golden Gate Park (May 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-31-52.03] . 9 negatives
Various scenes of Guardsmen racing automobiles (cars) on track; barricades on track are bundles of hay. Allard (Racer No. 14), Phil Hill (Racer No. 22), and others. View of cars speeding around Turn No. 6.
Guardsmen Road Race -- Golden Gate Park (May 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-31-52.04] . 8 negatives
Various scenes of Guardsmen racing automobiles (cars) on track; barricades on track are bundles of hay. Cars lined up at the starting line; crowds watch. Car No. 14 crosses the finish line; man waves flag. Close-up of the winner Bill Pollack holding a trophy. Another unidentified man who holds a trophy poses with an unidentified woman.
Guardsmen Road Race -- Golden Gate Park (May 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-31-52.05] . 10 negatives
Winner Bill Pollack stands up in his car and holds up the trophy; crowd surrounds him. Cars turning around Turn No. 2 on course. Car No.30 malfunctions just as it finished third in the main race; driver Michael Graham was not injured. Car No. 14 driven by Bill Pollack crosses the finish line. Various scenes of Guardsmen racing automobiles (cars) on track; barricades on track are bundles of hay.
Guardsmen Road Race -- Golden Gate Park (May 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [05-31-52.06] . 9 negatives
Marvin Lewis extends his arm and points to something; Gaffey and Getz stand alongside him. Winner Sherwood Johnston sits in his automobile (car) and waves. Lewis stands among the crowd and watches the races. Lewis, Gaffey, and Getz stand together. Winner Sherwood Johnston and his car are surrounded by his pit crew. View of the start of the race.
June 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11-12, [060052-063052] . 800 negatives (estimate)
Shipping strike or disagreement (labor) [06-02-52 - 06-19-52, 15 negatives]
Shipping Strike -- Last Ship to Move During Strike -- Pier Thirty-five (June 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-02-52.07] . 4 negatives
Lurline (ship) is last ship to move during strike. Ship docks with aid of tugboats. Passengers disembark ship and walk down ramp.
Shipping Strike -- Amercian Presidents Lines -- Embarcadero Truck Jam (June 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-16-52.03] . 3 negatives
Trucks backed up at Pier 46 waiting to load perishables bound for Hawaii "relief" aboard the President Cleveland (ship). [Apparently delayed by Sailors' Union of the Pacific strike or disagreement (labor)].
Labor Dispute -- President Cleveland (ship) -- Pier Forty-six (June 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-18-52.08] . 2 negatives
Richie Kim and Dusty Payne speak to reporter, Dusty Payne being the crewman who is supposedly "the cause of all the trouble" [ie. labor dispute aboard ship; Sailors' Union of the Pacific?].
Sailing of the President Cleveland (ship) -- Pier Forty-six (June 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-19-52.08] . 6 negatives
Assistant coffee cook I.W. Tucker becomes last man to sign the ship's articles, allowing the American President Lines ship to set sail; with Deputy US Shipping Commissioner R.R. Cruthoff witnessing signing. Clodoaldo H. Leonadio, supervisor of public schools in Manila, watches ship set sail [he missed boarding time]. Departing passengers wave and throw streamers through windows. Views of ship leaving dock and sailing in Bay [ship was delayed in departure by labor dispute; Sailors' Union of the Pacific?].
Troops returning from Korea [throughout the month], US Steel strike (labor) [06-02-52, 8 negatives]
United States Steel Corporation Strike -- Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation -- South San Francisco (June 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-02-52.11] . 8 negatives
Leonard Craig and Clec Swartzell are the first picketers on duty at the main gate of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation (labor). Men and cars line up near the main entrance. Parked cars block entrance.
Elections and voting [06-03-52, 20 negatives]
Voting -- Edwin M. Wilson Registers and Votes (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.01] . 1 negative
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Wilson register to vote.
Voting -- First Ballots Submitted -- San Francisco (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.02] . 1 negative
Inspector F.S. Dempsey (Precinct No. 3) arrives after polls close. Bill Perac takes the first submitted ballots from Dempsey.
Elections -- San Francisco (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.03] . 1 negative
Taken at City Hall. Captain Fred Briemeister (on Fireman's Campaign Committee), Patrolman Frank A. Defarti, and Patrolman Ted Dilano? (Chairman of Policemen's Campaign Committee) look at early returns.
Elections -- San Francisco (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.04] . 3 negatives
Crowd looks at election boards (candidates and statistics are written on chalkboard) in City Hall. Large group of firemen and their wives cheer at the results of Proposition H.
Voting -- Judge J.B. Molinari and His Wife Vote (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.05] . 2 negatives
Judge John B. Molinari signs register while Mrs. Helen Molinari sits nearby. Judge Molinari enters voting booth.
Voting -- Family Accompanies Parents to Polling Place (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.06] . 2 negatives
Marvin Lewis signs the register while Mrs. Marvin Lewis, Marvin Lewis Jr., and Joelle Lewis stand nearby. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis enter voting booth.
Voting -- Congressman Franck Roberts Havenner Votes (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.07] . 2 negatives
Congressman Franck Havenner signs register and enters voting booth.
Voting -- Governor Earl Warren and Family Vote (June 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-03-52.08] . 4 negatives
Governor and Mrs. Earl Warren and Virginia Warren arrive at polling place and pass an American flag posted on a tree trunk. Virginia Warren signs register. Warren family submits votes.
Governor Earl Warren and wife [06-04-52, 3 negatives]
Election -- Governor Earl Warren and Wife Read Results of Election (June 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-04-52.05] . 2 negatives
Governor and Mrs. Earl Warren read newspaper for results of election. Unidentified woman signs voting register while an unidentified man looks over her shoulder.
Kathleen Norris speaks at the Commonwealth Club [06-06-52, 3 negatives]
Kathleen Norris Speaks -- Commonwealth Club (June 06, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 11, [06-06-52.04] . 3 negatives
Author Kathleen Norris speaks before a microphone at a podium. Eric Hoffer shows the gold medal he won for non-fiction winner to M.E. Dooling Jr. (President of the Commonwealth Club) and K. Norris. Erich Hoffer, Mary Jane Rolfs, Leon J. Richardson, Dilys Jones (expecting her father Idwal), Maurice T. Dolling, and K. Norris.
First girl graduates from University of San Francisco [06-06-52, 2 negatives]
Judy Garland announces her marriage to Sid Luft [06-11-52, 4 negatives]
First flag of San Francisco found after 50 years [06-11-52, 2 negatives]
First Flag of San Francisco Found After Fifty Years (June 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-11-52.06] . 2 negatives
Edward D. Keil (President of Pioneer Society of California) and Police Chief Michael Gaffery hold the first flag of San Francisco ("Oro en Pax Fierro en Guerra" written below a phoenix?).
Parade and celebration for flying ace and war hero Colonel Francis S. Gabreski [06-15-52 - 06-17-52, 15 negatives]
Parade for War Hero Colonel Francis S. Gabreski (June 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-15-52.01] . 5 negatives
Mayor Robinson presents the key of the city to Colonel Francis S. Gabreski. Mrs. Hap Arnold, Mrs. C. Gabreski and daughter Joni watch the presentation. View of the marching band parading past reporters.
War Hero Colonel Francis S. Gabreski Greets Wife and Child -- San Francisco Airport (June 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-16-52.04] . 8 negatives
Colonel Francis S. Gabreski meets his wife and daughter who flew from the east to see him. Various scenes of their meeting and embrace, as the family walks to their waiting car, and as their car drives away.
Parade for War Hero Colonel Francis S. Gabreski (June 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-17-52.11] . 4 negatives
Colonel Francis S. Gabreski rides in front car of motorcade that travels up Market Street. Gabreski waves from car; Examiner building is in the background.
Parade for War Hero Colonel Francis S. Gabreski -- San Francisco (June 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-17-52.12] . 3 negatives
Colonel Francis S. Gabreski waves from car as it started down Montgomery Street. Major General William E. Hall rides with him. Air Force Marching Band leads the Colonel's car; Scotty (dog) marches with band leader.
"I like Ike day" [06-26-52, 3 negatives]
"I like Ike" Day -- Dwight D. Eisenhower Volunteers (June 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-26-52.12] . 3 negatives
"Ike" Volunteers: Mary Tom Burke, Jody Foster, and Dolores de Victoria sign up Paul Jones. Another female volunteer who wears an "I Like Ike" sign encourages a passerby to sign up.
July 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13-14, [070052-073152] . 800 negatives (estimate)
"Woman of the Week" Mary Ellen Ford is the only woman engineer at Standard Oil Company [07-02-52, 2 negatives]
"Woman of the Week" -- Female Engineer -- Standard Oil Company (July 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-02-52.01] . 2 negatives
Photographs of Mary Ellen Ford, the only female engineer at Standard Oil of California. Given "Woman of the Week" honor [by "Call Bulletin?"]. Taken at 225 Bush Street.
Fourth of July celebrations [07-03-52 - 07-04-52, 9 negatives]
Fourth of July Celebration -- Oakland (July 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-03-52.01] . 5 negatives
Four year old Vicky Bockius and one year old Kathy Bockius play with sparklers inside their house, with their mother Betty Bockius looking on, and again on lawn. Several children also shown playing with sparklers on an outdoor stairway.
Fireworks Display -- Fourth of July Celebration -- Crissy Field (July 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-04-52.01] . 3 negatives
Rockets go off in fireworks display at the Presidio.
US Navy Ships Open to Public -- Fourth of July Celebration -- Pier Seven (July 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-04-52.02] . 1 negative
Seaman First Class Clyde D. Short points out items of interest on board the Floyds Bay (ship) to Warren, Anne, Carolyn, and Mrs. R.K. Craycroft...
"Ike" (Dwight D. Eisenhower) petitions ready for the convention [07-03-52, 2 negatives]
"Ike" Petitions -- Volunteers for Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Ike Headquarters (July 03, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-03-52.02] . 2 negatives
Chairman Edward A. Merrill, Jr. of the Dwight Eisenhower Campaign Committee, Yvonne Wagner of headquarters staff, and Vice President Walter H. Sullivan, Jr. of "Ike" Volunteers for Northern California show some of the "Ike" petitions to be sent to Chicago [for the Republican convention?].
Troops return from Korea [07-10-52, 07-15-52, 07-23-52, 38 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-10-52.01] . 5 negatives
Crowd at dock waves to men on approaching ship. Serviceman Darrell Smith greets his wife, whom he had not seen in over a year. Servicemen shown sitting together aboard ship, descending stairs from ship, and stooping to kiss land.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-10-52.02-03] . 6 negatives
Servicemen wave from ship as it approaches dock. Sergeant Alvin P. Lewis greets his wife Elaine after eleven months in Korea. Servicemen back from Korea bend to kiss ground. Private First Class Leonard Johnson greets his wife and baby Glenn in the middle of crowd. Melvin Johnson also shown. Women hand pour beverages for waiting servicemen.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-15-52.01] . 10 negatives
Singer Elsi Norwood sings to troops aboard ship with "tears in her eyes." Edna Miller clutches her husband Harry Miller as Clarissa Miller looks on. The family of Sergeant First Class Edwin E. Nystrom greets him for the second time in eighteen months. Captain Dale Briggs of the US Army and his wife Audrey kiss. Three year old Margaret Anne greets her father Captain Floyd Welch. Crowd waves to soldiers on board ship. Views of ship as it aproaches dock.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-15-52.02] . 9 negatives
Views of crowd and band greeting servicemen on approaching ship. Some of the seventy-five Japanese war brides aboard ship sit with husbands. Corporal Robert Dixon and wife, Staff Sergeant John D. Akers and Norie Akers, Staff Sergeant Leon W. Cook and Sachiko Cook... shown. Air Force airmen wait on dock for ferry boat to Treasure Island. Harriette Jo Preston greets father Major W.H. Proctor of US Air Force, with other family members shown. Others shown.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Sergeant Howard E. Woodford (ship) -- Oakland Army Base Docks (July 23, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-23-52.01] . 8 negatives
Wauneta Van Schock greets her brother Corporal Nye Maynard while crowd looks on. Corporal Do Hart greeted by his mother and father. The wives and relatives of returning veterans wait behind fence on dock. Crowd watches ship docks with servicemen on deck. The first servicemen off of ship walk past crowd of civilians. View of ship pulling into dock.
Celebrations for "Ike" (Dwight D. Eisenhower) victory [07-11-52, 8 negatives]
Parade -- Celebration of Dwight D. Eisenhower Convention Victory (July 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-11-52.01-02] . 8 negatives
Automobile, filled with people holding four large photographs of Dwight Eisenhower, cruises down Market Street in a parade honoring his convention victory, which made him Republican presidential candidate. View of crowd along parade route (neighborhood). Taken at 651 Market Street. World War One Veteran Joseph Orlando, working for Dwight Eisenhower since his first mention as possible presidential candidate, holds American flag in middle of parade route.
People standing in front of store watching television through the windows [07-11-52, 3 negatives]
Stores with Television Sets (July 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-11-52.03] . 3 negatives
Crowds of people [all men] stand and watch footage of a political convention [Democrat or Republican?] at the Federal Store on Market Street, the Schwabacker and Frey Store, and at the Music Center on Kearney Street.
Japanese yacht "Wataridori" docks at yacht harbor with Japanese crew and retired Rear Admiral J. McDonald
Stanford Board of Trustees meets with Herbert Hoover [07-17-52, 2 negatives]
Meeting with Herbert Hoover -- Stanford Board of Trustees -- Balfour Building (July 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 13, [07-17-52.05] . 2 negatives
Group photos of Leland Cutler, Judge M.G. Sloss, George Morell, Paul C. Edwards, Mrs. Roger Gooden... taken during meeting with former president Herbert Hoover. Taken at 351 California Street.
Vice Admiral Sir William Andrews and Consul General Kenneth White of Great Britain arrive on the HMS Sheffield (ship)
Grey line and sheep truck collide at Powell and North Point [07-23-52, 3 negatives]
Marilyn Monroe interview [07-26-52, 4 negatives]
Senator Richard M. Nixon arrives in San Francisco [07-29-52, 10 negatives]
Senator Richard M. Nixon (July 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [07-29-52.02] . 10 negatives
Richard and Pat Nixon wave from door of airplane upon arriving in San Francisco. Senator William F. Knowland greets the Nixons. Supervisor Marvin Lewis stands with the Nixons. Senators Knowland and Nixon and Pat Nixon wave from car as they leave airport. Motorcade drives down Montgomery Street on the way to Market Street, with pedestrians looking on (neighborhood). Richard Nixon arrives at hotel, where crowd awaits him. Shakes hands with unidentified man in crowd as he enters hotel. Marvin Lewis speaks from podium. Richard Nixon waves to crowd.
Sailors' Union of the Pacific (labor) [07-31-52, 3 negatives]
Picketers -- Radio Operators -- Pier Forty-six (July 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [07-31-52.04] . 1 negative
Radio operators Jimmy Chambers, Les Hart, and Charlie Dunn [of Sailors' Union of the Pacific?] wear arm bands as they picket the President Cleveland (ship) (labor).
Union Men with Guns -- Hall of Justice (July 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [07-31-52.05] . 2 negatives
Charles A. Tucker and Daniel "Lefty" Reed, men belonging to the SUP [sailors' union of the Pacific?] sit in jail after being brought up on charges related to the carrying of guns (labor).
August 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [080052-083152] . 600 negatives (estimate)
Troops returning from Korea [08-02-52 - 08-30-52, 47 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.A. Mann (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-02-52.03] . 8 negatives
Navy, Marine, and Air Force veterans return from Korea aboard transport General W.A. Mann (ship). Returning troops stand on deck and wave to crowd below. Band plays as ship approaches dock. Elsie Norwood stands on pier and sings to troops. Crowd of relatives await troops.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.M. Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 06, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-06-52.03] . 8 negatives
Combat veterans arrive aboard transport W.M. Black (ship). An unidentified woman sings to troops as ship approaches dock. Troops stand on deck; corps and division insignia of Army units serving in Korea hang on rail. Troops wave to crowd waiting on pier as ship approaches dock. Lieutenant George E. Doran embraces his wife Roberta. Other unidentified troops embrace their wives.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Arrival of Ship -- Fort Mason (August 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-12-52.03] . 8 negatives
Returning troops stand on deck of transport. Troops stand in line with baggage on dock; women serve them beverages and cookies. Troops disembark transport [?] and ride the ferry. Captain Henry Thompson embraces his wife and sons Michael and Mark. Barbara Vann looks at the transport while holding her son Garnett. Corporal Marcel Weidmaier, Master Sergeant Wilmotx Wiedmaier and wife Dina embrace; son greets father returning from war.
Troops Travel to National Guard Base -- Hayward, Calif. (August 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-16-52.04] . 2 negatives
Six hundred fifty air troops moved to National Guard Base by five large Globmaster Eleven transports (airplanes). Views of three planes at the end of the airport runway preparing for takeoff. There are one hundred thirty-two troops in each plane.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-18-52.04] . 1 negative
Group of returning troops who enlisted together and their relatives: Amanda C. Caraveo, her son Corporal Joseph Caraveo, Herbert Dizzell, his son Private First Class Herbert Dizzell Jr., cousin Vern T. Riley, mother Mrs. Bizzell, Corporal Ray Halsebo, and Robert C. Olson.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-20-52.08] . 8 negatives
Returning troops stand on deck as transport approaches dock. Troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages and cookies. Men walk on gangplank and ride ferry. Air Force First Lieutenant Charles Skouras Jr. embraces his father Charles Skouras (President of Fox West Coast Theaters Corporation and of National Theaters Corporation).
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-25-52.03] . 2 negatives
Returning troops stand on deck as transport General Anderson (ship) docks.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Pope (ship) -- Treasure Island (August 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-25-52.04] . 5 negatives
Stephen Jacobson greets his brother Corporal George Jacobson who lies on a stretcher because of an appendix operation. Captain Theodore Meves embraces his wife Virginia. Crowd of civilians stand on pier waiting to greet troops. Returning troops stand on deck of transport General Pope. Troops disembark from transport.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 30, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-30-52.01] . 5 negatives
Corporal John L. Lunt stands with his family: his grandfather W.L. Gossen, his wife Emily, his son John Winn Lunt (baby), corporal's mother Mrs. Ester Lunt, and his brother Butch (child). Returning troops stand on deck and wave to crowd below as transport approaches dock.
Mayor's Korea proclamation with Koreans (Korean Americans?) and Consul General Young Han Choo of Korea
Progressive Party presidential candidate Vincent Hallinan [08-18-52, 2 negatives]
Freeway construction at Seventeenth Street (with James Lick School in background) [08-19-52, 2 negatives]
Progressive Party rally [08-24-52, 4 negatives]
Rally -- Progressive Party -- Civic Auditorium (August 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-24-52.01] . 4 negatives
Paul Robeson sings to audience from podium. Carlotta Bass waves from behind podium with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hallinan; all three walk through audience, with banner behind and above reading "Make Your Vote Count - Vote Progressive in '52."
King Feisel of Iraq arrives at the Fairmont Hotel [08-24-52 - 08-26-52, 4 negatives]
King Feisal of Iraq -- Fairmont Hotel (August 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 14, [08-24-52.02] . 2 negatives
H.H. Farrington of the Fairmont Hotel greets the King Feisal of Iraq as he steps from his car in front of the Fairmont Hotel.
Unidentified aircraft carrier (ship) [08-31-55, 1 negative]
September 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15-16, [090052-093052] . 925 negatives (estimate)
Layout on San Francisco State College [09-01-52, 9 negatives]
San Francisco State College (September 01, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-01-52.01] . 9 negatives
Views of campus athletic facilities and buildings (cityscapes, neighborhood, education). Female students holding pom-poms. Two men speaking from podium, with orchestra and choir in chapel.
Transports (ship) return with troops [09-05-52 - 09-19-52, 09-24-52 - 09-25-52, 71 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Nelson Walker (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 05, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-05-52.01] . 8 negatives
Private Marlin Lohr, returning from service in Korea, shown being greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lohr, Barbara Scott, and Gary Lohr. Angel greets brother Staff Sergeant Dominic Catalano. View of troops lined up with belongings. Servicemen stand on deck of ship. Servicemen disembark from ship. Other returning servicemen shown with friends and family.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General E.T. Collins (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-12-52.01] . 11 negatives
Staff Sergeant Lawrence Finnie kisses wife and child upon return from Korea. Richard waits with mother and military policeman [Kery?] Foehr for father Captain Clyde Albeen. Troops stand on deck of ship with crown below on shore. Finnie family waits with banner, waves to camera. Shown gathered around Lawrence. Servicemen receive refreshments [while awaiting transport?]. Servicemen walk down ramp departing ship. Other returning servicemen shown with family members.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.F. Hase (ship) -- Oakland Army Base (September 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-17-52.01] . 12 negatives
Private First Class Joe Nocito holding baby sister Gail with cousin Jim Compagno nearby. Troops wait on deck of ship, disembark on ramp. Shown as close ups and long shots. Unidentified man holds child.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Daniel Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-18-52.01] . 3 negatives
Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr. talks with Air Force veterans Staff Sergeant Robert Forest, First Class Airmen John Fanning and Edward Gilmartin, Third Class Airman Frank T. Ballo. As transport docks, Pace looks up at troops on deck with Major General James A. Lester and Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing.
Return of Korean War Army and Air Force Veterans -- General Daniel Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 18, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-18-52.02] . 7 negatives
Troops on deck waiting to disembark ship. Long shot of docked ship with other boat in rear. Troops on land [awaiting transport?]. Indoor shot of Staff Sergeant Glenn A. Leppell holding daughter Deborah, with Mrs. Yaeko Leppell, Mrs. Virginia Lowell, Corporal Myles M. McLain of US Army, and others. Technical Sergeant Allan Nicolson hugs wife Myrna.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Treasure Island (September 19, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-19-52.01-02] . 11 negatives
Captain Lemuel C. Shepherd III of the US Marine Corps exits ship from ramp. Private First Class Barry Silvers of the US Marine Corps holds wife who is holding their baby Gregory. Army troops on deck topside. Troops awaiting Camp Stoneman ferryboat play cards: Corporal Langley Wages, PFC Martin O'Conner, Corporal John Krone, and Corporate John Petrillo. Seated troops gather by radio. Unidentified man is greeted by two women. Troops wave from deck of ship. Long shot of troops waving from deck and on dock.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.M. Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-24-52.01] . 6 negatives
People on land wave to troops on ship. Corporal Donald Holmberg of the US Army is greeted by his three nephews Dickie, Jimmie and Dennis. Last of California National Guard's Fortieth Division to return from Korea is Captain David E. Leonard embracing his mother, Mrs. Ruth Warriner and wife Dorothy.
Return of Korean War Veterans-- Carrier Boxer (ship) (September 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-25-52.02] . 13 negatives
View of troops on ship. Polio victim Barbara Gay Ward waving to troops on ship holding banner with her name. Ship waiting to dock, Barbara waving crutch. Joyous crowd awaits troops. AP First Class James Patterson greets wife Eileen. Patterson and Captain Marshall Gurney shake hands while James has arm around wife.
Adlai Stevenson arrives in San Francisco [09-09-52 - 09-10-52, 58 negatives]
Address to Labor Group -- Presidential Candidate Adlai E. Stevenson -- Fairmont Hotel (September 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-09-52.01] . 25 negatives
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois speaks from podium to labor group, shakes hands with John Francis Shelley and other labor leaders. Shown getting applause after short talk, walking in crowd. Speaking at unidentified event [with television cameras in background]. Walks among crowd in hotel lobby. Waves goodbye from rear of train.
Presidential Campaign -- Candidate Adlai E. Stevenson (September 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-09-52.02] . 13 negatives
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois waves from back seat of convertible car. Stevenson supporters from San Mateo County hold banners on runway. Motorcycle escorts Stevenson's car. Stevenson exits American Airlines airplane. Longshots and close-ups of supporters holding banners. Close up of Stevenson and staff in car, walking by plane. Stevenson holds child and enormous key [to city].
Cake Presentation -- Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson -- Fairmont Hotel (September 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-09-52.03] . 2 negatives
Adlai Stevenson's fifth grade teacher presents him with a cake.
Campaign Speech -- Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson -- Veterans Building (September 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-09-52.04] . 8 negatives
Adlai Stevenson shakes hands with guard Max Leibovitz of the police department. Junior cameraman has trouble with his camera and Stevenson tries to help just before his speech. Stevenson stands on podium with his sons Borden and John, waits to give speech, delivers speech, arms raised and laughing.
Valley Tour -- Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson -- Southern Pacific Station (September 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-10-52.01] . 8 negatives
Adlai Stevenson waves goodbye to crowd from rear of train as he leaves San Francisco for valley tour. Shown with John Fell. Stands with, father, Borden and other son [in front of train station?]. Taken at Third and Townsend Streets.
Harry Bridges and the ILWU meeting (labor) [09-10-52, 6 negatives]
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union -- Harry Bridges -- Waterfront (September 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-10-52.02] . 6 negatives
Harry Bridges sits inside balcony window while looking out over crowd; American flag in background. Close-up and long views of Harry Bridges speaking to crowd in street from balcony of building (neighborhood).
New housing project in North Beach [09-11-52, 09-22-52, 8 negatives]
New Housing Project -- North Beach (September 11, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-11-52.02] . 6 negatives
Martin family, one of first families to inhabit project, move belongings into building and sit inside living room with possessions. Shown moving bed into apartment. Mary and Theodore Martin walk with Theodore Jr. in play area (neighborhood). Former WAVE Alice Settle stands by television and caged parrot. View of kitchen (housing).
Strike at shipyards (labor) [09-12-52, 2 negatives]
Strike -- AAA Shipyards (September 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-12-52.02] . 2 negatives
Picketers and striking workers stand outside gates of AAA Shipyards, inside near docked ships [International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union?] (labor). Taken at Sixteenth Street east of Third Street.
Tower Market on Portola Drive [09-15-52, 7 negatives]
Tower Market -- Portola Drive (September 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-15-52.01] . 7 negatives
Unidentified women and man shop in produce section. Four employees stand behind counter. Liquor section in market shown; one image with grocer Dan. Inside view of people shopping, outside view of supermarket (neighborhood).
Harry Bridges protest at waterfront (labor) [09-17-52, 4 negatives]
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union -- Harry Bridges -- Waterfront (September 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 15, [09-17-52.02] . 4 negatives
View of docked ship Mormacgulf at Pier 9. Views from front of ship building, in road with rail road tracks, and inside warehouse (neighborhood).
Herbert Hoover speaks at dedication of new boys' club [09-25-52, 6 negatives]
Boys' Club Dedication -- Former President Herbert Hoover -- Boys' Club (September 25, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 16, [09-25-52.01] . 6 negatives
Herbert Hoover waving from behind microphone, on podium before speech, speaking. View of audience. Hoover stands with former director Harold A. Meyer of the Boys' Club. Hoover speaks to teenager Jerry Jackson in the crowd. Taken at 1950 Page Street.
Navy plane flares seen from Top of the Mark (Mark Hopkins Hotel) (cityscapes) [09-30-52, 5 negatives]
October 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17-18, [100052-103152] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
President Harry S. Truman [10-03-52 - 10-04-52, 38 negatives]
President Harry S. Truman (October 03, 1952 - March 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-03-52.13] . 28 negatives
Views of Harry Truman arriving and departing from train station, standing by and shaking hands with unidentified people, and of crowd at station. President Truman waves goodbye from rear of train. Sits in rear of car with unidentified men during drive through San Francisco (cityscapes). Shown standing outside the Palace Hotel upon arrival, waving to crowd as he enters hotel and walks through lobby. View of crowd outside hotel [one person holds Eisenhower sign reading "We Like Ike"]. Photograph of cat painting. Harry Truman stands with Mayor Elmer E. Robinson at luncheon; receives gift from unidentified men; stands next to podium. Taken in Oakland and San Francisco.
President Harry S. Truman -- Oakland Auditorium (October 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-04-52.01] . 10 negatives
President Harry Truman speaks, with audience seated to rear of him and before him. Views of large crowd in auditorium. Harry Truman speaks with unidentified men on stage [Dwight D. Eisenhower?]. Unidentified woman reaches hand out to unidentified speaker [with Presidential Seal affixed to podium]. Close-up views of President speaking. Harry Truman waves goodbye from rear of train [sign reading "Vote for Stevenson and Sparkman" posted on train].
President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives [10-06-52 - 10-09-52, 51 negatives]
Presidential Campaign -- Supporters of Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Palace Hotel (October 06, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-06-52.01] . 2 negatives
Maureen Gylfe, Pat Bradley, Helene Montrose, and Mila Powell hold brooms in an illustration of the "Sweep or Weep" campaign slogan [the hope that Dwight Eisenhower "sweeps" the states for an election victory?] as they stand on cable car decorated with "Win With Ike," and "We Like Ike" posters.
Presidential Campaign -- Citizens for Dwight D. Eisenhower (October 07, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-07-52.02] . 3 negatives
Models hold brooms in an illustration of Dwight Eisenhower's "Sweep or Weep" campaign slogan [the hope that Dwight Eisenhower sweeps the states for an election victory?] as they stand on the largest flatbed truck in California [flyers fall from the sky and onto women]. View of flatbed truck from side, with long sign reading "Sweep or Weep! Sweep or Weep! Sweep..." visible. Taken at Montgomery and Market Streets (neighborhood).
Presidential Campaign -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Cow Palace (October 08, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-08-52.01] . 27 negatives
Cheerleaders from Santa Clara County lead their crowd in cheer for Dwight Eisenhower at large campaign rally. Eleven year old Penny Alindugen and twelve year old Carole Conover, who came alone to the rally, hold "We Like Ike" signs. Singing group from Sonoma County entertains crowd. Unidentified man speaks; with crowd in background. Dan Matranga, Margaret Johnston, and Dr. Paul Musacchia eat box lunches. Paper boy holds newspapers inside gates of cow palace, with crowd standing outside fence looking in. Crowd surrounds unidentified man [Dwight Eisenhower?]. Boys sit on ledge above banner for the Eisenhower and Nixon Republican presidential ticket. Views of crowd. Views of Dwight Eisenhower speaking.
Presidential Campaign -- Dwight D. Eisenhower (October 08, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-08-52.02] . 14 negatives
Dwight Eisenhower speaks to crowd in front of City Hall [in San Francisco?] (neighborhood). Waves goodbye from rear of train in Oakland. Shown with family members and unidentified people at Oakland train station.
Leaving for South -- Dwight D. Eisenhower (October 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-09-52.01] . 4 negatives
Inspector Harry Wallenberg of the Police Department, General Manager Dan London of the Hotel St. Francis, and Senator William Knowland walk with Dwight Eisenhower as he leaves hotel. Dwight Eisenhower waves from door of airplane before departing for the South on presidential campaign tour. Copy of photo showing young man and woman [Ike and Mamie Eisenhower?].
Spanish-American War veterans [10-06-52, 2 negatives]
Columbus Day celebration and parade [10-08-52 - 10-12-52, 10 negatives]
Columbus Day Festivities -- City Hall (October 08, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-08-52.04] . 2 negatives
Crown bearer Julie Anne Casassa holds crown on pillow for "queen" Rita Totaro [playing the part of Queen Isabella of Spain]; with both being embraced by Mayor Elmer E. Robinson in Mayor's office.
Columbus Day Festivities -- North Beach (October 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-12-52.01] . 8 negatives
Men in the costume of conquistadors and American Indians reenact the landing of Christopher Columbus, with John Mazza playing the part of Columbus. Christopher Columbus kisses Queen Isabella's hand, with Cardinal De Mendoza in background [played by William Gibson]. Band marches by as Queen and court applaud (neighborhood). US Navy band from Treasure Island shown marching. US Army band from Presidio marches. Governor Earl Warren applauds passing parade entrants from review stand.
Haven (ship) arrives with wounded veterans of Korean War [10-12-52, 7 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Hospital Ship Haven -- Alameda Naval Station (October 12, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-12-52.02] . 7 negatives
The Haven (ship) sits in dock. Sailors load wounded veterans into ambulance near ship. Audrey Skiles greets her husband Don Skiles [being carried on stretcher] at foot of gangplank. Joseph Dominguez lays on stretcher that sits on ground. Corpsman William Gentleman, with bandage around head, stands alone and with arm around Aunt Jeannette Esteva.
Governor Adlai Stevenson arrives [10-15-52 - 10-16-52, 54 negatives]
Presidential Campaign -- Adlai Stevenson (October 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-15-52.01] . 9 negatives
Views of journalists and large crowd gathered around Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, with banner overhead reading "Stevenson for President" [in Chinatown?]. Adlai Stevenson waves as he descends ramp from airplane. Walks through lobby of Fairmont Hotel. Long views of Governor Stevenson speaking to big crowd in the Cow Palace.
Presidential Campaign -- Adlai Stevenson -- Chinatown (October 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-15-52.02] . 5 negatives
Actress Mercedes McCambridge sticks head out of car window to kiss four year old Pauline Wong [being held up by her father]. Governor Adlai Stenvenson of Illinois reaches out for person in Chinese dragon costume. Waves to crowd from stage, with spectators on balcony above and behind him [both Chinese nationalist and American flags fly on balcony]; shakes hands with Chinese American officials (neighborhood).
Presidential Campaign -- Adlai Stevenson (October 15, 1952 - October 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 17, [10-15-52.03] . 38 negatives
Views of crowd in Cow Palace, with many people holding banners indicating support for Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois in presidential election, and their city of origin. People greet Adlai Stevenson as he walks through crowd to stage. Views of Governor Stevenson speaking at podium. Adlai Stevenson speaks to crowd at UC Berkeley, with buildings and hills in background [inside stadium?]. Views of Adlai Stevenson speaking to large crowd in open space, with buildings situated behind podium [UC Berkeley Campus?] (neighborhood). Front of podium reads "Students for Stevenson." Crowd listens to Stevenson speak in front of the Richmond City Hall. Views of Adlai Stevenson descending stairs from airplane, riding in rear of automobile, and leaving the Fairmont Hotel.
Presidential Campaign -- Adlai Stevenson -- Fairmont Hotel (October 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-16-52.01] . 2 negatives
Adlai Stevenson shown with others walking down the stairs of the Fairmont Hotel and waving from rear of automobile as he prepares to leave San Francisco.
Various transport ships bring home Korean War troops [10-16-52 - 10-27-52, 24 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Aiken Victory (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-16-52.02] . 7 negatives
Sergeant Virgill Tilford hugs wife Evelyn Tilford as friend Ethel Wilson stands by. Corporal Melven Gaustad hugs wife Louise Gaustad and mother Aasta Gaustad. Other returning servicemen shown with families. Veterans look down from deck of ship to crowd on dock below.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Marine Serpent (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-21-52.01] . 13 negatives
Corporal Dick Berger kisses wife Carlena while Mary Berger stands behind. View of crowd in background. Eva Lobsity reaches up from her wheelchair to hug returning son Harry Lobsity. Serviceman shown standing on deck of ship and inside lifeboats and looking down on shore, descending ramp from ship to shore, lined up inside dock building [waiting for transport?]. Views of transport ships in harbor. Servicemen stand in line with beverages and baggage.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 27, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-25-52.01] . 4 negatives
Charlene Moran and veteran Jack D. Moran of the US Navy hold baby Eddi Moran. View of General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) sailing in harbor. Crowd on dock looks up to sailors standing on deck of ship.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek is greeted by Dr. J.C. Geiger [10-17-52, 6 negatives]
Madame Chiang Kai-shek -- Airport (October 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-17-52.02] . 6 negatives
Madame Chiang Kai-shek [wife of Chinese nationalist leader] waves goodbye as she boards airplane, and again from window of airplane when departing San Francisco. Shown speaking into microphone, with unidentified men present. Superintendant Frank Schmidt of Franklin Hospital hands Madame Chiang Kai-shek roses. Dr. J.C. Geiger, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Consul T.K. Chang of China, and other unidentified people pose for several photographers.
Touring Chinatown [10-21-52, 3 negatives]
Tour of Chinatown -- Margaret Hughes Lauritzen Association (October 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-21-52.02] . 3 negatives
Tour group meets at the corner of California Street and Grant Avenue in front of the old Saint Mary's church (neighborhood). Sonny Ng leads group past restaurants and stores on Grant Avenue. Guide Earnest Au shows group the Robert Louis Stevenson monument, with view of Portsmouth Square plaza in background.
John Roosevelt in San Francisco in support of Eisenhower [10-23-52 - 10-24-52, 11 negatives]
Campaign for Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John Roosevelt -- Palace Hotel (October 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-24-52.01] . 4 negatives
John Roosevelt and George Creel speak from speakers' table at presidential campaign event for Republican Dwight Eisenhower [banners in background read "Democrats for Eisenhower" and "We Need Ike." Automobile decorated with banner reading "John Roosevelt Likes Ike" sits parked in front of the Palace Hotel, where crowd of people supporting Democrat Adlai Stevenson for president hold campaign posters (neighborhood).
Press conference with boxer Joe Louis [10-24-52, 5 negatives]
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Press Conference -- Boxer Joe Louis -- Booker T. Washington Hotel . (October 24, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-24-52.02] . 5 negatives
Joe Louis, former heavyweight champion boxer, speaks to Jane [his wife?] during press conference. Speaks to reporters. Speaks into microphone of KCBS [radio or television] reporter [all photos show Joe Louis wearing button reading "Vote Adlai," with image of Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson]. Stands and waves with unidentified man, under banner reading "Welcome Congressman Bill Dawson; Civil Rights Rally, Fri. 7:30; Joe Louis" [race relations].
Mural by James Leong unveiled at Chinese Housing-Health Building [10-28-52, 2 negatives]
Mural -- Chinese-American Artist -- Ping Yueng (October 28, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-28-52.01] . 2 negatives
Artist James Leong shows his mural to Mrs. Toy Wong and her three children at the artwork's unveiling [mural depicts various versions of traditional and modern Chinese and Chinese American life].
Boys ordered by judge to get haircuts (fashion, hairstyles) [10-28-52, 4 negatives]
Boys Ordered to Get Haircuts -- Hall of Justice (October 28, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-28-52.02] . 4 negatives
John Riordan and Tom Ganley stand with bowed heads as they face judge [who is apparently ordering them to cut their hair]. Franklin Spahn, Robert Hughes, and John Borg stand with unidentified men [attorneys?] before judge [the haircuts of the boys appear short and relatively conservative by present day standards] (fashion).
Richard M. Nixon arrives [10-29-52, 27 negatives]
Presidential Campaign -- Richard M. Nixon (October 29, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 18, [10-29-52.01] . 23 negatives
Vice presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon gestures with fist as he speaks to crowd in the Civic Auditorium. Wears lei as he walks with Mrs. Richard Nixon and Dan London through hallway at Hotel St. Francis. Speaks with Charlene Sanders, who sent Richard Nixon a $10 campaign contribution and letter. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon receive handshakes, hugs, and a tie from unknown members of crowd at the Civic Auditorium. Views of crowd. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon wave from door of airplane. Views of Richard Nixon on stage, alone and with others.
November 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19-20, [110052-113052] . 975 negatives (estimate)
Transport ships return with troops [11-03-52 - 11-26-52, 44 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Princeton (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (November 03, 1952 - November 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-03-52.01-02] . 23 negatives
Lieutenant Commander N.W. Boe of "Fighting Squadron" holds son Buzz Boe and daughter Helen Boe. Electrician Third Class N.D. Stout lifts up sister Mary Stout; with Mrs. P.R. Stout also shown. Crowd of civilians waits to greet returning servicemen [man in foreground holds flag for Veterans of Foreign Wars; American flag also flies]. Views of the Princeton (ship) in harbor, sailing under Golden Gate Bridge. Officers from ship sit around table [no names given]. Officer walks with wife and baby on deck of ship. Views of airplanes parked on deck of aircraft carrier, with soldiers in order and at attention. Sailors on dock look out toward approaching ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (November 13, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-13-52.01] . 8 negatives
Corporal Ed Miller hugs his girlfriend Sylvia Lovato, while his mother stands alongside crying. Views of returning servicemen receiving hugs from loved ones. Soldiers stand lined up with baggage and drinking coffee after getting off of transport ship. Stewart Leaf hugs his sister Mrs. E.H. Rothermel. William J. [Durnnen?] holds eighteen month old son William, with wife Irene looking on. Men on ship look down from deck to where military band plays on dock.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Pope (ship) -- Fort Mason (November 26, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [11-26-52.01] . 13 negatives
Close-up view of US Army troops waving from deck of ship. Corporal George Lawrey kisses his fourteen month old daughter Nancy, held by his wife. Corporal Dell Cunningham holds fourteen month old twin daughters Nancy Ann and Patsy Ann with wife Nancy. Others shown. Group of US Marine troops wave from decks of ship. Army veterans eat donuts and drink coffee [while awaiting transport?]. View from behind crowd of civilians looking up towards servicemen on deck of ship. American Red Cross vans sit parked by ship exit ramp. View of servicemen exiting ship [one view of men reboarding ship?].
Governor Earl Warren and Caspar W. Weinberger (and wives) vote [11-04-52, 6 negatives]
Election Voting -- Governor Earl Warren -- Oakland (November 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-04-52.02] . 4 negatives
Earl Warren, Virginia Warren, and Mrs. Warren prepare to drop ballots into box. Earl Warren signs voting register. Earl Warren and family shown entering voting precinct at 1988 Montecito Avenue in Vernon Heights, with Mrs. Warren on crutches.
Making preparations to poison all fish in Lake Merced [11-06-52, 6 negatives]
Poisoning of Fish -- Lake Merced (November 06, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-06-52.01] . 6 negatives
Men shown making preparations for the poisoning of all fish in lake. Lake patrolman Ralph G. Fleming guides rudder of motorboat. Vince Catania of the State Fish and Game division pours poison from bag into feeder with the assistance of Jimmy Fox [men are on boat in middle of Lake Merced]. Assistant Fisheries Biologist Chester Woodhull, roads and paths supervisor James R. Black of the Recreation and Park Department in San Francisco, and Bill Talbott of Fish Hatcheries also shown (environment).
Night shots of Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island with San Francisco in the background (cityscapes) [11-16-52, 6 negatives]
Jack Benny visits with Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman and Benjamin Harrison Swig at the Fairmont Hotel [11-16-52, 3 negatives]
Comedian Jack Benny with US Secretary of the Interior -- Fairmont Hotel (November 16, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-16-52.02] . 3 negatives
Benjamin Harrison Swig and Rabbi Alvin Fine stand and read from book. Jack Benny poses for group photo with US Secretary of the Interior Oscar Littleton Chapman and Max Lipin.
New freeway construction near Tenth Street (cityscapes) [11-17-52, 6 negatives]
New Freeway Construction (November 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 19, [11-17-52.01] . 6 negatives
Views of raised freeway from underneath and sides, showing steel supports, construction, and San Francisco skyline in background as seen from site near Tenth Street (citysapes). Welders shown joining steel and workers assembling bridge.
Big Game parade on UC Berkeley campus [11-20-52, 8 negatives]
Big Game Parade -- UC Berkeley Campus (November 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [11-20-52.01] . 8 negatives
The UC Berkeley marching band enters Sather Gate during a rally before the Cal vs. Stanford football game. Specators line the sides of the walkway (neighborhood). Sigma Pi fraternity float, "The Big Red Machine," drives down parade route with the "Stanford Queen" [a man dressed in drag]. Views of floats made by Greek student organizations [one float with model recreations of UC Berkeley campus and school seal, another with model of Cal bear mascot].
Boxer Rocky Marciano at Kezar Stadium [11-20-52, 4 negatives]
Boxer Rocky Marciano -- Kezar Stadium (November 20, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [11-20-52.02] . 4 negatives
Sports writer Walt Daley of the "Call Bulletin" points out aspects of stadium to local boxing promoter Murray, world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano, and his manager Weil.
December 1952 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20-21, [120052-123152] . 950 negatives (estimate)
Troop transports (ships) retruning from Korean War [12-02-52 - 12-31-52, 63 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Walker (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 02, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [12-02-52.01-02] . 12 negatives
Corporal John Simpson of the US Air Force leans out of port hole waving to 19 family members on dock. Servicemen of US Army and US Air Force walk off ship with bag over shoulder, stand in lines on dock. Families wait behind barricades. Troops board ferry, on ferry, waiting to board ferry. Lois Gonzales embraces mother Rachel and girlfriend Carol Marshman. Private First Class Paul Cooper and mother holds his niece Kathryn Stecher with Mr. Paul Cooper nearby.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Daniel I. Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 04, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [12-04-52.01] . 5 negatives
Corporal Ronald Huertas greeted by sister Margaret Visneski, brothers Richard and Tommy, sister Iris, mother Emalina, and other family members. Family awaits soldier. Families embrace.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 13, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-13-52.01] . 10 negatives
Corporal Harold Taylor holds baby Linda with Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. William Markwith nearby. Corporal Raymond Branchi greeted by Mrs. G. Raffaell and Pete Branchi. Troops line up as woman pours them refreshments. Men drink and eat doughnuts. Long shots of men on ship
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.E. Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 17, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-17-52.01] . 12 negatives
Air Force personnel line up [on dock]. Marine personnel disembark ship. Sergeant Robert E. Canleron, Technical Sergeants E.D. Cook and J.G. Thomas reading the Call Bulletin. Sergeant John E. Nicholson and wife Eleanor greet. Other families greet. Troops line up with beverages. Women await troops.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.F. Hase (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 23, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-23-52.01] . 9 negatives
Singer Elsi Norwood sings holiday songs on dock as transport ship approaches. Troops on deck wave, families wave. Recruiting Service Sergeant Walter Speight, on dock, is booed loudly by returning vets on deck. Close-ups of troops on deck cheering. Quadruplets on deck of transport: Corporates Anthony, Bernard and Donald, and Sergeant First Class Carl Perricone.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- W.A. Mann (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-31-52.01] . 13 negatives
Ship arriving with Air Force and Army personnel looking over side of ship. Baby Janice Broaddus sleeps on father's bag on ship. Staff Sergeant Donald E. Mack kisses baby Steven who is being held by Steven's mother Mrs. R.A. Mack. Airman First Class Robert E. Utterback embraces wife Criste and daughter Cheryl. Other families greet servicemen. Long shots and close-ups of troops on deck and dock.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General G.M. Randall (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 31, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-31-52.02] . 2 negatives
Corporal Neil Smith about to embrace fiancée Betty Deese with Smith's mother Mrs. Delph Smith pictured. Mrs. Thomas Earp greets son Private First Class William E. Earp.
Fern Bruner's slander suit against Jimmie Tarantino who named her as a "commie" (communism) [12-09-52 - 12-10-52, 12-15-52 - 12-30-52, 9 negatives]
Slander Suit (Communism) -- Jimmie Tarantino -- City Hall (December 09, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [12-09-52.01] . 2 negatives
Plaintiff teacher Fern Bruner discussing case with attorneys Gardiner Johnson and Thomas Stanton Jr. in Municipal Court [she is suing Tarantino for slander because he named her as a Communist].
Slander Suit (Communism) -- Jimmie Tarantino -- City Hall (December 10, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 20, [12-10-52.01] . 3 negatives
Defendant Jimmie Tarantino sits on the stand. Long shot of Tarantino on the stand; in the foreground are his attorney Melvin Belli, plaintiff Fern Bruner, her attorneys Gardiner Johnson and Thomas Stanton Jr.
Grand Jury Trial -- Jimmie Tarantino -- City Hall (December 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-15-52.01] . 2 negatives
Joe Ferrera stands indoors. Jimmie Tarantino and attorney Nate Cohn relax in courthouse (communism?).
Chancellor Clark Kerr of UC Berkeley with Earl Warren and Robert Gordon Sproul [12-10-98, 2 negatives]
Hawaiian Rancher and Fernstream (ships) collide in San Francisco Bay [12-11-52, 12-17-52, ca. 50 negatives]
Opening of the Broadway Tunnel [12-15-52, 12-21-52, 11 negatives]
Tunnel Almost Finished -- Broadway Tunnel (December 15, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-15-52.02] . 1 negative
Workmen C. Minnique and Bernie Matuska wash down tunnel with fire hose.
Opening Ceremonies -- Broadway Tunnel (December 21, 1952) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 21, [12-21-52.01-02] . 10 negatives
Supervisor John J. Sullivan, Mayor Robinson, Thomas Brooks, Francis McCarty, Marvin E. Lewis and his son cut ribbon. Official cars go through tunnel during ceremony, exit tunnel to crowd reception, long shots of crowd. Close-up of Mayor and Brooks, Mayor on podium speaks to crowd. Eastbound traffic congestion in tunnel two hours after opening.
Alien address report [12-29-52, 2 negatives]
January 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22-23, [010053-013153] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Jimmie Tarantino in court with lawyer Melvin Belli (communism or slander case?) [01-03-53 - 01-05-52, 01-25-53 - 01-29-53, ca. 27 negatives]
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's honor guard arrives from Korea [01-08-53, 5 negatives]
Honor Guard of General Eisenhower -- General D.I. Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 08, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-08-53.01] . 5 negatives
Dwight D. Eisenhower's honor guard stands at attention on dock before ship. Major Sergeant Kenneth M. Castleman stands with girlfriend Donna Lee Kilbeck upon reunion; with Mr. and Mrs. Roy K. Castleman also shown. "Local boys" Major Sergeant Ward Dillard of Oakland, Sergeant First Class Kenneth Castleman of Antioch, and Major Sergeant Manuel Silva of Livermore pose for photograph. Close-up view of honor guard standing at attention.
Bon Homme Richard (ship) along with others arrive with troops from Korea [01-08-53 - 01-30-53, 68 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Bon Homme Richard (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (January 08, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-08-53.02-03] . 15 negatives
Rear Admiral W.D. Johnson, Captain L.B. Southerland, and Commander H.E. Cook Jr., officers of the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (ship), sit around table. Group photos of officers with sailors. Views of ship sailing in harbor. Unidentified man greets servicemen. Unidentified woman stands outside ship with umbrella and dog. Dog dressed in sailor suit looks out from door of ship. Family and friends of crew members stand in rain waiting for servicemen; with view of ship in background. View of ship approaching dock.
Press Conference -- Return of Korean War Veterans -- Saint Paul (ship) (January 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-09-53.01] . 4 negatives
Rear Admiral H.G. Hopwood sits at table during press conference. Seaman Roy Creel lashes down the lines from ship to shore before the "rat guards" are put out. Seaman Jack Borg of San Mateo and Seamen Eddie Meyer, Harry Jones, and James Malone of San Francisco stand around "Liberty Board" beneath the ship's large guns.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Marine Serpent (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 19, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-19-53.01] . 10 negatives
Captain Selig Gellert is greeted by his wife Dorothy, a doctor on staff at UC Hospital. Corporal John H. Bell kisses his baby daughter Jackie, with wife Joyce alongside. Returning servicemen walk down ramp from ship, with crowd below awaiting their arrival. Veterans wave from deck of ship. Tugboats help ship into dock.
Return of Servicemen -- Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [01-21-53.01] . 8 negatives
Private First Class Ray Nardi, one of servicemen returning from Japan, fiancee Ronnie Mcgobern and mother Francis Nardi. Private First Class James B. Mitchell greeted by Vaughn Mitchell, Beverly Mitchell... view of crowd awaiting arrival of servicemen in foreground, with troops standing on deck of ship in background. Views of troops on upper deck of ship. Troops drink coffee and stand with baggage as they await transport on ferry boat.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Meigs (ship) -- Treasure Island (January 26, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [01-26-53.01] . 17 negatives
Veterans carry baggage from ship. Views of troops standing on and waving from decks of ship as it sits in dock; with view of Bay Bridge in background (cityscapes). Views of crowd on shore awaiting servicemen, and of servicemen being greeted by family and friends. Veterans sit onboard ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Randall (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [01-30-53.01-02] . 14 negatives
Major General Ralph F. Stearley of the US Air Force [commander of the Twentieth Air Force] and Captain William S. Kittrell of Fort Mason salute camera; with Mildred Stearley standing alongside. Corporal Leland Wellman bends down to kiss his grandmother Bertha Gault. Views of ship in dock with troops standing on deck. Servicemen stand with baggage, drinking coffee inside building at pier. Servicemen line up to board ship [ferry boat or transport ship?].
Tearing down a building at Fourth and Bryant Streets to make way for freeway [01-08-53, 2 negatives]
University of California Charter Day Banquet with Chancellor Clark Kerr and President Robert Gordon Sproul [01-08-53, 2 negatives]
US Navy Fleet arrives in San Francisco Bay [01-09-53, 35 negatives]
Arrival of US Navy Fleet (January 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-09-53.03] . 22 negatives
Civilians stand upon hill, watching for ships comprising the US Navy Fleet as they enter Bay. Ships sail beneath Golden Gate Bridge (cityscapes). Other views of ships in bay as seen from land.
US Navy Fleet -- Waterfront (January 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-09-53.04] . 13 negatives
The Catfish (ship), a newer "snorkel" variety of submarine, sits in dock. The submarine Spinax sits in dock, with antennae and radar equipment exposed above bridge and men sitting near gun in front. Richard Waszak, Irving C. Hawkins, F.W. Beaudoin, and Lietenant Junior Grade W.W. Bulmer, an electronics officer, stand in engine room of the Spinax. Sailors play cards in quarters of the Spinax. Views of the Thomason, Buck, and Lofberg [the latter two ships docked side by side] in harbor. Sailor Reynold Raus chips paint off of the anchor of the Lofberg while other seamen watch from deck. Sailor salutes and others stand at attention on deck of the Lofberg as they prepare to go on liberty [shore leave]. Sailors swab deck of the Buck. Seamen wake up fellow sailor, who is asleep in bunk but should be working on deck. Crew of sailors work on torpedo.
Raid on Market and Third Streets fun centers [01-14-53, 8 negatives]
Raid on Fun Centers (January 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 22, [01-14-53.01] . 8 negatives
Man walks by the Fun Center at 723 Market Street, with large sign hanging above (neighborhood). Sergeant Frank Lynch and officers Fred P. Mullen and John Cavalli look at "filthy" pictures (pornography) at 729 Market Street. View of stores on corner at 200 Mason Street. Officer Ed Sarrailli, Captain Daniel H. Kiely of the Juvenile Bureau, and Sergeant Frank Lynch look through box of pictures [box sits upon pinball machine]. Officers place confiscated materials in trunk of automobile at 1116 Market Street. Officer looks through cigar box filled with pictures. Views of stores at 1116 Market Street, including one advertising "girls revue," and the "Fun House."
Record catch of herring at Fisherman's Wharf [01-27-53, 3 negatives]
Record Fish Catch -- Fishing Boat "Virginia" (ship) -- Fisherman's Wharf (January 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [01-27-53.01] . 3 negatives
Captain Carle Crivelle and crewman Joe Damate shovel some of the ten tons of herring that fills their boat, the largest single catch of herring recorded since 1944.
Construction of new passenger terminal at San Francisco International Airport [01-28-53, 11 negatives]
Construction -- New Passenger Terminal -- International Airport (January 28, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [01-28-53.01] . 11 negatives
Workmen install the batteries of high intensity lights, meant to complement the airport's electronic landing aids system, along a 3000 foot pier [with airplane taking off visible in background] (neighborhood). Views of surveillance radar tower, which gives the tower operator knowledge of airliner location from up to sixty miles away, being tested. Ramp leads up to the second deck of the $7 million passenger terminal [under construction]. Men work on the interior of the terminal's second floor [as seen from the fourth floor]. View of present terminal area, with hangars and airplanes parked, taken from upper floor of terminal (cityscapes). View of the airplane Super Constellation taking off, as seen from the rear of the terminal's fourth floor restaurant.
Addie G. Morton the man wants to be a woman (transsexual) [01-29-53, 3 negatives]
February 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23-25, [020053-022853] . 900 negatives (estimate)
Man found murdered in Alameda County garage (Oakland) may be husband of Hildagard Pelton [02-02-53, ca. 10 negatives]
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's State of the Union address as it appears on television [02-02-53, 8 negatives]
Ground breaking ceremonies for the new National Guard Armory at Fort Funston [02-04-53, 3 negatives]
Statue of Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen ready for removal from St. Mary's Square [02-05-53 - 02-06-53, 6 negatives]
Removal of Statue of Sun Yat-sen -- St. Mary's Square (February 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [02-05-53.10] . 4 negatives
Workers commence the removal of statue of Chinese revolutionary and excavation for new parking lot. Views of Sun Yet-sen statue and Old St. Mary's Church, close-up of statue with workers in the foreground, statue amid excavation with cranes in foreground, side view fo statue and Old St. Mary's Church.
Removal of Statue of Sun Yat-sen -- St. Mary's Square (February 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [02-06-53.07] . 2 negatives
Construction workers make preparations for the removal of Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen statue. The back wheels of a vehicle and wooden boards are in foreground.
Troop transports (ships) arrive from Korea and Japan [02-06-53, 18 negatives]
Troops Returning from Korea -- Arrival of General M.L. Hersey (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [02-06-53.01] . 12 negatives
Troops stand on deck of USNS General M.L. Hersey (ship); relatives stand on pier in foreground; some carry welcome signs. Returning troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages. Sergeant First Class Alde Achera greets Veronica Alchera (mother) and Emil Alchera (father). Army Corporal Jesse C. Bringham helps his wife Kathryn Bringham over barricade fence so they can embrace.
Troops Returning from Japan -- Arrival of W.A. Mann (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 23, [02-06-53.02] . 6 negatives
Air Force veterans stand on deck of General W.A. Mann (ship) and wave to relatives waiting on pier. Returning servicemen line up with baggage; women serve them beverages. Colonel George C. Merkens (led "Old Baldy" Hill vitory in Korea; winner of Silver Star Medal) greets his wife. Army Sergeant First Class Lloyd Hawks (Congressional Medal of Honor recipient during World War Two) returns from his second war to greet his family: wife Cora, baby Charlotte, LeRoy, and Daniel.
Chinese New Year preparations and festivities [02-09-53 - 02-15-53, 19 negatives]
Chinese New Year Celebration -- Preparations and Festivities (February 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-09-53.10] . 2 negatives
Frances Fong, Nancy Lee, Paul Louie (Chairman of Chinese New Year Festival Committee), and Helen Owyang are walking from supervisor's chambers after a motion for the proclamation passed. The three women stand around Louie as he prepares to light a firecracker.
Chinese New Year Celebration -- Parade -- San Francisco Chinatown (February 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-15-53.01] . 11 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson and Police Chief Gaffrey ride in a car in the parade. The Sixth Army Bagpipe Band marches down Grant Avenue playing their pipes. Sergeant Jessie Lee sits with blind veteran Corporal Joe Wong (Korean War veteran). St. Mary's Chinese Drill team marches down Grant Avenue among crowd. Firecrackers[?] explode. View of large crowd assembed. Overview scenes of crowd and dragons parading through crowd.
Chinese New Year Celebration -- San Francisco Chinatown (February 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-15-53.02] . 6 negatives
Billy Pon lights a firecracker while his brother Thiman Pon holds his hands over his ears. Winifred Kwan, Marion Kwan, and Ester Kwan (three sisters) hold their hands over their ears. Overhead views of parade route and crowd watching exploding firecrackers. Miss Firecracker Pat Kwan poses with a large cardboard model of a firecracker.
Kukla, Fran and Ollie meet a San Francisco seafood crab at Fisherman's Wharf [02-10-53, 3 negatives]
Actress Betty Hutton greets Korean veterans [02-10-53, 3 negatives]
Actress Betty Hutton Greets Korean Veterans (February 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-10-53.10] . 3 negatives
Actress Betty Hutton greets 300,000th Korean veteran Sergeant John J. Colletti. Hutton extends her arms towards him and later hugs him. View of ship alongside dock; returning troops stand on deck; families and relatives wait on the pier.
Ice skater and actress Sonja Henie and husband Winthrop Gardiner visit [02-11-53 - 02-15-53, ca. 20 negatives]
General William Weigel (ship) arrives [02-11-53, 12 negatives]
Arrival of Transport General William Weigel (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-11-53.07] . 12 negatives
Views of General William Weigel (ship) docking. Troops stand aboard bow, stern, and midship decks. Sergeant Elmer R. Munkers Jr. is greated by his three sisters: Marilyn, Pat, and Leila. Sergeant Clifford H. Fisher is reunited with his wife Alice Joyce Fischer and his baby daughter Linda Fischer. Brothers Sergeant Carl A. Bruegniann and Sergeant Robert A. Bruegniann who were drafted together, served and returned together. The brothers are greated by their family. Unidentified solider hugs his mother and another woman. A woman holds a microphone and sings to returning troops as ship docks.
First Congregational Church [02-11-53, 2 negatives]
Fort Sutter (ship) last of the river showboats [02-11-53 - 02-14-53, 11 negatives]
Last of the River Steamers -- Fort Sutter (ship) -- Aquatic Park (February 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-11-53.12] . 2 negatives
Exterior views of river steamer "Fort Sutter" (ship, showboat, ferry boat) sitting by the pier.
Last of the River Steamers Fort Sutter (ship) -- Aquatic Park (February 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-12-53.01] . 3 negatives
Tugboats push and men pull the river steamer Fort Sutter (ship, showboat, ferry boat) onto the beach. The Fort Sutter will be used as a restaurant. During the moving process, the cable broke trying to pull the steamer onshore.
Last of the River Steamers -- Fort Sutter (ship) -- Aquatic Park (February 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-13-53.08] . 3 negatives
Barney Gould swims to get ropes from the Fort Sutter's stern. Tugboats push and men pull the river steamer Fort Sutter (ship, showboat, ferry boat) onto the beach.
Last of the River Steamers -- Fort Sutter (ship) -- Aquatic Park (February 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-14-53.04] . 3 negatives
Views taken from atop the Maritime Museum of bleacher seats, the Fort Sutter (ship, showboat, ferry boat), and surrounding area. A view taken from Fort Mason of the Maritime Museum in the foreground and the Fort Sutter in the background.
New Chinese community center in Oakland [02-12-53, 1 negative]
Explosion in Hercules [02-12-53, 11 negatives]
Explosion -- [Suspects?] -- Hercules (Pinole?) (February 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-12-53.02] . 5 negatives
Suspects?. John Mountjoy and Al Schmidt stand together. An unidentified woman hides her face as she gets into an automobile; another woman sits in the front passenger seat and a child sits in the back seat. The two women look downward as they walk down a hallway. An unidentified man points to a large crack in a car's front windshield.
Bridge jumper lands on Fort Winfield Scott [02-12-53, 2 negatives]
Construction of the new wing of the University of California's hospital [02-13-53 - 02-16-53, 5 negatives]
Construction of New Wing -- University of California Hospital -- San Francisco (February 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-13-53.09] . 3 negatives
Various views (looking through trees at Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park) of exterior of new hospital wing (UC San Francisco).
Essex (ship) returns troops [02-13-53, 5 negatives]
Returning Troops -- Arrival of the Essex (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (February 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-13-53.06] . 5 negatives
The aircraft carrier Essex (ship) docks. Men stand in formation on deck. Margie Burdine sneaks a kiss with her boyfriend Kerr Conkel behind Corporal James Stone's (Marine Sentry) back; Conkel could not leave the ship. Boatswains mate Edward Newland greets his wife Irene and their four children; Newland kisses his wife.
Japanese baseball team arrives for exhibition games [02-16-53, 5 negatives]
Japanese Baseball Team Arrives for Exhibition Games (February 16, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-16-53.03] . 5 negatives
Japanese Consul Yasuske Katsuro greets group of Japanese baseball officials and team players; the team poses for a group picture. Women dressed in kimonos give the baseball officials and players flowers. Tokyo General Manager Mizuhara receives flowers from Barbara Okamato. Shoji Uno (owner's representative), Consul Katsuro, Lefty O'Doul, and Cappy Harada pose together. O'Doul and Wally Yonamine also pose together.
St. Ignatius Church [02-17-53, 2 negatives]
Civil defense display [02-17-53, 3 negatives]
Civil Defense Display -- Civic Center (February 17, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-17-53.10] . 3 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson, Admiral Robert Cook (retired), and Fire Chief Edward J. Walsh stand high above the display; Walsh points his finger at something. Overhead views of display in front of civic center, includes various officers and 29 fire trucks [?] (trucks with ladders).
Beached whale on Ocean Beach at foot of Irving Street [02-19-53, 5 negatives]
Beached Whale -- Ocean Beach (February 19, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-19-53.06] . 2 negatives
A dead whale lies on the beach at the foot of Irving Street. Ruth Werner who lives nearby examines the beached whale. She touches the whale's head and later stands on top of the dead whale.
Beached Whale -- Ocean Beach (February 19, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-19-53.07] . 2 negatives
A dead whale lies on the beach at the foot of Irving Street. A tractor-like machine pulls the beached whale off the shore as the crowd watches.
Major General Chiang Wei-kuo (Chang Kai-shek's son) and Chinese mission get honors at the Presidio [02-20-53, 6 negatives]
Arrival of Major General Chiang Wei-kuo and Chinese Mission -- Presidio of San Francisco (February 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 24, [02-20-53.12] . 6 negatives
General Chiang Wei-kuo (Chang Kai-shek's son) and Chinese mission receive honors at Presidio. Close-up of General Chiang Wei-kuo. General Chiang Wei-Kuo inspects men. Troops march by and salute officers and Chinese guests. The officers and guests walks around the grounds.
Rincon Annex post office murals [02-23-53, 13 negatives]
Flying saucers? [02-25-53, 4 negatives]
Transport General Gordon (ship) arrives with troops from Korea [02-28-53, 9 negatives]
Returning Troops from Korea -- Arrival of General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 28, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 25, [02-28-53.04] . 9 negatives
General W.H. Gordon (ship) at docks. Returning troops stand and wave from the deck. Troops line up with baggage; women serve them cookies and beverages. Troops disembark from transport. Relatives stand on pier; some carry welcome signs. View showing height of transport compared to height of building on pier.
March 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 25-26, [030053-033153] . 1200 negatives (estimate)
Snow falls in San Francisco [03-01-53, 1 negative]
General A.E. Anderson (ship) arrives with troops from Korea [03-02-53, 14 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.E. Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-02-53.01] . 14 negatives
Returning servicemen stand on deck of ship [two views with Golden Gate Bridge in background]. Shown with coffee and donuts at Fort Mason. Private Irwin Rietz, who held his twin brother as he died in Korea, hugs mother-in-law Margarita Bardsley. Sergeant Richard Gibson of US Air Force greets his wife Martha and baby Vicki Lynn [whom he had not seen before]. Servicemen descend ramp from ship.
Governor Adlai Stevenson's reception at the Fairmont Hotel [03-02-53, 5 negatives]
Reception -- Governor Adlai Stevenson -- Fairmont Hotel (March 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-02-53.02] . 5 negatives
Crowd stands in receiving line for former presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Adlai Stevenson and India Edwards speak with unidentified "well wisher." View of crowd in Gold Room. Governor Stevenson and crowd stand aboard unidentified ship.
New Hastings College at Hyde and McAllister Streets [03-02-53, 4 negatives]
New Hastings College of the Law (March 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-02-53.03] . 4 negatives
Students Robert Moore and Robert Mires hand books from large stack to John Stumbos and Librarian Hazel Reed [shelving books in new library]. Student Orrington Tubbs carries object through lobby. Dean David E. Snodgrass sits in chair at desk in "modern classroom." Taken at Hyde and McAllister Streets.
Actors Jackie Cooper and Peggy Ann Garner of "John Loves Mary Show," old St. Mary's Church [03-03-53, 2 negatives]
New Alameda County Juvenile Home [03-04-53, 5 negatives]
New Alameda County Juvenile Home (March 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-04-53.03] . 5 negatives
Exterior view of boys' quarters, with hills in background. Assistant Director Alden McElrath stands before boys' quarters. Interior view of boys' shop, with machinery and tables. Exterior views of the main administrative building (child welfare).
General G.M. Randall (ship) and M.C. Meiggs (ship) return with troops [03-09-53, 03-18-53, 26 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General G.M. Randall (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-09-53.09] . 17 negatives
Close-up and long views of returning servicemen standing on deck of ship, drinking coffee inside dock building, descending ramp from ship. Sixteen month old Terry Leo Bushman waits on dock for father, Technical Sergeant Stanley Bushman, with ship in water behind. Mary Cirimili waits in crowd for returning soldier. Sergeant John Kubisich of US Marines hugs wife Fern. Other servicemen shown with family. View of ship in Bay.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 18, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-18-53.01] . 9 negatives
Mary Allen, of Ottawa, Canada, greets her son, Private First Class Charles John Allen of the US Army. Private First Class Robert Brown, returning home after eleven months in Korea, holds his daughter Lonean with wife Dolores. Crowd on dock looks out toward ship as it pulls into dock with troops on deck. Military band on dock plays for troops on deck. Women hand out coffee and food to servicemen standing inside dock building.
Car hop uniform for new drive-in at Eddy and Larkin Streets [03-09-53, 3 negatives]
Atomic scientist and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Harold C. Urey lecturer at University of California [03-10-53, 2 negatives]
Victor "Lucky" Stoner and Carl Brown hammer murder conspiracy trial [03-10-53 - 03-26-53, ca. 22 negatives]
United States Treasurer Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest visits [03-12-53 - 03-14-53, 8 negatives]
Ivy Baker Priest -- Hotel St. Francis (March 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-12-53.12] . 1 negative
Portrait of US Secretary of the Treasury Ivy Baker Priest .
Ivy Baker Priest -- Hotel St. Francis (March 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-13-53.01] . 2 negatives
Lobbyist Francis Keesling Jr. speaks with new US Secretary of the Treasury Ivy Baker Priest.
Governor Earl Warren -- Republican State Central Committee -- Hotel St. Francis (March 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-14-53.01] . 5 negatives
Views of crowd (with first photo taken as Marjorie Benedict, Governor Earl Warren, and US Secretary of the Treasury Ivy Baker Priest enter room?). Views of Earl Warren and Ivy Baker Priest speaking [to Womens Division?]. [Four of five negatives badly discolored. Noted Dec. 1998].
Return of Korean War veterans [03-12-53, 8 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Pier Three (March 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-12-53.15] . 8 negatives
Returned servicemen stand with baggage inside building on Fort Mason transport dock, eating and drinking coffee [as they wait for transport?]. William and Wanda Howell hold their baby Karen. Ray Marks holds Deborah, the granddaughter of Lieutenant Jerome Marks, who stands above them on deck of ship. Other servicemen shown with family members. Veterans descend ramp from ship; shown on board [ferry boat?].
St. Patrick's Day Parade [03-15-53, 16 negatives]
Parade -- St. Patrick's Day (March 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-15-53.01] . 16 negatives
Views of parade near Civic Center and on Market Street (neighborhood). Float for the Ancient Order of Hibernians passes before City Hall. Laurie Lynch leads the Gaelic League Drill Team in front of Ferry Building. Ten year old Michael [Deeley?] sits on float with Irish harp. Military officers salute from parade viewing stand, while others in crowd hold hands over hearts [during national anthem?]. Children from the St. Cecilia School march with American and California flags. Boy Scouts from St. Anne's Church march in parade. The Contra Costa "Shamrocks" ride horses down parade route. Gregory Perkins watches as servicewomen march by on route. "May Day" float shown, with city in backdrop (cityscapes).
View from Inspiration Point during atomic bomb blast (simulation?) [03-17-53, 1 negative]
US Commissioner Cameron Wolfe of Immigration and Naturalization Service [03-18-53, 2 negatives]
Illegal Immigration Case -- US Commissioner Cameron Wolfe (March 18, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-18-53.08] . 2 negatives
Commissioner Cameron Wolfe [of the Immigration and Naturalization Service?] stands behind desk as he speaks to [Desio?] Delgado and Arelio Reyes, two men accused of "transporting wetbacks" [the photographer's term for illegal immigrants from Mexico] across the US border with Mexico (race relations, social relations).
Damage done in Sutro Park [03-19-53, 10 negatives]
Harry S. Truman and family arrive at the Fairmont Hotel [03-21-53, 4 negatives]
Harry S. Truman (March 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-21-53.01] . 4 negatives
Former president Harry Truman walks with police escort alongside train at the Oakland Mole. Shown with wife and daughter outside and inside of the Fairmont Hotel [upon arrival in San Francisco, in midst of vacation trip to Honolulu, Hawaii] (neighborhood).
Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at the Israel bond rally [03-21-53, 3 negatives]
Eleanor Roosevelt -- Airport (March 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-21-53.02] . 3 negatives
Eleanor Roosevelt shown walking away from airplane, being greeted by Mrs. Henry Harris, Lutie Goldstein, and Sam Jacobson at foot of airplane [Eleanor Roosevelt in town for speaking engagement at an Israeli bond rally].
Madame Chiang Kai-shek visits Chinatown [03-22-53, 3 negatives]
Madame Chiang Kai-shek -- Chinatown (March 22, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-22-53.01] . 3 negatives
Madame Chiang Kai-shek shown leaving Six Company building, speaking in Victory Memorial Hall [negative missing], and standing with Sandra Chou, the daughter of the "mayor" of Chinatown.
Charter Day at UC Berkeley with new chancellor Dr. Clark Kerr and Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul [03-23-53, 8 negatives]
Charter Day -- New Chancellor -- UC Berkeley (March 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 26, [03-23-53.01] . 8 negatives
Barbara Stewart Briton and Professor Stan McCaffrey accompany Charles Stewart, who at ninety years old is the oldest alumnus walking in ceremonies [man walking alongside carries banner for the alumni class of 1884]. New Chancellor Clark Kerr speaks from podium, with Dr. Gordon Sproul standing, then seated behind. Long view of speakers on stage, crowd, and orchestra within the confines of Greek Theatre, with the Campanile (Sather Tower) visible in background (neighborhood). Overhead views of ceremony participants marching to Greek Theatre along campus path, with views of campus buildings in background (cityscapes).
Opening season for the Pacific Coast League (baseball) at Oakland ball park [03-31-53, 10 negaitves]
April 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27-28, [040053-043053] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Keating Investigation (date uncertain: possibly May 1953?) [04-00-53, 3 negatives]
Keating Committee -- City Hall (April 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-00-53.01-02] . 3 negatives
Irvin Goldstein, special assistant to the Attorney General [apparently responsible for "San Francisco tax scandals"], speaks into microphone as he gives witness testimony. Richard Seward, foreman of the Seward Grand Jury, stands next to chair. Attorney Jake Ehrlich points with finger.
Return of Korean War veterans [04-01-53 -04-02-53, 04-20-53, 04-27-53, 33 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (April 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-01-53.01] . 8 negatives
Major General David L. Ruffner, commander of the 45th Division, speaks to reporters as he prepares to make his way home. Technical Sergeant Brady Owen of the US Marines and Jean Owen hold their one year old child and son Brady. Sergeant Rod D. [Theiga?] and Betty [Theiga?] hold their thirteen month old son Danny. Returning Marine and Air Force veterans stand on deck of ship. Servicemen walk down ramp as they disembark from ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Hersey (ship) -- Fort Mason (April 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-02-53.01] . 10 negatives
Colonel Son Hi Sun and First Lieutenant So Byong Wook stand with Major W.F. Dahlstrom, who came to US with 150 [Korean?] soldiers for training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Views showing some of two thousand returning servicemen standing on decks of ship. Sergeant Finis R.D. Arnold holds baby Richard Edward while hugging wife Loana Arnold. Others shown.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (April 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-20-53.06] . 5 negatives
Views of servicemen waiting inside transport dock and standing on deck of ship [two negatives missing].
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.A. Mann (ship) -- Fort Mason (April 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-27-53.01] . 10 negatives
Clarence E. Reed of the US Air Force hugs wife Phyllis upon his arrival from Japan. Staff Sergeant Frank M. Campbell hugs wife Glenda Lee. Views of servicemen on deck of ship, crowd on dock awaiting returning veterans, veterans disembarking from ship, and servicemen standing inside transport dock.
Jack Benny arrives for variety show [04-02-53, 2 negatives]
Comedian Jack Benny -- Southern Pacific Station (April 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-02-53.11] . 2 negatives
President Harvey Wing of the Press and Union League Club and Ted Huggins stand by door of train with Jack Benny, in town for variety show. A cook with [George Costmos?] shows interest in interview with "Call Bulletin" reporter and "San Francisco News" reporter George Murphy.
Old Samuel Gompers School remodeled into Benjamin Franklin Junior High School (education) [04-03-53, 6 negatives]
Remodeling -- Samuel Gompers School (April 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-03-53.07] . 6 negatives
Dr. Edward Redford and Principal Julian Reinhertz look over new homemaking class in the temporary Benjamin Franklin Junior High School [formerly Samuel Gompers school]. Workers move food and other items in through door of building. Books rest on tables and chairs sit stacked as artist and shop teacher John Boghasian, Assistant Principal Ivor Callaway, Woody Justice, and Henry Springer work to ready newly remodeled library. View of school from the rear, showing playground, and from the front, showing street (neighborhood).
Colonial Dames dedication of the Octagon House on Gough Street [04-06-53, 3 negatives]
Dedication of Octagon House -- Colonial Dames of America (April 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-06-53.02] . 3 negatives
People stand on front porch of Octagon House, and others by side door [house as seen from street]. Bishop Edward Lamb Parsons of the Episcopal Church and others watch as Mrs. Lindley Miller of the California chapter of Colonial Dames lays mortar for the foundation stone of the Octagon House. Taken at 2645 Gough Street (neighborhood).
New Navy supersonic jet squadron (Cougar jets for Korea, with pilots of Squadron VF-24) [04-07-53, 7 negatives]
Navy Jet Squadron -- Training for Korea -- Alameda Naval Air Station (April 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-07-53.07] . 7 negatives
"New jet foe for Russian Mig train here." "Hot" pilots of Navy Squadron VF-24 walking back from swept-wing F-9-F6 Cougars. Pilots with Squadron Commnader "Duke" R.W. Windsor. Ensign Jack Pearl in cockpit, with Robert Velasquez and Dick Morrison standing by. R.W. Windsor with Arthur Howe. Cougar jets fly overhead.
Governor Earl Warren dedicates the new Hastings College of the Law [04-09-53, 2 negatives]
Dedication -- Hastings College of the Law (April 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-09-53.01] . 2 negatives
Above ground view of crowd standing for prayer outside new building for Hastings Law School, during dedication ceremonies for building. Governor Earl Warren addresses crowd.
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan arrives in San Francisco [04-11-53, 14 negatives]
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan -- President Woodrow Wilson (ship) -- Pier Fifty-nine (April 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-11-53.01-02] . 9 negatives
Prince Akihito stands with Akua Matsui, Governor Earl Warren, and President George Killion of President Lines [negatives missing 11/98]. Japanese-American school children dressed in traditional Japanese clothing wave to Prince Akihito upon his arrival aboard the President Woodrow Wilson (ship). Policemen set up ropes to cordon off crowd [and allow passage of Prince?]; with Japanese and American flags flying together over doorway in background. Prince Akihito shown with journalists surrounding him as he speaks into microphone, eating with others aboard ship, and standing with Ambassador to Canada Saao Iguchi and Ambassador to the US Eikichi Araki of Japan.
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan -- Coast Guard Station (April 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-11-53.03] . 2 negatives
Prince Akihito waves to crowd from door of airplane before departing for Canada.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany [04-11-53, 19 negatives]
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany (April 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-11-53.05-06] . 16 negatives
Views of crowd at luncheon for Konrad Adenauer at the Palace Hotel. An interpreter bows his head to listen as Governor Earl Warren and Konrad Adenauer speak. Interpreter Walter Weber, Konrad Adenauer, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Herr Walter Hallstein of Germany speak to reporters. The Chancellor leaves the German Embassy at 703 Market Street, with crowd watching; holds painting with Cub Scout Lee Cotterell; smiles as he takes in view of Bay and Golden Gate Bridge with his daughter Lotte (cityscapes); shakes hands with boy David Smith in front of the Legion of Honor (neighborhood). Sits at desk with unidentified man [during press conference?].
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany -- Airport (April 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 27, [04-11-53.07] . 3 negatives
Gisella Stahlberg, daughter of Germany's consul-general in San Francisco, gives flowers to Konrad Adenauer upon his arrival; with Dr. Lotte Adenauer also shown. Konrad Adenauer shown walking through crowd and sitting in car [with unidentified men].
Actress Audrey Hepburn with Guardsmen [04-16-53, 2 negatives]
Aircraft carrier Yorktown (ship) (Korean War) [04-21-53, 4 negatives]
Fighting Lady (ship) (April 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-21-53.04] . 4 negatives
Views of the carrier Yorktown (ship) (nicknamed the Fighting Lady) sailing under the Bay Bridge and with Yerba Buena Island in background; as seen from the fleet landing at the Ferry Building (cityscapes).
Fifth anniversary banquet for Israel (with Eleanor Roosevelt) [04-21-53, 3 negatives]
Fifth Anniversary Banquet for Israel -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Fairmont Hotel (April 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-21-53.13] . 3 negatives
Lutie Goldstein, Mrs. Henry Harris, Samuel Jacobsen, and noted violinist Isaac Stern crowd around honorary co-chairman Eleanor Roosevelt at banquet table. Eleanor Roosevelt sits alone with Mrs. Henry Harris.
Eleanor Roosevelt visits [04-22-53, 3 negatives]
Prisoners of war return (military) [04-29-53 - 04-30-53, 10 negatives]
Return of Prisoners of War -- Travis Airfield (April 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-29-53.01] . 6 negatives
Robert Weinbrant lays in bed at Travis Hospital; gets cigarette light from hospital corpsman Joseph Mazzella. Views of crowd inside room where journalists' interviews of former prisoners of war took place; with movie cameras set up around interviewees. US Marine Corporal Baez Pizarro of Puerto Rico speaks with television actress Eve Meyer and into several microphones.
Prisoners of War (April 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-30-53.10-11] . 4 negatives
Johnnie Wilson Sr., Florine, Bruce, and Sherrel Moore, the family of prisoner of war Private Johnnie Moore, read document relating to the release of prisoners of war in Japan; taken at 2238 San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. Andrew, Harry, and Chris Pallas shown looking at photograph of their brother and speaking on telephone after hearing the first news in four months about their brother, who is a prisoner of war; taken at 270 Pope Street.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright [04-30-53, 7 negatives]
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (April 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [04-30-53.01-02] . 7 negatives
Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright sitting at drawing board. Frank Lloyd Wright sits in front of architectural drawing, which shows the Bay Bridge; with unidentified young men and women shown drawing and speaking [perhaps a class taught by Frank Wright entitled "Bridging the Bay"?]; taken at 319 Grant Avenue.
Opening of Guardsmen headquarters (with actor Henry Fonda) [04-30-53, 2 negatives]
May 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28-29, [050053-053153] . 925 negatives (estimate)
Prisoners of war [05-01-53 - 05-09-53, 27 negatives]
Prisoners of War (May 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-01-53.01-02] . 4 negatives
Helen Dean reads a letter containing news about her brother Sergeant Aaron Bennett, a prisoner of war. Her husband, Walter Dean, looks over her shoulder; taken at 1804 104th Avenue in Oakland. Cora Lee Reynolds, sister of Private First Class Walter Oxford Reynolds, speaks on telephone after receiving news about his status as prisoner of war; taken at 1540 Pine Avenue at San Pablo Avenue.
Return of Prisoners of War -- Travis Air Force Base (May 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-02-53.01] . 15 negatives
Sailor carries Private First Class Charles Sacco, a returning prisoner of war, on stretcher; with view of crowd in background. Photographs of Corporal Tubor Rubin alone and with friend Everett Ritenour. Corporal Jiminez stands with Osorio Nicolas [reporter interviewing the corporal?]. Corporal David W. [Ludlum?] looks at latest issue of "Life" magazine, which has his picture gracing half of the cover and the words "return of the captives." Other views of returning prisoners of war with family and friends, leaving airplane, and of crowds there to greet them.
Prisoner of War (May 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-02-53.02] . 2 negatives
Mrs. Vince Cobalis tells her children Vincent and Flora that their father, a prisoner of war, has been freed and is ok, and Flora inquires about the time of her father's arrival.
Return of Prisoners of War -- Travis Air Force Base (May 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-09-53.03] . 6 negatives
Unidentified persons greet servicemen descending ramp from airplane, with view of crowd and air base in background (neighborhood). Man on stretcher carried from airplane and placed in ambulance. Servicemen help injured prisoner of war down from airplane [no names given].
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright shows "butterfly bridge" model [05-01-53 and 05-25-53, 4 negatives]
Bridge Model -- Architect Frank Lloyd Wright -- Museum of Modern Art (May 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-01-53.06] . 2 negatives
Model of bridge constructed by Frank Wright sits on table with mirrored surface.
Bridge Model -- Architect Frank Lloyd Wright -- Emporium (May 25, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-25-53.07] . 2 negatives
Henry Alexander, Arthur Hoggard Jr., Dewey Mead, George Christopher, and Wright's representative Aaron G. Green view"butterfly bridge" model displayed on mirrored table.
Old car barns (Municipal Railway?) about to be demolished at Thirty-second Avenue and Clement Street (Richmond District neighborhood) [05-05-53, 2 negatives]
Harlem Globetrotters [05-07-53, 9 negatives]
Wooden ships built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard [05-07-53, 4 negatives]
Wooden Ships -- Mare Island Navy Yard (May 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-07-53.10] . 4 negatives
View of Mine Layer 121 (ship) from front, a new wooden ship designed to lay harbor mines. Two mine layers under construction sit side by side in dock, with view of shore in background (cityscapes). Workers finish construction of a ship's main mast. Boat builder Antonio Armas corks seams on deck of ship.
New traffic signals at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue intersection in Berkeley creates pedestrian chaos [05-07-53, 4 negatives]
New Traffic Lights -- Pedestrian Crossing -- Berkeley (May 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 28, [05-07-53.12] . 4 negatives
UC Berkeley students and others shown using whole of intersection to cross the street at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue, after placement of new traffic lights at the intersection (neighborhood) [note streetcar tracks still present on both streets (transportation)].
Zionist Organization of America press conference [05-08-53, 2 negatives]
Silent film actress Mary Pickford helps with bond drive [05-11-53, 2 negatives]
Bond Drive -- Mary Pickford -- City Hall (May 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-11-53.08] . 2 negatives
Actress Mary Pickford sits with Mayor Elmer Robinson and Supervisor Dewey Mead behind speakers' table at event for bond drive. Mary Pickford and Elmer Robinson shown speaking into microphone.
Western Union demonstrates facsimile transmission machine [05-13-53, 2 negatives]
Conscientious objector David W. Hammack at the (draft) induction center [05-14-53, 4 negatives]
Arrest of Conscientious Objector -- Induction Center (May 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-14-53.06] . 4 negatives
Major Phillip W. Hurd reads regulations to potential military recruit David W. Hammack. After David Hammack refuses to step forward [and into military service] two times, Major Phillip W. Hurd places him under technical arrest and leads him away. Taken at 30 Van Ness Avenue.
Memorial Day Parade [05-20-53, 4 negatives]
Memorial Day Parade (May 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-20-53.03] . 4 negatives
A US Marine corps color guard marches down parade route. Military policemen march in units from Lombard Street and onto Van Ness Avenue (neighborhood). Sergeant Raul Claya of the US Marines, Sergeant George Rodgers of the US Army, and BM Third Class of the US Navy hold hand of legionaire E.J. Long.
Keating Committee investigation hearings (communism?) [05-27-53 - 05-30-53, 8 negatives]
Keating Committee -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (May 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-27-53.05] . 2 negatives
Investigator Murray B. York, Chief Counsel Robert A. Collier, and Investigator W. Wade Bromwell examine document as they stand for group photos.
Hearing -- Keating Committee -- City Hall (May 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-29-53.01-02] . 4 negatives
Witness Robert B. McMillan, former chief assistant to the US Attorney General, speaks about tax scandals to the Taylor Jury. Patrick J. Hellings, Kenneth B. Keating, and B.J. Rodgers [all members of Keating Committee?] sit and stand behind desk during hearing; with Patrick Hellings speaking in both photographs. Robert A. Collier [attorney?] stands while examining document. Taken in the supervisors' chambers.
Hearing -- Keating Committee -- City Hall (May 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 29, [05-30-53.03] . 2 negatives
Attorney Al Zirpoli stands with Edwin M. Furtado as he is sworn in as witness before committee. Reporter Ed Montgomery of the "San Francisco Examiner" stands for swearing in before committee.
June 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30-31, [060053-063053] . 1050 negatives (estimate)
Keating Committee investigation hearings [06-01-53, 11 negatives]
Keating Committee Investigation Hearings -- City Hall (June 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-01-53.01] . 6 negatives
Attorney Irving Goldslien [Goldstein? or Goldstien?] enters room. Lou Linss has message from judge for Congressman Keating [Kenneth B. Keating of New York?]. Linss hands message to Congressman Keating. Includes Joe Sweeney (court reporter for Goodman) and Daniel Koss (attorney for Russell Duke).
Atomic bomb flash seen from Coit Tower [06-04-53, 3 negatives]
Vandalism to miniature historical models of San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts [06-09-53, 12 negatives]
Bryant Street overpass is new addition to freeway [06-10-53, 6 negatives]
Freeway Addition -- Bryant Street Overpass (June 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-10-53.07] . 6 negatives
Various views of the Bryant Street overpass: overhead view of a section of the overpass and nearby buildings, freeway level, and below overpass on Potrero Avenue (showing columns and underside of freeway).
South Korean army officers at airport [06-13-53, 2 negatives]
South Korean Army Officers -- San Francisco International Airport (June 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-13-53.05] . 2 negatives
Five South Korean Army officers ordered to return to Korea. Colonel Jung Nae Hiuk, Major General Y. Chang, Major General B.K. Bak, Lieutenant General Chan Lee, and Major General Y.H. Choi arrive in San Francisco by TWA (Trans World Airlines). One officer shakes hands with Consul General Young Han Choo of South Korea .
Flag Day at Golden Gate Park with Senator William F. Knowland [06-14-53, 6 negatives]
Flag Day with Senator William F. Knowland -- Golden Gate Park (June 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-14-53.03] . 6 negatives
Views (taken from the back of the stage looking towards crowd) of Senator William Knowland speaking to large crowd. View of service men standing with guns; crowd and the American flag in the background. Close-up of Senator Knowland speaking in front of microphones at podium. Crowd disperses. Military personnel (servicemen, veterans?) stand with flags in foreground; crowd in background.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz watches while four sisters take the oath of citizenship [06-15-53, 4 negatives]
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Watches Citizenship Oath -- San Francisco (June 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-15-53.08] . 4 negatives
Taken at the Post Office Building. Four sisters (Magda Battha, Marta Battha, Margit Battha, Maria Battha) take the citizenship oath as Admiral Chester Nimitz watches. Monreo Friedman performs the ceremony. The sisters pose with Admiral Nimitz.
Harry Bridges wins his freedom (labor) [06-15-53, 3 negatives]
Harry Bridges Wins His Freedom -- ILWU Hall (June 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-15-53.11] . 3 negatives
Taken at ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) Hall. Harry Bridges' wife whispers something in his ear. Harry Bridges, Henry Schmidt, and Bob Robertson smile upon hearing the news from the Supreme Court.
Demonstration on behalf of the Rosenbergs (communism) [06-17-53, 4 negatives]
Demonstration On Behalf of the Rosenbergs -- Post Office Building (June 17, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 30, [06-17-53.02] . 4 negatives
Taken at the Post Office Building (Seventh Street and Mission Street). Various views of protesters. A mother pushes baby in a stroller in the picket line. Overhead views of long picket line which spans length of building. Close-up of marching people with signs protesting the pending execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage. [Execution took place on June 19, 1953 at Sing Sing Prison].
UC Berkeley graduation at Edwards field with President Robert Gordon Sproul presiding [06-19-53, 4 negatives]
Civil defense demonstrations [06-20-53, 4 negatives]
Civil Defense -- Operations During An Alert -- Civil Defense Control Center (June 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [06-20-53.01] . 2 negatives
Admiral A.G. Cook (Civilian Defense head) points and talks to workers. People are scattered around building for fire, police, communications, etc. Chalkboards and pin-up boards in background.
Civil Defense Demonstration -- Marina District (June 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [06-20-53.02] . 2 negatives
Civilian Air Patrol demonstrates how it can land small planes in a confined area to deliver plasma. Mary Nye (Red Cross Motor Service) gets cartons of plasma from Captain Clem Lattimore (Commander of Civilian Air Patrol) who sits in the small plane. The Red Cross Bloodmobile (large bus) is in the background.
FBI captures Donald Charles Fitterer (one of the 10 most wanted) [06-21-53, 4 negatives]
FBI Captures Donald Charles Fitterer -- City Prison (June 21, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [06-21-53.01] . 4 negatives
United States FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) captures Donald Charles Fitterer (one of ten most wanted criminals). Close-up of Fitterer smoking a cigarette. Fitterer walks into prison.
Transports (ships) arrive with troops [06-23-53 - 06-24-53, 24 negatives]
Returning Troops (veterans) -- Arrival of General Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (June 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [06-23-53.08] . 14 negatives
Transport General Meigs (ship) docks. Returning troops stand on deck of transport. Troops line up with their baggage; women serve them beverages; relatives stand on pier in background. Servicemen greet their wives and families.
Returning Troops (veterans) -- Arrival of General E.T. Collins (ship) -- Fort Mason (June 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [06-24-53.01] . 10 negatives
Troops stand on deck of transport General E.T. Collins (ship); relatives stand on pier in foreground. Troops line up with baggage. Women serve them beverages and cookies in the background; troops disembark transport in foreground. Lieutenant Corporal Jerry Cepernich embraces his wife Marian and baby Gayle. Corporal Raymond Koenig kisses his nieces and greets his sister and mother. Bruce (baby boy) reaches up to Arnold Lyons' (his father) pocket; his father embraces his mother.
Director George Stevens and actor Van Heflin visit to promote new movie "Shane" [06-29-53, 2 negatives]
July 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31-32, [070053-073153] . 775 negatives (estimate)
Key System transit strike at Pier Sixty-four stranding commuters (labor) [07-01-53, 07-24-53 - 07-27-53, 11 negatives]
Key System Strike -- Pier Sixty-four (July 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [07-01-53.01] . 3 negatives
Taken at the foot of 16th Street. Picket line in foreground; large crowds of men standing in the parking lot in the background. Riggers, boilermakers, fitters, machinists, and others participate in strike (labor and transportation).
Labor -- Key System Strike -- Automobile (car) Traffic -- San Francisco (July 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-24-53.03] . 4 negatives
Normal congestion on Bay Bridge from Fifth Street; clock in Schmidt tower reads 5:15 p.m. in the background. Views of normal congestion on the corner of First Street and Harrison Street looking north and east. Five police officers direct traffic at the intersection.
Labor -- Key System Strike -- Automobile (car) Traffic -- San Francisco (July 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-24-53.08] . 10 negatives
Views of automobile traffic taken from Bay Bridge toll plaza looking towards San Francisco, from Bay Bridge toll plaza looking towards Oakland, and from tunnel on Treasure Island looking towards San Francisco. Ed Ulsheimer (toll taker) wipes his brow as he accepts money from a driver.
Labor -- Key System Strike -- Commuters Ride Owl -- Oakland (July 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-27-53.06] . 2 negatives
Taken at the Southern Pacific Railroad 16th Street Station. Commuters board the Owl for San Francisco. About 50 to 70 passengers boarded at 7:30 a.m. The trainmaster said about 250 passengers boarded at the Berkeley station. [Meaning of caption unclear. The Owl was the overnight train from Los Angeles to Oakland, and The Lark ran from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Perhaps commuters were traveling via San Jose during the strike.]
Troops return from Korea [07-01-53 - 07-29-53, 33 negatives]
Returning Troops (veterans) from Korea -- Arrival of Transport (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [07-01-53.03] . 5 negatives
Troops stand on deck as transport (ship) docks. Troops carrying their baggage disembark from transport. Returning troops line up with baggage; relatives stand behind a fence in the background. Sherman Flanders hugs and kisses his mother Elizabeth Davis; his brother William Flanders who returned from Korea a year ago stands nearby.
Returning Troops (veterans) -- Arrival of General A.W. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-15-53.08] . 6 negatives
Troops stand on deck as Navy transport General A.W. Brewster (ship) approaches dock; relatives stand on pier. Troops disembark transport. Returning troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages and cookies.
Returning Troops (veterans) -- Arrival of General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (July 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-27-53.09] . 6 negatives
Two troops hold up the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle (newspaper); heading reads "War is Over." An officer greets and hugs two young girls. Close-up of serviceman in the foreground; troops eating cookies and drinking beverages in background. Troops talk after boarding a ferry boat for Camp Stoneman separation camp.
Returning Troops (veterans) from Korea -- Arrival of General W.M. Black (ship)-- Fort Mason (July 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-29-53.03] . 8 negatives
Tugboats aid Navy transport General W.M. Black (ship) to dock. Troops stand on deck as transport docks. Returning troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages and cookies. Mrs. Aage Jonsen (sitting in wheelchair) greets son Clarence Jonsen (45th Division infantryman who served a year in Korea).
Pops concert at the Civic Auditorium with Italian opera singer Franca Duval and conductor Arthur Fiedler [07-09-53, 3 negatives]
Baseball player Ted Williams returns from Korea [07-09-53, 9 negatives]
Ted Williams Returns from Korea (July 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 31, [07-09-53.08-09] . 9 negatives
Baseball player Ted Williams stands with an unidentified officer. Williams stands surrounded by reporters. Williams sits at the head of a table among reporters and photographers during a press conference. Includes Major Maurice Flynn (Commanding Officer Marine Barracks) and Major Herb Schlosberg (PIO officer). Williams talks to reporters in the foreground; US Marines plane in the background.
Captain E.M. Bourdeau and the sinking of the ship Jacob Luckenbach [07-14-53 - 07-17-53, ca. 45 negatives]
Clearance of slum by Housing Authority [07-14-53, 1 negative]
Ambassador Dr. You Chan Yang of Korea visits [07-17-53, 2 negatives]
Boy Scouts get a tour of submarine (ships) [07-25-53, 3 negatives]
49ers start training for the fall football season at Menlo Junior College [07-27-53, ca. 20 negatives]
Unusual operation for four year old boy extending esophagus to stomach (health) [07-29-53, 6 negatives]
Ticker tape parade down Montgomery Street for General Mark Clark (cityscapes) [07-30-53, 8 negatives]
Parade for General Mark Clark -- San Francisco (July 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-30-53.06] . 8 negatives
Views of ticker tape parade traveling down Montgomery Street, includes crowds lining the street, marching band, and motorcade. Mayor Elmer Robinson and General Mark Clark stand in front of microphones at City Hall. Clark salutes during the playing of Ruffles.
Senator William F. Knowland and Joseph R. Knowland (father and Oakland Tribune publisher) arrive at the San Francisco International Airport [07-31-53, 2 negatives]
Arrival of Senator William F. Knowland and Joseph R. Knowland -- San Francisco Airport (July 31, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 32, [07-31-53.13] . 2 negatives
Senator William F. Knowland disembarks plane. He is greeted by his children Estelle Knowland and Joseph W. Knowland (an employee of the Oakland Tribune) and Joesph R. Knowland (publisher of the Oakland Tribune). Young Joseph just presented his dad with new grand-daughter Deanne Christian Knowland.
August 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33-34, [080053-083153] . 775 negatives (estimate)
American Federation of Labor (AFL) state convention (labor) [08-00-53 - 08-16-53, 20 negatives]
State Convention -- American Federation of Labor -- Civic Auditorium (August 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-00-53.02] . 2 negatives
Secretary Treasurer William Z. Sutherland of the California State Theatrical Federation, Bob Herman, and President Charles H. Kennedy of the Musicians Local 6 stand at table for entertainment workers. Sign on table reads "Entertainment with a Union Label: UMTA" (labor).
State Convention -- American Federation of Labor -- Civic Auditorium (August 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-10-53.01-02] . 6 negatives
Group photos showing George Chandler, Leon Ames, and Walter Pidgeon. President Pat Somerset of the California State Theatrical Federation also shown. President Thomas L. Pitts, Jack Golberger, and State Treasurer C. Charles Haggerty stand for group photo. Views of convention crowd in auditorium (labor).
State Convention -- American Federation of Labor -- Whitcomb Hotel (August 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-10-53.03] . 2 negatives
President Thomas L. Pitts of the state American Federation of Labor, Charles Wood, Bill Carroll, and Ed Wilson [representing sailors union] pose for group photo. A.J. Mier and Victor E. Munyer of the Transport Union also shown.
State Convention -- American Federation of Labor -- Civic Auditorium (August 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-13-53.01] . 8 negatives
Sectretary Treasurer Rudy Tham of the American Federation of Labor Teamsters Local 856 and Sid Cohen of the Freight Drivers Local 208 kneel before table. Behind the table stand John W. Filipott, "Grand Exalted Golden Flea of the West" [dressed as a "sultan" and being fanned by two other men], William "Swede" Nissen of the Retail Milk Drivers Local 441, Cam Ferrell, and Robert B. Savage [men are taking part in an initiation ceremony].
New York Ballet opens at the Opera House with conductor Arthur Fiedler and prima ballerina Maria Tallchief [08-03-53 - 08-06-53, 10 negatives]
Opening -- New York City Ballet -- War Memorial Opera House (August 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-03-53.03-04] . 9 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Powell stand in lobby of opera house. Mr. and Mrs. Hart R. Allen, Ruth Allen, and Ann Frankel stand outside opera house. Other spectators shown. "Famed conductor" Arthur Fiedler speaks with Mr. and Mrs. James Bodrero. Photographs of Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief preparing in dressing room and warming up for performance.
New York City Ballet -- Train Depot (August 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-06-53.01] . 1 negative
Maria Tallchief, Janet Reed, Nova Kay, Tanaquil LeClerg, and Nicholas Magallanes, members of ballet company, stand in door of train upon arriving in San Francisco from Los Angeles [during troupe's tour of the US].
Conductor Arthur Fiedler and actress Cyd Charisse at the Fairmont Hotel [08-03-53, 2 negatives]
Canners strike (labor) [08-04-53, 2 negatives]
Troops return [08-04-53, 5 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (August 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-04-53.06] . 5 negatives
Veterans stand inside transport dock building, drinking coffee; load baggage onto trucks; descend ramp from ship. Mrs. Robert Handlon and daughter Sandra greet Sergeant Robert Handlon of the US Air Force, back from a year of duty in Korea.
Troops return home [08-09-53 - 08-16-53, 08-24-53 - 08-29-53, 44 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-09-53.02] . 13 negatives
Views of ship, with servicemen standing on deck, as it pulls into dock. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley hold their twin daughters Jacquelyn and Jennifer. Sergeant Joseph Spagolini shown with family. Veterans stand in transport dock building, drinking coffee given them by Red Cross members.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Philippine Sea (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (August 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-14-53.01] . 18 negatives
Lieutenant Commander Ace Johnson, commanding officer of Fighter Squadron Ninety-one, stands with Lieutenant Hugh Batten, Lieutenant Junior Grade Max Wakeland, Lieutenant Arthur Westmoreland, and Ensign Byron Kelley, all members of squadron. Lieutenant C.F. Means shows hole in his airplane caused by enemy gunfire. Other returning servicemen shown. Views of crowd on dock and returning veterans on deck as seen from the carrier Philippine Sea (ship). Ship passes under the Golden Gate Bridge (cityscapes). Views of servicemen on deck of carrier, with airplanes parked behind them. Veterans hold up adopted mascot Bobby C. Mella, a five year old boy stricken with polio [boy holds a toy US Navy fighter plane]. Views of veterans greeting loved ones and crowd on dock by carrier.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General M.C. Meigs (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 16, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-16-53.02] . 11 negatives
Views of servicemen standing on deck of ship as it sails into dock, disembarking from ship, and standing in transport dock building drinking coffee given them by Red Cross members.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Disgruntled Relatives -- Alameda Naval Air Station (August 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-24-53.01] . 2 negatives
Relatives of returned veterans shown running past guards after breaking through barriers in attempt to get to loved ones back from military service in Korea [termed a "minor riot" by photographer]. Soldiers march away from crowd [and to ferry boat?].
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Alameda Naval Air Station (August 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-24-53.02] . 10 negatives
Views of the Henrico (ship), with servicemen standing on deck as it enters docks. Men tie down ship to dock. Veterans carry belongings as they walk past and away from ship. The Lenawee (ship) sits in dock. Servicemen stand on deck. Civilian crowd on dock awaits arrival of veterans.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.E. Anderson -- Fort Mason (August 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-29-53.01] . 8 negatives
Ship comes into dock as band plays on shore. Overhead views of returning servicemen standing on deck of ship. Civilian crowd waves from behind barrier. Veterans come down plank from ship. Loved one greets serviceman. Red Cross members hand out coffee to servicemen awaiting transport.
Prisoners of war return [08-09-53 - 08-25-53, 31 negatives]
Family of Prisoner of War -- South San Francisco (August 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-09-53.03] . 2 negatives
Gordon, Albert, Umberto Sr., Howard, Mrs. Albert, and Barbara Capurro, family of a prisoner of war in Korea, sit together on sofa.
Family of Prisoner of War (August 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-11-53.01] . 4 negatives
Andrew Pallas, Irene Pallas, Tasia Masters, Gus and Harry Pallas sit with photograph of family member Sergeant Theodore M. Pallas, a released prisoner of war. Copies of photograph showing Theodore Pallas. Taken at 270 Pope Street.
Prisoners of War -- Travis Air Base (August 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-12-53.06] . 7 negatives
Men carry injured servicemen from airplane on stretchers, former prisoners of war released by communist forces in Korea; with military personnel and journalists in background. Views of airplane touching down and of veterans inside airplane.
Family of Prisoner of War (August 18, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-18-53.01] . 4 negatives
Copies of photograph showing Corporal Frank Borrelli, a released prisoner of war. Beatrice Borrelli and William Borrelli, brother of Frank, read telegram telling of Frank's release from a prison camp; shown with daughter Elizabeth Louise Borrelli. Taken at 233 Trumbull Street.
Return of Prisoners of War -- Fort Mason (August 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-23-53.01] . 11 negatives
Five returning prisoners of war join hands. Serviceman takes picture through porthole on ship. Loved ones greet returning prisoners [no names given].
Un-American activities hearings (state senate) (communism) [08-10-53, 4 negatives]
Un-American Hearings -- State Building (August 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 33, [08-10-53.06] . 4 negatives
Witnesses Holden Hayden and Silas Stanley speak with attorney Charles R. Garry. Attorney Hugh B. Miller stands next to seated Joseph Chasin, with Patrick Hancock and attorney Ed Newman also shown. Committee members and state senators Hugh M. Burns, John R. Thompson, Earl Desmond, and counsel for the committee Richard Combs sit at table during questioning of witness Nathan Combs.
Dr. Alfred Charles Kinsey and his report (human sexuality) [08-17-53, 10 negatives]
The "old" Mills (Darius Ogden Mills ?) family estate [08-20-53, 14 negatives]
120 inch telescope on top of Mount Hamilton [08-22-53, 5 negatives]
Telescope Dome -- Mount Hamilton Observatory (August 22, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-22-53.02] . 5 negatives
Views of telescope domes and other observatory buildings atop Mount Hamilton. Director C. Donald Shane of the Lick Observatory stands beside model of telescope. Associate optical engineer Jack Campbell feels lens being ground for use in telescopic viewing, with fifty year old lens grinding machine in photo. Jack Campbell shown standing on top of a 120 inch lens in need of more grinding.
Narcotics raid at Kearny and Jackson Streets [08-22-53, 11 negatives]
Narcotics Raid (August 22, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-22-53.03] . 11 negatives
State Inspectors Louie Noel and George Ohlson examine evidence while speaking with drug dealer Lim Bing Yuen. State Inspector Walter R. Creighton speaks with "narcotics peddler" Kenneth Leong. Walter Creighton questions Henry Wing Lee. Vernon Johnson, man captured with three bundles of heroin at the Blue Moon Cafe, speaks with Tony Gazzola and submits to search by inspectors.
Communists caught by the FBI (communism) [08-27-53 - 08-31-53, 10 negatives]
Communists Captured -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- US Commissioner's Office (August 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-27-53.01] . 6 negatives
An FBI employee stands beside Carl Edwin Rasi, Shirley Keith Kremen, Samuel I. Coleman, and Sidney Steinberg, all suspected communists. "Communist leader" Sidney Steinberg stands before US Commissioner Joseph Karesh, who lists bale for Steinberg at $100,000. US Attorney Lloyd H. Burke and W.H. Kehe also shown. Captive communists huddle to discuss problem [they were not permitted conference in a private room]. Suspects surround Commissioner's desk after getting permission to make telephone call (communism).
Hearing -- Communists -- Federal Building (August 31, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [08-31-53.01] . 4 negatives
Suspected communists Carl Edwin Ross, Shirley Keith Kremen, Samuel I. Coleman, and Sidney Steinberg sit in chairs at back of room during hearing. Copies of photographs [mug shots] showing unkown man and D. Shapiro (communism).
September 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34-36, [090053-093053] . 1075 negatives (estimate)
Prisoners of War return from Korea [09-00-53 - 09-29-53, 109 negatives]
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- Fort Mason (September 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [09-00-53.01] . 15 negatives
First prisoners of war arrive from Korea in hospital ship. Families wave to troops while ship docks. Troops disembark ship. Man on stretcher is carried from ship by servicemen. Families greet servicemen. Troops and families boarding bus, sitting in bus. View of ship docked.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- Haven (ship) (September 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [09-04-53.01] . 16 negatives
The hospital ship Haven . Major John Davjat smoking a cigarette sitting at a table. Corporate Leland Smith stands with Sergeant Edward T. Smith who is tugging on Corporate John McCoy's moustache. Sergeant Carrell T. Hodges stands on deck of ship. Lieutenant Corporate Anthony Ludwig and [Zelma?] Coyle stand in ship with Robert Kirk who is holding a guitar. Three servicemen on stretchers are cared for by attendants. Servicemen holding stretchers. Families await arrival of boat on dock. Long shot of servicemen disembarking ship. Servicemen embrace their families. Three servicemen point from ship.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- Fort Mason (September 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [09-05-53.01] . 4 negatives
Medal of Honor winner Sergeant Hiroshi H. Miyamura kisses and embraces wife Mrs. Sauruko Terry Miyamura while his father stands by. Corporate Frank Borrelli embraces wife Beatrice over fence barricade. Frieda Mooney of the San Francisco Women Post 296 America Legion and Elsa Hicks greet returning serviceman and his girlfriend.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- General John Pope (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-09-53.01] . 17 negatives
Private First Class Nick J. Antonis embraces family member [mother] and kisses family member [father]. Sergeant Melvin Merritts embraces his mother. Private First Class Richard D. Johnson of the US Marines stands with his parents, sister Gayle Louise, aunt Felice Johnson, and grandmother Mrs. Dora F. Brayton. Ship arriving, views of boat in water and crew members waving. Families embrace. Serviceman in arm sling gives okay sign with his other hand. Close-up of servicemen on ship. Men shake hands. Families await arrival of ship with signs of welcome and family member's names.
Prisoner of War Returns from Korea -- Nick Antonis (September 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-09-53.02] . 3 negatives
Serviceman Nick Antonis is welcomed by his large family on the sidewalk near their car. Antonis stands with his mother in the family crowd, they walk inside (neighborhood).
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- General W.M. Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 18, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-18-53.01] . 18 negatives
Ship nears docking area while American flag waves on shore. Long shots and close-ups of servicemen on deck, some show families waving from dock. Families greet returning servicemen. Couples reunite. Man on dock shakes hand of returning Prisoner of War exiting ramp.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- General R.L. Howze (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-23-53.01] . 4 negatives
Close-ups and long shots of ship arriving with troops on deck. Band plays on shore while families wait for ship to dock. Master Sergeant Morris Y[oun?]t holds wife Maxine with servicemen Lamar and Mo nearby. Marine Captain Paul Louis Martinelli poses with wife. First to exit the ship is Lieutenant Atmando Arias who is greeted by wife Emma Lou. Families reunite. Men pick up serviceman with family surrounding.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- Fort Mason (September 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [09-29-53.01] . 6 negatives
Sergeant Patrick Richmond kissing wife Jean while holding niece Sherryl Pandora Frost. Irene gazes at son Corporal Theodore M. Pallas as other relatives look on. Families embrace and reunite. Serviceman exits ramp of ship and shakes hands with other serviceman.
Prisoners of War Return from Korea -- General Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (September 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [09-30-53.01] . 11 negatives
Woman waves to docking ship. Servicemen stand on deck while families with signs wave from barricade on dock. Long shot of ship. Major G. Bartholomew hugs wife and son David. Sergeant Gerald MacLean greets mother. Fred Parker holds up son Dickie with wife Della Jane looking on. Sergeant William Lillis surrounded by family.
Communists get bailed out (communism) [09-01-53, 1 negative]
New schools in San Francisco (education) [09-02-53 - 09-07-53, 20 negatives]
New San Francisco Schools (September 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [09-02-53.01] . 10 negatives
Patrick Henry School at Nineteenth and Vermont Streets, views of new wing and entire school. Bret Harte Elementary at Gilman and Griffith streets. El Dorado Home School at Delta and Wilde streets. Jose Ortega Home School and Arch and Ramsdell streets. Lincoln High's new wing at Twenty-fourth and Quintare streets. All are exterior views of buildings (neighborhood) (education).
Ocean View Cooperative Playschool (September 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 34, [09-05-53.02] . 2 negatives
Charles Sullivan holds a hammer, Dan Mantell holds a saw, and John Good a paintbrush. Two of the men are fathers, and another is a neighbor (education).
New San Francisco Schools (September 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-07-53.01] . 8 negatives
Patrick Henry School at 19th and Vermont streets. Bret Harte School at Gilman and Griffith streets. El Dorado Home School on Wilde at Delta Avenue. Ortega Home School on Ramsnell at Arch Street. All are exterior views of buildings, and there are two views of each school (neighborhood) (education).
Gossip columnist Louella Parsons party with movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and actors Jim McHugh and Jane Wyman and Randolph A. Hearst [09-08-53, 9 negatives]
Jimmy McHugh Opening -- Louella Parsons Party -- Fairmont Hotel (September 08, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-08-53.01-02] . 9 negatives
Freddie Karger stands while wife Jane Wyman sits at opening, they both stand. Paul Bancroft, Jr. lights cigarette for Mrs. Clayton McCauley. Other couples posing for camera at opening. Three couples stand together. Randolph Hearst and Loessa Parsons stand together.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen visits San Francisco for Archdiocese Centennial [09-08-53 - 09-10-53, 16 negatives]
New hospital on Sutter Street (health) [09-11-53, 5 negatives]
New Sutter Hospital (September 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-11-53.01] . 5 negatives
Private hospital room with bed, chair and flowers. Surgery nurse Ruth McGrath shown making bed in the General Surgery Room. McGrath adjusts lamp over operating table in Minor Surgery Room. Nurse Mrs. Elsie Rubner fluffs a pillow in a patient's private room. Owner and supervisor of the hospital Registered Nurse Bertha M. Jewel sits behind the reception desk (health).
Slum clearance underway in the Western Addition (neighborhood) [09-11-53, 5 negatives]
Slum Clearance Underway -- Western Addition (September 11, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-11-53.02] . 5 negatives
Views of street, cars and houses of 1200 block of Eddy Street, some houses being demolished (neighborhood). Back ends of houses on Willow Street: laundry hanging between buildings, child on tricycle (housing).
"I Am An American Day" at the Opera House (patriotism) [09-12-53, 6 negatives]
I am an American Day -- War Memorial Opera House (September 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-12-53.01] . 2 negatives
District Director Bruce Barber of US Immigration and Naturalization speaks from podium on stage in front of men holding flags and rifles. Barber and Bronze Star recipient Major Sergeant Tom Jocobsen of Norway stand at microphone on stage.
I am an American Day -- Civic Center (September 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-12-53.02] . 4 negatives
B-29 Bomber airplanes fly over City Hall dome. View of Civic Center grounds festivities taken from Health Building (neighborhood). Children investigate anti-aircraft 90 millimeter gun. Marine band plays outside City Hall while spectators listen.
Head of free China air force Lt. General Chiang Ching-kuo (Chiang Kai-shek's son) [09-14-53, 2 negatives]
Interview -- Lieutenant General Chiang Ching-kuo of China -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (September 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-14-53.01] . 2 negatives
Lieutenant General Chiang Ching-kuo [son of General Chiang Kai-shek and head of free China's Air Force] is shown smiling and talking while sitting inside the hotel.
Ambassador Dr. You Chan Young of Korea visits [09-16-53, 2 negatives]
Mexican Independence Day parade [09-20-53, 3 negatives]
Mexican Independence Day -- City Hall (September 20, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-20-53.02] . 3 negatives
Spectators watch as band plays musical instruments while walking down plaza in parade (neighborhood). Close-up of costumed children carrying flag. Children hold flag while man speaks at microphone on the top stair where people are sitting in chairs.
Young "commie" girl (communism) Shirley Kremen with deputy marshall [09-22-53, 4 negatives]
San Francisco Art Festival opening at Union Square [09-23-53 - 09-25-53, 13 negatives]
Art Show -- Union Square (September 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 35, [09-23-53.03] . 4 negatives
Mrs. Gerda Rovetch and Miss Evelyn Merson sit on bench near paintings under a ready to register artists (neighborhood). They look at a sculpture by Wanda Anderson. Mrs. Surendorf helps Charles Surendorf hang his painting. Long shot of people looking at paintings.
Art Show -- Union Square and Maiden Lane (September 25, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [09-25-53.01] . 9 negatives
Mrs. R.M. Slatchford, Mrs. Herbert Mankin and daughter Glenna in stroller look at Beniamino Bufano's statue Peace. Blanche Louise Sargent looks at work from the Potters Association display (neighborhood). Nora Yamamoto sits elevated with pottery wheel while children and adults look on. Schoolchildren enjoying show with teacher (education). Visitors look at pottery. Three women pose in front of paintings. Women stand in front of booths.
Fox Theatre has opening premiere of "The Robe" in Cinemascope with actors Terry Moore and Robert Wagner [09-29-53, 15 negatives]
Movie Premiere of "The Robe" -- Fox Theater (September 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [09-29-53.02-03] . 15 negatives
Producer of "The Robe" Frank Ross stands on stage at microphone with Master of Ceremonies Russ Byrd. Charles P. Skouras of the National Theaters, Frank Ross, actress Terry Moore, actor Robert Wagner and Byrd stand on stage. People pose for camera. Man watches film from lobby. Film being screened. Moore and Wagner sign autographs. Crowd waits outside theater. Men standing on stage at microphone include Mayor of Oakland Clifford Rishell.
October 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36-37, [100053-103153] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Ribbon cutting ceremony for freeway opening at Seventeenth Street [10-01-53, 3 negatives]
New Freeway Opens (October 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-01-53.07] . 3 negatives
Ribbon cutting to open new freeway at Seventeenth Street, with skyline in background (cityscapes). Present are Jack Mailliard, Mayor Elmer Robinson, and Frank Durkee of the State Highway Commission.
Twenty-second and Mission Streets where teenage gangs were to hold riot [10-01-53, 3 negatives]
New ball bearing pens replaces old type at Lafayette grade school (education) [10-01-53, 2 negatives]
Troops return from Korea and Japan [10-02-53 - 10-23-53, 43 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Collins (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-02-53.04] . 9 negatives
Views of ship coming into dock. Servicemen stand on deck of ship while crowd waits below on dock. Military band plays to servicemen.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Nelson Walker (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-09-53.01] . 10 negatives
Views of ship coming into dock with veterans standing on deck. Crowd on dock awaits disembarkation of veterans.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- A.E. Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (October 13, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-12-53.11] . 8 negatives
Crowd standing on dock looking up to servicemen standing on deck of ship. Views of ship sailing in Bay, with Golden Gate Bridge in background (cityscapes). Other photos showing veterans on ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (October 16, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-16-53.01] . 8 negatives
Ship sails in bay. Returning servicemen stand on decks of ship. Crowd awaiting arrival of veterans stands on dock, with veterans standing on deck of ship above.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) -- Treasure Island (October 23, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-23-53.06] . 8 negatives
Large crowd stands on dock awaiting arrival of servicemen, with ship docked in background. Returning veterans stand on decks of ship. Veterans descend ramp from ship to shore.
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan visits [10-02-53, 10-03-53, 10-06-52, 15 negatives]
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan -- Airport (October 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-02-53.05] . 6 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson and George Killion greet Prince Akihito upon his arrival. Prince Akihito descends ramp from airplane. The Prince speaks to crowd on airfield.
Luncheon -- Crown Prince Akihito of Japan -- Fairmont Hotel (October 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-02-53.06] . 6 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight shakes hands with Prince Akihito upon meeting him at luncheon. Prince Akihito speaks to and greets others [unidentified persons].
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan -- Sigmund Stern Grove (October 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-03-53.04] . 2 negatives
Allen Katsuyama of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 12 gives pair of redwood bookends to Prince Akihito, with other Boy Scouts on stage as well. Prince Akihito speaks to audience [both photos show trees in background].
Freeway traffic jams and San Francisco skyline views from the new freeway (cityscapes) [10-02-53, 15 negatives]
New Freeway (October 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-02-53.15-16] . 15 negatives
Maintenance engineer R.D. Kinsey discusses cost of freeway ramp at Mariposa and Vermont Streets with [C. Ryan?] (neighborhood). C.D. Miner drives on freeway. Harry Duercop drives car load of soldiers. Joe Cavaleri "shakes fist at freeway in frustration" during traffic jam. Views of cars driving on and stopped on freeway, with city in background (cityscapes). Panoramic photographs of new lanes going into San Francisco (transportation).
Four Navy destroyers (ships) arrive at Alameda Naval Air Station [10-05-53, 4 negatives]
Arrival of Four Destroyers -- Alameda Naval Air Station (October 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-05-53.12] . 4 negatives
The destroyers Ingraham (ship) and Purdy (ship) sit side by side in water, with military personnel strolling along walkway. The Sumner (ship) and Moale (ship) sit side by side in dock.
Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon visit [10-06-53 - 10-07-53, 10 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon (October 06, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-06-53.02-03] . 7 negatives
Richard Nixon shakes hands across fence with Pan American Airways employees and others. Shown waving from airplane ramp, where he stands with wife Pat Nixon and other unidentified persons. Shakes hands with [Mayor Elmer Robinson?] and others in official greeting committee; taken at the airport. Richard Nixon sits in barber's chair as Walter Baird gives him haircut at the Hotel St. Francis Barber Shop.
World Trip -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Airport (October 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-07-53.04] . 3 negatives
Richard Nixon shakes hand with serviceman and speaks with unidentified man before leaving on world trip with wife Pat Nixon. Waves from ramp of airplane with Pat.
General Mark Clark arrives and meets with Crown Prince Akihito [10-07-53, 18 negatives]
General Mark Clark -- Fairmont Hotel (October 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-07-53.11] . 5 negatives
General Mark Clark and Mrs. Mark Clark read letter from friend while sitting in room after dinner. Crown Prince Akihito of Japan chats with the couple.
Arrival of General Mark Clark -- Hamilton Air Force Base (October 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-07-53.12] . 13 negatives
Mrs. Clark waves as she and Mark Clark exit airplane. Mark Clark answers questions at informal press conference. General Clark shakes hands with Staff Sergeant Lonnie Chaney, radio operator of the airplane that brought him home. General and Mrs. Mark Clark stand with daughter Ann Oosting, Gordon Oosting, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griffiths. Others shown.
Key System train and bus strike ends (labor) [10-08-53, 7 negatives]
Train Arrives -- Key System Transit Lines (October 08, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-08-53.06] . 3 negatives
Sailors and others crowd onto train, the first Key System train to operate in San Francisco since the end of a transit strike by workers (labor). Taken at Second Street.
End of Strike -- Key System Transit Lines (October 08, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 36, [10-08-53.07] . 4 negatives
President Glen L. Stanley of Key System Transit Lines puts the first fare into the bus box as President F. Vern Stambaugh of Carmen Union sits in driver's seat. The two men wave from bus windows. John Borikas, the first passenger picked up, puts fare in box for Driver Leonard A. Hunt [the first bus to operate since transit strike by workers] (labor).
Emmett Perkins and Jack Santos eating their last meal as free men before entering San Quentin State Prison [10-12-53, 5 negatives]
Large Marilyn Monroe cutout hanging from telegraph pole ties up traffic at Twenty-second and and Bryant Streets [10-12-53, 2 negatives]
Traffic Jam -- Marilyn Monroe Cutout (October 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-12-53.10] . 2 negatives
Patrolman Allan Rosenbaum and Sergeant Eugene McCann stand with larger than life cutout of actress Marilyn Monroe, which they removed from a telegraph pole at Twenty-second and Bryant Streets after motorists slowing down to look at the picture caused a traffic jam. Taken at the Mission Police Station.
Health Department inspects "skid row" housing [10-15-53, 5 negatives]
"Skid Row" Housing Inspections -- Health Department (October 15, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-15-53.02] . 5 negatives
Views of "skid row" home [house belonging to impoverished persons] inspected by Health Department officials. Child stands in kitchen with stacked dirty dishes and delapidated furniture [including chair without seat]. Bed sits in same room as kitchen pots and pans, with make-up mirror in corner. Health Department representatives inspect mattress and bed springs. Overall view of apartment showing four children, mother, and the constraints of limited space (housing).
Police officer gives tickets for jaywalking at Grant Avenue and Kearny Street [10-15-53, 8 negatives]
The Octagon House [10-27-53, 4 negatives]
Octagon House -- Colonial Dames Headquarters (October 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 37, [10-27-53.10] . 4 negatives
External views of the Octagon House, with picket fence and covered porch visible. View from below of winding stairway. Three unidentified persons [presumably members of the Colonial Dames of America] stand at bottom of stairway.
November 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38-39, [110053-113053] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
I. Magnin's Christmas tree made of mink [11-00-53, 2 negatives]
Political rally in Chinatown with dancing dragon and cable cars [11-03-53, 7 negatives]
Political Rally -- Chinatown (November 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-03-53.00] . 7 negatives
Crowds watch as Chinese dragon marches on parade route. Spectators crowd around cable car decorated with balloons. Earl Warren speaks to spectators in front of church [with one "Ike" sign visible, referring to President Dwight D. Eisenhower]. Earl Warren and Senator William F. Knowland speak to crowd; shown by cable car and with dragon. Taken at California and Grant Streets (neighborhood).
City election activities with supervisors and city attorney, etc. [11-03-53 - 11-04-53, 11 negatives]
Election Winners -- City Hall (November 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-03-53.02] . 4 negatives
Supervisor McCarty gets a kiss and congratulations from his wife. City Auditor Dion Holm shakes hands with City Treasurer John J. Goodwin. John J. Goodwin with his family members and Jean Weaver.
Election -- First Voter (November 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-03-53.03] . 2 negatives
Jean O'Neil prepares to vote at 1301 Sacramento Street.
Election Winners -- City Hall (November 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-03-53.04] . 4 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Gene McAteer and Mr. and Mrs. George Christopher exchange handshakes in congratulation of one another. Other photographs of same persons.
New Douglas Elementary School at Nineteenth and Collingwood Streets opens (education) [11-09-53, 4 negatives]
Opening -- Douglas Elementary School (November 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-09-53.09] . 4 negatives
Jerry Allen Jones and Margie Ann Parks of kindergarten class look at new name plate on outside of the new Douglas Elementary School. At recess, children play games on "spacious new playground" (education).
Radiation meter (civil defense) [11-09-53, 2 negatives]
Radiation Meter -- Mayor's Office (November 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-09-53.03] . 2 negatives
Harry Stoops, Chief Mike Gaffey of Police Department, Chief Frank Kelly of Fire Department, and Mayor Elmer Robinson display new radiation meters to be used in the defense of civilians [in eventuality of nuclear attack?]. Admiral A.G. Woods also shown (civil defense).
Troops return from the Far East [11-10-53, 11-27-30 - 11-30-53, 37 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (November 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-10-53.01] . 9 negatives
Transport ship sails in harbor. Views of servicemen standing on deck of ship [two showing Golden Gate Bridge in background] (cityscapes). Crowd on dock awaits disembarkation of servicemen.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Singer Carmen Molina -- Fort Mason (November 27, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-27-53.16] . 6 negatives
Singer Carmen Molina, employed to greet veterans returning from the Korean War, shown sitting at desk, and standing on dock singing to ship of returning servicemen.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Will Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (November 28, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-28-53.01] . 10 negatives
Corporal Roy Bellesen kisses mother Gladys Bellesen while others look on. Corporal Earl Lucas holds daughter Denice, with Mrs. Earl Lucas also shown. Views of returning veterans standing on deck of ship and crowd on dock awaiting ship. Red Cross members hand out coffee to servicemen awaiting transport.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (November 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-30-53.01] . 12 negatives
Photographs of returning veterans standing on decks of the General Patrick (ship) and the General Mann (ship). Long view of ship sailing in bay [no name given]. Servicemen leave ship for shore; stand inside transport dock, drinking coffee and awaiting transport.
Two painters fall from scaffold on Golden Gate Bridge [11-06-53, 11-10-53, 5 negatives]
Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed at the Press Club [11-12-53, 6 negatives]
Interview -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Press Club (November 12, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 38, [11-12-53.14] . 6 negatives
Eleanor Roosevelt sits behind table while speaking to reporters during interview. Sits and speaks with Lemuel Mathews, Northern California's representative to the United Nations.
Youth Guidance Center (juvenile delinquency) [11-17-53, 2 negatives]
Press Conference -- Youth Guidance Center (November 17, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-17-53.03] . 2 negatives
Roy Buehl of the probation committee and chief juvenile probation officer Phillip Green hold up pieces of old security screen used at juvenile facility, and a new, tougher screen to be used in the future. The Reverend James M. Murray also shown.
Fun Villa on Market and Seventh Streets selling fake identification cards to kids (street scenes) [11-18-53, 11-24-53, 8 negatives]
Fake Identification Cards (November 18, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-18-53.03] . 5 negatives
Copy boy for the "Call Bulletin" shown walking into Fun Villa (arcade?), seeking the purchase of a fake identification card (neighborhood). Portraits of copy boy. Photographs of fake identification obtained by copy boy.
Vice president of Japan Air Lines (Nihon Koku) arrives on the first trans-Pacific crossing [11-24-53 - 11-25-53, 13 negatives]
Trans-Pacific Flight -- Japan Air Lines -- Airport (November 24, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-24-53.02] . 3 negatives
Consul General Yasasuke Katsuno of Japan, Mrs. Katsuno, Yoshioto Kojima of Japan Air Lines' North American operations, Louis Fox of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and W.R. Thigpen of United Air Lines [which had maintenance contract for Japan Air Lines airplanes in the US], greet Vice President Tetsuo Oba of Japan Air Lines as he descends from airplane after making first flight from Tokyo, Japan [first Trans-Pacific flight?]. Japanese stewardesses also shown (transportation).
Japan Air Lines (November 25, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-25-53.01] . 10 negatives
Nobuko Ishii, Masako Itami, and Reiko Dai shown shopping for flowers, toys, perfume, and other items around San Francisco; walking in kimonos underneath the Golden Gate Bridge (cityscapes), eating hamburgers, and assisting woman with luggage [promotional photographs for Japan Air Lines].
New apparatus for premature babies (health) [11-25-53, 7 negatives]
Premature Baby Care -- Isolette -- St. Francis Hospital (November 25, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 39, [11-25-53.13-14] . 7 negatives
Hand of student nurse Alice Ueda reaches for baby through special opening in isolette. Photograph of premature baby Robin Mark Alarde housed inside an isolette [an infant incubator]. Other views of baby housed in isolette, with attending nurses (health).
Senator William F. Knowland presented petitions to get a fence put up around canal in the Pittsburg area
Heavy traffic on Geary Boulevard and Powell Street (cityscapes) [11-27-53, 3 negatives]
San Francisco Boys' Club at Playland at the Beach [11-27-53, 4 negatives]
Congressman Cliff Doyle here for "commie" (communism) hearings [11-30-53, 2 negatives]
December 1953 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40-41, [120053-123153] . 1100 negatives (estimate)
US Congressman Harold Velde committee hearings (communism) [12-01-53 - 12-10-53, 71 negatives]
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-01-53.01] . 9 negatives
Opening day of Velde Committee hearing (communism). Committee headed by US Representative Harold Velde (Republican, Illinois). Views of committee; first witness Louis Rosser testifies before the committee, crowd sits in the background.
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-01-53.02] . 7 negatives
Velde Committee hearing (communism). Committee headed by US Representative Harold Velde (Republican, Illinois). Witness Donald H. Wheeler raises his right hand to take oath. Wheeler and Attorney George Anderson sit before the committee; crowd sits in the background.
Communist Hearing -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.01] . 1 negative
Crowd enters hall to see communist hearing (communism). View of crowd taken from over police officer's head as he directs the crowd to his left. (Velde Committee hearing?)
Communist Hearing -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.02] . 17 negatives
Crowd stands in hallway waiting to enter hall; police officer surveys crowd. Overhead view of large crowd gathering in Civic Center plaza. Views of committee (communism); Charles D. Blodgett testifies before the committee, crowd sits in the background. (Velde Committee hearing?)
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.05] . 10 negatives
Witness Kenneth Austin speaks into microphone. Witness Dan Kew Wah faces committee from stand. James F. Wood raises hand for swearing in as witness, with Attorney Richard Gladstein sitting at his side. Dr. Eugene Eagle speaks into microphone. Robert L. Kunzig, counselor for the Velde Committee, points to document. Richard Gladstein counsels witness George Van Fredericks [photographs taken during anti-communist hearing headed by US Representative Harold Velde of Illinois] (communism).
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.06] . 6 negatives
Large crowd waits to get inside hearing room, with "No Admittance" sign posted in foreground. Crowd enters room. Long views showing committee table, witness stand, and audience. Witness Dave Blodgett raises hand for swearing in [photographs taken during anti-communist hearing headed by US Representative Harold Velde of Illinois] (communism).
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-04-53.02-03] . 8 negatives
Photographs showing witnesses Kathleen Griffin Hee, Mildred Bowen, Joseph Melia, Paul Schlipf, Ole Fagerhaugh [with Attorney Robert Trenhaft], and Harry Bridges being sworn in, giving testimony, and conferring with attorneys during anti-communist hearings held by US Representative Harold Velde of Illinois [five negatives missing). William Donald Ames, an undercover agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation who infiltrated the Oakland Communist Party from 1946 to 1950, gives witness testimony. Charles "Chili" Duarte points while conversing with reporters after hearing is adjourned; shown on witness stand (communism, labor).
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-05-53.01] . 2 negatives
First witness Harrison George sits at stand with Attorney Spicer, with view of the Velde Committee at table in background during "Red" hearings headed by US Representative Harold Velde of Illinois (communism).
Communist Hearing -- Velde Committee -- City Hall (December 05, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-05-53.02-03] . 5 negatives
Witness Bjorne Halling raises hand for swearing in. Witness Paul Chown shown being sworn in and sitting with Attorney George Anderson. Inspector Roy Anderson of the Department of Immigration and Naturalization walks down hallway with defendant Edgar Muhlhauser. Edgar Muhlhauser confers with Attorney Richard Gladstein at witness stand during "red" [anti-communist] hearings headed by US Representative Harold Velde of Illinois (communism).
Longshoremen Meeting Regarding Velde Committee Hearings -- City Hall (December 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-10-53.05] . 6 negatives
Mass meeting of longshoremen regarding the Velde Committee hearings in the City Hall plaza. Crowd gathers in front of City Hall; truck with loudspeakers is parked amid crowd. Close-up view of crowd standing near radio announcer [Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike?] (communism, labor).
Marine reserve holds rally in front of The White House (store) for toys drive [12-01-53, 4 negatives]
Conversion of Orpheum Theatre to Cinerama [12-01-53, 12-10-53, 12-25-53, 15 negatives]
Conversion of Orpheum Theatre to Cinerama (December 01, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-01-53.11] . 2 negatives
Anthony Heinsbergin explains the theater's redecoration and conversion to Mrs. Waring Park. Heinsbergin is the original decorator of the theater and is also the decorator for the conversion.
Conversion to Cinerama Projection -- Orpheum Theatre (December 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-10-53.03] . 2 negatives
Mrs. Allen Schumacher holds a regular film reel and a new Cinerama reel to be used in projection at the Orpheum Theatre.
Premier of Cinerama Projection -- Orpheum Theatre (December 25, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-25-53.01] . 11 negatives
Series of photographs showing the reactions of couple Bill Montgomery and Mary Jane Cosgrave to movie shown with Cinerama film and projection. Russ Byrd, Mrs. W.G. Hoffman Jr., Ben Swig, and Earl Weber shake hands at microphone in front of the theater's ticket booth. The San Francisco Caledonian Pipe Band (bagpipes) plays for sizeable crowd outside the "Cinerama" sign at the Orpheum Theatre (neighborhood).
Construction of new freeway at Bayshore and Third [12-02-53, 12-29-53, 3 negatives]
Construction of New Freeway -- San Francisco (December 02, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-02-53.01] . 2 negatives
Overall view of new freeway section. Taken at the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Third Street (transportation).
Waterfront strike (labor) [12-03-53 - 12-10-53, 49 negatives]
Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike -- Pier Thirty-nine (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.10] . 12 negatives
Overhead views of crowd walking to pier, strikers confronting police officers, strikers and massive crowd demonstrating at pier, police officers arresting a man while photographers take pictures, police try to subdue a man amid crowd, and truck entering picket line (labor).
Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike -- Pier Thirty-nine (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.11] . 6 negatives
Man lies on the ground as police arrest him. Men exit a building as police officers stand nearby. Officers sit in a police car. Police officer holds wooden planks (broken fence?, striker's signs?) (labor).
Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.12] . 4 negatives
Crowd enters City Hall after ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) and MCS (National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards) meeting. Men talk to radio show announcer(?). Crowd gathers in front of City Hall; truck with loudspeakers is parked amid crowd. (Longshoremen meeting regarding Velde Committee Hearings?) (labor).
Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike -- City Hall (December 03, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-03-53.13] . 11 negatives
Views of arguments and confrontations while reporters stand nearby taking notes, a row of parked police motorcycles, trucks entering picket lines, crowd of strikers standing in front of pier, and a police officer leading away AFL (American Federation of Labor) Attorney John Hanson who was injured during confrontation with picketers.
Lodging Protest -- American Federation of Labor -- City Hall (December 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-04-53.06] . 2 negatives
Marine fireman D.J. Malone, Secretary Harry Johnson of the Seafarers' International Union, Sam E. Bennett, Captain C.F. May, and Captain L.T. Atkins lodge complaint [concerning waterfront strike?] with Mayor Elmer Robinson, George Johns, and Chief Gaffey of the Police Department.
Picketing Ship -- Waterfront Strike -- Pier Thirty-nine (December 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-04-53.07] . 2 negatives
Crewman of the Aleutian (ship) leave dock by automobile during waterfront strike (neighborhood). The Aleutian sails from dock (labor).
Meeting -- Waterfront Strike -- Pier Forty-one (December 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-04-53.08] . 1 negative
L.B. Thomas waves hand from center of crowd during waterfront strike meeting (labor).
Strike Meeting -- Germain Bulcke -- Embarcadero (December 04, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-04-53.09] . 2 negatives
Vice President Germain Bulcke of the ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) speaks from his automobile to workers gathered around him (labor).
Marine Cooks and Stewards Strike -- Pier Thirty-nine (December 10, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-10-53.06] . 9 negatives
View of massive crowd gathered in front of pier. Confrontations between strikers and police. Truck enters(?) picket lines. A police officer escorts an injured man into a van. Police try to hold back advancing crowd of strikers. Police officers subdue a striker. AFL (American Federation of Labor) Attorney John Hanson, who was injured during confrontation with picketers, is questioned by a reporter.
Troops return (military) [12-07-53, 12 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Daniel I. Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 07, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-07-53.02] . 12 negatives
Crowd of relatives look up as transport General Daniel I. Sultan (ship) arrives; band member plays tuba in foreground. Troops stand on deck as transport approaches dock with aid of tugboats. Troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages and cookies. Brigadier General and Mrs. W.D. Luplow stand with their grandchildren Danny Peavy and Susan. Sergeant Gordon Waterman stands with his wife Erma and holds his daughter Elsa. Sergeant Martin Mitchell embraces his wife Lena. An unidentified woman waves and stands beside another woman and child.
Singer and actress Eartha Kitt visits [12-08-53, 2 negatives]
Harry Bridges at Vincent Hallinan's tax trial [12-08-53, 3 negatives]
Tax Trial of Vincent Hallinan -- San Francisco (December 09, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-09-53.10] . 3 negatives
Vincent Hallinan leaves the courtroom with Attorney Charles Purcell. Vincent and Vivian Hallinan stand with son Patrick in the corridor after the sentence. Crowd stands in hall: Harry Bridges, Hallinan, attorneys, and reporters.
San Francisco skyline (cityscapes) as seen from Alcatraz [12-11-53, 2 negatives]
Telephone company laying cable in the bay [12-14-53, 8 negatives]
Telephone Company Laying Cable In San Francisco Bay (December 14, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 40, [12-14-53.06] . 8 negatives
Lineman Gene Leonard walks up steep hill near shore alongside telephone cable. Cable reel sits aboard barge. Chester M. Tompkins, Verne H. Tyrrell, and Charles H. Edwards map the location of the cable; cable reel is in foreground. Cable reel turns at a fast rate. Lineman attaches? cable on hillside. Barge drops cable while crossing the bay. Cable is too short; another cable will have to be attached to end of this cable.
Lawyer Melvin Belli goes to jail [12-16-53, 8 negatives]
Melvin Belli Goes To Jail (December 16, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-16-53.01] . 8 negatives
Police officer books Attorney Melvin M. Belli while photographer watches. Sheriff Dan Gallagher, Belli, and Howard Dunn stand together. Men walk down the hallway. Various views of Belli in jail standing behind bars.
Troops return (military) [12-22-53 - 12-26-53, 22 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General R.L. Howze (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 22, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-22-53.13] . 8 negatives
Transport carries both Army and Marine veterans. Relatives watch as transport General R.L. Howze (ship) arrives; marching band plays and a woman sings. Troops stand on deck as transport approaches dock. Troops line up with baggage; women serve them beverages and cookies. Private First Class Jack Carlisle disembarks ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General G.M. Randall (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 26, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-26-53.03] . 14 negatives
Troops stand on deck and wave as the G.M. Randall (ship) approaches dock. Troops disembark ship. Troops line up with baggage; they drink beverages and eat cookies. Corporal John H. Bates and his wife Betty embrace each other. Sergeant William H. Bell hugs his wife Clara and holds his daughter Cathy. Another unidentified couple embraces.
Freeway construction on Seventh and Bryant Streets [12-28-53, 4 negatives]
Freeway Construction on Byrant Street and Seventh Street (December 28, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-28-53.08] . 4 negatives
Views of column supports, site clearing including trucks and construction workers, and erection of spanning sections. Views taken from roof of structure on Byrant Street.
Drilling for the new Waldo tunnel [12-29-53, 2 negatives]
Drilling for New Waldo Tunnel -- Highway 101 -- Marin County (December 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-29-53.01] . 2 negatives
Overall view of two new packed earth ramps at the start of the tunnel. Close-up view of men drilling holes; dynamite will be placed in holes and explosion will break up rock.
Excavation for new insurance building on Sutter and Montgomery Streets [12-29-53 - 12- 31-53, 6 negatives]
Construction of New Insurance Building -- Excavation (December 29, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-29-53.02] . 2 negatives
Excavation for new Equitable Life (insurance) building on Sutter Street and Montgomery Street. Views of deep pit and massive steel piles.
Construction of New Insurance Building (December 31, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-31-53.01] . 4 negatives
Construction of new Equitable Life (insurance) building on Sutter Street and Montgomery Street. Welder Jim Burnett works on one of massive steel piles. View of deep pit and steel piles, men operating massive machine (pile driver?).
Fire at the Spreckels Sugar building [12-30-53, 11 negatives]
Fire at Spreckels Sugar Building (December 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-30-53.02] . 8 negatives
Close-up of flames on first arrival. Overall view of the building with fire and smoke coming from the top floor. Firemen hosing water on one side and then both sides of the building. View of PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) Building across the street; office workers look out windows. Fireman Ernest Capper surveys the damage on the eighth floor office. Elevator operator Jack Ronson is rescued from the top of the elevator; he was trapped in the other elevator and had to climb over to the only working elevator.
Fire at Spreckels Sugar Building (December 30, 1953) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 41, [12-30-53.03] . 3 negatives
Close-up of elevator operator Jack Ronson. Firemen clear debris from eighth floor. Fire Chief Frank Kelly survey damage from fire on eighth floor; a burned Christmas tree lies in lobby.
January 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42-43, [010054-013154] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
New Year crowd at Powell and Market Streets [01-01-54, 5 negatives]
Crowd -- New Year's Day (January 01, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-01-54.04] . 5 negatives
Members of crowd on Market Street stop policeman James Diggins to wish him a happy new year. Seaman Ralph Buscher and Gloria Patocchi embrace at midnight amidst shower of confetti. Views of crowds by the Bank of America at Powell and Market Streets (neighborhood). Man cradles the head of another man [who apparently passed out in crowd], while policeman looks on.
Marlene Dietrich entertains wounded veterans at Letterman Hospital [01-05-54, 10 negatives]
Entertainment of Wounded Veterans -- Marlene Dietrich -- Letterman General Hospital (January 05, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-05-54.01-02] . 10 negatives
Actress Marlene Dietrich sings songs to patients grouped around her; gives rose to Airman Third Class Doug Smith; kisses and gives rose to Bob Murawski; sings to Corporal Bob Catlett and Richard Mendez [in wheel chair] to the accompaniment of pianist Buddy Cole. Marlene Dietrich relaxes at airport with Captain Dick Knight, of the Welfare Unit at Letterman General Hospital, and Corporal Edgar Moore of Special Services. Show descending from airplane upon arrival for show at hospital.
New Waldo Tunnel construction [01-07-54, 4 negatives]
Construction -- Waldo Tunnel (January 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-07-54.10] . 4 negatives
Views of construction inside tunnel (on Highway 101 in Marin County), with the Golden Gate Bridge visible at far opening. Photograph of trucks and machinery within tunnel. View from outside looking in on tunnel.
Construction of the new Richmond-San Rafael bridge [01-08-54, 2 negatives]
Construction -- Richmond-San Rafael Bridge -- Port of Richmond (January 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-08-54.06] . 2 negatives
View from Richmond looking over San Pablo Bay and showing ongoing bridge construction, Mount Tamalpais, and San Quentin (cityscapes). Close up view of bridge construction in Richmond (transportation).
Dorothy Friend and Barnaby Conrad and Sally Caen (Herb Caen's wife) lunch at the Matador Restaurant [01-11-54, 5 negatives]
Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio's wedding at City Hall [01-13-54 - 01-14-54, 20 negatives]
Marriage of Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe -- City Hall (January 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-13-54.17] . 4 negatives
Crowd waits outside the courtroom of Judge Charles S. Peery for newlywed couple, baseball player Joe Di Maggio and Actress Marilyn Monroe.
Marriage of Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe -- City Hall (January 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-14-54.01-02] . 9 negatives
Baseball player Joe Di Maggio kisses actress Marilyn Monroe during wedding. Other photographs of two in courtroom with others, before and after ceremony.
Marriage of Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe -- City Hall (January 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-14-54.03] . 7 negatives
Baseball player Joe Di Maggio and actress Marilyn Monroe sit with others [unidentified]. Marilyn Monroe sits in passenger seat of car. Couple walks down street in front of City Hall, followed by journalists and other onlookers (neighborhood).
Return of Korean War veterans [01-14-54, 01-25-54, 19 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-14-54.16] . 7 negatives
Views of ship with veterans standing on decks. Band on dock plays to servicemen on ship. Red Cross members serve coffee to servicemen standing in transport dock building.
Japan Air Lines starts service from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo Japan [01-18-54, 01-29-54, 12 negatives]
Pre-Inaugural Flight -- Japan Air Lines -- Airport (January 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-18-54.01] . 2 negatives
Jane Conant(?) says goodbye to daughters Paula and Jane before boarding The City of Tokyo, the flagship airplane of Japan Air Lines. Flight stewardess Reiko Doi stands on ramp (flight carrying American aviation officials and press representatives to Japan for eight day tour) (transportation).
Presidents of Japan Air Lines -- Pan American Airport (January 29, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [01-29-54.06] . 10 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson greets the president of new airline, Mr. and Mrs. Seijiro Yanagita, Miss Nippon, and others, as they descend ramp from airplane. Overall views of party from Japan, airplane, and surrounding crowd.
Korean relief ship the Hawaii Bear [01-18-54 - 01-19-54, 4 negatives]
Korean Foundation -- Hawaii Bear (ship) -- Pier Forty-six (January 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-18-54.03] . 2 negatives
Relief ship bound for Korea shown docked at pier.
Dedication of Hawaiin Bear (ship) -- Korean Foundation -- Pier Forty-two (January 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-19-54.07] . 2 negatives
Ambassador You Chan Yang of South Korea, Chairman Forrest Tancer of the American-Korean Foundation, President T.E. Cuffe of the Pacific Far Eastern Lines, and Captain L.L. Schwab of the Hawaii Bear (ship), stand on dock by ship during dedication ceremonies. Representative Robertson Ford... also shown. [Both photographs show groups around sign listing names of organizations supporting the Korean relief ship].
Presidio "wasteland" views (cityscapes) [01-22-54, 4 negatives]
Views of "Wasteland" -- Presidio of San Francisco (January 22, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [01-22-54.03] . 4 negatives
Views of open fields and groves of trees in the Presidio, [termed a "wasteland" by "Call Bulletin" staff photographer. Photographs taken for editorial page.] (cityscapes, environment).
Oakland's City Hall is crumbling due to water damage [01-28-54, 4 negatives]
Water Damage -- Oakland City Hall (January 28, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [01-28-54.08] . 4 negatives
Traffic officer Thomas D. Turner holds up forty pound piece of cornice that fell from the outside of City Hall. Photographs showing place from where cornice fell (loosened by water damage).
February 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43-45, [020054-022854] . 1150 negatives (estimate)
Call girl Mabel Mallote's house raided by super vice squad (prostitution) (date uncertain) [02-00-54, ca. 10 negatives]
Korean War troops return [02-02-54, 02-17-54, 20 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [02-02-54.10] . 9 negatives
Views of returning servicemen standing on deck of ship, descending ramp from ship, standing in transport building and drinking coffee given to them by Red Cross members. Family members embrace returning veteran [no names given].
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Nelson M. Walker (ship) -- Treasure Island (February 17, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-17-54.05] . 11 negatives
US Marines walk down ramp from ship. Marines walk on dock, with view of ship in background. Views of Marines standing on deck of ship.
New building site at the Presidio [02-02-54, 6 negatives]
Moving polio victim in iron lung (health, disabled persons) [02-02-54, 4 negatives]
Polio Victim -- Fort Miley Veterans Hospital (February 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [02-02-54.12] . 4 negatives
Nurse Audrey Cassidy attends to Richard Bond, a polio victim being cared for inside of an "iron lung," in rear of transport van. Worker unload iron lung from van. Audrey Cassidy supports Richard Bond's head with a sling as she moves iron lung into elevator.
Views from the new UC Hospital building (San Francisco cityscapes) [02-02-54, 8 negatives]
Chinese New Year festival preparations at Portsmouth Square [02-04-54, 3 negatives]
Chinese New Year -- Chinatown (February 04, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [02-04-54.08] . 3 negatives
Stanley Lee Fong and Ronald Leong look up at ferris wheel operating in Portsmouth Square during Chinese New Year festivities, with view of neighborhood buildings in background. Lai Gin, Nable Gin, and Marlene Gin watch women riding the carousel. Drawings illustrating children hang on display in the bazaar.
Chinese New Year Parade [02-05-54, 13 negatives]
Celebration -- Chinese New Year -- Chinatown (February 05, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 43, [02-05-54.01] . 13 negatives
People crowd Portsmouth Square during Chinese New Year festivities. Mayor Elmer Robinson crowns unidentified woman queen of New Year celebrations. Dragon makes its way down Grant Avenue at Kearny Street. Photograph of float that could not proceed down parade route due to low hanging lights; with view of crowds jamming parade route and buildings (neighborhood). Model Sue Fetz waves from float, with cable car in background. The Saint Mary's Chinese drill team plays drums as they march down route. Chinese-American girls wave from parade automobile. Mayor Elmer Robinson and Chief Gaffey pass in automobile.
President Celal Bayar of Turkey and wife visit [02-07-54 - 02-08-54, 18 negatives]
President Celal Bayar of Turkey (February 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-07-54.01-02] . 10 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. George Christopher greet President and Madame Celal Bayar at the Press Club. Boy Scouts greet Mr. and Mrs. Celal Bayar [outside the Mark Hopkins Hotel?] (neighborhood). Celal Bayar autographs photograph for Cub Scout Brien O'Brien. Celal Bayar walks with crowd through archway at the Legion of Honor; looks at painting of Rome, Italy inside the Legion of Honor. Mayor [Clifford?] of Oakland greets the President and wife at the Oakland Mole.
President Celal Bayar of Turkey -- City Hall (February 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-07-54.03] . 5 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson shakes hands with Celal Bayar in front of City Hall. Elmer Robinson presents Celal Bayar with gavel, as Madame Celal Bayar stands alongside. Celal Bayar waves to crowd from balcony, where he stands above large Turkish flag draped over balcony.
Luncheon -- President Celal Bayar of Turkey -- Palace Hotel (February 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-08-54.01] . 3 negatives
Celal Bayar and Mayor Elmer Robinson speak from podium. Madame Bayar, President H.H. Moffitt of the Commonwealth Club, Celal Bayar, Director General Orhan Eralp of the Turkish Foreign Office sit at table. General view of the Gold Ball Room and crowd, with Turkish and US flags hanging from the wall at right.
Actor Cary Grant and wife Betsy visit to promote bond campaign for Israel [02-09-54, 2 negatives]
Cary Grant -- Bond for Israel Campaign -- Southern Pacific Station (February 09, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-09-54.01] . 2 negatives
Actor Cary Grant and his wife Betsy Grant meet Supervisor George Christopher and chairman George Edelstein of the Jerusalem Celebration committee upon arriving at train station for participation in the Bond for Israel Campaign. Taken at Third and Townsend Streets.
New Kaiser Hospital (with Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. and Dr. Clifford H. Keene) [02-10-52, 5 negatives]
New Kaiser Hospital (February 10, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-10-54.03] . 5 negatives
Henry J. Kaiser Jr., Gloria Drake, and Director Clifford H. Keene of Kaiser Hospitals in California stand under light at new surgery table. Supervisor Katherine Taylor of Obstetrics talks on telephone in surgical hall. Nurse Ange Villeneuve attends to baby Karen as patient Mrs. Leo Fletcher eats meal (health).
Senator Joseph McCarthy arrives [02-10-54 - 02-12-54, ca. 10 negatives]
Arrival -- Senator Joseph R. McCarthy -- Airport (February 10, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-10-54.04] . 9 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weeks greet Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCarthy beside airplane; with Lyn Fox also shown. Joseph McCarthy speaks into microphones, speaks with Mrs. Joseph McCarthy at press conference. Views of reporters interviewing the senator. Close-up of Mrs. Joseph McCarthy (communism).
Jewish Community Center celebrates 77th anniversary [02-12-54 - 02-14-54, 7 negatives]
Anniversary -- Jewish Community Center (February 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-12-54.13] . 6 negatives
Ben Brown, Emmy Verkozen, Thomas Verkozen, and Betty Lewis paint in the arts and crafts room. Arlene Weinberg, Jackie Edelstein... practice their dance steps. Other children shown playing checkers, diving into swimming pool, and in line to get recreational items. Executive Director Louis H. Blumenthal outlines plans for the center's seventy-seventh anniversary celebration.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrives [02-12-54 - 02-13-54, 9 negatives]
Arrival -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Oakland Airport (February 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-12-54.14] . 6 negatives
Richard Nixon waves as he walks down airplane ramp; stands with John W. Dinkelspiel and Marjorie Benedict; speaks with John J. Allen and Lyn Fox. Speaks with children in crowd of spectators.
Golden Gate Bridge in clear weather (cityscapes) [02-14-54, 4 negatives]
Re-visiting World's Fair site at Treasure Island [02-18-54, 4 negatives]
Revisiting Site of Golden Gate International Exposition -- Treasure Island (February 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-18-54.11] . 4 negatives
Exposition officials watch as Captain R.S. Bertschy, Marshall Dill, and theme girl Zoe Dell West reenact the 1939 exposition. Zoe Dell stands by marker that commemorates "the most beautiful world's fair" and the fifteenth year anniversary of Treasure Island's construction.
Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe and baseball player Lefty O'Doul at the airport [02-24-54, 13 negatives]
Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe -- Airport (February 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 44, [02-24-54.01] . 13 negatives
Lefty O'Doul gives his wife a kiss, while step-son Jimmy O'Doul Gold sits on his lap. Spectators crowd around actress Marilyn Monroe's car. Baseball player Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe walk with Reno Barsocchini. Photographs of Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe at airport. Close-up views of Marilyn Monroe alone in her car.
Slum condemnation on Third and Tehama Streets (housing) [02-25-54, 4 negatives]
Slums Condemned (February 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [02-25-54.06] . 4 negatives
External photograph of the Golden Eagle Hotel, a "skid row" hotel with two hundred and forty rooms. View of overcrowded hotel at [1326?] Clementina Street. Photographs of the Madrid Hotel [no street given], and unnamed hotel at 252 Tehama Street (housing, neighborhood) [apparently all hotels to be condemned by authorities].
Aircraft carrier F.D. Roosevelt (ship) opens to visitors [02-28-54, 7 negatives]
F.D. Roosevelt (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (February 28, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [02-28-54.01] . 7 negatives
Views of the aircraft carrier F.D. Roosevelt (ship), with people filing onto and visiting ship. Crowd stands on the deck edge elevator, a device that brings airplanes up from the hanger bay to the flight deck. Visitors walk on deck of carrier, with airplanes and machinery parked on deck. Marion Bowler speaks with serviceman.
March 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45-46, [030054-033154] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Dr. Edward Lofgren and Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence and the Bevatron (atomic age) [03-00-54, 03-15-54, ca. 20 negatives]
Bevatron -- Berkeley (March 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-00-54.01] . 3 negatives
Dr. Edward Lofgren, Dr. Bill Brobeck, Dr. Edward McMillan and Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence kneel while looking at part of the Bevatron ("atom smasher" or particle accelerator). The four men stand in room where the Bevatron is located, stand at banister with view of the room's ceiling (atomic age).
Bevatron -- Berkeley (March 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-15-54.01] . 7 negatives
Room view with Harry Heard and Warren Chupp. Physicist sits at the main control panel. P.L. Anderson puts hot ice into the vacuum system. Heard and Chupp opening the main probe air lock which allows the target to intercept the beam. Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence and Dr. Donald shake hands in the main room. Lawrence stands in front of the vacuum system (atomic age).
Richmond, San Rafael Bridge under construction [03-02-54, 10 negatives]
Construction -- Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (transportation) (March 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-02-54.01] . 10 negatives
Long-shot and close-up of bridge being built with use of large barge crane. Workers stand on barge. Views from underneath and on top of base bridge structure looking towards San Rafael. View of cement mixer on barge. Crane lowers concrete pier shells from Derrick Barge.
Press conference with Mount Everest explorer Sir Edmund Hillary [03-02-54, 4 negatives]
Press Conference -- Sir Edmund Hillary -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (March 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-02-54.03] . 4 negatives
Sir Edmund Hillary sits smiling with hands clasped and beverage on table in foreground. Lady Louise Hillary, Sir Edmund Hillary, London journalist James Morris, and George Lowe of the Everest party sit by a window at the Top of the Mark with view of city.
Construction of the Waldo Tunnel [03-03-54, 8 negatives]
Construction -- Waldo Tunnel -- Marin County (March 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-03-54.01] . 8 negatives
Long-shot looking south toward San Francisco with views of parked cars, old tunnel, new tunnel and surrounding trees and hills. View facing north of the old tunnel. Man works on wall of new tunnel, view of new tunnel empty. View looking south to north showing old tunnel and two holes of the new tunnel [which will be combined to make one entrance]. View facing north showing housing and part of the highway with Richardson Bay Bridge construction in the distance.
Transports (ships) bring home troops (military) [03-03-54, 03-13-54 - 03-18-54, 03-25-54, 74 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Yorktown (ship) -- Alameda Naval Station (March 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-03-54.02] . 20 negatives
First Class Chester Gabrowski holds check [for $25,164.63] in one hand and Pamela in the other arm, with nurse Betty Winser of the Shrine Hospital, Superintendent Mrs. Gertrude Falendorff, Islam Temple Potentate Perse E. Allan, and Yorktown Captain Arnold W. McKechnie looking on. Check is handed to Pamela, Pamela takes check, Pamela hugs Gabrowski. Ship docks. View of part of airplane and Navy men on deck of ship. Frontal and rear views of Navy men lined up, shaking hands, walking on ship, waving arms. View from elevated point on ship of men on lower deck. View from smaller boat approaching ship. Long-shot of ship in water. Airplanes on dock with ship approaching. Families stand at base of ship waiting for troops to disembark.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.M. Black (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-13-54.01] . 12 negatives
Troops stand on upper decks of ship, other servicemen walk beneath them on lower deck. Troops clap hands while ship docks and a few people walk on the dock. Troops disembark ship from stairs with bags over shoulders. Troops line up on dock while being given refreshments by women.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.M. Mitchell (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-16-54.01] . 8 negatives
Overall shots of ship with Air Force on the rail. Air Force and Army servicemen having coffee. Air Force coming down the gang plank The Army coming down the gang plank with the crowd in the foreground.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General Collins (ship) (March 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-18-54.01] . 7 negatives
Overall shots of the troops having coffee. Men coming down the gang plank with their bags. Troops gather at side on ship while docking. Families waiting in the foreground while troops are on the ship.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General W.H. Gordon (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-25-54.05] . 16 negatives
Sergeant Valentino Nunes' fiancée Betty Ann Rock and mother Mrs. Frank Nunes wait for son to disembark ship. Major Sergeant Carol Sanders holds wife Herta and son Jerry. Other families greet. Long shot of ship in water, servicemen on decks. Families wait, wave and hold signs. Men drink coffee awaiting transport boats.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Fort Mason (March 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-27-54.01] . 11 negatives
General William Barriger and wife pose for camera. Servicemen drink coffee, disembark ship while saluting, gather on deck, are handed coffee by nurses, wait for coffee, exit gang plank with bags.
Playland at the Beach and Seal Rock as seen through the Camera Obscura at the Cliff House [03-13-54, 6 negatives]
Camera Obscura -- Cliff House (March 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-13-54.02] . 7 negatives
Visitors enter camera obscura building while people in the background look at Seal Rocks. Mrs. W.D. Hoot, her son William Hoot Jr. and Mrs. K. William look at the Seal Rocks through the camera obscura. Shot of the camera focusing on Playland at the Beach amusement park.
Saint Patrick's Day parade [03-14-54, 8 negatives]
Saint Patrick's Day Parade -- Civic Center (March 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 45, [03-14-54.02] . 8 negatives
Joan Lee Murray waves baton while marching in parade. Boys wave from and march near Colombia Park Boys' Club float. View from Palace Hotel of Market Street, buildings, parade with car brigade, onlookers, and pedestrians (neighborhood) (cityscapes). Children swarm man in parade [for free shamrocks]. Sixth Army Pipe Band (bagpipes) plays and marches. Citizen approaches band director [drum major] of the US Marine Corps Band [returning lost part of baton]. Men in suits stand with hats over their hearts on podium in front of Civic Center.
Parking in North Beach (neighborhood street scenes) [03-15-54, 4 negatives]
San Francisco skyline as seen from newly built freeway [03-22-54, 4 negatives]
Checking tuna (fish) from hydrogen bomb test area with geiger counters [03-23-54, 2 negatives]
Tuna Tested for Radioactivity -- Hydrogen Bomb (March 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-23-54.03] . 2 negatives
Analyst Herman Meuron and inspectors Richard Shalvay, Russell White and Lee Strait check Japanese tuna caught in hydrogen bomb test area (atomic age). [They are outside on a dock with a boat in the background. Geiger counters show no radioactivity].
Chief Justice Earl Warren speaks at the eighty-sixth charter anniversary celebration of the University of California (with Clark Kerr and Robert Gordon Sproul of UC Berkeley) [03-23-54, 6 negatives]
Charter Anniversary -- Chief Justice Earl Warren -- UC Berkeley Greek Theatre (March 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-23-54.05] . 6 negatives
Close-ups of Chief Justice Earl Warren speaking at podium in Greek Theater. Long-shots of Warren speaking with large crowd listening. Alumni procession to theater. Oldest alumni Charles Stewart leads parade in car with James Carter of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps man walking along side holding Stewart's class of 1884 banner.
Harold Zellerbach's birthday party at the St. Francis Yacht Club [03-24-54, ca. 10 negatives]
Birthday Party -- Harold Zellerbach -- St. Francis Yacht Club (March 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-24-54.01] . 8 negatives
Harold Zellerbach and [President?] Ted Peterson of Standard Oil talk while standing at party. Zellerbach, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund G. Brown and Louis Lurie at party. Mr. and Mrs. Zellerbach toast in front of men's room. Band sings happy birthday to Zellerbach. Party goers talk, kiss, and pose for pictures.
New housing project to be built on Scott and Pierce Streets [03-24-54, 12 negatives]
New Housing Project (March 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-24-54.02] . 12 negatives
Cleared site at Scott and Pierce streets for new housing project. Bulldozer moves dirt. Workers build new structure (neighborhood). The last remaining house gets demolished with help from a crane. Clarence Gomett stands on shoulders of his brother Mike to peek through a hole in the wall. Surveyor looks at new foundation.
Aid for "retarded" children (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?) open house at Capp Street Mission Community Center (education, child welfare)
San Francisco State College new Creative Arts Building (education) [03-25-54, 9 negatives]
New Creative Arts Building -- San Francisco State College (March 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-25-54.04] . 9 negatives
Outside of building with cars in parking lot. Ron Poindexter acts out charade in Professor Jules Irving's drama class in Arena Theater with classmates looking on. Edwin Kruth conducts band in concert orchestra room. Dr. J. Fenton McKenna operates Izenour panel. Producer-director Don Orton and others play records, speak at microphone, and operate equipment in radio studio [negative in poor condition].
San Francisco Mint celebrates 100th birthday [03-26-54, 7 negatives]
Birthday Celebration -- San Francisco Mint (March 26, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-26-54.02] . 7 negatives
Jack Lynch stirs molten nickel for ingots. Attelio Bacigalupi runs cutting machine cutting nickel blanks. Mint director Ross P. Buell holds 400 oz. gold bar [worth $17,000] in small vault [which contains about six million dollars of gold and silver bullion]. Bob Oppenheim and Frank Smith count nickels by machine. Outside views of buildings (neighborhood).
Chester killers trial (Harriet Henson, Emmett Perkins and Jack Santo) [03-27-54 - 03-31-54, ca. 37 negatives]
Citizens Committee of Save the Cable Cars (with Anna Blake Mezquida) [03-30-54, 2 negatives]
Cable Car Press Conference (March 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 46, [03-30-54.01] . 2 negatives
Views from inside cable car of Press Chairman Anna Blake Mezquida of Citizens Committee of Save the Cable Cars, Chairman Mrs. Hans Klussman, and committee member Mrs. Henry Marcus (transportation). In the cable car is grip-man Lester Callhan. [They are seeking support in opposition of plans to curtail cable car operations].
April 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47-48, [040054-043054] . 1275 negatives (estimate)
Rally for the California School of Fine Arts and students protest at Crocker National Bank [04-00-54, 04-20-54, 17 negatives]
Rally for the California School of Fine Arts (April 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-00-54.01] . 15 negatives
Protesters carry banners reading "$ave It With $," "Since 1871," and "School of Arts: Chestnut Street," at the corner of Kearny and Geary Streets (education, neighborhood). Protesters march down sidewalk (social protests). [Sleeve includes apparently unrelated photographs of Mayor Elmer Robinson with unidentified persons, including: unidentified women in press conference, firemen, unidentified man at desk. Others shown].
Art School Student Protest -- Crocker National Bank (April 20, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 48, [04-20-54.08] . 2 negatives
Simon Perkoff, Martha Page, Peter Forakis, and Ben Langton, students from the California School of Fine Arts, protest on the steps of Crocker National Bank (social protests, fashion).
Prisoners of War conventioneers on Taylor Street reenact the World War II Bataan death march [04-03-54, 5 negatives]
Reception for Senator Thomas H. Kuchel [04-04-54, 3 negatives]
Reception -- Senator Thomas H. Kuchel -- Leopard Cafe (April 04, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-04-54.05] . 3 negatives
Joe Martin Jr., Thomas Kuchel, and J. Joseph Sullivan stand for group photos at reception for the senator. Thomas Kuchel shown speaking in front of large photograph of himself. Taken at 140 Front Street.
Baseball season opens with a parade for the Seals down Market Street [04-06-54, 31 negatives]
Parade -- Seals Baseball Team (April 06, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-06-54.01] . 6 negatives
Automobile carrying Damon Miller and Tommy Heath [Seals baseball players?] drives down parade route. Tony Ponce waves from convertible, which also carries Jose Perez and several "senoritas" [unidentified women]. Band plays at it marches down route. Taken on Market Street at Montgomery Street (neighborhood).
Opening Game -- Seals Baseball Team (April 06, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-06-54.02-03] . 25 negatives
Color guard marches onto field and stands in formation for the national anthem. Opposing teams and managers line up along the first base and third base lines for anthem. Photographs of action during game. Boy sells programs to men in stands. Unidentified man sings national anthem; with Mayor Elmer Robinson and others gathered behind him. Elmer Robinson speaks to managers from the Seals and Raniers near stands.
Troops return from Korea [04-09-54, 04-22-54, 04-24-54, 31 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General A.E. Anderson (ship) -- Fort Mason (April 09, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-09-54.02] . 12 negatives
Returning veterans stand on deck of ship. Servicemen descend ramp from ship. Red Cross members serve veterans coffee while they wait inside dock transport building.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Oriskany (ship) -- Alameda Naval Air Station (April 22, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 48, [04-22-54.12] . 11 negatives
Lieutenants Junior Grade Jack Newman Bell and Morris Torres, first two officers ashore from the carrier Oriskany (ship), shown kissing Ruth Roberts and Mrs. Morris Torres respectively below large "Welcome Home" banner; with crowd and ship in background. Captain C.B. Jones of Alameda Naval Air Station greets Rear Admiral J.P. Whitney, commander of Carrier Division 5, as he descends ramp from ship. Views of sailors standing on deck of ship with airplanes parked on deck, ship sailing in Bay waters, and sailors tying down ship at dock.
Fort Ross [04-09-54, 15 negatives]
Exploration of Fort Ross (April 09, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-09-54.03] . 15 negatives
State ranger Charles L. Knight, in the process of excavating old water well [in hopes of finding guns and other items left by Russian garrison units from 1812 and before], points toward door in side of well. Superintendent Robert C. Coon and historian V. Aubrey Neasham of the Division of Beaches and Parks examine rock brought up from well. The two men stand with others by rock pile and sign reading "Fort Ross State Historic Monument," with well and other structure visible in background. Robert Coon shows how the Russians constructed the fort's buildings without nails. Monument supervisor John McKenzie stands in front of Block House number seven. Internal and external views of the Russian Chapel. Eight sided block house and fortress wall. Photograph of well, with the commandant's home in background. Mr. and Mrs. John C. McKenzie examine mill stone in front of the commandant's house. Part of door taken from well leans against building wall. Men look down into well. Long view of entire Fort Ross complex, with cemetery in foreground.
M.H. De Young Memorial Museum treasure hunt starting at Trader Vic's for cocktails [04-12-54, 2 negatives]
De Young Museum Treasure Hunt -- Trader Vic's (April 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-12-54.12] . 2 negatives
Mrs. Robert Greenwood holds oriental belt. Mrs. William McKelroy, Grover Magnin, head of the Board of Directors at De Young Museum, Vivien Berry, and Mrs. McGuire Moore also shown; group enjoying cocktails at start of "treasure hunt."
Moving the statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen [04-14-54, 3 negatives]
Relocation -- Statue of Sun Yat Sen -- St. Mary's Square (April 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-14-54.12] . 3 negatives
Workers from the Biggie Drayage company install statue on top of the St. Mary's Garage, after moving it from the corner of Quincy and California Streets. View of Chinatown in background (neighborhood).
Governor Goodwin Knight visits campaign headquarters [04-19-54, 3 negatives]
Santa Fe Indians visit children at Shriners Hospital [04-20-54, 6 negatives]
Charity Visit -- Santa Fe Indians -- Shriners Hospital (April 20, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 48, [04-20-54.16] . 6 negatives
Dancer Sandy Sarracinosita of the Laguna Indian tribe sits with three year old Carla. Chief Natay and wife Pop-Chalee of the Navajo Indian tribe sing to children Carla and Jane, while dancer Paul Thomas stands in rear with drum. Children watch Paul Santiago dance [Indians all in ceremonial dress].
Comedian Bob Hope arrives for Guild show [04-24-54, 2 negatives]
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel campaigning [04-26-54, 2 negatives]
Flooding in Oakland from heavy rains (neighborhood) [04-27-54, 4 negatives]
Flooded Streets -- Oakland (April 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 48, [04-27-54.09] . 4 negatives
Children Louis Calderon and Jimmy Elia sail homemade boat in flooded street; taken at 3424 Helen Street. Photographs looking north on Helen Street show automobiles stranded in flood and high water at bridge base (neighborhood).
May 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49-50, [050054-053154] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Troop transport (ship) arrives at Fort Mason [05-01-54, 5 negatives]
New Safeway supermarket to open at Market and Duboce Streets [05-03-54, 5 negatives]
New Safeway Grocery Store -- Market Street (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.01] . 5 negatives
Bay zone manager Quentin Reynolds, store manager John Sutich, district manager Jack O'Connell, and Northern California division manager Carl Bartlett stand by turnstile and store directory in Safeway market. Head meat cutter Kenneth Hamel and Sutich stand in meat pre-pack room. View of exterior of store at Market and Duboce streets (neighborhood). Overall views of inside of supermarket.
Hamilton Field (airport) "Operation Scramble" (jet airplanes) [05-03-54, 10 negatives]
Airplanes Perform "Operation Scramble" -- Hamilton Field (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.03] . 10 negatives
Captain James Shubin and Lieutenant Richard Frailey run toward airplanes on runway. Shubin and Frailey look at map while standing next to plane in flight uniforms. Frailey climbs into plane. Jets in flight intercept. Pilots approach plane. Views from plane of other planes in flight. Man sitting in cockpit and man on ground review maps. Pilot gives the thumbs up signal before taking off (military).
"Reds" being sentenced (communism) [05-03-54, 3 negatives]
"Reds" Being Sentenced -- Post Office Building (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.04] . 3 negatives
Deputy Marshal Herb Cole and Shirley Kremen stand in doorway at court house. Defendants Samuel Coleman and Carl Ross are handcuffed together being marched back to the Marshall's office by Deputy Marshall Herb Cole. Spectators enter courtroom (communism).
Man (Bunny Breckenridge) wants to become woman (transsexual) [05-04-54, 1 negative]
Alameda-Oakland tube bomb threat [05-05-54, 2 negatives]
Aircraft carrier Hancock (ship) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge [05-05-54, 2 negatives]
Twin Peaks tunnel bomb threat [05-06-54, 7 negatives]
Blast Threat -- Twin Peaks Tunnel (May 06, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-06-54.01] . 7 negatives
Outside view of streetcar with police inspectors and Muni (Municipal Railway) officials riding inside [making round-trip search through tunnel for a bomb] (neighborhood). View inside street car making stop at Forest Hill Station inside the tunnel with police and Muni official in the car. Sergeant Joseph Dunegan and Officer Bill Casey inspect rubbish in boxes inside tunnel as car stop. Inspector Dan Shelley climbs ladder to inspect air space above tunnel that runs the full length while others stand by. Long shot of streetcars at Market and Castro street entrance to tunnel while people wait for transportation to resume.
Rally by Citizens Committee to Save the Cable Cars [05-07-54, 3 negatives]
Rally -- Citizens' Committee to Save the Cable Cars -- Union Square (May 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-07-54.03] . 3 negatives
Crowds gather in Union Square during the rally (neighborhood). Bill Guyman and Mrs. Hans Klusman speak at microphone behind sign with slogan "Keep the cable the San Francisco label" (transportation).
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of the United Nations [05-13-54, 2 negatives]
Guided missile "NIKE" on display at the Presidio for Armed Forces Day [05-13-54 - 05-15-54, ca. 15 negatives]
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-13-54.02] . 5 negatives
Visitors and guards gather around the supersonic guided missile "Nike" with booster rail rocket and launching platform on Armed Forces Day (atomic age, nuclear weapons).
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-14-54.01] . 5 negatives
Lieutenant Corporal William Young and Private Daniel Emanuel sit on missile showing Carol Brazie how the 120 millimeter anti-aircraft gun operates (neighborhood). Two soldiers look at Air Force "Parasite" on trailer [it fits in bay of big bombers and comes out when attacked]. Corporal John Peters and other men crowd around "Prime Mover" [used for hauling big guns such as 120 millimeters].
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-15-54.01] . 2 negatives
Major John McKelvey from the Three hundred and sixty-second Infantry Register of the Ninety-first Division explains the rifle to Robert Tigri and Teddy Todd. Major Robert L. Haffen of the Three hundred forty-ninth Bomber Unit of the Fourth Air Force explains the "Parasite" missile to Peter Jaegers, Don Hiller, Mike Dickey and dog Sparkie.
General Brewster (ship) arrives with troops [05-15-54, 8 negatives]
Troops Arrive -- General Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-15-54.02] . 8 negatives
Troops wait on rail while ship docks, band plays on dock, people wait on dock while troops wait on ship. Views from above of troops filling the deck. View of water and side of dock.
Control center for the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) [05-19-54, 2 negatives]
Municipal Railway Control Center -- Municipal Railway Headquarters (May 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-19-54.01] . 2 negatives
Chief Controller Ivy Hester holds telephone receiver to ear while at central control board. Hester and Chief Inspector H.G. Wilson at central control board (transportation). [Three cylinders are electric recorders which register passage of electric coaches and trolley cars at regular intervals throughout the system making delays instantly known in the central control office].
Santa Fe railway gets new train in ceremony (with mayor receiving Indian head dress from Chief Natay) [05-21-54, 5 negatives]
Dedication of the William Randolph Hearst Memorial Court at the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum [05-24-54, 18 negatives]
Hearst Memorial Court Dedication -- De Young Museum (May 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-24-54.01] . 18 negatives
Mr. Shelton Cooper speaks at microphone in front of a group of seated people at the William Randolph Hearst Memorial Court dedication. Mayor Robinson makes address at podium. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Hearst stand in front of wall hanging while two men play violin. Mrs. Hearst speaks from the podium. Seven people stand in front of wall hanging. Attendees mingle, drink, pose for pictures. Musicians perform. Individuals speak at podium.
Miss San Francisco parade (San Francisco cityscape) [05-26-54, 2 negatives]
Jewish war memorial ceremony [05-28-54, 2 negatives]
Jewish War Memorial Ceremony -- Temple Emanu-El (May 28, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-28-54.02] . 2 negatives
Harvey Keiles, Colonel Edward T. Donahue, Rabbi Alvin E. Fine of Temple Emanu-El, Captain Charles A. Rosse of the US Navy, Northern California District Commander Robinson of the Jewish War Veterans, and others stand before flags; religious and military people during Jewish War Memorial ceremony.
Chinese war memorial service with Attorney General Edmund G. Brown [05-30-54, 3 negatives]
Chinese War Memorial Service -- Edmund G. Brown -- St. Mary's Square (May 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-30-54.01] . 3 negatives
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown speaks from outdoor cordoned platform in front of large audience (neighborhood). Commander of the Cathay Post Joseph Quan, Commissioner for China Hom Jing Lim, Commander of the Chinatown Post David Wee and Senator William Mailliard stand in front of memorial plaque. Woman places flowers at plaque in son's name.
June 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50-52, [060054-063054] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
Troop ships arrives at Treasure Island and Fort Mason [06-00-54 - 06-01-54, 19 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General John Pope (ship) -- Treasure Island (June 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [06-00-54.12] . 9 negatives
Views of ship sailing in Bay. Servicemen stand on decks of ship. View from ship with veterans in foreground, and Treasure Island facilities and Bay Bridge in background (cityscapes).
Return of Korean War Veterans -- Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (June 01, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [06-01-54.01] . 10 negatives
Returning Army and Air Force troops stand on deck of ship. Servicemen descend gang plank from ship, stand in dock transport building drinking coffee given them by Red Cross members.
Lennie Moskovitz kidnaping trial (Joseph Lear, Park Tang Fong, and Harold Jackson) [06-02-54, 8 negatives]
Grocery store scenes as bread supply reduced by bread bakers' strike (labor) [06-03-54, 2 negatives]
Cable car controversy (ballot measure and "Save the Cable Cars") [06-04-54 - 06-05-54, 11 negatives]
Cable Car Preservation -- Proposition E (June 04, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [06-04-54.13] . 9 negatives
Photographs of Joan Flaharty, Alan Brady, Anthony J. Quigley, Anthony Wickers, Jean Turpen... all citizens interviewed for opinions regarding Proposition E [ballot measure allowing cable car preservation] (transportation). Taken on Market Street and Fifth Street.
Primary election [06-08-54, 30 negatives]
Primary Election -- Caspar W. Weinberger (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.01] . 2 negatives
Caspar W. Weinberger poses at voting booth before casting ballot. Jane Weinberger signs voter register; with Arlin and Jane Weinberger beside her. Taken on Jackson Street.
Primary Election -- Lafayette (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.02] . 4 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Graves place ballots in box, stand by voting booth. Taken at Accalanes High School.
Primary Election -- Milton Marks (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.03] . 1 negative
Milton Marks, candidate for assemblyman in the 19th District, registers with election judge Mrs. J.A. Haran at polling place. Taken at 3080 Nineteenth Avenue.
Primary Election -- Congressman William Sommers Mailliard (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.04] . 2 negatives
William Mailliard signs voter register and stands inside voting booth at 3375 Jackson Street.
Primary Election -- City Hall (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.05] . 3 negatives
Thomas A. Maloney, worker from the 20th Assembly District, checks tally sheet. View of registrars office, with precincts in the process of reporting in results [note ballot boxes sitting on top of counter]. Election judges Edith Murasky and Ethel Abbey sit talking and reading the paper in City Hall Precinct 53, with no voters present.
Primary Election -- John Bustenud (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.06] . 2 negatives
John Bustenud, candidate for the state assembly, stands in voting booth with wife. Taken at Parnassus Avenue and Willard Street.
Primary Election -- State Senator Thomas Maloney (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.07] . 2 negatives
Thomas Maloney signs voter register, while wife kisses him on the head. Stands in voting booth with wife. Taken at Missouri and Nineteenth Streets.
Primary Election -- Charles W. Meyers -- Park Merced (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.08] . 1 negative
Charles W. Meyers and wife point to part of ballot in voting booth in a 19th District polling place. Taken at 810 Gonzales Avenue.
Primary Election Party -- Television Station KPIX (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.09] . 7 negatives
Billy Guyman, Harold J. Powers, and Lyn C. Fox converse in front of camera. Candidate for governor Richard Graves, journalist Bill Guyman, Milton Marks, William S. Mailliard, Bill Hillman, and State Assemblyman Caspar W. Weinberger also shown posing before camera and working at election returns table.
Primary Election -- Television Station KPIX -- City Hall (June 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-08-54.10] . 4 negatives
Edmund G. Brown ["Pat"] stands with wife [after election victory?]. Bill Guyman interviews John Busterud. Charles W. Meyers and wife read tally sheets. Unidentified man speaks on telephone at election returns table.
Shrine parade down Market Street (San Francisco cityscapes) [06-11-54, 5 negatives]
Parade -- Shriners (June 11, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-11-54.07] . 5 negatives
Man in clown costume gives flower to Estelle Kraus. George Thomas and Bill Truicott of the Islam Temple sit in car lead the Shriners [Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America] down Market Street (cityscapes, neighborhood). Clowns march down route. Taken at Market Street near Fremont Street.
Commencement ceremonies (San Francisco State, University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco City College)
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits [06-13-54 - 06-15-54, 30 negatives]
Arrival -- Emperor Haile Selassie (June 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-13-54.05] . 5 negatives
Mayor Rishell and Mrs. Rishell of Oakland greets Haile Selassie of Ethiopia at train entrance. Mrs. Rishell presents roses to Princess Sybel Desta, granddaughter of Haile Selassie; taken at Oakland Mole. Mayor Rishell and Dion Holm speak with the Emperor in front of the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Haile Selassie greets member of crowd in lobby of hotel.
Emperor Haile Selassie -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-14-52.01] . 5 negatives
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia poses regally for camera. Group photo of Haile Selassie with Princess Sable Desta and Prince Sahle Selassie. The Emperor leaves the hotel and prepares to get into automobile.
Dinner -- Emperor Haile Selassie -- Press and Union League Club (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 12, [06-14-52.02] . 6 negatives
Ed Montgomery escorts Haile Selassie of Ethiopia into club, with others standing around the Emperor and his automobile. Haile Selassie greets Mrs. George Mann in reception line; meets W.W. Chapin, publisher of the "Argonaut;" shakes hands with Governor Goodwin J. Knight. Goodwin Knight "leans over to whisper" to Emperor Selassie during dinner.
Emperor Haile Selassie -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-14-54.03] . 5 negatives
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia pins medals on Mayor Elmer Robinson and Governor Goodwin J. Knight. The three men pose for photographs with Mayor Rishell of Oakland [who also received medal]. Emperor Selassie gives small speech; with fomer ambassador [to Ethiopia?] Henry Grady at right.
Emperor Haile Selassie -- City Hall (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-14-54.04] . 2 negatives
Haile Selassie, Prince Sahle Selassie, and Princess Sable Desta pose for photo on balcony outside the Mayor's office [with view of civic center in background] (cityscapes).
Luncheon -- Emperor Haile Selassie -- Palace Hotel (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-14-54.05] . 3 negatives
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia receives applause from Governor Goodwin J. Knight and others upon entering the luncheon; with Mayor Elmer Robinson standing at right. The three men pose for group photo.
Reception -- Emperor Haile Selassie -- City Hall (June 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-14-54.06] . 3 negatives
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Mayor Elmer Robinson shake hands through small arch constructed from elephant tusks. Both men hold wrapped gift [being presented by Haile Selassie?]. Elmer Robinson presents Haile Selassie with gavel. Taken in the Mayor's office.
Emperor Haile Selassie -- City Hall (June 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-15-54.01] . 1 negative
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia makes donation to Nancy Mellman, child collecting money for the "City of Hope" children's leukemia drive, with Governor Goodwin J. Knight at his side and "smiling his approval" [photo taken before reception for the Emperor].
US Navy turning ship over to French Navy [06-16-54, 5 negatives]
US Ship Given to French Navy -- Treasure Island (June 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-16-54.07] . 5 negatives
Lieutenant [Besault?], Consul Yves [Roubadue?] of France, Lieutenant Balensi, Father Marquis, and Captain Richard W. Peterson, officials from France and the United States, gather to commemorate the giving of the AMS-124 (ship) to the French government [ship renamed the "Pavot" by France]. US [and French?] officers stand giving salute on deck. French Marines stand at attention during speech by unidentified man. View of French flag flying at head of boat, with the Bay Bridge in background (cityscapes). Taken at Pier Fifteen.
Navy transport General William Weigel (ship) brings troops back to Fort Mason [06-16-54, 22 negatives]
Arrival of Fortieth Division -- General William Weigel (ship) -- Fort Mason (June 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-16-54.10-11] . 22 negatives
The US Navy transport General Weigel (ship) shown "as it steamed into Bay," with airplanes flying over head and fireboats sailing near ship in greeting. Servicemen stand on deck of ship. Photographs of servicemen being greeted by officers and civilians on dock. Unidentified serviceman hugs unidentified woman holding large key [some negatives missing].
General William Dean and the 40th Division parade down Market Street [06-19-54, 16 negatives]
Parade -- Fortieth Division (June 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-19-54.05-06] . 16 negatives
Above ground views of the Fortieth Division marching up Market Street, with General William Dean leading the parade in his automobile (neighborhood). Unidentified civilian and serviceman hold flag, while servicemen in background stand at attention. Close up views of soldiers marching, with spectators along route, and General William Dean waving from car.
American Medical Association (AMA) convention with exhibits including Dr. Peter F. Salisbury artificial heart, lung, kidney invention [06-20-54 - 06-25-54, ca. 50 negatives]
AMA reports that cigarettes can shorten one's life [06-21-54, 2 negatives]
Cigarette Health Report -- American Medical Association -- Palace Hotel (June 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-21-54.01] . 2 negatives
New York Public relations person Fred Learned of the American Cancer Society smokes cigar and Chicago press relations person John L. Bach of the American Medical Association smokes cigarrette as they hand out fliers detailing findings that smoking may shorten the human life span.
"Vandals deface our City Hall" with " Viva Guatemala" painted on both sides of entrance [06-20-54, 2 negatives]
Pleasanton-Alameda County fair opening day [06-21-54, 7 negatives]
Opening Day -- Alameda County Fair -- Pleasanton (June 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-21-54.06] . 7 negatives
Marlene House pulls up her dress to wade through the pool in the Floral Exhibit building, in an attempt to cool off during 108 degree temperatures. Mary Pedri, Peggy Griffith, and Will Frates examine paintings in art exhibit. Three year old Rochelle Beck lays head on "king" size banana squash [weighing 62.5 pounds]. Joan Brower takes off her cowboy hat to wipe her brow in front of the Livermore Valley Wine Exhibit. Jan Schutz pets prize cow. Peggy Griffith poses for photographs on bales of hay.
Hearing on Indian land grants [06-22-54, 6 negatives]
Hearing -- Indian Land Grants -- UC Berkeley (June 22, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 51, [06-22-54.01] . 6 negatives
Attorney Thurman Arnold of Washington, DC questions witness Dr. A.L. Kroeber. Judge William M. Preston and Edgare E. Witt of the Indian Claims Committee sit at table. Indian counsels A. Brooks Borden, Judge John M. Preston, and Walter Gleason gather in conference at attorney's table. Harold E. Driver and Ralph A. Barney [attorneys for the US government?] gather over map with the title "Indians of California vs. the United States: Court of Claims." View of audience (race relations, Native Americans).
New commissioner of immigration Bruce Barbour and General Joseph Swing in interview on "wetback drive" (Mexican immigration?)
General Jesus Vargas of the Philippines [06-25-54, 2 negatives]
Chief of Staff Jesus Vargas of the Philippines (June 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [06-25-54.02] . 2 negatives
Admiral Francis Lowe and General Jesus Vargas talk about "old times" in the company of General Alfonso Arrellano, General Pelagio Cruz, General Manuel Cabal, and Consul General Nick Roxas. Taken at 212 Stockton Street.
General William F. Dean gives speech in Union Square at the celebration for the 178th birthday of San Francisco
Teamsters meet at Curran Theatre (labor) [06-28-54, 4 negatives]
City founding anniversary ceremonies at Mission Dolores with Joesph R. Knowland and Dr. Albert Shumate [06-29-54, 6 negatives]
Ceremonies -- Anniversary of City Founding -- Mission Dolores (June 29, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [06-29-54.05] . 6 negatives
Views of mass held inside the old mission. Crowd gathers in cemetery for wreath laying. General William Dean, Paula Fatjo, and President Joseph Knowland of the California Historical Society lay wreath at base of statue. General William Dean and Dr. Albert Shumate speak to crowd.
July 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52-53, [070054-073154] . 800 negatives (estimate)
YMCA summer camp for kids [07-01-54, 2 negatives]
National Swiss American Gymnastics Festival parade down Market Street [07-02-54, 4 negatives]
Parade -- National Swiss American Gymnastics and Wrestling Championship Festival (July 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [07-02-54.03] . 4 negatives
Parade travels down Market Street. Athletes carrying flags and holding ram horns are the Cleveland Swiss Turners. Float "United Swiss Societies of California" also travels down Market Street parade route.
Navy laying cable at Ocean Beach [07-02-54, 3 negatives]
Chief Justice Earl Warren visits [07-06-54, 2 negatives]
"Do it yourself" how to install television antenna [07-07-54, 6 negatives]
Installing a Television Antenna (July 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [07-07-54.01] . 6 negatives
Steps to assemble and install a television antenna. Dan Beswick looks at roof to decide what lead to use; an assembled antenna mast and leader lie on the ground in front of him. He attaches ladder line to antenna; its is covered with a protective coating that must be removed. He places antenna to self guying mast, attaches ladder line to mast stand off insulator, and attaches lead into the terminal posts of the set.
Chief Justice Earl Warren present for Ninth Circuit Court meeting [07-07-54, 6 negatives]
Ninth Circuit Court Meeting -- Chief Justice Earl Warren (July 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [07-07-54.04] . 6 negatives
Chief Justice Earl Warren and Judge William Denman walk down a hallway in the Federal Building together. Overall view of the hearing: Earl Warren sits in the front row; an empty chair in front of him. Judge Michael J. Roche shakes hands with Warren while Denman watches.
Lehi (raft/ship) on its way to Hawaii (including rescue and subsequent hearing) [07-09-54 - 07-19-54, ca. 67 negatives]
Mel's Drive-In on fire [07-09-54, 6 negatives]
Fire -- Mel's Drive-In (July 09, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [07-09-54.03] . 6 negatives
Various views of firemen fighting fire on top of Mel's restaurant roof aided by a crane and ladders. Fire personnel stand on the ground near the fire truck; some men organize the water hose. Close-up view of two fire engines with extended ladders and the elevation of restaurant.
New flag idea combining Canada with the United States [07-09-54, 2 negatives]
Columbia Park Boys' Club clubhouse on fire [07-12-54, 4 negatives]
Fire in Clubhouse -- Columbia Park Boys' Club (July 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 52, [07-12-54.07] . 4 negatives
View of burning building, fire engines and fire fighters, and crowd. Fire fighters climb the smoking building; small boys stand and watch in the foreground. A policeman hold his arms out to restrain young boys as they watch their clubhouse burn.
Former Vice President Alvin Barkley visits [07-15-54, 2 negatives]
Phoenix (ship) arrives at Treasure Island with troops [07-20-54, 8 negatives]
Return of Veterans -- Phoenix (ship) -- Treasure Island (July 20, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [07-20-54.07] . 8 negatives
Various views (close-up and distant) of troops standing on deck and waving as Marine transport Phoenix (ship) arrives at dock. Crowd of relatives and other officers wait on pier.
View of smog over the city from Twin Peaks (San Francisco cityscapes) [07-22-54, 4 negatives]
San Rafael-Richmond Bridge under construction [07-23-54, 8 negatives]
Construction of the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge (July 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [07-23-54.07] . 8 negatives
Tractor working on approaches and ramps. View taken from the top of the hill looking past ferry slip towards Richmond of the construction of the approaches, trestle, and girder spans. Workers fix concrete rails; lower ramp can be seen under bridge. View looking towards Richmond of steel work. Workers prepare island section for steel girders. View of the end of the bridge looking backs toward the ferry approaches and San Raphael.
Arrival and tour of the WASP aircraft carrier (ship) [07-24-54, 13 negatives]
Visitors on Aircraft Carrier -- WASP (ship) -- San Francisco Bay (July 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [07-25-54.01] . 5 negatives
Visitors, sailors, and airplanes on board the carrier Wasp (ship).
Return of Veterans -- WASP (ship) -- San Francisco Bay (July 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [07-24-54.07] . 7 negatives
Views from different places (Coit Tower and Pier 50) of the aircraft carrier WASP (ship) entering the San Francisco Bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the pier.
New direct dialing telephone system [07-27-54, 2 negatives]
Dancing classes for the blind by Arthur Murray Studios (disabled persons) [07-28-54, 7 negatives]
Dancing Classes for the Blind -- Arthur Murray Studios (July 28, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [07-28-54.04] . 7 negatives
Willene Platt dances with Arthur Murray Instructor Paul Chauvin. Platt is helped by Edward Godic (a dance pupil) while her dog Dinah looks on. Two blind couples dance: Dorothy P. Wheeler with Len A. Malarevsky, Ann Chilicas with Bob Thomason, Paul Grell (a dance pupil) with Mary Sandin, Hilda Isles with Victor Nacino (a dance pupil), Wheeler and George Yee doing a fast step. Overall view of couples on the dance floor (disabled persons).
August 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53-55, [080054-083154] . 850 negatives (estimate)
New San Francisco International Airport opening celebrations and Flight Festival [08-02-54, 08-11-54 - 8-12-54, 08-23-56 - 08-29-54, 134 negatives]
Helicopter Flights -- Ferry Building (August 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-02-54.02] . 6 negatives
Ted Friend, pilot Phil Johnstone, and Dorothy Johnstone walk towards helicopter, shown parked at the Ferry Building (neighborhood). Dorothy Johnstone waves as helicopter takes off. Helicopter heads over water toward Golden Gate Bridge [flying from Ferry Building to new San Francisco International Airport?] (transportation).
Opening -- San Francisco International Airport (August 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-02-54.03] . 1 negative
Manager Frederic B. Butler of the San Francisco International Airport Building opens door to his office to let in Pat McCreary, who carries files from the old building to the new one (transportation).
Congratulations on New San Francisco International Airport -- City Hall (August 11, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-11-54.08] . 2 negatives
Alice Nelson of Western Air Lines, Gini Smith of Pan American Airways, Emiko [Yoshia?] of Japan Air Lines, Jo Annette of Quantas Airways, Vera Jane Adams of Trans World Airlines... deliver letters of congratulations on new airport from the mayors of other cities to Mayor Elmer Robinson. Taken on the veranda of the Mayor's office, with view of city behind (cityscapes).
Aerial Views -- New San Francisco International Airport (August 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-12-54.02] . 12 negatives
Aerial views of the new airport, showing buildings, runways, parking lots, etc. Harold Messersmith, superintendent of airport operations, stands by windows in the control tower [at top of the seven story terminal building]. Technician Udell M. Larsen and electronics engineer Ben F. Lobnow work on the sixth floor equipment of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Airport manager Frederick B. Butler holds up painting of new airport [as it will look upon completion] (transportation).
Lights Activated -- New San Francisco International Airport (August 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-23-54.03] . 8 negatives
Views from landing field and front showing new airport building with lights on for the first time (transportation).
New San Francisco International Airport (August 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-24-54.03] . 19 negatives
Travelers stand at counter for ticketing and baggage check-in. Waitress Mary [Biowenga?] pours coffee for Carolyn Bradley, Loretta Tuchscher, and Shirley Schneider inside the coffee shop. People sit in lounge, with landing area visible through window. Overall views of lobby. Mrs. Ken E. Broughton bathes daughter Linda Ann in nursery. External view of new terminal, with people lined along balcony. Overall photos of airplanes on landing field, with crowd and terminal in background (transportation).
Aerial Views -- New San Francisco International Airport (August 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-24-54.04] . 11 negatives
Views of new terminal building and airplanes on landing field, as seen from helicopter (cityscapes). Airplanes belonging to Southwest Airlines, United Air Lines, Pan American Airways, and American Airlines are shown (transportation).
Designers -- New San Francisco International Airport (August 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-25-54.06] . 4 negatives
Water Department engineer George Burr poses with plans for new airport. Portraits of William Day, the architect that designed the new airport (transportation). Taken at 111 New Montgomery Street and 425 Mason Street.
Mail Delivery -- New San Francisco International Airport (August 26, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-26-54.01] . 2 negatives
Harold Davis, Theodore Resmussen, and Elma Heitman work on letters to be re-mailed from the new airport. Taken at City Hall.
Opening Day Ceremony -- San Francisco International Airport (August 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-27-54.01] . 20 negatives
Governor Goodwin J. Knight and Mayor Elmer Robinson shown making addresses to crowd outside of new terminal building. Mrs. Elmer Robinson and Mrs. Goodwin Knight sit with orchid flower arrangements on their laps. Views of jets on ground and flying overhead. Aerial view of festival crowd, new buildings, and airplanes parked on landing field (cityscapes). Elmer Robinson, Goodwin Knight, and others stand in front of dedication plaque for the new airport. Group of unidentified women shown. Overall views of crowd at celebration (transportation).
Opening Day Ceremony -- San Francisco International Airport (August 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-27-54.02] . 9 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson, Postmaster John Fixa, Eleanor Fudge, and Jo Annette hold up giant postcard flown around the world by Quantas Airways [the postcard reads "Greetings on the occasion of the dedication and flight festival of the San Francisco International Airport Terminal"]. Mayor Robinson delivers speech from podium. Elmer Robinson stands with Stuart Greenberg, James Turner, Sam McKee, Don Cameron... before plaque dedicating new airport. Unidentified men stand with Western Air Lines airplane "The San Franciscan" in background. Views of crowd and airplanes on landing field, with hills in background. Blimp flies over terminal building (transportation).
Opening Day Ceremony -- San Francisco International Airport (August 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-27-54.03] . 27 negatives
Miss California Lee Meriwether holds symbolic "key" to new airport. Mayor Elmer Robinson, standing with members of the Board of Supervisors, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Flight Festival Committee, cuts ribbon at opening of airport. Crowd mills around lobby of new terminal building. Unidentified woman gives bath to child inside nursery. Aerial views of landing field and terminal building (cityscapes). Helicopter comes in for landing as crowd watches. People wait in lines outside terminal building for tour of facilities. Views of US Air Force and Pan American Airways airplanes [with people waiting to tour airplane] (transportation).
Flight Festival Luncheon -- Hotel St. Francis (August 27, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-27-54.09] . 2 negatives
Governor Goodwin J. Knight, Jack Dierssen Jr., and Clay Bernard of the Chamber of Commerce gather around Mayor Elmer Robinson, who was presented with a plaque for his work on the new San Francisco International Airport (transportation). General view of speakers' tables and crowd inside the Colonial Room.
Festival -- San Francisco International Airport (August 29, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [08-29-54.02] . 2 negatives
William Mentzer, general manager of engineering for United Air Lines, receives the key for a DC-7 airliner from Donald Douglas Jr., with Chief Stewardess Joan Denton also shown. Aerial view of airport and surrounding area (cityscapes, transportation).
San Francisco International Airport (August 29, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [08-29-54.03-04] . 9 negatives
Crowd wanders around landing field. United Air Lines airplanes sit open to public on landing field. Clown "Jolly Jack" sits at lunch counter in the main lobby. Vera Yant, representing the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce, hands out flowers to Irene [Mainoff?] and Camille Baker [holding her dog "Fuzzy"]. Aerial view of airport facilities (cityscapes). Passengers crowd the outbound passenger floor in the main lobby. View of airport opening festivities as seen from main lobby, with US Marine Band playing in background. Crowd waits for flight on Southwest Airlines (transportation).
Troop transports Breckinridge (ship) and E.T. Collins (ship) arrive at Fort Mason [08-02-54 - 08-03-54, 17 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-02-54.10] . 5 negatives
Red Cross members provide US Army troops with coffee. Returning US Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel stand aboard ship. View of ship at dock.
Return of Korean War Veterans -- E.T. Collins (ship) -- Treasure Island (August 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-03-54.01] . 12 negatives
Overall view of ship arriving at dock, with Bay Bridge behind. Returning servicemen stand on deck of ship. Civilian crowd on dock watches arriving servicemen walk by them.
Harry Bridges in federal court again (labor) [08-03-54, 3 negatives]
Court Case -- Harry Bridges (August 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-03-54.02] . 3 negatives
Harry Bridges, with a "what again look" on his face, speaks with attorneys Norman Leonard, Richard Gladstein, and Telford Taylor outside the Federal courtroom of Judge O.D. Hamlin (labor related?).
Troop transport (ship) [08-04-54, 8 negatives]
Oldest living ex-president Herbert Hoover [08-06-54, 5 negatives]
General E.D. Patrick (ship) arrives with troops at Fort Mason [08-07-54, 10 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General E.D. Patrick (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-07-54.01] . 10 negatives
Views of US Air Force and Army servicemen standing on decks of ship. Returning veterans descend ramp from ship, with view of civilians awaiting their arrival. Red Cross members serve coffee to Army servicemen waiting inside transport dock building.
President Syngman Rhee of Korea arrives [08-07-54, 10 negatives]
Reception -- President Syngman Rhee of Korea -- Presidio (August 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-07-54.02] . 5 negatives
General W.G. Wyman, commander of the Sixth Army, greets Syngman Rhee and stands with him during reception ceremonies. W.G. Wyman and Syngman Rhee drive in jeep past line of US Army troops during inspection.
Arrival -- President Syngman Rhee of Korea -- Coast Guard Air Station (August 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 53, [08-07-54.04] . 5 negatives
Syngman Rhee climbs down ladder from Constellation Air Corps airplane. City Attorney Dion Holm, Gerald Levin, Chairman Forrest Tancer of the [America-Korean?] Foundation, and Consul Young Han Choo of Korea greet President Rhee. Syngman Rhee shakes hands with Mrs. Peter Ahn, shown with the Reverend Peter Ahn, holding up twins David and John.
Stanford Hospital removes eyes for transplanting (health) [08-12-54, 5 negatives]
Operation -- Eye Donor -- Central Emergency Hospital (August 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-12-54.07] . 5 negatives
Doctors from Stanford University sever muscles from the eye in order to remove eyeball from socket of the deceased Colonel Gerald Waterman, who willed his eyes to the Eye Bank. Doctor places eye into a container after its removal from the socket.
Dedication of new beach house (near Sea Cliff?) [08-13-54, 5 negatives]
Dedication of New Beach House -- Phelan Beach (August 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-13-54.05] . 5 negatives
Supervisor James Halley, representing Mayor Elmer Robinson, gives speech from speaker's stand atop new beach house during dedication ceremony. Long views of new beach house, surrounding waterfront homes, and the Golden Gate Bridge (neighborhood, cityscapes).
New freeway opens at Seventh and Folsom Streets (San Francisco cityscapes) [08-13-54, 4 negatives]
Views around Golden Gate Park [08-17-54, 8 negatives]
Golden Gate Park (August 17, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-17-54.06] . 8 negatives
Jean Lilly feeds fawn and yak with the help of keeper Tom Irving inside the children's playground. Sea captain Hans Tofte, who spent over forty years working at sea, tells stories to Dusty Johnson as they play with one of the sailboats that Hans Tofte has made. Archers Beverly and Don Bentley, both belonging to the San Francisco Archery Club, pull arrows from target at archery range.
View from Top of the Mark (San Francisco cityscapes from Mark Hopkins Hotel) [08-20-54, 3 negatives]
Alameda dry dock fixes up the Pacific Queen (ship) for the San Francisco Maritime Museum [08-21-54, 24 negatives]
Repairs -- Pacific Queen (ship) -- Alameda Dry Dock (August 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-21-54.02] . 24 negatives
Workers repair ship to be displayed at the San Francisco Maritime Museum. William Johnson shown "chipping" as he hangs from mast. View of big wheel in foreground, with Donn Shannon standing in background. Welder F.W. Meyer and other unnamed workers shown. Overall views of ship.
Symbolic key for San Francisco Airport is delivered to Miss California Lee Meriwether [08-25-54, 4 negatives]
Delivery of Symbolic Key -- Mayor Elmer Robinson -- City Hall Plaza (August 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-25-54.07] . 4 negatives
Elmer Robinson hands key to the new San Francisco International Airport to Miss California Lee Meriwether [standing next to helicopter in which she arrived]; with Manager Jim Turner of Public Utilities also shown in City Hall Plaza (neighborhood, transportation).
Freeway link at Seventh and Harrison Streets ready to open [08-26-54, 3 negatives]
Arrival of General H.J. Gaffey (ship) with troops from Yokohama [08-26-54, 12 negatives]
US Troops Arrive -- General H.J. Gaffey (ship) -- Fort Mason (August 26, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 54, [08-26-54.06] . 12 negatives
Servicemen returning from Yokohama, Japan stand on deck of ship; descend ramp from ship to shore; drink coffee as they wait inside dock transport building. Red Cross members hand out coffee to servicemen.
Governor Goodwin Knight at California Club with Caspar W. Weinberger [08-31-54, 4 negatives]
Governor Goodwin Knight -- California Club (August 31, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [08-31-54.08] . 4 negatives
Goodwin Knight speaks from podium at political event. Shown with Caspar W. Weinberger and Al F. Derre. Mrs. Goodwin Knight sits with Lieutenant Governor Harold J. Powers. Taken at 1750 Clay Street.
September 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55-56, [090054-093054] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Transfer ceremonies for a Navy minesweeper AMS-125 (ship) to the French Navy with French consul general and US Navy commander [09-02-54, 2 negatives]
Transfer Ceremonies to French Navy -- Navy Minesweeper -- Treasure Island Pier Fifteen (September 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-02-54.02] . 2 negatives
Consul General Louis de Guriringaud of France, Captain R.D. King of the US Navy, Commanding Officer Commander Ville Vieelle of the French Navy, and Liaison Officer Commander Gagne of the French Navy shake hands on dock. Overall shot of the minesweeper AMS-125 (ship) during ceremonies with servicemen on deck.
Senator William F. Knowland "blasts Red shooting" (communism) [09-05-54, 6 negatives]
Condemnation of "Red shooting" -- Senator William F. Knowland (September 05, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-05-54.01] . 6 negatives
Senator William F. Knowland sits, reads document, talks on telephone, and puts paperwork in briefcase (communism). Taken at 100 Guilford Road in Piedmont. (Possibly concerning US airplane shot down by Soviets?)
First day of school around the Bay Area (education) [09-07-54, 2 negatives]
First Day of School (education) -- Notre Dame des Victoires (September 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-07-54.01] . 2 negatives
Sister Cecile Marie checks children's nametags on school steps while Principal Sister Marie Therese looks on. Sister Cecile Marie checks nametag of Stephanie Reed on school steps while the other children look on.
Battleship Missouri (ship) comes to Hunters Point [09-09-54 - 09-10-54, 19 negatives]
Battleship Missouri (ship) -- Hunters Point (September 09, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-09-54.03] . 4 negatives
Fireman Fred Brogren and [Bosn?] Second Class R.F. Nichols who is holding Bruce Abrams on his shoulders stand on deck of the newly docked Battleship Missouri. Marines stand guard while visitors look at plaque on ship where Japanese peace agreement was signed. Long shot from flying bridge to front of ship.
Battleship Missouri (ship) -- Hunters Point (September 10, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-10-54.01] . 15 negatives
Long shots of ship approaching shore. People on dock watch the Battleship Missouri nearing. Bird's-eye view of ship with cars and people on deck and crane on shore. Visitors walk on ramp to ship. Long line of people waiting to get on board (cityscape). Seven people look at plaque on ship where Japanese peace agreement was signed. Man stands next to plaque.
Mountain Lake Park painted by "religious" vandals [09-10-54, 6 negatives]
Vandals Paint the Park -- Mountain Lake Park (September 10, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-10-54.02] . 6 negatives
Park playground director Albert Zecker stands in front of vandalized men's bathroom door. Shot of vandalized women's bathroom door. Illegally painted tables in card room near Ninth Avenue entrance. Paint on ground and flagpole with house and trees in background near Ninth Avenue. Deleuse Syrs and Roger Levin stand in tennis court [that they sometimes play in] where vandals have painted on ground (neighborhood). "Pray" painted on ground with people on bicycles and on foot in the background.
Governor Goodwin Knight campaigning [09-13-54, 3 negatives]
Campaigning -- Governor Goodwin Knight (September 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-13-54.00] . 3 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight, Mrs. Knight, and Chairman Hartley Peart of the Committee for Knight for Governor stand in front of campaign posters. People converge around desk and podium at campaign headquarters. Knight shakes hands with supporters in the crowd.
First day of classes at new schools (A.P. Giannini Junior High School and Mark Twain Elementary School) [09-13-54, 6 negatives]
New Schools -- A.P. Giannini Jr. High and Mark Twain Elementary (September 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-13-54.02] . 6 negatives
Students arrive at A.P. Giannini Junior High School on the ramp that leads to the entrance. Female school principal stands in front of Mark Twain Elementary making announcement in front of mothers and school children [children were grouped outside so they would not get lost inside the new building]. Children and mothers stand in playground in front of building and flag flying at half-mast while waiting for school to open. View of students arriving at A.P. Giannini Junior High School while cars are parked in the lot below. Children at Mark Twain Elementary form semi-circle in playground in front of building.
General Anderson (ship) arrives at Treasure Island with 1,700 Marines [09-14-54, 10 negatives]
US Marines Arrive -- General Anderson (ship) -- Treasure Island (September 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-14-54.03] . 10 negatives
Marines arrive at Pier Seventeen on Treasure Island. Marines stand on dock waving to camera. Marines walk down street in file (neighborhood). Marines walk down pier holding luggage, walk off pier on to land. Marines make a turn while walking down street in file. Marines exit ship from door onto plank. Families wait for ship to finish docking while Marines wait on deck of ship. Families wait behind barricade.
Gang fight on Mission Street (juvenile delinquency) [09-15-54, 7 negatives]
Gang Shooting -- Mission Street Police Station (September 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-15-54.01-02] . 7 negatives
Sergeant Joseph Donegan and Phillip Kiely talk to shooters Larry Page and Stan Owens. Booking officer Emil Reulein stands at the typewriter with Ted Lopez and William Tayas. Officer Frank Prier talks to Charles White and Joe Carr in a cell. Gun and other pieces of evidence are laid out on a table. Two young men lean on table with eyeglasses in hands. Dr. Herbert Clish talks to Lopez in police station. Donegan pulls up Owens' shirt to look at tattoos on his chest (juvenile delinquency).
Aerial views of Highway 101 in Marin County at Greenbrae [09-15-54, 11 negatives]
Aeriel Views of Highway 101 -- Marin County (September 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-15-54.03] . 11 negatives
Bird's-eye views of Highway 101 at the Greenbrae intersection with views of mountains, cars on highway, surrounding buildings and landscape, secondary roads, and a billboard (cityscape) (transportation).
Test run of Air Force crash boat in San Francisco Bay (cityscapes) [09-16-54, 3 negatives]
Test Run -- New Air Force Crash Boat -- Treasure Island (September 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 55, [09-16-54.01] . 3 negatives
New boat being tested while Navy helicopter flies above city (cityscape). Boat in San Francisco Bay with city and Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. [Boat also equipped with guns forward and aft. It was built at a shipyard in Stockton for about 450,000 dollars].
San Francisco cityscapes from the top of Hamm's Brewery [09-21-54, 5 negatives]
Evening Views -- Top of Hamm's Brewery (September 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [09-21-54.01] . 6 negatives
Night view of Ferry Building and Bay Bridge (cityscape, neighborhood). View looking east with Bay Bridge in center. Looking north from Brewery with views of buildings and street.
Senator Estes Kefauver and Congressman Sam Yorty at press conference [09-23-54, 2 negatives]
Press Conference -- Senator Phillip O'Rourke and Congressman Estes Kefauver -- Fairmont Hotel (September 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [09-23-54.01] . 2 negatives
Democrats Senator Phillip O'Rourke, Congressman Estes Kefauver and Congressman Sam Yorty stand inside the Fairmont Hotel. Kefauver, Yorty and others sit with reporters in a room in the hotel.
Emergency delivery of iron lung for infant (health) [09-23-54, 5 negatives]
Emergency Delivery -- Iron Lung for Infant -- Mission Emergency Hospital (September 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [09-23-54.03] . 5 negatives
Steward P.E. Spray and ambulance driver Ralph Baker arrive in ambulance (with lung at 10:20 PM at Isolation Ward). Police officer William Fritz stands outside of ambulance while Spray and Baker get ready to move lung. Isolation gate man Godfrey Wilson stands by while Spray and Baker lift lung from ambulance. Spray, Baker, Fritz and Wilson carry lung away from ambulance. Three of the men wheel the lung into the hospital (health).
St. Anthony dining room serves its 2 millionth free meal [09-30-54, 2 negatives]
Two-millionth Free Meal Served -- St. Anthony Dining Room (September 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [09-30-54.01] . 2 negatives
Director Father Alfred Boeddeker of the St. Anthony's Dining Room at 121 Golden Gate serves two-millionth meal since place opened October 4, 1950 to part-time mechanic Nick Levko with sea of men in the background and buffet-style containers in the foreground. Levko sits at table eating a turkey leg with potatoes, dressing, corn, string beans, cranberry sauce, fruit cake, coffee, and bread on his plate surrounded by Director of Catholic Service messenger William Flanagan, Father Alan McCoy, and Father Alfred Boeddeker and Chef Bud Gregg representing Oakland Franciscan headquarters. [Levko also received a carton of cigarettes and suit of clothes] (social services).
October 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56-58, [100054-103154] . 1050 negatives (estimate)
Joe Di Maggio and Marilyn Monroe divorce [10-00-54, 4 negatives]
Divorce -- Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio (October 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [10-00-54.01] . 4 negatives
Portraits of baseball player Joe Di Maggio and photograph of him speaking with reporters, taken after [the announcement of?] his divorce from actress Marilyn Monroe. Taken at 2150 Beach Street in the home of Joe Di Maggio.
Filthy Mission District apartment interior and children as police investigate (child neglect?, housing, poverty) [10-00-54, 11 negatives]
Marine recruiting drive with Marine band and Chinese drum corp [10-02-54, 2 negatives]
Frozen foods convention [10-03-54, 3 negatives]
Frozen Foods Convention -- Palace Hotel (October 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 56, [10-03-54.01] . 3 negatives
"Sally SeaPak" holds up frozen package of Chesapeake oysters for camera as she stands by Harold G. Hacke of the Union Ice Company and Executive Director Harry K. Schauffler of the National Wholesale Frozen Food Distributors Association.
Five Navy ships come through the Golden Gate [10-07-54, 12 negatives]
Centennial of Grace Cathedral [10-08-54, 2 negatives]
Centennial -- Grace Cathedral (October 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-08-54.06] . 2 negatives
The Reverend Edward Lamb Parsons [the Third Bishop of California], Reverend Francis De Witt Batty of New Castle, Australia, Reverend Karl Morgan Block [Episcopal Bishop of California], and the Reverend Henry H. Shires [Suffragan Bishop] pose for photographs on the occasion of the Grace Cathedral's one-hundredth anniversary.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon lands at Travis Air Force Base [10-11-54, 4 negatives]
Arrival -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Travis Air Force Base (October 11, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-11-54.21] . 4 negatives
Richard Nixon shakes hands with General Stanley Donavan on the steps of the airplane "GOP Congressional Special;" with John Baldwin also shown. Nixon speaks to reporters during press conference by airplane.
Representative Sam Yorty and Senator Stuart Symington [10-12-54, 3 negatives]
Ground breaking for new Longshoremen's building (labor) [10-12-54, 7 negatives]
Groundbreaking for New Building -- ILWU -- Fisherman's Wharf (October 12, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-12-54.02] . 7 negatives
George Christopher scoops up first shovel of dirt in groundbreaking for building, with President Martin Callaghan of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 10 chapter alongside and crowd in background (labor). Views of crowd and speakers addressing crowd, with factory and natural gas storage facility in background (labor, neighborhood).
Heavy smog over San Francisco as seen from on top of the Hamm's Brewery building (cityscapes) [10-14-54, 2 negatives]
Opera back stage with actress Dorothy McGuire and conductors Pierre Monteux and Kurt Herbert Adler [10-15-54, 3 negatives]
Backstage at Opera House (October 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-15-54.01] . 3 negatives
Directors Pierre Monteux and Kurt Herbert Adler, actress Dorothy McGuire, [actor?] Robert Watt Miller, and Consul General Louis de Guiringaud of France speak back stage at the Opera House during staging of the opera "Jean at the Stake."
Veterans of Indian Wars [10-15-54, 2 negatives]
Veterans of Indian Wars -- War Memorial Building (October 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-15-54.07] . 2 negatives
Eighty-nine year old Commander John Roberts, eighty-two year old John Gilbert, eighty-three year old Major John H. Fanning, and seventy-five year old Charles F. Beeson, all veterans of US Government wars against American Indian tribes, "talk over old Indian tricks" [used during battle?].
Adlai Stevenson arrives at San Francisco International Airport [10-16-54, 5 negatives]
Arrival -- Adlai Stevenson -- Airport (October 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-16-54.03] . 5 negatives
Adlai Stevenson, arriving to give speech in San Francisco, is greeted by Senator Stuart Symington, Representative Sam Yorty, and Mr. Graves on steps of airplane. Same men leave airport in automobile.
Transfer of ownership of the Palace Hotel from Mrs. William B. Johnson to the Sheraton Corporation [10-18-54, 2 negatives]
Movie producer Albert R. Broccoli and wife Nitre here to publicize film "The Black Knight" [10-18-54, 2 negatives]
Canadian carrier The Magnificent (ship) arrives at Treasure Island [10-18-54, 11 negatives]
Canadian Carrier "The Magnificent" (ship) -- Treasure Island (October 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-18-54.17-18] . 11 negatives
David Reid stands on wing of airplane, with other airplanes parked around him on deck of ship. Commodore H.S. Rayner, captain of The Magnificent (ship), Commander G.C. Edwards, captain of the frigate Stettler (ship), and Consul Paul Reading of Canada converse on deck of ship. Sailors prepare to take polio victim Edward F. Amos from ship. Views of The Magnificent (ship) and the frigate Stettler (ship) arriving in Bay, with Angel Island in background (cityscapes).
Admiral A.G. Cooke shows new civil defense plans for H-bomb (hydrogen bomb) disaster for San Francisco [10-19-54, 2 negatives]
Disaster Plans for Hydrogen Bomb Attack (October 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-19-54.06] . 2 negatives
Admiral A.G. Cooke points to areas ringed by concentric circles on large map of San Francisco, which illustrates plans in the eventuality of a hydrogen bomb attack (atomic age, civil defense).
View of San Francisco with fog on horizon (cityscapes) [10-19-54, 2 negatives]
Olympic Games fund drive parade [10-19-54, 3 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown and wife vote by absentee ballots [10-22-54, 2 negatives]
Governor Goodwin Knight meets with AFL labor leaders [10-25-54, 2 negatives]
Leaders -- American Federation of Labor -- Fairmont Hotel (October 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-25-54.05] . 2 negatives
Governor Goodwin J. Knight and "his charming wife" Virginia Knight pose for photos with Secretary Treasurer C.J. Haggerty of the American Federation of Labor [AFL], and Jack Goldenberger of the San Francisco Labor Council.
Dr. Wernher von Braun originator of the V2 rocket visits [10-25-54, 1 negative]
Governor Goodwin Knight tours Richardson Bay [10-26-54, 7 negatives]
Tour -- Governor Goodwin J. Knight -- Richardson Bay (October 26, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 57, [10-26-54.07] . 7 negatives
Director Frank Durkee of the Department of Public Works, engineer B.W. Booker of the [Department of Water?], Tom Laumann, Goodwin Knight, Ernest Burgstadter... shown looking out on Richardson Bay, touring tunnel, on ferry, and standing on the Richmond side of the new Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (cityscapes).
Transport ship General Simon Buckner arrives at Fort Mason with "heroes" [10-28-54, 6 negatives]
Miss America Lee Meriwether returns home to parade and other activities [10-27-54 - 10-29-54, ca. 50 negatives]
November 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58-59, [110054-113054] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Opening of horse race season at Golden Gate Fields (jockey Willie Shoemaker wins) [11-01-54, 6 negatives]
Election activities [11-02-54, 25 negatives]
Election -- City Hall (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.02] . 5 negatives
Several women tabulate election returns from precincts. Crowd reads billboard showing "semi-official election returns" for both state and national races. Barbara Hirschfelder hands briefcase holding election returns from Precinct 1022, the first precinct to turn in its results, over to inspectors Albert F. Fulton, Edgar Israel, G.S. Cohn, and Henry Blaettler. Inspectors at long table examine ballots from different precincts.
Election Voting -- Candidate for State Senator (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.03] . 2 negatives
Robert I. McCarthy, candidate for the state senate, signs voter registrar and votes with Mrs. Robert I. McCarthy. Taken at 1401 Fourteenth Street.
Election Voting -- US Representative William S. Mailliard (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.04] . 2 negatives
Congressman William Somers Mailliard prepares to cast ballot at voting machine. Taken at 3375 Jackson Street.
Election Voting -- Candidate for US Representative (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.05] . 2 negatives
Phillip O'Rourke, candidate for US representative, signs voter register with Mrs. Phillip O'Rourke and casts ballot at voting machine.
Election Voting -- Candidate for Governor -- Acalanes High School (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.06] . 2 negatives
Richard Perrin Graves, Democratic candidate for governor, shown standing outside voting booths with Mrs. Richard Graves, and leaving precinct with son Stephen.
Election Candidates -- Television Station KPIX (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.07] . 4 negatives
Charles Meyers stands with wife in front of the "KPIX-Call Bulletin" table. C. Lyn Fox shakes hands with John O'Connell. C. Lyn Fox, William Winter, defeated gubernatorial candidate Richard Graves, and Bill Guyman pose for portrait. Thomas Gray and Francis McCarty also shown.
Election -- Station KPIX (November 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-02-54.08-09] . 8 negatives
Lieutenant Governor Harold Powers speaks with C. Lyn Fox. Assemblyman Thomas Maloney sits with William Winter. Group photo of Stuart McClure, Bill Guyman, and Milton Marks. Edward Gaffney, John Busterud, and Irving Shore stand behind KPIX-Call Bulletin table. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mancuso and William McDonnell also shown. C. Lyn Fox and Bill Hillman give television broadcast.
Baseball's Joe Di Maggio and boxer Joe Louis discuss the Paddy DeMarco fight [11-04-54, 3 negatives]
Large dope raid (narcotics) in Santa Cruz [11-05-54, 2 negatives]
General Matthew B. Ridgway reviews troops at the Presidio [11-05-54, 5 negatives]
Troop Review -- General Matthew B. Ridgway -- Presidio (November 05, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-05-54.09] . 2 negatives
Sixth Army troops stand at attention while being inspected by Chief of Staff Matthew B. Ridgway of the US Army and Lieutenant General W.G. Wyman, commander of the Sixth Army. General Ridgway reviews the honor color guard as Captain Eugene Gazio stands by.
Luncheon -- General Matthew B. Ridgway -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (November 05, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-05-54.10] . 3 negatives
President A.H. Moffitt Jr. of the Commonwealth Club sits with Chief of Staff Matthew B. Ridgway of the US Army at luncheon table. Dr. Clark Kerr, chancellor of UC Berkeley, also shown. Above ground view of crowd, with speakers' table to right.
United Nations tenth anniversary preparations and activities [11-06-54, 11-08-54, 4 negatives]
Tenth Anniversary Preparations -- United Nations -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (November 06, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-06-54.05] . 2 negatives
Per Lind and Andrew W. Cordier, assistants to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, Co-Chairmen Ted Huggins and Augustin C. Keane of the Press and Union League Club's UN Tenth Anniversary Committee, and Supervisor Francis McCarty pose for group photos [UN representatives in town to examine San Francisco's preparedness for the United Nation's tenth anniversary celebration].
UN Committee -- Mayor Elmer Robinson -- City Hall (November 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-08-54.01] . 2 negatives
Chief Officer Per Lind of the Assembly Division of the United Nations and Andrew W. Lordier, assistant to the UN secretary general, meet with Mayor Elmer Robinson.
KQED-San Francisco new public television station dedication [11-08-54, 4 negatives]
New Studio -- Television Station KQED (November 08, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-08-54.02] . 4 negatives
Views from rear of seated audience showing Frank Baxter, professor of English at USC, seated and giving television broadcast. Director H. Griffiths of F.A.E., Director Mortimer Fleishhacker of the Bay Area Educational Television Association, Frank Baxter, and General Manager James Day of KQED pose for group photos (public broadcasting).
Fire at the Fox Theatre [11-10-54, 2 negatives]
Rededication of the Hearst Spanish War cannon [11-11-54, 2 negatives]
Rededication -- Spanish-American War Cannon -- Columbia Square (November 11, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-11-54.04] . 2 negatives
Supervisor Gene McAteer, John J.F. Mahoney of the United Spanish War Veterans, and Fred Baldwin stand before cannon and new plaque [which replaced a stolen one].
The UC Berkeley vs. Stanford Big Game activities at Stanford University [11-12-54, 11-16-54 - 11-20-54, ca. 60 negatives]
Eleanor Roosevelt [11-12-54, 3 negatives]
Artist Beniamino Bufano and actress Helen Hayes unveil his new marble cats [11-12-54, 2 negatives]
First day of crab season at Fisherman's Wharf [11-15-54, 2 negatives]
First Day of Crab Season -- Fisherman's Wharf (November 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-15-54.01] . 2 negatives
Bill McKillop and Pat Gelardi shown with crabs that they caught on the first day of crab season. Pat Gelardi holds up two of his crabs before placing them in cauldron of boiling water at his outdoor stand (neighborhood).
Actors and actresses here for "Guild Frolic" (Rita Moreno, Debra Paget, Sheree North, and Jeff Hunter) [11-16-54, 2 negatives]
San Francisco State College student bonfire [11-17-54 - 11-18-54, 5 negatives]
Student Bonfire -- San Francisco State College (November 17, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 58, [11-17-54.10] . 2 negatives
Firemen wet down a pile of bonfire wood "touched off maliciously" (before the intended rally). Taken near Font and Lake Merced Boulevards.
Mechanical kidney in operation at Stanford Hospital (health) [11-18-54, 2 negatives]
Mechanical Kidney -- Stanford Hospital (November 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-18-54.15] . 2 negatives
Registered nurse Marjorie Patterson plays the role of patient during demonstration of the mechanical kidney [a large cylindrical apparatus to her left]. Teri Oikawa and Dr. J. Max Rukes, a trained specialist in artificial kidney therapy, attend to her (health).
Rafael Cancel Miranda goes to Alcatraz after shooting up Congress [11-18-54, 3 negatives]
Prisoner to Alcatraz -- Rafael Cancel Miranda -- Fort Mason (November 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-18-54.16] . 3 negatives
US Marshall Thomas J. Lunney escorts Rafael Cancel Miranda of Puerto Rico, whose hands are chained, down gangplank to waiting boat, then hands him over to Lieutenant Emil Rickner, an Alcatraz prison guard [Rafael Cancel Miranda (possibly a Puerto Rican nationalist?) apparently fired a gun on the US Congress].
Streetcar accident [11-18-54, 4 negatives]
Streetcar Accident (November 18, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-18-54.17] . 4 negatives
Views of damage caused to two streetcars by accident at Sansome and Market Streets. Conductor George Bunner, the most seriously injured party in the accident, lays in hospital bed at Harbor Emergency (transportation).
Five thousand Marines arrive at Treasure Island (from Indo-China, Tokyo, and Korea) [11-19-54, 13 negatives]
Arrival of Troops -- Treasure Island (November 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-19-54.07] . 13 negatives
Crowd of US Marines, arrived from locations in Indo-China, Tokyo, Japan, and Korea, fill grounds at Treasure Island. Lieutenant Colonel John D. Bowersock of the Presidio, Mrs. Bowersock, Captain James R. Gober, and Mrs. Darrell Stuart walk along dock and past the four ships of Squadron Five. Servicemen unload from the Telefair (ship). Marines crowd the decks of the Montrose (ship) and Telefair (ship). Marines march in formation down street on Treasure Island (neighborhood). Views of ship sailing under the Bay Bridge. Crowd watches as ships sail into dock.
100,000 [dollar?] sable Christmas tree at I. Magnin (tree made of fur) [11-23-54, 4 negatives]
Centennial of St. Mary's Church [11-24-54, 2 negatives]
Centennial -- Saint Mary's Church (November 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-24-54.08] . 2 negatives
Father Basil Doyle shows marriage register, dating from 1854, to Mrs. Harry Hill and Noel Sullivan. The register contains a marriage record for the grandparents of Noel Sullivan.
Thanksgiving dinner served at St. Anthony's and various other venues [11-24-54 - 11-25-54, 7 negatives]
Thanksgiving Turkeys -- Saint Anthony's Dining Room (November 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-24-54.10] . 3 negatives
Cook Budd Gregg looks over pile consisting of some of the 150 turkeys he will roast for Thanksgiving dinner in soup kitchen affiliated with Saint Boniface Church [meals to be given to the poor and those in need].
Thanksgiving Dinner -- Saint Boniface Church (November 25, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-25-54.05] . 2 negatives
Crowd lines up outside soup kitchen, waiting to receive their Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Inside church, women serve men in food line, while others sit down to eat in background, some of the 3200 people to eat Thanksgiving dinner at the church.
Marijuana bricks seized (narcotics) [11-27-54, 2 negatives]
Guardsmen's Christmas tree lot opening parade [11-30-54, 7 negatives]
Opening -- Guardsmen's Christmas Tree Lot (November 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [11-30-54.01] . 7 negatives
Santa Claus and "Noel" [a little girl] sing Christmas carols with the Columbia Park Boys' Glee Club. Girls carry banner for the "St. Mary's Chinese Girls' Drum Corps" down parade route. Harpists and drummers from the drum corps shown. Hawaiian women throw orchids from the parade float of the ASTA Travel Agency [spectators looking down from the windows of buildings along the parade route visible] (neighborhood). Dancing girls pull up their skirts as they walk in front of cable car. Sixth Army Bagpipe Band marches past the Guardsmen's tree lot; where audience watches. The Golden Gate Girls Drum and Bugle Corps also shown.
Crane lifts one of the towers off Southern Pacific depot building [11-30-54, 4 negatives]
December 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59-60, [120054-123154] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Christmas activities (church services, decorations, parties, nativity scenes, store displays) [throughout month]
Santa Claus school [12-00-54, 4 negatives]
Santa School (December 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [12-00-54.01-04] . 4 negatives
Don Lowernbein holds book and large candy cane while Art Grant and Mara Bartolacelli are in costume and holding sign. Jeanette Davi, Grant, Lowernbein, and Mr. and Mrs. Serbin at workshop in Serbin's Santa School at 1191 Market Street. Lowernbein trims Santa's beard while others look on. Group gathers around table.
Controversy over Mount Olympus statue [12-01-54, 2 negatives]
Matson's ship takes 100,000 Christmas trees to Hawaii [12-02-54, 2 negatives]
Matson's Ship Takes Trees to Hawaii -- Pier Thirty-two (December 02, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 59, [12-02-54.01] . 2 negatives
Bird's-eye views of ship's deck covered with Christmas trees with workers on board and machines moving trees. [Photographer writes "If the camera could capture the 'aroma' of the trees, you would think you were sailing through a forest"].
National Council of Jewish Women pack boxes for overseas orphanages [12-09-54, 1 negative]
Navy transport General A.M. Brewster (ship) returns from the Far East [12-11-54, 22 negatives]
Troops Return -- General A.M. Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 11, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-11-54.02] . 22 negatives
Troops look at dock from upper deck rail. Smaller boat approaches ship. Troops wave from the rail. Troops get on each others' backs to form pyramid. Elevated view of troops on deck beneath. Families wait on dock while bands play and ship docks. Troops stand in line drinking coffee awaiting transport. Troops exit from the gang plank with bags over shoulders.
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and wife Queen Soraya of Iran arrive [12-16-54, 7 negatives]
Arrival -- Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and Queen Soraya -- San Francisco International Airport (December 16, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-16-54.02] . 7 negatives
The Queen Soraya, her husband the Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, and some of their party walk down United Airlines airplane ramp. The Queen wears a fur coat and holds flowers at foot of ramp with the Shah and others nearby. The Queen and the Shah walk with State Department agent John O'Hanley while people look on. Plainclothes policeman escorts the Queen and Shah and O'Hanley to waiting cars. Close-up of the couple with O'Hanley while the Mayor's secretary holds flowers.
Night view in Union Square (neighborhood) [12-17-54, 4 negatives]
Evening Views -- Union Square (December 17, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-17-54.01] . 4 negatives
View of Union Square taken from fifth floor of Irina Roublen Salon di Coufure at 260 Stockton Street showing Geary Street and the Hotel St. Francis. Views showing Post Street with traffic making streaks of light.
Coit Tower lit up like a candle and double exposure with McLaren Lodge Christmas tree [12-17-54, 3 negatives]
President Cleveland (ship) decorated for Christmas leaves dock with Santa waving good bye [12-21-54, 2 negatives]
General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) and Fred C. Ainsworth (ship) arrive from Okinawa with troops [12-21-54, 10 negatives]
Transports Arrive -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) and Fred C. Ainsworth (ship) -- Fort Mason (December 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-21-54.02] . 10 negatives
Troops on the Ainsworth stand on ship's deck. The Ainsworth heads towards another boat in the water. Troops on the Breckinridge stand on ship's deck, wave.
Eureka earthquake damage [12-21-54, 20 negatives]
Earthquake Damage -- Eureka (December 21, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-21-54.03] . 20 negatives
Woman sits in room while other person takes notes. People sit in line of tables with microphones. Four people stand in room with Eureka police officer. Room with earthquake damage [parts of ceiling on floor]. Missing paint exposes brick wall in City Hall entrance way. Clerk replaces liquor bottles in store. Men clear debris from floor in construction work site. View of a hallway with debris on floor. Person picks up bricks from outside of home. Stacks of wood fallen outside in construction site. Crane reaches to cracked brick building. View of commercial sidewalk with debris on ground (neighborhood). Barricades and signs indicate building is closed [City Hall?]. Man stands on top of building inspecting damage. Crane removes cracked portion of Kress store next to Montgomery Ward.
Inventor Dr. Marvel Beem demonstrating his new hospital bed (health) [12-22-54, 4 negatives]
New Hospital Bed -- Stanford Hospital (December 22, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-22-54.01] . 4 negatives
Inventor Dr. Marvel Beem stands at foot of patient Mrs. Frieda Baker's bed. Mrs. Baker turns on sink from bed. Mrs. Baker plays with switches attached to swing-arm table. Doctor stands over patient on gurney (health).
Red Strader made new coach for the 49ers football team [12-23-54, 4 negatives]
Troopship returns from Far East with soldiers [12-23-54, 14 negatives]
Troops Return -- Fort Mason (December 23, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-23-54.02] . 14 negatives
Army Corporal Wallace Hagglund holds barracks bag on shoulder while being welcomed home by his father B.L. Hagglund and mother. Army Private First Class Donald Giusti is embraced by his father Ivan, brother David, wife Marjorie, sister-in-law Marilyn, and father-in-law. Troops walk down gang plank holding barracks bags on shoulders. Troops put down bags. Troops sit on bags and wave, awaiting ground transport outside (neighborhood). Troops wave from ship. Band plays on dock with ship in background. Families wait behind barricades while ship docks.
Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer here for movie premier [12-27-54, 2 negatives]
Sunrise from Twin Peaks (San Francisco cityscapes) [12-28-54, 5 negatives]
Arrival of Thomas Jefferson (ship) with troops and kids from Korea [12-30-54, 8 negatives]
Arrival from Korea -- Thomas Jefferson (ship) -- Oakland Army Base (December 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 60, [12-30-54.01] . 8 negatives
Corporal Anthony J. Beitane is greeted on dock by parents Mr. and Mrs. William Kett and other family members. Long-shot of ship docking. Close-ups and long-shots of troops on deck. Band plays while ship docks. Families wait on shore while ship docks. Serviceman kisses woman while man stands by.
January 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61-62, [010055-013155] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
Sunrise pictures over San Francisco (cityscapes) [01-07-55, 6 negatives]
Asian refugee arrivals on the Wilson (ship) [01-08-55, 2 negatives]
Troop arrivals on the General E.D. Patrick (ship) [01-10-55, 8 negatives]
Candidates for Chinese New Year Queen [01-11-55, 3 negatives]
Candidates for Queen -- Chinese New Year (January 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-11-55.12] . 3 negatives
Katherine Chan, Dorothy Tom, Carolyn Lim, Elaine Yuen, and Helen Yu, candidates for the Chinese New Year Queen competition, pose with a Chinese dragon head and firecrackers. Taken on Stockton Street.
William Wellman and film production of "Blood Alley" at China Camp [01-11-55 - 01-12-55, 11 negatives]
Production of Film "Blood Alley" -- China Camp (January 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-11-55.20] . 3 negatives
Sampans (ships) sit at anchor in Bay. Stairway winds up hillside, with a partial replica of the Great Wall of China at top of hill and farm buildings at base of hill. General view of the China Camp [where movie was filmed] and sampans at anchor. Taken in Marin County.
Production of Film "Blood Alley" -- China Camp (January 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-12-55.10] . 8 negatives
Director William Wellman speaks to unidentified people on the set of movie. A Chinese ferry boat sails in Bay, with fog making barge in background. William Wellman and his assistant stand on dock, with ferry boat in background [William Wellman is holding megaphone]. Portraits of unidentified men [director and actor?]. Taken on Bay in Marin County.
Actor James Stewart sails on the President Wilson (ship) [01-12-55, 4 negatives]
Actor James Stewart -- President Wilson (ship) -- Mission Rock (January 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-12-55.11] . 4 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart) stand on deck of the President Wilson (ship) [member of the American President Lines fleet], sailing on their way to Asia. Photographer sits on top of metal support for lifeboat in order to get higher angle on the couple. View of ship sailing in bay.
Ambassador You Chan Yang of Korea [01-15-55, 2 negatives]
Graphic arts exhibit [01-17-55, 6 negatives]
Graphic Arts Exhibit -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (January 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-17-55.11] . 6 negatives
Dorothy Crispen points out aspect of graphic art piece to General Manager King Wilkin of Zellerbach Company. Frank Kettlewell and Gilbert Sully look at books on display. Ernest F. Wuthman, Charles F. De Lacy, and Worth Seymour look at display. Marilynn Torrison, "Miss Perfect Type 1955," sits on table while posing with graphic arts materials.
Naturalized immigrants (including Russians) at Post Office building [01-17-55, 01-28-55, 7 negatives]
Naturalization -- US Citizens -- Post Office Building (January 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-17-55.12] . 5 negatives
Crowd of immigrants lines up at counter in office after becoming naturalized citizens. [Nicholai?], Natalie, and Nadine Kumanin, Russian born US Citizens, pose for group photos.
Naturalization -- US Citizens -- Post Office Building (January 28, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-28-55.07] . 2 negatives
Airman Third Class Konstantin Von Somoff of the US Air Force, in wheelchair, and Corporal Holst Scheiber of the US Army look at their certificates, which proclaim them US citizens.
John Wayne arrives at China Camp [01-17-55, 2 negatives]
Waiting for bus at Church and Market Streets in the rain [01-18-55, 11 negatives]
Waiting in the Rain -- Bus Stop (January 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-18-55.06] . 11 negatives
Betty Solomon, on her way to school, and others wait in rain for bus at stops on Church and Market Streets and Sanchez and Market Streets (neighborhood, transportation). Betty Solomon looks out of bus window after boarding. [Sleeve includes five unidentified negatives showing men gathered around painting of sailor].
Snow on Mount Tamalpais [01-18-55, 8 negatives]
Snow -- Mount Tamalpais (January 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 61, [01-18-55.09] . 8 negatives
Gloria Russo, Mr. and Mrs. D. Andrews, Bruce and Barbara Andrews shown standing and playing in the snow. Man scrapes snow from window of automobile. Snow covers road, and men place "Road Closed" sign across road.
Apartment buildings in Hunters Point [01-19-55, 2 negatives]
Chinese New Year Queen Carolyn Lim [01-21-55, 01-27-55, 5 negatives]
Queen -- Chinese New Year (January 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-21-55.06] . 3 negatives
Carolyn Lim, to be Queen for Chinese New Year festivities, holds up card with Chinese characters that translate to read "much prosperity." Katherine Chan also shown.
Queen of Chinatown -- City Hall (January 27, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-27-55.07] . 2 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson stands with Carolyn Lim and Elaine Yuen, the Queen and Princess of Chinatown respectively. The two women hold scroll written in Chinese characters and translating "the community of Chinatown extends personal greetings to Mayor Elmer Robinson".
Fashions and Studebaker car at Yacht Harbor (Golden Gate Bridge in background) [01-21-55, 4 negatives]
Thomas Edison collection in Atherton (inventions on exhibit) [01-21-55, 8 negatives]
Collection -- Inventor Thomas Edison -- Atherton (January 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-21-55.14] . 8 negatives
Photographs showing a phonograph from 1898 and three glass cases filled with electric light bulbs. Ward Harris listens to music on an experimental model phonograph, which used an electric motor for the first time. In the background sits a "multiphone," the first juke box made [circa 1900], and on the floor is a movie projector. Ward Harris stands in the Historical Room. The first manufactured phonograph, dating from 1889, sits in glass case. Ward Harris sits in the seat of an electricly powered automobile, for which Thomas Edison made the battery. Photo of phonograph run by water from the tap, a doll that plays nursery rhymes, and an experimental long playing phonograph with 400 grooves per inch.
Troop ship General C.G. Morton at Fort Mason [01-24-55, 13 negatives]
US Troops Arrive -- General C.G. Morton (ship) -- Fort Mason (January 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-24-55.12] . 13 negatives
US Army servicemen stand on deck of ship. Crowd on dock looks up to troops on deck. Servicemen descend gangplank from ship. Red Cross members hand out coffee to servicemen waiting inside dock transport building.
Mickey Rooney and Joy Healey [01-26-55, 3 negatives]
Mickey Rooney with Monkey -- Italian Village (January 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-26-55.05] . 3 negatives
Actor Mickey Rooney sits with "Jimmy" the monkey, Glinda Guilfoyle, Joyce Moore, and Elizabeth LaBelle [all three women wearing fishnet stockings and matching tops]. Joy Healey, head of the Joy Healey Dancers, also shown.
Actor Tab Hunter [01-26-55, 2 negatives]
New Winston supermarket [01-26-55, 15 negatives]
Winston Supermarket (January 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-26-55.09] . 15 negatives
External views of the new Winston Supermarket El Camino del Mar, showing parking lot, storefront, and tops of houses on hill behind (neighborhood). Internal views of store, showing customers and employees, food aisles, and specialty departments of store.
Sunset Health Center (infant and child check-ups) [01-27-55, 6 negatives]
Child Check-ups -- Sunset Health Center (January 27, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-27-55.02] . 6 negatives
Mrs. Walter Dessauer, Mrs. Harrison S. Robinson, and Mrs. Gaynor Langsdorf sit on brick planter outside of health center. Mrs. Barry Livingston checks the height of eight year old Roger Boris. Volunteer Mrs. Frederick Gock weighs baby David McClellan, while Mrs. Livingston holds baby Gregory Tong. Dr. Margaret Miller checks on the health of the O'Keefe family. Taken at [2579?] Forty-second Avenue.
Junior Achievement companies at work (education and youth training, making ash trays, etc.) [01-27-55, 7 negatives]
Junior Achievement Companies (January 27, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-27-55.05] . 7 negatives
Dan Thal of Washington High School, and Marilyn Asmussen and Madeline Santiago of Balboa High School make ivy planters out of soup ladels. Dorothy DaMatteo of Star of the Sea Academy polishes a stainless steel disk she will make into an ashtray. Margie Sleath of Giannini Junior High School sits with instructor Harvey C. Cranfill at machine that will press silver disk into the shape of an ashtray. Charlie Hayes of Riordan High School polishes finished ash trays. Other students shown making earrings, cufflinks, iron candle holders, and cigarette trays. Executive Director Frank Stegall of the Junior Achievement program and Patrick H. Palmer look over the students' finished products (education).
Troops and families and Breckinridge (ship) in Oakland [01-28-55, 12 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Oakland Army Base (January 28, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-28-55.02] . 12 negatives
Family of Corporal Frank Peterson stands with him behind sign welcoming him home. Father George S., sister Phyllis, brother First Lieutenant Skip Peterson, and fiancee June Ingels shown. Barbara Peterson greets her husband Corporal Thomas W. Burch as he returns from seventeen months in Korea; with view of crowd in background. Ship sails into dock. Returning troops stand on deck of ship. Troops descend gangplank from ship to shore.
Vigilance Committee proclamation and bell on exhibit [01-29-55, 3 negatives]
Proclamation -- Vigilance Committee (January 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-29-55.02] . 3 negatives
A proclamation of the Vigilance Committee exhibited on wall behind bell used to call the committee of vigilantes together in times of emergency. Taken at 456 McAllister Street.
Whale trapped between dock and Boxer (ship) at Hunters Point [01-29-55, 4 negatives]
Whale Trapped Near Dock -- Hunters Point (January 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-29-55.03] . 4 negatives
Photographs showing the back of a whale trapped between a barge and the dock, with sailors looking down on whale. General view of the area in which the whale is trapped, and of the whale "sounding" in the water.
Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza (new 30 cents fare signs) [01-29-55, 2 negatives]
Chinese New Year parade [01-30-55, 6 negatives]
Parade -- Chinese New Year -- Chinatown (January 30, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-30-55.01] . 6 negatives
Private First Class Donald R. Bouchard of the Sixth Army Pipe Band catches the eye of four year old Wong Yim So as he marches with band down parade route. Float of Queen Carolyn Lem, sitting with her attendants, goes down route. Men with banners, girls drum corps, and Chinese dragon shown (neighborhood).
National Labor Relations Board election aboard the Cleveland (ship) [01-31-55, 2 negatives]
Election -- National Labor Relations Board -- Cleveland (ship) (January 31, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [01-31-55.05] . 2 negatives
Non-licensed seamen, on board the Cleveland (ship), line up to cast their ballots for the selection of a single bargaining agent for stewards, sailors, and firemen [election taking place in all West Coast ports] (labor). Taken at Pier Fifty.
February 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62-64, [020055-022855] . 925 negatives (estimate)
San Francisco City College layout [02-00-55, 18 negatives]
Layout -- San Francisco City College (February 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [02-00-55.01] . 18 negatives
Cars fill parking lot in front of school (education, neighborhood). People stand talking on steps of building which has the inscription "The truth shall make you free". People walk on lawn in front of school building. Students crowd the outside area near the flagpole. Couple poses on totem pole. Students walk on campus. Woman pokes plant with pen [Venus flytrap?]. People study and talk in library. Students look in microscope. Students utilize film developing machine. Cafeteria worker holds plate of food. Student holds skeleton.
Arrival of weather vane of Old North Church from Boston (with historian Francis P. Farquhar) [02-01-55 - 02-02-55, 5 negatives]
Mothers march on polio (infantile paralysis) [02-01-55, 7 negatives]
Mothers March on Polio (February 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [02-01-55.02-03] . 7 negatives
Mrs. Leonard Davis stands outside of Mrs. Max Holtz's home at 3260 Lyon. Holtz writes a check for a donation and places check in tin; they shake hands. The two women sit inside while Holtz writes a check. Louis Giannini and Richard Foola of Engine Company 41 and Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Rankin sit at table counting coins out of bag at 1325 Leavenworth. At the firehouse at Pacific and Van Ness people bring cans of collected money to table (charity drive).
Boy Scout Week proclamation and parade [02-01-55 - 02-06-55, 8 negatives]
Boy Scouts of America -- City Hall (February 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [02-01-55.04] . 1 negative
Mayor Elmer Robinson, Cub Scout Jack Ullrich, and Roy Buell of the Boy Scout Week Advisory Committee and Pacific Telephone Company hold proclamation document in Mayor's Office.
Parade -- Boy Scouts of America (February 05, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-05-55.01-02] . 5 negatives
Pack 182 Cub Scouts George Mainas, Paul Helbig and others march down street holding flags and pulling boy in cage (neighborhood). Theo [M?]sineris marches with Kathi Davis who is dressed like the bull with sign on carriage reading "this is no bull". Boys march with troop leaders holding flags from all sections of Boy Scouts and Cub packs.
Boy Scouts of America -- General Dean (February 06, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-06-55.01] . 2 negatives
General Dean stands on podium in auditorium speaking to audience including members of troop 92 Scout Master Keith Griffiths and Scout Nathan Howard. Bishop Willard B. Barton stands at the microphone; behind him sits Scout Robert McGregor and others.
Two former United States destroyers (ships) now belonging to Japanese Navy arrive at Marina Green [02-02-55, 4 negatives]
Troops arrival at Fort Mason on General Simon Buckner (ship) [02-02-55, 15 negatives]
Arrival of Troops -- General Simon Buckner (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 62, [02-02-55.04] . 15 negatives
Full view of ship. Troops wave from the rail. Troops exit down gangplank with bags over shoulders. Troops are served refreshments while awaiting transport.
AFL retail grocery strike at Rossi Market (labor) [02-03-55, 2 negatives]
Berkeley gets direct distance dialing [02-08-55, 1 negatives]
New Telephone Service -- Direct Distance Dialing -- Berkeley (February 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-08-55.01] . 1 negative
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company switchman John Carey climbs ladder in switch room to examine electronic recorder, "the electronic brains" of automatic billing in six steps.
Governor Goodwin Knight and Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson [02-10-55, 2 negatives]
Ceremony Honoring Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson -- Palace Hotel (February 10, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-10-55.01] . 2 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight and Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson shake hands in the Sheraton Palace Hotel while First Vice President Brooks Berlin of the Bar Association and Mrs. Knight stand with them.
Auto show with comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and the King Sisters [02-11-55 - 02-12-55, 9 negatives]
Auto Show -- Abbott and Costello -- Fairmont Hotel (February 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-11-55.01] . 3 negatives
Lou Costello, Jan Palmer, and Bud Abbott sit on couch. Palmer plays with miniature Jaguar car on Abbott's knee. Costello pushes Abbott to kiss Betty Barnacle on the couch.
Auto Show -- King Sisters -- Civic Auditorium (February 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-12-55.01] . 6 negatives
The King sisters Marilyn, Yvonne, Luise and Alice pose in new Jeep in showroom. Cutaway of Chevrolet Bel Air reveals chrome-plated inner workings of the engine and drive shaft. Alice sits in the Bel Air with the door open. Views of New Imperial from Chrysler and close-up of its new tail light (transportation).
Moving cable car to Los Angeles [02-11-55, 2 negatives]
Moving Cable Car to Los Angeles -- Southern Pacific Station (February 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-11-55.02] . 2 negatives
Joseph D. Sheedy hangs and waves from cable car as it drives into South Pacific yard to be moved on flat car for Los Angeles. Angelo Scaaonaghi walks with car while Sheedy hangs from car.
Bay Area schools and colleges (Presentation High School, West Portal School, and Kentfield Marin Junior College) [02-14-55, 20 negatives]
Preparing for Forthcoming Festival -- Presentation High School (February 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-14-55.01] . 6 negatives
John Cafferty, Assistant Chairman Ray Tavella, Frank Doherty, and General Chairman Tom Jovick build booths for forthcoming festival in Presentation High School at 281 Masonic Avenue (education). Catherine Fitzpatrick and Phyllis Buke hand packages [sent from alumnae all over the world with gifts to be auctioned during festival] to woman sitting in gated booth. Two students dressed in Dutch garb hang sign and fix windmill at "Dutch Cake Booth". Students try on jewelry to be at festival. Students and festival officials sit at table going over plans.
Puppet Show to Publicize Radio Station KQED -- West Portal School (February 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-14-55.02] . 2 negatives
Frank Higdon, Leslie Compton, Joan Degenkolb, John McKenzie and Diana Sims hold puppets and crowd around school pet dog "Bambi" (education).
Marin Junior College (February 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-14-55.03] . 12 negatives
Kathy Minshen, Charles Smith, Ann Hampton, Ben Browne, Louis Woods and Bill Feeney in social dancing class in school gymnasium (education). Students study in library. Students sit on lawn with dog and buffalo bone. School officials stand around table reviewing plan of proposed new building. Students walk away from the art building. Three female students converge outside. College president talks to students while other students stroll in background. View of students in pottery and ceramics shop. Students look at outdoor architectural model. Students crowd around table in cafeteria. Students work in the physics lab.
Crystal Palace Market picketing the picketers (labor) [02-17-55, 3 negatives]
Pickets -- Crystal Palace (February 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-17-55.01] . 3 negatives
Two employees stand outside market while picketers hold signs. Dennis Plumel of the frozen foods department and John Herod of the variety store hold signs saying pickets are unfair and illegal (labor).
New police radio cars [02-17-55, 3 negatives]
New Police Radio Cars (February 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-17-55.03] . 3 negatives
Officer George Zeiter of the Police Accident Investigation Bureau sits in car holding new police radio while Officer Rudolph Hasse stands outside of car on freeway ramp near Mission and Thirteenth Streets. Police Chief Michael Gaffey and officers Zeiter and Haase in and around police car. Police Commissioner Chief Michael I. Kohnka, Gaffey, Zeiter, and Director of Traffic Otto Meyer in and around police car.
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard submarine explosion [02-21-55 - 02-22-55, 13 negatives]
Victim of Submarine Explosion -- Oak Knoll Hospital (February 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-21-55.01] . 3 negatives
Nurse Lieutenant Carolyn Shearer takes temperature of Hunters Point Navy Yard blast victim Bobby Pulleam. Shearer holds Pulleam's hand. Pulleam props up in hospital bed.
Submarine Explosion -- Hunters Point (February 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 63, [02-21-55.02-03] . 8 negatives
Views of the moon over the docked submarine Pomodon (ship). Hoses and fans on shore used to pump out fumes. Long-shot of corpse being removed by stretcher from submarine.
Troops transported on the General Sultan (ship) [02-28-55, 11 negatives]
Arrival of Troops -- General Sultan (ship) -- Fort Mason (February 28, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [02-28-55.01] . 11 negatives
Troops wave from the rail on the ship. Troops walk down the gangplank carrying barracks bags on shoulders. Women provide troops with coffee. Servicemen stand in front of buses in terminal awaiting ground transport.
March 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64-65, [030055-033155] . 1150 negatives (estimate)
[Hunters Point?] submarine explosion survivors [03-00-55, 4 negatives]
Contra Costa County Community Colleges (education) [03-00-55, 19 negatives]
Two Campuses -- Contra Costa County Community Colleges (March 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-00-55.08] . 19 negatives
Archery instructor assists student in aiming bow. Unidentified women and men sit on lawn outside campus building; speak outdoors. Two students sculpt rendition of head of a classroom model. View of stadium and buildings from overhang of campus building. Female archery students line up with arrows aimed in bows. Woman tailors another woman's dress. Nurses and cooks shown (education).
Candidate for Mayor George Christopher [03-01-55, 4 negatives]
Announcement of Mayoral Candidacy -- George Christopher -- Palace Hotel (March 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-01-55.09] . 4 negatives
Candidate for mayor George Christopher speaks to others and waves to crowd from behind speakers' table. View of luncheon crowd, with long speakers' table to left. George Christopher stands behind Jerd Sullivan and Lieutenant Governor Harold Powers.
San Francisco State College campus on parade (education) [03-03-55, 6 negatives]
Campus on Parade -- San Francisco State College (March 03, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-03-55.04] . 6 negatives
Mrs. James Rayof speaks to Jack Wilkins on lawn before the science building. Cynthia Schnieber sits on lawn in front of the Auditorium. Gloria Iverson stands reading book on lawn, as students walk on pathway in front of the cafeteria. Photographs of the library and administration building, cafeteria, and library as seen from the cafeteria (education).
Downtown San Francisco scenes (cityscapes) [03-03-55, 2 negatives]
New Western Addition going up (neighborhood) [03-03-55 - 03-04-55, 3 negatives]
View of New Neighborhood -- Western Addition (March 03, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-03-55.18] . 1 negative
View from the west looking east taken from St. Joseph's Drive and looking down on Turk Street. Two different sections of Western Addition housing construction shown (cityscapes, neighborhood).
Fire destroys San Rafael landmark guest house "The Lodge" [03-09-55, 18 negatives]
Fire Destroys Landmark -- "The Lodge" -- San Rafael (March 09, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-09-55.01] . 14 negatives
Views of smoldering remains of "The Lodge" guest house, landmark destroyed by fire; with crowds gathering to witness the debris and firemen battling the remnants of fire. Unidentified man and woman shown [owners of guest house?].
Breckinridge (ship) at Fort Mason with returning veterans from Japan and Korea [03-10-55, 14 negatives]
Return of Korean War Veterans -- General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) -- Fort Mason (March 10, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 64, [03-10-55.02] . 14 negatives
Ship sails in Bay. Returning veterans shown standing on the decks of the General J.C. Breckinridge (ship) and the General A.E. Anderson (ship). Servicemen descend gangplank from ship to shore; stand inside dock transport building drinking coffee.
Fog of San Francisco (cityscapes) [03-10-55, 4 negatives]
Tour through new UC Hospital (health) [03-15-55, 03-18-55, 14 negatives]
Tour -- New UC Hospital (March 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-15-55.06] . 10 negatives
External view of new hospital building. Nurses stand at window looking out over San Francisco and hills (cityscapes). Nurses make beds in patient ward [one bed holds dummy that the nurse is arranging the sheets around]. Unidentified man and woman demonstrate [x-ray?] machine on unidentified woman lying in hospital bed. Doctor examines x-rays on viewing screens. Views of surgical theater from below, showing bed with large light hanging over, and from audience seating above looking down. Unidentified young man works with [the cast of?] a human jaw. Unidentified woman shows cabinet filled with medications (education, health).
Lincoln High School science fair (education) [03-16-55, 2 negatives]
Science Fair -- Lincoln High School (March 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-16-55.04] . 2 negatives
Group watches as John Gross, Albert Alden, and Carl Zingler demonstrate their Tesla Coil [transmitter of electric energy]. John Gross demonstrates his ram-jet engine, with a small flame visible "coming out rear end" of engine (education). Taken at Twenty-fourth Avenue and Rivera Street.
San Francisco State College (education) [03-18-55, 12 negatives]
San Francisco State College (March 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-18-55.09] . 12 negatives
Dr. Wendell Otey illustrates his points in his lecture in Twentieth Century Music with piano selections [to the apparent enjoyment of his students]. Executive Dean John H. Butler talks over building plans with President J. Paul Leonard. Richard Kitson, Elle Gerlishe, Peter Turdici, and Nennette Le Brun read from script in drama class, while students work with stage lighting to left. Other students shown at microphone and control panel in studio during radio broadcasting class, working metal lathe, giving style aid advice, and painting model in art class. External view of science building, with city visible in background (cityscapes). Four of the school's 300 foreign students pose for photo. View of parking lot and library, with murals visible on the library's wall (education).
Vincent Hallinan returns from prison [03-20-55, 4 negatives]
Return of Vincent Hallinan -- International Airport (March 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-20-55.01] . 4 negatives
Vincent Hallinan, returning to city after time in prison, descends ramp from airplane and "makes statement for newsreel" at microphone set up in front of airplane. The wife and sons of Vincent Hallinan, Vivian, Terrance, Patrick, Mike, Matthew, Conn, and Danny, greet him.
George Washington High School science fair (education) [03-21-55, 4 negatives]
Science Fair -- George Washington High School (March 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-21-55.08-09] . 4 negatives
Assistant Principal J.A. Perino of George Washington High School, Head Lawrence D. Hawkinson of the Math Department, teachers Emil Anderson, Elgin Heinz and Kenneth Irwin look at student Ann Fromer's exhibit, "Tropism of Euglena." J.A. Perino places blue ribbon award on the exhibit of the twelfth grade first prize winner [the exhibit being "The Possibility of Electroplating Without Immersion in Aqueous Solutions"]. Jack Landis shows Penny Pritchard the second prize ribbon that he won for his exhibit "Analysis of Alloys: Adsorptive Chromatography." View of exhibit "An Experiment of Supersonic Sound on Hydroponics" (education).
University of San Francisco parade [03-22-55, 13 negatives]
Parade -- University of San Francisco Dons -- Civic Center (March 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-22-55.02] . 4 negatives
Coach Woolpert of the University of San Francisco Dons waves from rear of automobile as he leads parade [celebration of the school's national championship victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament]. Above ground view of cars jamming parade route and spectators along road at Civic Center (neighborhood).
University of San Francisco Parade -- Bill Russell (March 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-22-55.03] . 6 negatives
Basketball player Bill Russell [future National Basketball Association star] waves from car during parade [celebration of the school's national championship victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament]. Views of automobiles lined on parade route and crowds watching at Montgomery and Bush Streets (neighborhood).
Subway car model [03-24-55, 3 negatives]
Subway Car Model -- City Hall Pump Room (March 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-24-55.03] . 3 negatives
Chief city hall carpenter Les Sellman uses crowbar to pry open crate holding a stainless steel model of a New York City Transit System subway car. Photograph of crate showing return address as the Board of Transit in New York, New York, and the addressee as Mayor Elmer Robinson [writing on the case lists the subway car's value at five thousand dollars] (transportation).
State of California Civil Defense Mobile Communications Center [03-27-55, 5 negatives]
Mobile Unit -- State of California Civil Defense -- Civic Center (March 27, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-27-55.03] . 5 negatives
Williard D. Whitfield, Burton Dougherty, Henry [Bougardus?], and Lou Cambou man the mobile communications center. Unidentified man speaks into microphone at the side of bus, with sign at his right describing mission of the Mobile Commications Center [to provide a "central headquarters for communication" in the event of any disaster] and small crowd on hand. Unidentified man hands check to Mayor Elmer Robinson.
New northbound lane of Bayshore Freeway [03-30-55, 3 negatives]
Sky tram at the Cliff House [03-30-55, 7 negatives]
Sky Tram to Cliff House (March 30, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-30-55.03] . 7 negatives
Hod carrier John Person works on a sky tram cable. A sky tram car leaves the Cliff House garage. View of sky tram car leaving cliff and of tram with Sutro Baths exterior in background; view toward Point Lobos (leisure, tourism).
Polio victim in new house (disabled persons) [03-31-55, 13 negatives]
Polio Victim -- New House -- Sleepy Hollow (March 31, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 65, [03-31-55.04] . 13 negatives
Gayle Luchessa, in wheelchair, and her children Karin and Mike speak with milk man Carl Shabica of Bordens Milk Company at the door of their home [house specially equipped for Gayle Luchessa so that she can perform normal domestic activities from wheelchair]. Gayle Luchessa passes cup to daughter across the "stove island." Daughter helps mother at the stove. Mother washes daughter's face at the sink. Other views of kitchen. View of living room looking out onto patio. Gayle Luchessa opens door to desk; combs hair while looking in mirror; follows son down hallway (disabled persons).
April 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66-67, [040055-043055] . 825 negatives (estimate)
Fire on California and Larkin Streets [04-00-55, 3 negatives]
Menlo and Santa Rosa Junior Colleges and Notre Dame and Lone Mountain Colleges for Women [04-01-55, 04-07-55, 04-22-55, 04-23-55, 37 negatives]
Layout -- Santa Rosa Junior College (April 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-01-55.02] . 16 negatives
Man points at tree while couple stands by and people sit on bench. Two couples hold opposite ends of string measuring grounds. Child reads to father at kitchen table while mother feeds baby. Woman stands on toes reaching towards bird house in tree while man sits on ground with book. View of ivy covered building. Students walk away from building. Woman sits on edge of fountain reading while people stroll. Students walk away from ivy-covered building. Man shows group of students outdoor box. Three men work on indoor machinery. People crowded around kitchen area [double exposed negative] (education).
Menlo Junior College (April 07, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-07-55.01] . 7 negatives
View from behind counter of students lined up in cafeteria while workers hand out food. Boy with other boy on shoulders jumps off diving board while other boys look on. Boy points to picture being held by teacher on railing to building above parking lot. Students enter building. Students stand near tree with bicycle while other students congregate in front of building in background (education).
Notre Dame College -- Belmont (April 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-22-55.01] . 12 negatives
Students talk on campus. Students crowd around priest. Nun helps students with microscope. Student reads aloud to nun and other students by fireplace. Nun stands at card catalogue while students read in library. Students gather outside building. View from outside church door of women kneeling and praying. People walk on campus (education).
Ferry Building four alarm fire and inspection of damage [04-01-55, 04-06-55, 28 negatives]
Four Alarm Fire -- Ferry Building (April 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-01-55.03-04] . 26 negatives
View looking up Market Street of fire trucks while buses line up for several blocks. View through scaffolding structure of crowd watching fire from north side of Ferry Building. Flames and smoke erupt from Ferry Building with tower and Bay Bridge in background. Long-shots of fire fighters with hoses trying to control fire. Clouds of smoke pour over the railing. Long-shot of water being sprayed over fire and building. Fire being fought from the tug boat Calumet (ship). View from top of YMCA building of buildings and cars with fire in background. View from dock with tug boat in background (neighborhood, buildings).
Oakland ball park in Emeryville (Oaks) [04-04-55 - 04-05-55, 13 negatives]
Oakland Ball Park -- Emeryville (April 04, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-04-55.03] . 6 negatives
Head shots of players. Tony Rivas batting. Player throws ball. Players lined up in front of stands with coach on field. Player batting.
Opening Baseball Season -- Oaks vs. Seattle -- Oakland Ball Park in Emeryville (April 05, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-05-55.01] . 7 negatives
Head shots of Lefty O'Doul in dugout, Seattle Manager Freddie Hutcheson outside of dugout. Shrine Temple Color Guard hold California and American flags on field. Captain Joe Merritt and Two Gun Allen Gettel [starting pitcher] ride horses in parade with other people on horses behind and crowd to left. George Metkovitch of the Oaks slides safely into third base. Admiral Chester Nimitz throws first ball out while others stand by and crowd watches.
Monarch Lumber Co. fire in Oakland [04-07-55, 4 negatives]
Polio vaccine & release of Salk vaccine in San Francisco [04-07-55, 04-12-55, 04-23-55, 04-25-55, 31 negatives]
Salk Vaccine Against Polio Released (April 07, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-07-55.03-05] . 12 negatives
Dr. George H. Bed, Dr. Ellis Sox, Dr. Herbert C. Moffitt Jr. and D.V. Nicholson sit in chairs in room working out details for the Polio vaccine. Students line up through doorway for inoculation shots while nun looks on. Man administers shots to children's arms. Woman stands by set while Dr. Jonas E. Salk is on the television. Basil O'Conner speaks in front of microphones on the television (health, child welfare, infantile paralysis).
Salk Report on Television -- Oakland (April 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-12-55.01] . 8 negatives
Mrs. Mary Holland sits on floor in living room watching Salk report on television with her children Joan, Jack and Pauline [who was paralyzed from the hips down for several days as a result of polio but has recovered]. View of children watching television taken from outside and inside. Mary hugs Pauline in front of television (health, child welfare, infantile paralysis).
Salk Polio Vaccine Arrives -- Department of Public Health (April 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-23-55.03] . 3 negatives
Don Nicholson, Dr. George Becker, William Pflueger, and Dr. Ellis Sox wheel boxes marked "rush" into Department of Public Health Building (health, child welfare, infantile paralysis).
Salk Vaccine -- School Inoculations (April 25, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-25-55.01-03] . 8 negatives
Dr. Marian Li injects polio vaccine into arm of Lum Ching Jock at Commodore Stockton. Dr. Li gives shot to Carol Ann Moy while other child looks on. Children line up on stairs of McKinley School at Fourteenth and Castro Streets awaiting Salk Vaccine. Dr. Victor McPhee gives shot to Vincent Rosales at Douglas School. Dr. McPhee gives shot to Linda Pukszta in room full of children. Dr. McPhee puts needle into arm of crying Doyle James Shelton as Donald Carmody looks on. Girl watches woman fill needle with vaccine (health, child welfare, infantile paralysis).
Mayor's office gathering (Consul Louis de Guiringaud of France and Mayor Elmer Robinson) [04-08-55, 4-18-55, 4 negatives]
Proposed small boat harbor in Golden Gate Park [04-08-55, 2 negatives]
Gray shop displays Juvenile Hall children's crafts [04-08-55, 3 negatives]
Juvenile Hall Children's Crafts Exhibit -- Gray Shop -- Oakland (April 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-08-55.03] . 3 negatives
Mrs. Robert Brecker and Mrs. Joan B. Wright shop for crafts. Art teacher Barbara Weeks stands with Director of Mezzanine Gallery Lloyd Clark in Gray Shop. Head of the Juvenile Hall Lorenzo S. Buckley and woman hold artwork in front of crafts display (child welfare, juvenile delinquency).
Easter events (Golden Gate Park and Stern Grove easter egg hunt, church services, parade, Mount Davidson)
The Cable Car Festival & bell ringing contest [04-08-55, 04-12-55, 04-23-55, 13 negatives]
Miss Cable Car Contest -- Cable Car Barn (April 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-08-55.03] . 1 negative
Master of Ceremonies Will Aubrey of the Cable Car Festival stands on ground while contestants Jeannine Burris, Betty Woodyard, Joan Anderson, Mary Lou Conners and two others stand on cable car (transportation).
Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest -- Cable Car Barn (April 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-12-55.02] . 2 negatives
The only female cable car conductor Mrs. Mildred Mills rings the bell while fellow contestants Jim Reome and Herbert Ludwig cover ears. Reome rings the bell with Commissioner Stuart Greenberg, Ludwig and General Clarissa M. Mahon of the Mayor's Commission on board (transportation).
Cable Car Festival (April 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-23-55.04-05] . 10 negatives
Bird's eye view of cable car festival with women throwing flowers to the crowd from cable car. Woman waves from cable car. Women with banners across chests wave to crowd. People watch parade from stage with microphones. People stand on ladders decorating cable cars in preparation for parade. Jack Miller works on fisherman-theme cable car. Jack Lacus climbs on ladders adhering trees to cable car (transportation).
Senate Foreign Relations Committtee hearing [04-09-55, 6 negatives]
Senate Foreign Relations Committtee Hearing -- City Hall (April 09, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-09-55.01-02] . 6 negatives
Professor John Henry Merryman of Stanford Law School sits on the witness stand. Allan Chambliss sits on the witness stand. Close-up of Senator William F. Knowland of California and Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, sitting at committee's table during Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the United Nations. Long-shot of senators on stand in background with television camera and cameraman in foreground. Crowd listens to senators. First speaker Luther M. Carr of Burlingame sits on the stand in front of microphone.
US Navy testing of Flying Saucer Project (with test pilot in "saucer") [04-11-55, 11 negatives]
US Navy Tests Flying Saucer -- East Palo Alto (April 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-11-55.02] . 11 negatives
Executive Vice President E.T. Bolton, Project Engineer Arthur Robertson, and test pilot Phil Johnson gather in room. Robertson and Johnson stand on flying saucer, stand with others, stand alone. Person operates pulley holding saucer with Johnson. Saucer rises from ground.
Queen's Bench and Bar Association luncheon (Theresa Meikle, Burnham Enerson, and Leonore Underwood) [04-14-55, 2 negatives]
The Lehi (raft) is cleared of fine [04-15-55, 7 negatives]
Raft Lehi (ship) Cleared of Fine Gets Underway for Jack London Square -- Government Island (April 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-15-55.01] . 7 negatives
Expedition technical advisor Ed Torrey [not making trip] carries outboard motor on raft [making raft operational]. Commanding Officer of base Captain R.M. Ross, Chief Warrant Officer R.R. Hiatt, radioman and navigator Bill Souza, First Mate Lawrence Hall, and Torrey stand on docked raft and dock at US Coast Guard Base on Government Island. Torrey, with letter of authorization, cuts the government seal attached to the Lehi. Lehi leaves berth to open water. Lehi moves down estuary bound for Jack London Square berth (transportation). [An attempt to re-create voyage described in the Book of Mormon?]
Events at various high schools (Berkeley High, Washington High, Lincoln High, Riordan High, Gianinni Junior High, and Mission Dolores) [04-15-55, 04-20-55, 04-28-55, 04-29-55, 25 negatives]
Various High School Features -- Berkeley and San Francisco (April 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 66, [04-15-55.02-04] . 11 negatives
Head shots of Berkeley High School science trip winner Gary Ackers. Eleventh grade first prize biology exhibit winner Gerald Mapes waves from steps at George Washington High School, stands on balcony with books. Chemistry teacher Morton Jones and science fair deal winner Carl Kuhn in chemistry lab [they will return to Cleveland to compete for national prize]. Audience in large auditorium watches orchestra on stage for The Teachers Institute For High School and Elementary School at Washington High and Lincoln High School (education).
Booth for Spring Festival -- Riordan High School (April 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-20-55.01] . 4 negatives
George Diestel kneels with staple gun while Frank Mulholland hammers and Warren Hinckle hangs posters for "Springtime in Paris" booth. John Flaharty, Hinckle and Mulholland work on another booth. Boy shows men high voltage science experiment (education).
Parochial High School Oratory Finals -- Mission Dolores School (April 28, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-28-55.01] . 8 negatives
Marie Stevens, Carlos Murrillo, Eileen Coltrell and Peter Finnegan stand around Father Lawrence A. Ryan.
Oratory Finalists -- Gallileo High School (April 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-29-55.03] . 2 negatives
Finalists Jeanette Puchaber of Abraham Lincoln High School, Jeffrey Feder of George Washington High School, Joanne Baer of Gallileo High School, and Marc Leland of Lowell High School sit at table.
Science fair [04-15-55, 8 negatives]
Arrival of troops aboard the Breckinridge (ship) and General Anderson (ship) and General E.D. Patrick (ship) [04-16-55 - 04-18-55, 20 negatives]
Cable Car Week proclaimed (artist Antonio Sotomayor and writer Kathleen Norris in Mayor Elmer Robinson's office) [04-18-55, 2 negatives]
Admiral Arthur William Radford and Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robinson en route to Formosa (Taiwan) [04-20-55, 2 negatives]
En Route to Formosa -- Arthur William Radford and Walter Robinson -- US Coast Guard Air Station (April 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-20-55.03] . 2 negatives
Admiral and Mrs. Arthur William Radford and Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robinson stand under umbrella in front of airplane. Mrs. Radford sits in car while Admiral Radford and Robertson get in car [which will take them to secret destination] (transportation).
Teamsters with "Cobalt Bomb" ("Atoms for Life" fundraiser for fighting cancer & leukemia) (health) [04-21-55, 3 negatives]
Teamsters Union Fundraiser --Fairmont Hotel (April 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-21-55.01] . 3 negatives
Former Vice President Joe Diviny of the Teamsters Union and International press person Dave Beck pose with "Cobalt Bomb" [6,000 pounds of lead] for 'Atoms for Life" fundraiser to fight cancer and leukemia (health, child welfare).
Gambling raids [04-23-55, 9 negatives]
Gambling Raids -- Hall of Justice Homicide Bureau and Prison (April 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-23-55.07] . 9 negatives
Inspector Frank Ahearn, District AttorneyTom Lynch, and Captain of Inspection Jim English inspect guns and other box contents on table in room. Inspectors Tom Cahill, Ahearn, Jack Cruikshank and others stand at table inspecting box contents. Inspectors stand at counter booking man as keeper. Men line up to get fingerprinted (gambling).
Press conference at Berkeley's Cutter Laboratory [04-29-55, 4 negatives]
Cutter Lab Press Conference -- Berkeley (April 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [04-29-55.04] . 4 negatives
Two men sit at table holding piece of paper. Three men sit at table. Four men stand. [People may include Director of Cutter Lab Dr. Thomas Green, Dr. Karl Habel and Dr. J.T. Tripp of the National Institute of Health, and president of the Cutter Lab Dr. Robert Cutter].
May 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [050055-053155] . 5 negatives (estimate)
June 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67-69, [060055-063055] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
United Nations tenth anniversary events (includes numerous ambassadors and dignitaries) [06-00-55 - 06-27-55, 342 negatives]
Anniversary of United Nations -- Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov -- Oakland Mole (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.01] . 3 negatives
Vyacheslav Molotov of the Soviet Union stands in middle of crowd next to train after arriving at Oakland Mole for the United Nations' tenth anniversary celebration. Departs from station in automobile.
Anniversary of United Nations -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Hotel St. Francis (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.02] . 6 negatives
Above ground views of crowd filling sidewalks and street outside hotel as Dwight Eisenhower arrives for the UN anniversary celebration.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Molotov and John Foster Dulles -- Hillsborough (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.03] . 6 negatives
US Secretary of State John Dulles walks and talks with Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union on the grounds of the temporary Soviet residence in Hillsborough.
Anniversary of United Nations -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.04-05] . 6 negatives
Dwight Eisenhower waves from airplane upon arrival. The president stands in rear of automobile in the midst of crowd in Civic Center plaza [with City Hall in background]; walks past flags at Civic Center plaza; shakes hands with guards [or policemen?]. Eisenhower walks past troop of Boy Scouts outside the Opera House.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.06] . 1 negative
Dr. E. de Marchena, Dr. J. Salazar of the Dominican Republic, and Carl Olsen of Chile sign autographs for members of crowd.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.07] . 1 negative
Sir Leslie and Lady Monroe stand with Foreign Minister Spark of Belgium.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.08] . 1 negative
Sheik D.A. Taisal of Morocco signs autograph for Gretchen Usher.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov -- Hillsborough (June 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-00-55.09] . 1 negative
Vyacheslav Molotov of the Soviet Union sits with others at side of swimming pool. Shown walking into building.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Delegation of Soviet Union -- Hillsborough (June 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-14-55.01] . 2 negatives
Mrs. Neal McNeil stands at door of her home, temporary residence of the Soviet Union's delegation during the United Nations' anniversary celebration. Officer Pete Fens of the Police Department points to "Private Property: No Trespassing" sign at entrance to home. Taken at 1901 Willow Drive.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Flags of the United Nations (June 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-14-55.02] . 3 negatives
Photographs of flags belonging to the nations that comprise the United Nations.
Charter Arrival -- United Nations Staff -- Airport (June 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-14-55.03] . 4 negatives
Andrew W. Cordier, executive assistant to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, is greeted by Officers Joseph Goyton and Bill Moore of the Police Department, Director David Vaughan of UN General Services, Virgil DeAngelis, and Executive Chairman Bob Gros of the United Nations Commemorative Session.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Arrival of Ambassador of India -- Airport (June 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-15-55.01] . 3 negatives
Consul General S.K. Banerji of India and his wife greet Ambassador Gaganvihari L. Mehta of India and his wife after the Ambassador's arrival at airport.
United Nations Award -- Press Club (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.01] . 2 negatives
Frederic Cromwell presents a plaque to the Press Club from the San Francisco chapter of the American Association of the United Nations.
New Art -- Opera House (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.02] . 5 negatives
External Views of the Opera House [and Veterans Building?] showing "new art" decorating the building [for the United Nations tenth anniversary?] (neighborhood).
Anniversary of United Nations -- News of Bombing -- Consul of Argentina (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.03] . 2 negatives
Consul Bernardo E. Duggan of Argentina reads through a "Call Bulletin" news release detailing a bombing [in Argentina?].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Foreign Students (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.04] . 2 negatives
Connie Ando, Susie Kobuchi, Rumiko Onuma, Barbara Okamoto, and Mrs. Takeo Okamoto, foreign students staffing booths at United Nations sessions, pose for group photos at 801 El Camino del Mar.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Veterans Building (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.05] . 4 negatives
Captain Leon A. Thomas, commander of the United Nations Provincial Motorcade, briefs drivers. Photograph showing the empty office of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Unidentified men enter Opera House [including Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of Soviet Union?].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Reception -- Consul General of India (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.06] . 2 negatives
Ambassador Gaganvihari L. Mehta of India stands with Mrs. Mehta, Consul General S.K. Banerji of India, and Mrs. S.K. Banerji at reception held by the Consul General in relation to United Nations anniversary events. Taken at the New India Tourist Office.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Arrival of UN President -- Southern Pacific Depot (June 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-16-55.07] . 6 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson greets UN President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens and presents him with gavel by side of train. Andrew W. Cordier and Bob Gros also shown.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Inspection of Drivers -- Veterans Building (June 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-17-55.01] . 2 negatives
Soldiers acting as drivers for United Nations delegates line up for inspection in street.
Commonwealth Luncheon -- Honorable T.F. Tsiang of China -- Palace Hotel (June 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-17-55.02] . 2 negatives
The Honorable T.F. Tsiang, Chinese representative to the United Nations, speaks from podium during luncheon.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Arrival at Quarters in Burlingame -- Delegation of Soviet Union (June 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-18-55.01] . 3 negatives
View of the McNeil home and cars of the Soviet Union's delegation to the United Nations anniversary sessions. Three unidentified women from Russia sit in back of automobile.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Whitcomb Hotel Suite -- Delegation of Soviet Union (June 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-18-55.02] . 1 negative
Photo of hotel suite reserved for the Soviet Union's delegation to the United Nations anniversary sessions.
Anniversary of United Nations -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (June 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-20-55.01] . 11 negatives
Mr. Peterson, Mr. Black, and unidentified man, men visiting President Dwight Eisenhower, shown sitting in back of automobiles. Dwight Eisenhower speaks with unidentified man in crowd at the Opera House. Shown arriving at the Coast Guard airport and shaking hands with US servicemen. Views of unidentified men speaking into mobile telephones at the corner of Geary and Powell Streets (neighborhood), at airport, and other locations [some negatives missing].
Anniversary of United Nations -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Hotel St. Francis (June 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-20-55.02-04] . 11 negatives
President Dwight Eisenhower leaves car upon arrival at hotel. Stands with Mayor Elmer Robinson. Crowd waves to the president. President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens and Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold sit with Dwight Eisenhower during luncheon. Governor Goodwin Knight, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and Elmer Robinson sit at opposite side of table. Arthur Doland and Robert Steele, Jr. leave President Eisenhower's room after visiting him. Mr. Haggerty speaks from middle of table, surrounded by journalists, during press conference. Photograph of General Kenyon A. Joyce.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Eisenhower and Foreign Ministers' Reception (June 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-20-55.05] . 17 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower walks to the Veterans Memorial Building after speaking at the Opera House. Eisenhower prepares to get into automobile to return to his hotel from the Veterans Building; with Governor Goodwin Knight shown and crowd and journalists behind the president. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union, Antoine Pinay of France, and US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles walk to the Veterans Building for Foreign Ministers' Reception. Leaders of the "Big Four" nations, Pinay of France, Molotov of the Soviet Union, Harold Macmillan of the United Kingdom, and Dulles of the US, stand on steps of the Pacific Union Club. Molotov walks up stairs of the Pacific Union Club on way to meeting, followed by dignitaries and surrounded by civilians and journalists; with view of street below (neighborhood). Macmillan also shown on way to meeting. Mayor Elmer Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, Supervisor Francis J. McCarty and Mrs. McCarty shown standing in receiving line at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, greeting Dulles, Admiral Low and wife, Ambassador James Wadsworth and wife, and Dr. Eduardo Zuleta Angel. District Attorney Tom Lynch, Executive Director Howard Freeman of the United Nations session, and Mrs. Tom Lynch socialize during reception. Dignitaries shown leaving the Veterans Building.
Anniversary of United Nations -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Opera House (June 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-20-55.06] . 17 negatives
President Dwight Eisenhower sits in chair to left of the UN Secretary General's table; stands in front of chair [for prayer?]. Eisenhower walks to podium; shown making speech to UN delegates.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Crowd -- Veterans Building (June 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-20-55.07] . 8 negatives
Large crowd waits in front of the Veterans Building [to purchase tickets to United Nations session?].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Speakers -- Opera House (June 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-21-55.01] . 2 negatives
Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand, representative to the United Nations, and Ambassador George V. Melas of Greece speak to delegates during meeting.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Dinner for "Big Four" Nations -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (June 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-21-55.06] . 4 negatives
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Harold Macmillan of Great Britain eat at dinner hosted by Antoine Pinay of France [members of three of the nations comprising the "Big Four" nations, minus Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Receptions -- Palace of the Legion of Honor (June 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-21-55.07] . 7 negatives
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens of the United Nations greet Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Mrs. Dulles, Phearson of Canada, Mrs. Henry Potter Russell... Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union also shown. View of crowd at reception.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Address to World Affairs Council -- Delegate from India (June 21, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-21-55.08] . 2 negatives
V.K. Krishna Menon, chairman of the Indian delegation to the United Nations, addresses the World Affairs Council in the Colonial Room of the Hotel St. Francis.
Commonwealth Club Address -- Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.01] . 2 negatives
Portraits of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., US representative to the United Nations, holding cup and saucer during meeting of the Commonwealth Club at which he gave speech.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Crowd -- Veterans Building (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.02] . 3 negatives
Men and women stand and sit on chairs and stools outside the Veterans Building as they wait in line to purchase tickets to a session of the United Nations.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Speakers -- Opera House (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.03] . 15 negatives
Sir Percy Spender of Australia, Foreign Minister M. Joseph Bech of Luxembourg, and other unidentified men address delegates to the United Nations. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov and other dignitaries shown entering building.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.04] . 31 negatives
Two positive color transparencies showing Civic Center plaza, with flags of United Nations flying at gate and City Hall in center background (neighborhood) [one transparency shows boy scouts raising flag]. Motorcade sits stopped in street at intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Broadway. Unidentified speakers address delegates to the United Nations. Overall view of Opera House stage and delegate seating.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.05] . 5 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to crowd. Sits with Mayor Elmer Robinson and Governor Goodwin Knight in rear of automobile. Unidentified speakers address United Nations delegates. Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union sits with other delegates during session [negatives do not seem to match sleeve descriptions. Present description based upon examination of negatives, not sleeve text].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Disagreement over Cuban Delegate -- Opera House (June 22, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 68, [06-22-55.12] . 4 negatives
Mr. Romulo of Cuba addresses delegates [while Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov stands on stage to left to protest his speech?].
Anniversary of United Nations -- Reception for UNESCO -- San Francisco Art Museum (June 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-23-55.01] . 6 negatives
Gina [last name not given] "serenades" Mrs. Francis Carroll with his violin at reception held for members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]. District Attorney Tom Lynch, Director Solomon V. Arnaldo of UNESCO, Mrs. Henry Potter Russell, and Judge Lenore D. Underwood hold scroll containing names of California organizations that contributed funds for the purchase of educational equipment in schools abroad [scroll was presented to UNESCO director]. Mrs. Carlos Romulo chats with Walter Haas (education).
Anniversary of United Nations -- Speakers -- Opera House (June 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-23-55.02] . 13 negatives
Stanislaw Skreszewski of Poland, Juan Cooke of Argentina, Esteban Mendoza of Honduras, Charles Malik of Lebanon, Dr. Louis Padilla Neruo of Mexico, Mr. Romulo of the Philippines, and Antoine Pinay of France address delegates to the United Nations.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov -- Opera House (June 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-23-55.03] . 12 negatives
Vyacheslav Molotov of the Soviet Union walks to podium with papers in hand, addresses delegates from podium. Molotov sits in delegate seating and jots notes on paper [before giving speech?]
Anniversary of United Nations (June 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-23-55.04] . 20 negatives
Diplomat from Belarus addresses United Nations delegates at Opera House. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., US representative to the United Nations, walks with Mrs. Henry Lodge upon arrival at the Mark Hopkins Hotel (neighborhood). President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens of the United Nations and Mrs. van Kleffens and Mr. and Mrs. Romulo of the Philippines also shown arriving at hotel [with latter couple pictured amid crowd]. Delegate Selim Sarper of Turkey, Dr. J.M.A.H. Luns of the Netherlands, Dr. Enrique De Marchena of the Dominican Republic, Arne Skaug of Norway, and an unidentified delegate from Nicaragua, address United Nations session at Opera House. Soviet secret policeman talks to unidentified man with baby. Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrive at Mark Hopkins Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John Foster Dulles also shown.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Opera House (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.01] . 9 negatives
Officers Peter Gardner and Pat Simmons of the Police Department hand out rifles for guard duty outside the Opera House (neighborhood). US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles becomes first to arrive for session. Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov also shown arriving. Unidentified speaker addresses UN delegates.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Speakers -- Opera House (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.02] . 10 negatives
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles receives applause from delegates at conclusion of speech. Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union shown listening to speech and speaking with man in seat behind him. Molotov addresses United Nations.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Arrival of Harry S. Truman -- Airport (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.03] . 7 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson greets former President Harry Truman, in town to address the United Nations upon its tenth anniversary, as he descends from airplane. Truman waves to people as he walks through concourse flanked by greeters. Supervisor Francis J. McCarty also shown.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Speakers -- Opera House (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.04] . 4 negatives
V.K. Krishna Menon of India, chairman of the Indian delegation to the United Nations, addresses delegates. Guillermo Trabanino of El Salvador speaks during UN session.
Award -- Harry S. Truman -- Fairmont Hotel (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.05] . 4 negatives
Former President Harry Truman receives award from Gurney P. Hood and Clyde F. Welmeth in the Green Room of hotel.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Harry S. Truman -- Opera House (June 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-24-55.06] . 7 negatives
Former President Harry Truman drinks from water glass during speech to the delegates of the United Nations. Gestures to audience before walking to podium. Stands with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold next to automobile. Harry Truman and UN President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens speak together on stage and address United Nations together.
Anniversary of United Nations -- State Dinner -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 25, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-25-55.01] . 10 negatives
Overall view of crowd seated at round tables and at long tables in rear during state dinner. V.K. Krishna Menon of India greets Mayor Elmer Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, and Supervisor Francis J. McCarty. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bunche speak at reception. Andrew Cordier greets Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Zuleta of Columbia sits with Mrs. Carlos Romulo and the Minister of Guatemala. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robinson, UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. sit at speakers table. UN President Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens addresses dinner party. Elmer Robinson introduces Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Romulo of the Philippines.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Departure of Harry S. Truman -- Airport (June 25, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-25-55.02] . 3 negatives
Dr. John Ratcliff asks former President Harry Truman for his autograph before he departs for Kansas City. Attorney Charles Murphy, Executive Director David Lloyd of the Truman Library, Harry Truman, Earl Behrens of the "San Francisco Chronicle," UN Protocol Officer Jehan de Noue... sit around table in the airport coffee shop, with view of airplane through window. Harry Truman waves from steps of United Air Lines airplane for departing.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Molotov Press Conference -- Veterans Memorial Building (June 25, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-25-55.03] . 8 negatives
Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov of the Soviet Union speaks to reporters during press conference, with close-up views of stage and Molotov's aides.
Anniversary of United Nations -- John Foster Dulles -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (June 25, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-25-55.04] . 2 negatives
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives in California Highway Patrol automobile after tour of "wine country." Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov prepares to leave hotel and city after secret session with Dulles.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Empty Chairs -- Opera House (June 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-26-55.01] . 4 negatives
Opera House sound man Tom Edwards and electrician Edward Zettle put away headphones used by delegates. Views of chairs left empty after last session of United Nations upon its tenth anniversary.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Closing Session -- Opera House (June 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-26-55.02] . 7 negatives
United Nations delegates listen to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Luis Padilla Neruo of Mexico speaks. General Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines, president of the Fourth Session of the General Assembly, addresses delegates. Delegates stand for one minute of silent prayer.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Philippine Reception -- Hotel St. Francis (June 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-26-55.03] . 3 negatives
Vice Council G. Tonacier, Consul General N. Roxas, General Carlos P. Romulo, Mrs. Carlos Romulo, Senator Francisco Delgado, Senator Emmanuel Pelaez, and Mrs. N. Roxas stand for group photos and greet incoming guests.
Anniversary of United Nations -- Press Committee Luncheon -- Fairmont Hotel (June 27, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-27-55.01] . 2 negatives
Photo of Andrew Cordier, assistant to the UN Secretary General. Ted Huggins of the Press Club, Andrew Cordier, Augustin Keane of the Press Club, William Winter, and Benjamin Harrison Swig gather for group portrait.
Copy of portrait of kidnapped fourteen-year-old Stephanie Bryan (Burton W. Abbott murder case) [06-00-55, 1 negative]
New flower terminal site and building at Sixth Street and Bryant (South of Market neighborhood) [06-02-55, 2 negatives]
Dedication of new obstetrics wing at French Hospital (nurses and interiors of hospital room) (health)
ILWU committee visits Bruce Barber (Harry Bridges trial) (labor) [06-06-55, 2 negatives]
Protest of Harry Bridges Trial -- ILWU Committee -- Appraisers Building (June 06, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 67, [06-06-55.02] . 2 negatives
A committee of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union members, led by Information Director Morris Watson and President Marting Callaghan of Local 10, visit Immigration Director Bruce Barber to protest the [deportation?] trial of Harry Bridges (labor).
Press conference with Basil O'Connor (President of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - polio) (health)
Graduation activities (Catholic High School, State Teachers College, USF, and San Francisco City College) (education)
Harry Bridges (labor) [06-21-55, 3 negatives]
Atoms for Peace display on uranium and radioactivity [06-23-55, 2 negatives]
Atoms for Peace Display -- Veterans Building (June 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [06-23-55.05] . 2 negatives
Dorothy Bradford and Mrs. James Landreth stand in front of display detailing the methods researchers use to locate uranium and thorium through the measure of radioactivity in geological surveys. Mrs. James Landreth places her wedding ring on testing device to get measure of its radioactivity (atomic age).
July 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69-70, [070055-073155] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Bethlehem Steel strike (labor) [07-01-55, 2 negatives]
New commanding officer (Lt. General Robert N. Young) takes over at the Presidio [07-01-55, 3 negatives]
New Commanding Officer -- Presidio (July 01, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [07-01-55.02] . 3 negatives
Lieutenant General Robert N. Young reviews Sixth Army Pipers and Honor Guard with Honor Guard Captain Eugene Casior. General Young on the reviewing stand with Major General William Dean as they watch guard pass in review.
Reception for Consul General Nicanor Roxas of the Philippines and Consul General A. Smith Meyer of Norway
Bob Hope in town for film premiere (possibly for "The Seven Little Foys"?) [07-08-55, 4 negatives]
Comedian in Town for Film Premiere -- Bob Hope -- Fairmont Hotel (July 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 69, [07-08-55.01] . 6 negatives
Bob Hope stands on stool shooting golf ball from hotel room balcony while two men stand in background [he thinks he can make Coit Tower in one, maybe two]. Hope sits on stool holding golf club and talking to his golf ball. Hope shaves [while protecting his ski jump nose]. Two couples stand on balcony holding drinks (cityscape).
Four alarm fire at Italian Village on Columbus (cityscapes) [07-11-55, 5 negatives]
Four Alarm Fire -- Italian Village -- North Beach (July 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-11-55.01] . 5 negatives
Firefighter Richard Thomas hands music sheets recovered from the fire to a smiling Beatrice Kay [after he waded through four feet of water in basement]. View of smoke pouring out of building while cars, fire trucks and hoses line the street and ladders lean on building. Firefighters stand amongst hoses in front of building. Fireman fights fire from truck. Smoke fills the street (cityscape).
New director Gurdon G. Woods of the California School of Fine Arts (education) [07-11-55, 3 negatives]
Harry Bridges trial (labor) [07-11-55 - 07-29-55, ca. 10 negatives]
Trial -- Harry Bridges -- Post Office Building (July 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-11-55.05] . 2 negatives
Harry Bridges stands against wall. Bridges with daughter Julie (labor).
Verdict Announced -- Harry Bridges Trial -- Federal Court (July 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-29-55.01] . 9 negatives
Harry Bridges and daughter Julie stand in hallway of courthouse before entering courtroom. Bridges and Julie embrace upon exiting courtroom while others look on [after verdict was announced in his favor]. Bridges, Julie and other courtroom attendants walk out of courtroom. People congregate in hallway. Bridges shakes hands while others look on (labor).
Arrival of British cruiser Superb (ship) with chief of Atlantic NATO Admiral Sir John F. Stevens [07-13-55, 6 negatives]
Arrival of British Cruiser Superb (ship) (July 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-13-55.01] . 6 negatives
Two men wave as the Superb (ship) nears Pier Eighteen with Bay Bridge in background. Vice Admiral Sir John F. Stevens of North Atlantic Treaty Organization stands on deck with Bay Bridge in background. Ship nears shore with tug boat adjacent. Man stands on dock. Man stands with camera aimed towards ship in distance. View of ship in water.
Reception for Vice Admiral Sir John Stevens of Great Britain [07-13-55, 3 negatives]
Reception -- Vice Admiral Sir John Stevens -- Palace of the Legion of Honor (July 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-13-55.02] . 3 negatives
Acting local consul John Ford, wife of commercial consul Mrs. R.H. White, Vice Admiral Sir John Stevens, and Lady Stevens stand in room in Palace of the Legion of Honor. Mrs. and Admiral Chester Nimitz, Ford, White, and Mr. and Mrs. Stevens socialize.
Aircraft carrier Midway (ship) returns from around-the-world cruise [07-14-55, 16 negatives]
Aircraft Carrier Midway (ship) Returns from World Cruise -- Alameda Naval Air Station (July 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-14-55.02] . 16 negatives
Nurse Ann Brooks, Clarence Miner of the National Polio Foundation and Captain Reynold D. Hogle stand around stretcher holding polio victim Larry Gardener on hangar deck of ship [Captain holds check as crew donation to aid polio] (health, child welfare). Robert G. Ryan and three other San Francisco crew members stand on deck. Bird's eye view of crew members standing at attention on board ship. Crew members stand on rail along hangars. Two men stand on hangar deck. Men pose and wave from deck. Crew members stand on hangar deck while ship sails underneath bridge.
Party for San Francisco orphans aboard HMS Superb (ship) [07-15-55, 7 negatives]
Party for Orphans Aboard Superb (ship) -- Pier Eighteen (July 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-15-55.01] . 7 negatives
Children play on machinery and playground equipment aboard ship. Crane takes children on ride by suspending group of children above water. Chief Petty Officer Jack Partner gives Janet Richmond a push down the slide while other children play in the background. Michael O'Shea and John Needham dressed as pirates conduct a play sword fight on the plank. Needham falls from plank into ocean while other children look on (child welfare).
Balclutha (ship) opening day at the Maritime Museum [07-23-55, 5 negatives]
Opening Day -- Balclutha (ship) -- Maritime Museum (July 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-23-55.01] . 6 negatives
President Hugh Gallagher of the Maritime Museum, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Abaer and Mrs. H. Melnick stand at hull of ship. John Rankin [ship's carpenter when she went aground in 1905] points towards sky while Richie Reiss looks on. Bird's eye view of visitors walking on deck.
"Turncoat" (traitors?) prisoners of war on board President Cleveland (ship) return to the United States [07-29-55, ca. 20 negatives)
Turncoats Face Military Arrest -- President Cleveland (ship) (July 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 70, [07-29-55.02-03] . 15 negatives
Traitors and prisoners of war Otho G. Bell, William Cowart and Lewis Griggs stand on board ship in front of photographers. The three men stand on board with arms around each other. Military man and one of the traitors exit ship. The three men lean on ship's rail while others stand in background. One of the men walks on shore holding luggage with military men in background. Two men embrace. Man and woman kiss. Man holds child in middle of crowd. Man and woman embrace while other man holds handkerchief to man's mouth. The three men sit in military Jeep with two military police. The three stand at microphones with military police and other military personnel in large room. The three men sit with others during press conference. View of back of men's heads on ship facing news photographers. The three men talk in front of microphones and crowd on ship.
August 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [080055-083155] . 650 negatives (estimate)
Orpheum Theatre Cinerama Holiday and parade [08-02-55, 10 negatives]
Cinerama Holiday -- Orpheum Theatre (August 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-02-55.01] . 10 negatives
Mayor Elmer Robinson uses microphone to speak to crowd in front of theater before the premier of "Cinerama Holiday;" with m.c. Fred Wilcox and Edmund G. Brown also shown. John and Betty Marsh speak with Fred Wilcox. Mike Desiano rides horse on parade route, with view of crowd standing along street sides and buildings (neighborhood). The St. Mary's Drill Team marches and plays. View of crowd in front of theater. US Navy band plays while marching in parade. Fred Wilcox interviews Mr. and Mrs. Louis de Rochemont. Lieutenant Governor Harold J. Powers addresses crowd. Celebrities watch parade from speakers' stand.
New police detail in Chinatown (San Francisco cityscapes) [08-08-55, 5 negatives]
New Police Detail -- Chinatown (August 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-08-55.01] . 5 negatives
Officers Edward Nevin and James B. Dowd of the San Francisco Police Department walk down Chinatown alley at Pelton Place. The two officers speak at the corner of Grant Avenue and Washington Street before beginning their new beat patrols; shown using a police telephone [box attached to pole] (neighborhood, cityscapes).
AFA Convention (Air Force Association?) with UC Berkeley thermonuclear expert Dr. Edward Teller [08-11-55, 2 negatives]
Television/telephone hookup (see each other while they talk) at the Fairmont Hotel [08-23-55, 4 negatives]
Telephone-Television Hookup -- Fairmont Hotel (August 23, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-23-55.01] . 4 negatives
Mayor Noel Porter of [Palo Alto?] looks at televised picture of Mayor Elmer Robinson, broadcast from the Civic Auditorium, during telephone conversation between the two men.
Arrival of Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu of Japan [08-24-55, 10 negatives]
Arrival -- Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu of Japan -- Airport (August 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-24-55.02] . 5 negatives
Hanako Katsuno, daughter of the Japanese Consul General of San Francisco, gives flowers to Hanako Shigemitsu, daughter of Mamoru Shigemitsu, upon their arrival. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu addresses crowd.
Reception -- Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu of Japan -- Fairmont Hotel (August 24, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-24-55.03] . 5 negatives
Mamoru Shigemitsu greets President T.S. Peterson of Standard Oil Company at reception honoring the Japanese foreign minister. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu speaks with former US Ambassador Henry F. Grady. Hanako Shigemitsu, President George Killion of American President Lines, and Executive Vice President Russel G. Smith of Bank of America also shown.
Guided missile conference with executives of Packard-Bell and Donald B. Harris of Stanford University
Electronics contest [08-26-55, 2 negatives]
Electronics Contest -- Fairmont Hotel (August 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-26-55.01] . 2 negatives
Model Lou Morgan wears an electronic [thinking cap?] made by Florence Reynolds and Meg Copeland [negative missing]. Model Sharon Dowling sits next to the "Fascination Machine," made of tubes and other electronic equipment; an exhibit created by artist Harry Kahrman. President D.S. Defenbacher of the California College of Arts and Crafts, Donald B. Goodall, head of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California, and industrial designer Walter Landor, judges of the WCEMA-Wescon Art and Electronics Exhibit, hold up wire sculpture created by Anne Knorr, First Prize winning entry in the painting and sculpting category.
"First negro fireman in local department" (Afro-Americans, race relations) [08-31-55, 2 negatives]
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First African American Fireman -- Engine Company Thirty-two (August 31, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 71, [08-31-55.01] . 2 negatives
Earl J. Gage Jr., the first Afro-American fireman in the local fire department, stands next to fire truck at station. Taken at 194 Park Street (Afro-Americans, race relations).
Views of San Francisco from Top of the Mark (Mark Hopkins Hotel) (cityscapes) [08-31-55, 4 negatives]
September 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72-73, [090055-093055] . 1175 negatives (estimate)
Actress Grace Kelly [09-01-55, 4 negatives]
Testing for smog (environment) [09-02-55, 4 negatives]
Testing for Smog -- Chemistry Laboratory -- San Francisco Hospital (September 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-02-55.07] . 4 negatives
Ben Agustin takes air sample and measures the relative humidity of air with apparatus located in rear of automobile. Chemist Arnold Ciucci measures the intensity of pink color generated by the "total oxidant in the air sample" (environment).
Bon Homme Richard (ship) in for repair and recommissioning [09-03-55, 09-06-55, 17 negatives]
Repairs -- Bon Homme Richard (ship) (September 03, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-03-55.01] . 8 negatives
Overall views of the Bon Homme Richard (ship), in San Francisco for repairs, with dock buildings in background. Views of empty ship's quarters and view of quarters with seamen spending leisure time in bunks. View of long [cargo bay?]. Seamen dine in mess hall. Sailors stand at attention on bridge of ship.
Recommissioning -- Carrier Bon Homme Richard (ship) -- Hunters Point (September 06, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-06-55.01] . 9 negatives
Rear Admiral Redman, commandant of the Twelfth Naval District, delivers speech to large crowd during ceremony for the recommissioning of the Bon Homme Richard (ship), with views of cranes and dock buildings in background. US Marine Guard stands at attention while the national anthem is played. Captain L.P. Carver, new commanding officer of ship, addresses crowd. Vice Admiral Martin, Air Force commander of the Pacific US Navy fleet, speaks to crowd. Congressman John Francis Shelley, Congressman J. Arthur Younger, L.P. Carver, and Senator William F. Knowland cut cake. [Apparently unrelated negative of crowd surrounding injured man lying on sidewalk also included in sleeve].
Stephanie Bryan murder case and Burton W. Abbott trial [09-05-55, 09-08-55, 09-21-55, ca. 25 negatives]
Fiftieth anniversary celebrating the founding of the city of Richmond (Calif.) with founder Augustin S. McDonald
New Waldo Tunnel (Marin County) [09-08-55, 6 negatives]
New Waldo Tunnel (September 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-08-55.07] . 6 negatives
Darce Tanner and John Belue construct fence guard rail near freeway tunnel. View from inside of tunnel showing fog covering Golden Gate Bridge (cityscapes). Ed Leonardi looks at tunnel lights from top of truck. Workmen stand on top of truck cab outside tunnel (transportation).
Arrival of Japanese orphans [09-09-55, 7 negatives]
Arrival -- Orphans from Japan -- Airport (September 09, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-09-55.11] . 7 negatives
Japanese orphans and airline personnel exit airplane. Mr. and Mrs. Ichiro Taniguchi hold baby Paul Hiroshi Taniguchi. Stewardess Masako Watarabe holds Edward Armstrong Jr., child adopted earlier, while Mrs. Edward Armstrong holds Lois Marsha Armstrong. Group of orphans with adopting parents stands by airplane. Other children with adopting parents shown (child welfare).
Newspaper Mechanical (graphics) Conference (printing machinery exhibited) [09-09-55, 7 negatives]
Newspaper Mechanical Conference -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (September 09, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-09-55.12] . 7 negatives
"Call Bulletin" staff members Ken, Mr. Hall, Mr. Bender, and John examine a "plate shaver." Andrew J. Paulson demonstrates Dow Chemical's fast etching machine. View of Linotype Machine number five with "star selectromatic quadder" that "operates off teletype." President Gordon Dixon speaks from speakers' table. Others shown. Views of speakers' table and audience.
Missionaries Father Thomas Phillips, Rev. Charles Joseph McCarthy, and Rev. John William Clifford released by reds (communism) [09-10-55, 4 negatives]
House of prostitution raid [09-12-55, 12 negatives]
Raid on House of Prostitution (September 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-12-55.07] . 12 negatives
Darlene Harris, keeper of "house of prostitution", attempts to hide face with magazine. Sergeant Karl Schangaaud of the Ingleside Station examines money from cash box. Darlene Harris looks at gun she held on policeman, while undercover policeman Rany Nieto looks at her. Prostitutes and male visitors sit in paddy wagon. Photograph of bar inside house. Views of bedroom. Taken in the 600 block of Twenty-eighth Street.
Court martial of Korean War veteran (or veterans?) charged with aiding enemy (suspected traitors) [09-12-55, 09-13-55, 09-15-55, and 9-17-55, 13 negatives]
Treason Trial -- Korean War Veteran -- Presidio (September 12, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-12-55.08] . 2 negatives
Thomas Bayes Jr. [defendant?] stands with his wife Fondel Bayes. Court Martial Board members Captain Ernest O'Dell, Major Phil Grizzard, Major William Nelson... sit at long table during proceedings.
Treason Trial -- Hearing -- Presidio (September 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-13-55.11] . 3 negatives
Witness Earl Smith sits in wooden chair. Witness First Colonel Earl L. Aubery stands outside the Court Martial room.
Treason Trial -- Press Conference (September 15, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-15-55.04] . 2 negatives
Harold Brown and George Davis, attorneys in case involving turncoats [traitors], work in office during press conference at 98 Post Street.
Treason Trial -- Press Conference -- Fort Baker (September 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 72, [09-17-55.02] . 6 negatives
External view of building at Fort Baker where turncoats [traitors] held. Lewis Griggs, Otho Bell, and William Cowart [defendants?] stand with Attorney George Davis as they speak into microphone during press conference [each defendant wears an arm band].
US Senator Wayne L. Morse [09-26-55, 2 negatives]
Nike missile launch site at the Presidio [09-28-55, 6 negatives]
Nike Missile Launch Site -- Presidio (September 28, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [09-28-55.07] . 6 negatives
Unidentified men attend to Nike missile in underground storage and handling room during the missile's unveiling. Views of missiles pointed to sky on launching platform, with Lone Mountain, San Francisco, Fort Miley Hospital, and the Richmond District visible in background (cityscapes, atomic age).
October 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73-75, [100055-103155] . 1075 negatives (estimate)
Views of hills of San Francisco from Coit Tower (cityscapes) [10-00-55, 4 negatives]
Dedication of artist Beniamino Bufano's statue of St. Francis [10-04-55, 5 negatives]
Dedication of Statue -- St. Francis of Assisi Church (October 04, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [10-04-55.03] . 5 negatives
The Reverend Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle blesses statue of St. Francis of Assisi, created by artist Beniamino Bufano, with other clergy [and members of the Knights of Columbus?] looking on. Unidentified man unveils statue. Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle stands at foot of statue at end of ceremony.
Tour of Sharon estate [10-04-55, 10 negatives]
Tour -- Sharon Estate -- Menlo Park (October 04, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [10-04-55.04] . 10 negatives
Little girl Elisa Thursby looks up into old fashioned shower [rounded, with visible water pipes, and draw string at top for release of water]. View of fire hose connection on lawn, placed in case of fire, with home in background. Elisa Thursby looks out over manmade lake. Mrs. Robert Peckham looks out onto landscape from veranda. Mrs. Karl Thursby and Mrs. Philip S. Carlton Jr. stare at chandelier; shown looking up at chinese lantern with Joan Carlton and Elisa Thursby. Photographs of donkey [or mule?]. External view of home.
Julius Castle on fire [10-07-55, 4 negatives]
Columbus Day reenactment and parade through North Beach (San Francisco cityscapes) [10-09-55, 11 negatives]
Parade -- Columbus Day -- North Beach (October 09, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [10-09-55.01] . 11 negatives
The Forty-ninth Infantry Honor Guard marches down parade route, with specators lining street and view of buildings on hillside (neighborhood). The Stars of Tomorrow [dancers?] perform on route. Joan Miller and Natalie Francher, "The Bonnie Lasses," pose with batons. Sandy Brackbill holds balloon she received from acting Mayor Halley. Judges watch parade from viewing stand. The parade queen rides atop float with entourage. Unidentified men and women in American Indian and colonial European costume reenact the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Small boats decorated as Spanish galleys and piers visible in harbor (ship). Horse mounted police patrol streets. Acting Mayor Halley reaches from automobile for balloon from balloon man; with Captain Engler, Joe Cervetto, Consul General Pierluigi Alvera of Italy, and unidentified woman also seated in car.
Telephone company strike (labor) [10-10-55 - 10-20-55, 17 negatives]
Strike -- Telephone Company (October 10, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [10-10-55.01-02] . 3 negatives
Unidentified women wearing signs reading "'Bell System' Unfair to Organized Labor" picket the office of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company [PT&T] at Otis and Mission Streets. Workers picket office at 3333 Twenty-fifth Street, with signs reading "PT&T Unfair to CWA: CIO" [Communications Workers of America: Congress of Industrial Organizations] (labor).
Strike -- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (October 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-13-55.14] . 4 negatives
Dorothea Pardini, wearing dress made of burlap, and Sue Hughes wear signs reading "This Is The Best We Can Do On $47.50 Per Week," while walking the picket line. Two women walk through line of striking workers [strike breakers?]. Sarita Flynn and holds daughter Sandra and poster reading "PT&T [Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company] Unfair to CWA-CIO" [Communications Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations]; with view of neighborhood around McCoppin and Otis Streets in background (labor).
Strike -- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (October 17, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-17-55.01] . 6 negatives
Bob Belt, Mary Johnston, and Jack Olson hold sign reading "Scabs get $2 an hour [plus] hotel [plus] food. We get $1.60 an hour [plus the boot] after six years," as they walk in front of the Oakland Auditorium. Above ground views of striking workers, between 1250 and 1500 in number, marching up Franklin Street near Fifteenth Street, with the telephone company building visible to the side (neighborhood). Picketing workers interact with members of crowd on sidewalk. Striking workers carry signs reading "On Strike - To Preserve Our CWA" [Communications Workers of America]; "Local 9415 CWA;" "Operator: My Starting Wage is $47.50" (labor).
Strikers Arrested -- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Strike -- City Prison (October 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-20-55.04] . 4 negatives
Rosita Verdi, Mary Ramirez, and Marilyn Smith, workers striking against the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company [PT&T], turn heads away from camera as they sit in jail cell. Each woman wears a sign reading "PT&T Unfair To CWA-CIO" [Communications Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations] (labor).
Radiology Department at Stanford gets money to research radiation therapy (health) [10-11-55, 2 negatives]
Radiation Therapy -- Stanford Hospital (October 11, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 73, [10-11-55.01] . 2 negatives
Director Louis Lurie of the Damon Runyan Memorial Fund for Cancer Research presents check for fourteen thousand dollars to Dr. Henry S. Kaplan, head of the Radiology Department at Stanford University, while Dr. Emile F. Holman, emeritus head of surgery at Stanford, looks on (health, atomic age).
Democratic Political Conference with Roger Kent and Alan Cranston [10-13-55, 4 negatives]
Telegrams for Adlai E. Stevenson -- Democratic Political Conference -- Palace Hotel (October 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-13-55.11] . 4 negatives
Roger Kent, Alan Cranston, and Eleanor Heller sit with hundreds of "draft Stevenson" telegrams in front of them, urging the Democratic Party to nominate Adlai Stevenson for president.
University of San Francisco 100th anniversary [10-13-55, 3 negatives]
One Hundredth Anniversary of the University of San Francisco -- Palace Hotel (October 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-13-55.13] . 3 negatives
President Joseph R. Knowland of the California Historical Society stands with Father John McGloin and Father John F.X. Connelly, president of the University of San Francisco, during luncheon in honor of the university's anniversary. Same men shown at table during meal (education).
New Radiological Defense Laboratory is dedicated (atom bomb) [10-14-55, 9 negatives]
Radiological Defense Laboratory -- Hunters Point (October 14, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-14-55.01] . 9 negatives
Rear Admiral Albert Mumma addresses audience at dedication ceremony. Admiral Frederick Furth, chief officer of Naval Research, Albert Mumma, and Doctor Paul C. Tompkins, scientific director of the laboratory, pose with display for the atomic bomb [cutout construction of atomic bomb]. Crowd examines the "wash down" exhibit. Chemical engineer John C. Sherwin stands with gadgets designed to handle radioactive materials. External views of laboratory (atomic age).
Oscilloscope at the UC Berkeley(?) Bevatron (particle accelerator), with Owen Chamberlain (atomic age)
Thomas E. Dewey and wife arrive [10-25-55, 4 negatives]
Vocational guidance for foreign born citizens (education) [10-26-55, 2 negatives]
Vocational Guidance -- Foreign Born Citizens -- PG&E Power House (October 26, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 74, [10-26-55.02] . 2 negatives
Test engineer George Condrashoff points out aspects of the boiler room to foreign born students from Galileo High School (education, immigration).
Republican congressmen Bob Wilson and William S. Mailliard [10-27-55, 2 negatives]
San Francisco housing project "Francisco Plaza" opens on Turk Street [10-28-55, 4 negatives]
November 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 75-76, [110055-113055] . 1225 negatives (estimate)
Mayor's inauguration [11-00-55, 20 negatives]
Inauguration -- Mayor George Christopher (November 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 75, [11-00-55.04-05] . 20 negatives
George Christopher embraces his nephews while sitting on platform with wife and others. Honor guardsmen including Ronald So[briols?] clears path for Christophers in aisle. Man speaks at microphone on platform while guardsmen fumble with flags on the stairs and seated people look on. Guardsmen stand at attention while man speaks and others sit. Man shakes Christopher's hand at microphone. Christopher speaks at microphone. Christopher and wife wave from podium. Christopher gets sworn into office. Long-shots of people in audience. Christopher stands in front of desk shaking people's hands.
Continuation High School youths and their tattoos (juvenile delinquency) [11-00-55, 2 negatives]
University of California Virus Lab [11-01-55, 4 negatives]
New Muni buses [11-02-55, 2 negatives]
New Muni Buses (November 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 75, [11-02-55.02] . 2 negatives
Utilities manager James H. Turner, district manager Jack Donovan of Mack Truck Corporation, Mayor Elmer Robinson, Controller Harry D. Ross, and English bulldog "Champion Sam Bass" stand in front of new bus at Ninth and Brannan streets with sign "New buses here they come more on the way".
Atomic medicine (radiocardiography) demonstration (health) [11-02-55, 2 negatives]
"Atomic Medicine" Radiocardiography Demonstration -- Dr. Arthur Zachs -- Mount Zion Hospital (November 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 75, [11-02-55.03] . 2 negatives
Dr. Arthur Zachs stands at podium in front of audience while patient demonstrates radiocardiography device [large device attached to right side of chest]. Dr. Zachs stands in lab coat in front of patient (health, nuclear medicine).
View from Twin Peaks (San Francisco cityscapes) [11-08-55, 2 negatives]
Election candidates voting [11-08-55, 18 negatives]
Candidates Voting (November 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 75, [11-08-55.03-05] . 18 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Casey stand at voting booth. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ferdon read piece of paper in front of American flag. Clarissa S. McMahon pulls lever to close voting booth curtain. Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ertola stand in voting booth. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brinton stand in voting booth. Mr. and Mrs. George Reilly stand on sidewalk in front of polling place. Supervisor and Mrs. George Christopher write at table in polling place. Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Halley sit at table in polling place. Supervisor and Mrs. Harold Dobbe stand in polling place.
The city in smog from the Mark Hopkins (cityscapes) [11-09-55, 2 negatives]
New mayor (George Christopher) and wife read congratulatory messages over breakfast [11-09-55, 2 negatives]
Interior of new "housing development" at Turk and Pierce Streets [11-16-55 - 11-17-55, 7 negatives]
New Housing Development -- Francisco Plaza (November 16, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 76, [11-16-55.01] . 3 negatives
Loraine May and Madelle Widrig of the Housing Authority sit on couch in living room of typical two-bedroom apartment at Pierce and Turk streets. May stands by window in kitchen of the apartment (housing).
Civil defense plan and evacuation map [11-18-55, 3 negatives]
Civil Defense Plan and Evacuation Map (November 18, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 76, [11-18-55.02] . 3 negatives
City traffic engineer Ross Sheaf of the Department of Power and Water, civil defense director A.G. Cook, and senior city planner Edward Murphy of the Department of City Planning look at evacuation map at 45 Hyde Street. Close-up of evacuation map.
Consul General of El Salvador helps with charity ball for needy families of the Spanish-Latin American colony of San Francisco
Harry Truman visits [11-29-55, 8 negatives]
President Harry Truman Visits (November 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 76, [11-29-55.02-03] . 8 negatives
President Harry Truman hands [autographed] menu to Cyril Magnin at the dinner table in the Gold Room of the Fairmont Hotel. Truman and George Killion sit at the dinner table. Magnin, George Christopher and Executive Secretary John F. Henning of the Truman Library talk at the table. Six men pose for picture at the table. Men shake hands with Truman in front of airplane at the old San Francisco Airport. Truman steps out of airplane, sits in automobile.
December 1955 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 76-78, [120055-123155] . 1200 negatives (estimate)
Fog and storm clouds over San Francisco (cityscapes) [12-00-55, 6 negatives]
Caryl Chessman death penalty case [12-00-55 - 12-08-55, ca. 20 negatives]
Trial -- Caryl Chessman (December 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 76, [12-00-55.14] . 4 negatives
Defendant Caryl Chessman, with hands in chains and accompanied by guards, stands near elevator in unidentified building [courthouse?].
Trial -- Caryl Chessman -- California State Prison at San Quentin (December 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 77, [12-08-55.06] . 4 negatives
Guard holds chain to defendant Caryl Chessman's hands as he leads him to automobile. Caryl Chessman sits with guard in car on way to court.
Trial -- Caryl Chessman -- Post Office Building (December 08, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 77, [12-08-55.07] . 1 negative
Guard escorts defendant Caryl Chessman from the elevator to the basement, enroute to automobile awaiting them for a return trip to the California State Prison at San Quentin.
Stevenson for President campaign conference (Edmund G. Brown, Alan Cranston, Roger Kent) [12-02-55, 2 negatives]
Campaign Conference -- Democratic Party -- Fairmont Hotel (December 02, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 77, [12-02-55.02] . 2 negatives
Chairman Roger Kent of the Democratic State Convention, William H. Orrick Jr., and State Senator James Cobey speak from podium at conference in support of presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson of the Democratic Party. Alan Cranston stands with Mrs. Edmond H. Heller, of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee, and Attorney General Edmund G. [Pat] Brown.
First Japanese war bride to become an American citizen [12-13-55, 2 negatives]
US Citizenship -- Japanese War Bride -- Post Office Building (December 13, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 77, [12-13-55.11] . 2 negatives
Major Sergeant Frederick H. Katz kneels next to children Alice, Linda, Susan, and Fred, and Mrs. Frederick Katz, the first war bride from Japan to become a US citizen.
Cerebral palsy victim paints with toes at Handicapped Center at Fleishhacker Pool (disabled persons) [12-13-55, 6 negatives]
Press conference and reception for Ambassador Romuald Spasowski of Poland [12-13-55 - 12-14-55, 8 negatives]
Grace Cathedral metal roof skinned off [12-19-55, 2 negatives]
Christmas party with Consul General Dr. Young Han Choo of Korea [12-20-55, 2 negatives]
Christmas Party -- Consul General Dr. Young Han Choo -- Arthur Murray (December 20, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 77, [12-20-55.08] . 2 negatives
Lynn Killer and Gloria LaVey, instructors at Arthur Murray Studios, stand with Young Han Choo, who is at the party to receive clothing for Korean children.
Dangerous intersections (cityscapes) [12-29-55, 6 negatives]
Dangerous Intersections -- San Francisco (December 29, 1955) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 78, [12-29-55.14] . 6 negatives
Above ground views of pedestrians at Broadway and Columbus streets (in North Beach) ignoring red lights and crossing against the traffic. Motorist ignores "no left turn" sign. Pedestrian who crossed against the light sits stranded in intersection because motorists refuse to stop on green light (transportation, neighborhood).
January 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79-80, [010056-013156] . 1250 negatives (estimate)
San Quentin State Prison (interior and grounds) [01-00-56, 9 negatives]
San Quentin Prison (January 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-00-56.04] . 9 negatives
View of street between two buildings on prison grounds. Workers stand behind cafeteria line while a few people sit at tables eating. Elevated view of prisoners in cafeteria line in front of mural while others start to get seats with their food in hand. Guard stand outside cells with silhouette of man in cell. Men lean over banister on the fourth tier of cellblocks. View inside cell of man on upper bunk lying down and man on lower bunk reading. Prison official [warden?] sits at desk in office.
"Cultist" Krishna Venta of the Wisdon-Knowledge-Faith-Love Foundation of the World jailed [01-06-56, 7 negs]
Wisdom-Knowledge-Faith-Love Foundation Leader Jailed -- Krishna Venta -- Alameda County Court House (January 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-06-56.01-02] . 7 negatives
Sister Ruth [wife of jailed man] stands in front of Alameda County Court House. Men and women followers picket outside of courthouse holding signs. Krishna Venta sits in chair in county jail. Bailiff Charles Mitchell removes cuffs from Venta who is holding a Bible.
Plans for exhibit hall under Civic Center area [01-05-56, 5 negatives]
Plans for Underground Exhibit Hall under Civic Center-- City Hall (January 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-05-56.03] . 5 negatives
Drawing of plan shows fresh air inlets and stairs on Larkin Street. Drawing shows overall view of finished section of plans from above library ramp at left. Drawn ramp leading into underground exhibit hall from Fulton Street [trucks and trailers can gain entry here]. Drawn view looking through tunnel from Exhibit Hall to Civic Auditorium.
New housing project at Pierce and Turk [01-06-56, 7 negatives]
New Housing -- Francisco Plaza (January 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-06-56.06] . 7 negatives
Matt and Frieda Moe look out window from high floor of 1620 Turk Street apartment (cityscape). Frieda stands at stove. Both sit on couch in living room. Frieda at communal washing machines. Frieda hangs clothes from roof-top clothes line. Mrs. Walker stands at television while children Rita, Reginald, Dianne and Nell sit.
New Herbert Hoover Junior High School (education) [01-07-56, 6 negatives]
New School -- Herbert Hoover Junior High (January 07, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-07-56.02] . 6 negatives
W.M. Fawcett stands in one of three general science rooms. Views looking west showing western half of front of building. Views looking east from entrance to auditorium showing eastern half of front of building (education).
Caryl Chessman case (death penalty) [01-09-56 - 01-24-56, 12 negatives]
Impounded Manuscript -- Caryl Chessman Case -- State Building (January 09, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-09-56.01] . 2 negatives
Warden Harley of San Quentin and Deputy Attorney Generals Arlo Smith and William Bennett walk down hall of State Building holding satchel of impounded papers.
Trial -- Caryl Chessman -- Post Office Building (January 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 42, [01-16-54.08] . 6 negatives
Marshall Frank Be[... ], Caryl Chessman, and his guard Frank Johnson walk down corridor of Post Office Building. One of the men removes handcuffs from Chessman as he enters the court room. Six men stand around Chessman in the hallway. Warden Harley of San Quentin smokes outside.
Trial -- Caryl Chessman -- Federal Court Building (January 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 80, [01-23-56.01] . 2 negatives
Two of the original jurors in the trial, Mrs. Nana Bull and Mrs. Mary E. Graves, pose for this picture as state witnesses.
Mayor George Christopher takes oath of office [01-09-56, 17 negatives]
Oath of Office -- Mayor George Christopher -- City Hall (January 09, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-09-56.02] . 17 negatives
Two policemen escort Mr. and Mrs. Christopher up the steps into City Hall and in entrance to City Hall (neighborhood). Honor guard walk down steps in rotunda. People walk down steps in rotunda. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher stand next to priest on podium in rotunda. Long-shot of man making speech with photographers, people on stage and people in audience. Man shakes Christopher's hand. View looking up of people filling balconies on rotunda. Men, women and children sit in audience. Christopher embraces child [nephew?] on stage. Three men stand talking.
Mission District (neighborhood) [01-16-56, 8 negatives]
Mission District (January 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 79, [01-16-56.06] . 8 negatives
Betty Krasierfski, Eleanor Doonan, Principal Sister Francis Loretta, Jackie Duggan and Darlene Righerri stand in garden of Notre Dame High School. View of Mission Dolores [founded 1776] from across the street. Children fill the school yard at Edison Grade School. Three district leaders stand on Mission Street. Radio and television instructor teaches two students at the John O'Connell Vocational School (education, neighborhood).
Old Flood Mansion in Atherton [01-25-56, 4 negatives]
Demolishing Old Flood Mansion -- Atherton (January 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 80, [01-25-56.01] . 4 negatives
Chief Roy Hubbard of the Atherton Police Department talks with the owner of the property Robert Procter in front of the mansion on 2 Linden Way in Atherton. Views of the mansion from outside gate and close-up shows wood pile next to house.
Floods in Redwood City [01-25-56, 6 negatives]
Flood -- Redwood City (January 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 80, [01-25-56.02-03] . 6 negatives
Cars plow through water down Main Street while people walk in street through deep water. Don Koblick of Bayside Equipment Company stands trapped outside door of his business. H.L. Bartholomew and James Van Ess stand on bridge pointing at flooded street (neighborhood). View of creek.
President of the United Steel Workers (labor) [01-25-56, 2 negatives]
President of the United Steel Workers of America Gives Speech-- David J. McDonald -- Fairmont Hotel (January 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 80, [01-25-56.04] . 2 negatives
Close-ups of President David J. McDonald of the United Steel Workers of America speaking to American Management Association from podium (labor).
Architects proposal for redevelopement of downtown produce district [01-30-56, 2 negatives]
Terminal Fun Center raided by police (pornography) [01-30-56, 7 negatives]
Police Raid -- Terminal Fun Center (January 30, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 80, [01-30-56.06-07] . 7 negatives
Owner Ben Blatts of Terminal Fun Center talks to his attorney Joseph J. Dignan in front of pornographic nickelodeons. Manager Pat Karth stands at desk in the Fun Center. Police officers haul the machines out of the Fun Center and into a truck parked on the street.
February 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81-82, [020056-022956] . 1100 negatives (estimate)
Bay Area scenes (cityscapes) [02-00-56, 6 negatives]
Progress on freeway construction to link over bay freeway to South San Francisco [02-00-56, 18 negatives]
Construction Links Bay Freeway To South San Francisco (February 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-00-56.04] . 18 negatives
Views of overpass taken from road underneath. Elevated views of construction site. Cranes work amongst debris. Surveyors work on site. Large pulley with back-hoe attachment moves dirt. Long-shots of surrounding landscape (cityscapes, transportation).
Potrero District feature (neighborhood) [02-00-56, 13 negatives]
Potrero District (February 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-00-56.05] . 13 negatives
Elevated view of cars driving on undivided highway leading toward city (cityscapes). Switchbacks on hill lead down to highway. Debris on side of hillside home. Long-shot of highway and city. Man sits on roof-top with city behind him. Mail carrier walks up steps to house on Potrero Hill. Person sits at table near window with city in the distance.
Adlai Stevenson arrives [02-01-56, 1 negative]
Adlai Stevenson Arrives -- Airport (February 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-01-56.02] . 5 negatives
Adlai Stevenson shakes hands with Alameda County Supervisor Francis Dunn, Jr. in front of airplane while Leonard Dieden looks on. Stevenson stands between two men in pea-coats. Stevenson waves in front of airplane. Stevenson walks with others away from plane with hat in hand while hand from crowd reaches out. Stevenson reaches out his hand.
Press conference with Adlai Stevenson and Edmund G. Brown [02-02-56, 4 negatives]
Chinese New Year queen [02-06-56, 10 negatives]
Chinese New Year -- Queen of the Year of the Monkey -- Chinatown (February 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-06-56.02] . 10 negatives
Chinese New Year Queen of the Year of the Monkey Estelle Dong buys vegetables [for the big feast] from street-side grocer S.B. Ham of the Manley Produce Company. Dong walks down street carrying two bags of groceries (neighborhood). Estelle prepares bok choy while sitting in kitchen chair. Dong leans down to grab a live duck in Dupont Market; the duck flutters away. Dong kneels by mantle lighting ceremonial candles in Kong Chow Temple. Dong puts lit candles on top of mantle. Dong stands by flowers [if flowers bloom on New Year's she will have good luck throughout the year].
Mount Zion Hospital where machine can keep liver alive for eight hours (health) [02-08-56, 2 negatives]
Press Conference -- Liver Machine -- Mount Zion Hospital (February 08, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-08-56.02] . 2 negatives
Director Dr. Meyer Friedman of the Harold Brun Institute and Dr. Sanford O. Beyers stand next to the machine which kept a liver alive for over eight hours (health).
Republican Lincoln Day dinner (governor of Idaho, Mayor George Christopher and Congressman William S. Mailliard)
Mission High School riot (juvenile delinquency) [02-24-56, 3 negatives]
Mission High School Riot (February 24, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [02-24-56.02] . 2 negatives
Students crowd entrance to Mission High School while students cross street and cars drive by. Police officers talk to one of the suspects [one of a group of non-studnets hanging around school].
Sunset district (neighborhood) [02-27-56, 5 negatives]
Sunset District (February 27, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [02-27-56.05] . 5 negatives
View of fountain ouside main door of Shriners Hospital [Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children]. View of new A.P. Giannini Junior High School building. Empty lot is site of new recreation center. Police officer escorts seven boys across street. View of shops, cars and people on Irving Street (neighborhood, buildings, education).
Shipyard workers picket (labor) [02-29-56, 2 negatives]
March 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82-84, [030056-033156] . 400 negatives (estimate)
The new San Rafael and Richmond Bridge put together [03-00-56, 11 negatives]
Financial District and San Francisco Stock Exchange (cityscapes) [03-00-56, 11 negatives]
Financial District and San Francisco Stock Exchange -- San Francisco (March 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [03-00-56.02] . 11 negatives
Views of the Financial District, including the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. View of Montgomery Street showing towering buildings on each side of the street ("canyon" view) (cityscape). View of the backside of the sculptured figures at the entrance to the San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Pacific Heights (cable car behind Spreckels mansion) [03-00-56, 6 negatives]
Various Views of Pacific Heights (March 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [03-00-56.03] . 6 negatives
Various views of Pacific Heights: residental street, courtyard where women are playing, front gate to the building (large house) of the Royal Consul General of Sweden, large grassy area (park?), steeply sloping street (sign reads "Dangerous Grade"), and a cable car passing behind Spreckels mansion (neighborhood).
Day in the life of the mayor [03-01-56, 78 negatives]
Daily Activities of the Mayor -- San Francisco (March 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [03-01-56.04] . 78 negatives
Mayor George Christopher engaged in various activities: breakfast with Tula, various meetings and committees, talking with people on the street, working at desk in his office, signing a proclaimation, talking on the telephone, and speaking in front of television cameras.
Chinese men "en Masse" with records (business?) at Post Office [03-01-56, 2 negatives]
Group of Chinese Men -- Post Office Building (March 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 82, [03-01-56.00] . 2 negatives
"Chinese big wheel" sits down on the documents he brought. Other Chinese men are grouped around him. Approximately 75 Chinese men line up on the fourth floor of the Post Office Building.
US Ambassador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce [03-08-56, 4 negatives]
Outer Mission District (neighborhood) [03-08-56, 9 negatives]
Excelsior Merchants and Businessmen Assocation (March 08, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-08-56.10] . 4 negatives
View of the business district in the Outer Mission District from the San Bruno Mountains (neighborhood). J.A. Guiffre (Bank of America Manager, Excelsior Branch) talks with Vincent Borelli and his father Albert Borelli (both operate Borelli Hardware and Sporting Goods Company). Vincent's son Emil stands nearby. Vincent is the president of the Excelsior Merchants and Businessmen Association; Guiffre is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the group.
Various Scenes in Outer Mission District (March 08, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-08-56.11] . 5 negatives
Officer Edward Talbot escorts Mrs. Ray Malaspina and her son John across Ocean Avenue at the corner of Mission Street. Students walk to classes at San Francisco City College. Exterior view of the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of Vienna Street and Amazon Avenue. Children play on a playground; a young girl places her doll on the swings.
Alcatraz [03-13-56, 46 negatives]
Alcatraz -- Exterior and Interiors Views of Prison Grounds (March 13, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-13-56.03] . 46 negatives
Warden Paul Madigan seated at his desk, includes speaker system. Melvin Kidney operates the control center where all gates and armory are contolled. Exterior views of the island and the gun tower that overlooks the recreation yard, includes San Francisco in the background. Interior views of the broadway (main cell block), typical cell, dinner menu, dining hall, kitchen, and barbershop. Guards look through gun ports (installed after 1946 riot) in the main cell block.
New freeways and Waldo Tunnel in Marin County [03-15-56 and 03-20-56, 9 negatives]
Waldo Tunnel and Freeway -- Marin County (March 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-15-56.01] . 4 negatives
Copy negatives of aerial photographs of freeway (cloverleaf interchanges and straight expanses) and new Waldo Tunnel.
Opening of Waldo Tunnel and Freeway -- Marin County (March 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-20-56.06] . 5 negatives
Lieutenant Governor Powers speaks at a podium during the Golden Gate Freeway Dedication. The Army marches through the new Waldo Tunnel, fires 3 inch guns, and an Army tank rams a banner during opening ceremonies.
Chinese Six Company press conference [03-15-56, 2 negatives]
Dr. S.I. Hayakawa [03-15-56, 2 negatives]
Estes Kefauver tour of San Francisco [03-22-56 - 03-23-56, 24 negatives]
Arrival of Senator Estes Kefauver -- San Francisco Airport (March 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-22-56.01] . 4 negatives
Senator Kefauver disembarks plane and raises his hat in greeting. He is greeted by Lyle Cook (North California Chairman), Tom C. Carrell (Los Angeles Campaign Chairman), F. Joseph Donohue (National Chairman). Senator Kefauver walks with these men.
Senator Estes Kefauver Tours Mission and Fillmore Districts -- San Francisco (March 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-22-56.02] . 8 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver speaks to large crowds in the Fillmore and Mission Districts, rides in a float with executives of the Mission Merchants Association (Joseph Ravinsky, Lyle Cook, George Klor, Maurice Uglow, and John Willoh), greets a family (Loila Russell, son Johnny and baby Diane), eats with some Mission executives, and shakes hands with people.
Senator Estes Kefauver Attends Dinner Regarding Israel -- Fairmont Hotel (March 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-22-56.03] . 2 negatives
"Dinner for Israel." Dr. Frank Kingdon who is the principle speaker for the evening speaks with Senator Estes Kefauver and Melvin M. Swig (San Francisco Chairman of the Committee for Israel Bonds).
Press Conference With Estes Kefauver -- Press and Union Leagure Club (March 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-23-56.11] . 8 negatives
Estes Kefauver waves to the public outside the building. He sits before crowd and cameras to answer questions during the press conference. Close-up view of Kefauver speaking to a woman at the podium. Kefauver shakes hands with various men.
Signing of letter supporting Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott at the First Unitarian Church (race relations, civil rights) [03-27-56, 2 negatives]
Letter of Support for Selma (Alabama) Bus Strike -- First Unitarian Church (March 27, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 83, [03-27-56.01] . 2 negatives
Rabbi Saul E. W[...] of Congregation Beth Shalom and Rev. Harry Meserve of First Unitarian Church (both of San Francisco) sign a letter of support for the civil rights bus boycott in Selma, Alabama (race relations).
Nike missiles on Angel Island [03-28-56, 14 negatives]
Nike Missiles And Operating Personnel -- Angel Island (March 28, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [03-28-56.12] . 14 negatives
Views of a brace of Nike missiles pointing skyward, underground concrete and steel bunkers where missiles are stored, upper bunker being raised to ground level firing position, cleared site on Angel Island where missiles are stored and fired, Marin shore and Mount Tamalpais seen from radar site on top of island. Includes worker and family (Sergeant Marvin L. Brimmer, Edith Brimmer, Delia, Jack, Ramona) and unidentified others.
Adlai Stevenson visits [03-29-56 - 03-30-56, 20 negatives]
Arrival of Adlai Stevenson -- San Francisco International Airport (March 29, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [03-29-56.11] . 8 negatives
Adlai Stevenson disembarks plane and waves to crowd from airplane ramp, stands amid crowd of fans and reporters, answers questions from reporters in front of microphone, walks up concourse ramp with Harry Lerner, greated by Girl Scouts and people reaching over railing, and walks alongside children who carry banners.
Adlai Stevenson Speaks With Labor Leaders -- Labor Temple (March 29, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [03-29-56.12] . 9 negatives
Overall view of crowd during Adlai Stevenson's speech. Stevenson speaks in a closed meeting before the regular speech in the main hall; Charles Fophone, George Johns, Jack Goldberger (President of the Labor Council) and John Hoegg) are seated behind him on the stage. Views of Stevenson during his speech to the crowd. Two sisters (Karen and Susie Porter) pose with Stevenson on the stage.
Adlai Stevenson Leaves San Francisco -- Fairmont Hotel (March 30, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [03-30-56.13] . 3 negatives
Adlai Stevenson shakes hands with Fairmont Hotel doorman Walter Cereghino. Stevenson stands in the hallway with his baggage. He enters a car waiting outside the hotel while the doorman holds the car door open.
April 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84-85, [040056-043056] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
Sunset Freeway possible route (Golden Gate Park) [04-00-56, 2 negatives]
Sand bars at entrance to (San Francisco) yacht harbor before dredging [04-00-56, 5 negatives]
Fillmore District (neighborhood and cityscapes) [04-00-56, 7 negatives]
Fillmore District (April 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [04-00-56.10] . 7 negatives
Overall views of the Fillmore District, including some office buildings. Members of the Fillmore Merchants' Improvement Association (Paul Leeser, Dr. J.W. Burton, Sid Thomas, Sam Liebman, Matthew J. Boxer, C.L. Braskamp, and Dr. W.E. Garner) gather together. View of an interior of a shop selling oriental merchandise. Benjamin Franklin Junior High School swimming class held at the Hamilton Recreation Center.
Richardson Bay fill in (land fill) [04-02-56, 9 negatives]
Science fair at California Academy of Sciences with Dr. Glenn Seaborg [04-05-56 - 04-06-56, 6 negatives]
Adlai Stevenson registering for candidacy [04-05-56, 2 negatives]
Filing Signatures -- Adlai Stevenson's Candidacy for President -- San Francisco City Hall (April 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 84, [04-05-56.11] . 2 negatives
Registrar Thomas Toomey stands with the sponsors (William Orrick Jr., Supervisor John Ferdon, Jean Jorgenson, Frances Cook, Andrew Hatcher, and Mrs. Thomas Marks) for Adlai Stevenson's candidacy for president.
Recording stars help with the "Flying Cancer Crusade" (Mitch Miller and Peggy King) (health) [04-12-56, 4 negatives]
Senator Estes Kefauver [04-16-56, 13 negatives]
Senator Estes Kefauver Eats Lunch -- Call Bulletin Building (April 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-16-56.01] . 2 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver eats lunch at coffee counter of the Call Bulletin building. Kefauver gives a campaign button to Call Bulletin Mailer Eddie Garrigan.
Senator Estes Kefauver Meets Mayor -- San Francisco City Hall (April 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-16-56.02] . 4 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver speaks with Mayor George Christopher in the mayor's office. Senator Kefauver stands on the steps of City Hall and speaks to a large crowd.
Senator Estes kefauver -- Palace Hotel (April 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-16-56.03] . 2 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver speaks on the telephone and drinks coffee.
National Guard mock hospital for atomic bomb attack (civil defense) [04-17-56, 4 negatives]
Mock Hospital Established -- National Guard Armory (April 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-17-56.08] . 4 negatives
General view of entire floor showing wards being setup for drill in case of bomb attack: emergency medical supplies in foreground, receiving rooms and treatment rooms in background. Dr. Robert Steinek, Nurse Gail Walsh, and Nurse Bessi Lawrence check a patient lying on a cot. A nurse and doctor check a woman wrapped in a blanket (civil defense).
1906 earthquake and fire reunion at Lotta's Fountain (fiftieth anniversary) [04-18-56, 4 negatives]
1906 San Francisco Fire and Earthquake Reunion -- Lotta's Fountain (April 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-18-56.14] . 2 negatives
1906 San Francisco Fire and Earthquake Reunion (South of Market). Senator Tom Maloney who wears a fire hat talks to large crowd gathered at Lotta's Fountain. Maloney poses with crowd for picture.
1906 San Francisco Fire and Earthquake Reunion -- San Francisco (April 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-18-56.15] . 2 negatives
1906 San Francisco Fire and Earthquake Reunion. John C. Crowe has a poster of the 1906 Fire hanging around his neck; he talks to the crowd on Howard Street.
Stanford Hospital shows artificial heart and lung machine (health) [04-19-56, 7 negatives]
Cable Car Festival [04-21-56, 6 negatives]
Cable Car Festival -- Union Square (April 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-21-56.08] . 6 negatives
Mayor George Christopher speaks to large crowd from a podium. Views of decorated cable cars: Sebastopol cable car, Fisherman's Wharf cable car, Boy Scouts of America cable car, and a cable car with the banner "San Francisco Festival of Progress... 50 Years." Cable Car Queen Barbara Menucci waves to crowd.
"Where to put the Sunset Freeway?" (cityscapes) [04-24-56, 9 negatives]
Possible Route for Sunset Freeway (April 24, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-24-56.08] . 9 negatives
Possible route for freeway through Sunset District. Views of 19th Avenue looking from Lincoln and from Santiago, both directions of Stanley Drive, and Sunset Boulevard (neighborhood).
New 6 million electron volt cancer gun (health) [04-25-56, 4 negatives]
New Six Million Electron Volt Cancer Gun -- Stanford Hospital (April 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-25-56.02] . 4 negatives
Audrey Robirts (model) sits in a chair in front of the six foot long x-ray machine. X-ray technician and research assistant Alan Selby operates the control board outside the concrete walls of the test room (health, radiation).
Actors promoting Mental Health Week (Jack Haley, Barbara Whiting, and Hugh O'Brian) [04-30-56, 4 negatives]
Democratic Headquarters (Adlai Stevenson) [04-30-56, 3 negatives]
Open House -- Democratic Headquarters (April 30, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 85, [04-30-56.15] . 3 negatives
Californians for Adlai Stevenson. Mrs. Henry Grady, Ernest Ives, Mrs. Elizabeth Stevenson Ives, and Mr.. Henry Grady pose together. Ernest Ives, Patricia Stern (worker for Stevenson), and Mrs. George Rockrise sign a list.
May 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86-87, [050056-053156] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Adlai Stevenson election campaign [05-02-56 - 05-29-56, 27 negatives]
Adlai Stevenson Speaks From Cable Car (May 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-02-56.01] . 3 negatives
Taken at the corner of Powell Street and Market Street. Adlai Stevenson and Edmund G. Brown speak to large crowd from the rear of a cable car.
Headquarters of Adlai Stevenson -- San Francisco (May 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-02-56.02] . 3 negatives
Adlai Stevenson greets the public at his headquarters. Stevenson speaks to various men and women.
Arrival of Adlai Stevenson -- Berkeley (May 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-02-56.03] . 6 negatives
Adlai Stevenson extends his hand for handshake; William Orrick Jr. and Edmund G. Brown stand next to Stevenson. The three men walk together. Stevenson greets some men and a child.
Adlai Stevenson Visits North Beach (May 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-02-56.15] . 12 negatives
View of massive crowd waiting for Stevenson's arrival and free spaghetti dinner. Stevenson addresses crowd from stage. Nidda Casiglia presents Stevenson with I[...] Life magazine. A.J. Zirpoli, Rena Nicolai, and chef Giovanni Girardi eat spaghetti and drink wine. Taken at La Pantera restaurant at 1234 Grant Avenue.
Adlai Stevenson -- Press Club (May 29, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [05-29-56.03] . 3 negatives
Adlai Stevenson eats at the Press Club. Stevenson shakes hands with an unidentified man. Paul Speegle passes food (a roll) to George Killion (president of American President Lines) and Stevenson.
Opening of new IBM (International Business Machines) building
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony -- International Business Machines Building (May 03, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-03-56.06] . 3 negatives
Mayor George Christopher uses an electric ribbon cutter in the opening ceremony for the new IBM building (640 Market Street). IBM Vice President T.V. Learson and W.B. McWhirter (San Francisco Manager) stand next to the mayor.
Holy Cross Cemetery strike (labor) [05-08-56, 2 negatives]
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge showing sway back [05-09-56, 2 negatives]
Explosion at Todd Shipyards in Alameda [05-09-56, 4 negatives]
Victims and Families from Todd Shipyards -- Providence Hospital -- Oakland (May 09, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-09-56.10] . 2 negatives
A nurse wheels out Jesse Richards who lies on a cot. Richards is swathed in bandages. Mrs. Leon Evans is the wife of a man who was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital; she cries.
Scene of the Tanker Explosion -- Todd Shipyards (May 09, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-09-56.11] . 2 negatives
Men (firemen, police officers, shipyard workers) crowd around the hatch through which a man was blown into the capstan. The tin hat of the deceased man is still on top of the capstan.
Restoring the Palace of Fine Arts [05-10-56, 14 negatives]
Restoration of the Palace of Fine Arts -- San Francisco (May 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-10-56.01] . 14 negatives
Exterior and interior views (roof) of the restoration work in progress (tents and trucks beneath large structural framework) and the newly restored Palace of Fine Arts.
Antoni K. Oppenheim talks about "The Challenge of Space Flight" [05-10-56, 2 negatives]
Antoni K. Oppenheim Attends Space Flight Lecture -- San Francisco (May 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-10-56.05] . 2 negatives
A.K. Oppenheim (Mechanical Engineering Professor, UC Berkeley) speaks with Krafft A. Ehricke (Convair Division, General Dynamics Corporation, San Diego, California) who is the guest speaker on "The Challenge of Space Flight" (space age).
Tokyo Rose arrives [05-11-56 - 05-12-56, 12 negatives]
Press Interview -- Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri) (May 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-11-56.11] . 3 negatives
Press interview with Tokyo Rose (Mrs. Iva Ikuko Toguri d'Aquino) and Wayne Collins. The two are seated on a couch.
Arrival of Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri) -- San Francisco International Airport (May 12, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-12-56.01] . 9 negatives
Tokyo Rose (Mrs. Iva Ikuko Toguri d'Aquino), her Attorney Theodore Tamba, and her brother Fred Toguri disembark plane and walk towards the airport terminal.
Democratic candidate Estes Kefauver [05-14-56 - 05-16-56, 6 negatives]
Press Conference with Estes Kefauver -- Union League Club (May 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-14-56.05] . 2 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver speaks at Union League Club. National Committeewoman for California Clara Shirpser (from Berkeley) sits to the right of Kefauver.
Estes Kefauver Attends Wine and Spirits Convention -- Fairmont Hotel (May 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-16-56.02] . 4 negatives
George Christopher, Goodwin Knight, and Estes Kefauver shake hands. Christopher, Knight, Stephen Colring (President of Wine Spirit Wholesalers of America), and David Meyer (Chairman of the Board of the same group?) converse.
Collision and sinking of the Howard Olson (ship) and Marine Leopard (ship) ("Luckenbach wreck" at Point Sur and Pier Twenty-nine) [05-14-56, ca. 20 negatives]
Hotel and Restaurant Management Department opens at City College (education) [05-21-56 - 05-29-56, 2 negatives]
PTA (Parents' and Teachers' Association) National Convention [05-21-56 - 05-23-56, ca. 38 negatives]
Embalmers strike (labor) [05-23-56, 2 negatives]
New traffic signal for the blind (disabled persons) [05-23-56, 2 negatives]
New Traffic Signal for the Blind -- San Francisco (May 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [05-23-56.06] . 2 negatives
New traffic signal on the corner of Seventh Street and Howard Street alerts the blind (disabled persons). A buzzer sounds for traffic going one way; a bell rings for traffic going the other way. Berenice Brydone-Jack explains signal to Joe Carrio and Elmer Johnson.
Proposed tunnel under Golden Gate Park for Sunset Freeway [05-24-56, 2 negatives]
Illustration of Proposed Freeway Tunnel Under Golden Gate Park (May 24, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [05-24-56.12] . 2 negatives
B.W. Booker (Assistant State Highway Engineer) points to the sketch of the proposed tunnel under Golden Gate Park while J.P. Sinclair (District Highway engineer) holds the presentation board.
Prince Franz Joseph and Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein arrive with Consul Generals of Austria and Switzerland [05-28-56, 2 negatives]
[Prints available as BANC PIC 1959.010 pt. 3 05-28-56.4--PIC]
Eleanor Roosevelt [05-28-56, 4 negatives]
Top of the Mark (San Francisco cityscapes) [05-31-56, 3 negatives]
June 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87-89, [060056-063056] . 1225 negatives (estimate)
Bomb scare on Market Street [06-00-56, 2 negatives]
Senator Estes Kefauver during Presidential campaign [06-01-56 - 06-02-1956, 15 negatives]
Senator Estes Kefauver Presidential Campaign Rally -- Union Square (June 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [06-01-56.20] . 12 negatives
Estes Kefauver walking with bagpipers. Kefauver holding girl. Kefauver on cable car. Kefauver giving speech.
President Sukarno of Indonesia visits San Francisco Safeway store [06-02-56, 16 negatives]
President Sukarno of Indonesia Visits -- Safeway Supermarket and Muir Woods (June 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [06-02-56.03] . 16 negatives
President Sukarno of Indonesia on tour of Muir Woods in Marin County and Safeway supermarket at Duboce Avenue and Market Steet. Includes Mrs. Ronald Van Heuvel and son Glenn Van Heuvel, aged 9 months.
Adlai E. Stevenson for President [06-04-56, 4 negatives]
Rally for Adlai E. Stevenson for President -- Union Square (June 04, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [06-04-56.10-11] . 4 negatives
Pat Cotchett, social chairman, Northern California Committee of Young Californians for Stevenson. Crowds gather at the square for a Adlai E. Stevenson for President rally. Taken at 1750 Clay Street.
Herbert Hoover visits [06-03-56 - 06-05-56, 10 negatives]
Herbert Hoover -- Airport (June 03, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [06-03-56.01] . 6 negatives
Herbert Hoover arriving at the airport.
Herbert Hoover -- Herbert Hoover Junior High (June 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 87, [06-05-56.18] . 4 negatives
Crowd shot. Herbert Hoover addresses crowd. Mayor Goerge Christopher, Harold Spears (superintendent of schools), Adolf de Urioste (president of commissioners of education), Herbert Hoover, and Bert W. Levit, (vice president of comissioners).
Horror movie stars press conference (with Bella Lugosi, Tor Johnson, John Carradine, and Lon Chaney, Jr.)
"Canada Ernie" shows flag for a "United USA and Canada" [06-12-56, 1 negative]
"Canada Ernie" and Flag (June 12, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 88, [06-12-56.06] . 1 negative
"Canada Ernie" showing off his flag. "Our Destiny" designed for united USA and Canada for Union of North America, for which he is crusading. Flag has 63 stars and the maple leaf, which is the Canadian emblem. "Canada Ernie" is Ernest Rene Schallenbaum, 29, of 4104 Lincoln Way.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives for Kiwanis convention [06-21-56, 9 negatives]
John Foster Dulles -- Arriving at Airport (June 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 88, [06-21-56.01-02] . 9 negatives
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Hamilton Holt, Fred McAlister, O.E. Peterson (secretary of Kiwanis) gathered at the airport. John Foster Dulles speaking at Kiwanis International convention.
Fight breaks out at the New Fillmore Theatre [06-24-56, 10 negatives]
Fight Breaks Out -- New Fillmore Theatre (June 24, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 88, [06-24-56.03-05] . 10 negatives
Crowd gathered around the New Fillmore Theatre. Policeman making notes. Lying inside theater on the floor in pain is Robert Moore, manager at the New Fillmore. He was attacked and kicked off of the stage while giving out prizes. This episode took place about an hour after the shooting of Neeley Ingram. The police officer in the center holding the flashlight is Obbie Sally, who shot Ingram. Ingram, 18, lying on the sidewalk with a bullet in his left side. Ingram had tried to assist a friend who was involved in a scuffle with Sally. Kneeling at left is Ambulance Steward Sam Rascon.
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) convention with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall [06-25-56 - 06-29-56, 9 negatives]
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NAACP convention -- Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall -- Civic Auditorium . (June 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 88, [06-25-56.17-19] . 7 negatives
Roy Wilkins sitting in chair. Crowd at the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) convention. Thurgood Marshall speaking. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sitting (Afro-Americans, race relations).
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NAACP Convention -- Thurgood Marshall -- Civic Auditorium . (June 29, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 89, [06-29-56.10] . 2 negatives
Franklin H. Williams, west coast regional counsel and Thurgood Marshall, special counsel for NAACP (Afro-Americans, race relations).
July 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 89-90, [070056-073156] . 725 negatives (estimate)
Coit Tower murals defaced with graffiti (vandalism) [07-06-56, 4 negatives]
Pan American Airways flight over San Francisco (cityscapes) [07-10-56, 11 negatives]
Airplane Flying Over City (July 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 89, [07-10-56.09] . 11 negatives
Aerial view of a Pan American DC Super 7 airplane "Clipper Flora Temple" flying over the city of San Francisco. (Cityscape includes downtown, waterfront and the Bay Bridge with airplane in foreground).
Cemetery strike [07-11-56 - 07-24-56, 15 negatives]
Cemetery Strike -- Colma (July 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 89, [07-11-56.05] . 4 negatives
Conditions at Green Lawn Cemetery in Colma after sixty-three day labor strike. Views of weeds and trash.
Strike -- Holy Cross Cemetery (July 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [07-23-56.08] . 10 negatives
A funeral during the labor strike at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Opera star Lucine Amara meets with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zellerbach and Arthur Fiedler [07-12-56, 4 negatives]
Possible site (Geary and Mason streets) for new Hilton Hotel [07-23-56, 4 negatives]
Survivors from the Andrea Doria (ship) [07-30-56, 17 negatives]
Survivors From Sunken Ship (July 30, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [07-30-56.03-04] . 3 negatives
Andrea Doria (ship) survivors Gino and Mary DiPego pose with niece, Norma Sue Wonacott.
Anchor Steam Brewing Corporation [07-30-56, 9 negatives]
Hole in the ground is future reservoir at Twenty-fourth Avenue and Quintara [07-31-56, 12 negatives]
Future Reservoir Site (July 31, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [07-31-56.04] . 12 negatives
Views of steam shovels and trucks at work on future reservoir from Twenty-fourth and Quintara looking towards the beach; and from Twenty-eighth Avenue between Quintara and Pacheco looking east.
August 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90-93, [080056-083156] . 1175 negatives (estimate)
Republican National Convention and related events [08-00-56 - 08-23-56, ca. 900 negatives]
Arrival -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Airport (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.01] . 4 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife walk down steps of airplane. Crowd awaits arrival of Eisenhower. People get out of automobile amidst crowd.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Hotel St. Francis (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.02-04] . 15 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife sit in car. Eisenhower and wife exit hotel. Crowd waves from behind roped off area in street. Eisenhower stands in convertible car. Presidential flag waves in front of Hotel St. Francis. Chairman Leonard W. Hall of the Republican National Committee sits with Eisenhower. Senator William F. Knowland sits with Eisenhower.
Republican National Convention -- Cow Palace (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.05-12] . 76 negatives
Chairman Leonard W. Hall of the Republican National Committee speaks into microphone at convention podium in the Cow Palace. Hall and National Chairman Charles K. McWhorter of the Young Republicans stand at the microphone. Governor Goodwin Knight and Hall converse while seated. Unidentified men and women speak at microphone (ca. 15 negatives). Shots of crowd with state banners in front of podium (ca. 4 negatives). Three men converse while seated. Elevated view of a crowded Cow Palace (ca. 7 negatives). Senators William F. Knowland and Thomas H. Kuchel listen to speech. William D. Campbell, Charles Conrad and Congressman Gordon L. McDonough stand with Donald Doyle. Mayor George Christopher waves from the platform. Shots of crowd standing around state banners. Unidentified man speaks from podium. Close-ups and long-shots of people on the floor amidst state banners (ca. 11 negatives). Miss California Judy Weld holds broom while standing next to garbage can that reads "please keep America beautiful". Onlookers stand behind rope outside Cow Palace. People walk in street. Cars drive down street.
GOP (Republican Party) Welcome -- Miss San Francisco Judy Weld (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.13] . 2 negatives
Judy Weld, the reigning Miss San Francisco, sits with "GOP welcome" sign while two men stand beside her.
GOP (Republican Party) Luncheon -- St. Francis Yacht Club (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.14] . 4 negatives
Two women converse at table. Three women and a man stand at table.
GOP Fundraising -- Thomas H. Kuchel -- Stanley Dollar Ranch (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.15] . 23 negatives
Over-all shots of guests watching diving exhibition at the pool at Stanley Dollar Ranch near Walnut Creek. Costumed diver stands on side of pool. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel, his wife, and Mrs. J. Stanley Dollar stand together. Blanche Harvey, delegates Arturo O. Toro and R.R. Shettini of Puerto Rico, and Representative Joseph Martin stand together. People stand together indoors at the ranch. People converse outdoors. People in "Indian" costume stand near life-size ornamental elephant GOP (Republican Party) icon which reads "Ike".
Republican Women Prepare for Luncheon -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.16] . 8 negatives
Ramona Theill, Marjorie Benedict and Barbara Whitmore put poppies on GOP (Republican Party) elephant [for the event on 08-22-56 at Sheraton Palace Hotel]. K.L. Hamman, Avery Foote and others make decorations for the luncheon. Three Chinese women representing Chinatown Tours for Republican Wives pose by table.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Plays Golf -- Cypress Point (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.17-18] . 28 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Joe Soli stand in doorway. Eisenhower and Henry Hunt stand indoors. Eisenhower and others stand on the golf course surrounded by cameras. Barry Levinhood, Norman Chandler, Charles Jones and Eisenhower on the golf course. Eisenhower puts. Eisenhower talks to Sony Morse. Close-ups and long-shots of Eisenhower putting in front of crowd (ca. 21 negatives).
President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Carmel Mission (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.19] . 16 negatives
Eisenhower and wife walk at Carmel Mission. President and Mamie visit with nuns. Mrs. Eisenhower stands with Sister Ursula. Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower receive St. Christopher medals. The Eisenhowers stand with Dr. Joseph Ewing and Dr. Clayton Rogers at Carmel Presbyterian Church.
Convention Site -- Tour -- Cow Palace (August 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-01-56.01] . 4 negatives
Telephone center manager John Weills and telephone representatives Evelyn Getto and Jo Holland show telephone message center to group of tourists. Long-shot of citizens walking in an empty Cow Palace. Karin Rodts stands at the speakers platform with her doll.
GOP National Chairman Arrives -- Leonard W. Hall -- Airport (August 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-01-56.02] . 6 negatives
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Leonard W. Hall walks down plane ramp and is greeted by E. Mills and H. Meade Alcorn of the Downtown Association. Hall and Head of the Women's Division of the Republican National Committee Bertha Adkins stand amidst crowd. Hall stands amidst a crowd holding signs of welcome. Hall sits at table during press conference. Adkins, Hall and Alcorn sit at table during press conference.
Preparations -- Republican National Convention -- Cow Palace (August 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-02-56.02] . 9 negatives
Jim Simmons of Western Union and Donald Dent of Brayer Electric Company work at electrical switchboard. Chairman Leonard W. Hall of the Republican National Committee stands near loudspeakers. Hall stands on floor and Bertha Adkins of the Women's Division of the Republican National Committee stands on ladder while H. Meade Alcorn, Jr. and Ronald Button of the National Committee stand on podium. People work and converse in grandstands and on floor.
Press Conference -- Herbert Hoover -- Office of Stanford Trustees (August 03, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-03-56.02] . 2 negatives
Dean Windsor Cutting of Stanford Medical School, W.P. Fuller III, former US President Herbert Hoover, and President Wallace Sterling of Stanford University sit at table at 351 California Street. Hoover, Fuller and Sterling sit at table.
Bertha Adkins -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 03, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-03-56.03] . 10 negatives
Bertha Adkins of the Women's Division of the Republican National Committee stands by window, sits in sun room wearing "I like Ike" stockings. Adkins and Marjorie Benedict sit in sunroom. Grace Macduff stands with Benedict.
Arrival -- Congressman Jesse A. Younger -- Ferry Building (August 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-06-56.01] . 7 negatives
Congressman Jesse A. Younger walks with Henry Bostwick in front of women holding signs such as "we need schools now" (education). Children hold signs such as "I ain't got no larning". Younger shakes hands with picketers, walks in Ferry Building, talks to people outside.
Arrival -- George Murphy -- Airport (August 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-06-56.02] . 3 negatives
Actor [and future California senator] George Murphy and son wave from airplane steps, stand at base of steps. National Committee member Mrs. Webster Todd of New Jersey sits in convertible talking to Murphy who is leaning on car.
Birthday for Herbert Hoover -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 08, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-08-56.01] . 7 negatives
Former President Herbert Hoover sits at desk smoking pipe.
GOP (Republican Party) Information Booth -- Stuart Warehouse (August 09, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-09-56.01] . 2 negatives
Mrs. William Brinton, Mrs. Edward Mackay and Mrs. Carl Livingston, Jr. stand in front of travel posters holding star-shaped ornaments in Stuart Warehouse at Eddy and Buchanan streets. [One of seven booths which will be staffed by San Francisco Republican women during the convention].
Pre-convention Preparations -- Cow Palace (August 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-10-56.01-02] . 16 negatives
President Clyde H. Charlton, Chairman of Arrangements John Busterud and National Chairman Charles K. McWhorter, all of the San Francisco Young Republicans, stand at speakers podium. Busterud, National Committee Chairman Leonard Hall, Jim Benedict and McWhorter stand in front of delegate signs. Three people walk outside of Cow Palace. People walk by Cow Palace registration booth. People work on electrical switch board. People stand on the floor. Long-shots of the floor. Man repairs phone while two women listen to him. People look at banner, stand at speakers podium, build stage.
Young Republicans Decorate Old Street Car -- Car Barn (August 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-11-56.02] . 2 negatives
Young Republicans stand on, in, and along side cable car holding "I like Ike" signs.
Republican National Committee -- Airport (August 12, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-12-56.01-02] . 5 negatives
Members of the Republican National Committee wave from airplane steps. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hall step off plane greeted by former governor of Arizona and current special assistant to the president, Howard Pyle. Republican State National Committeewoman Mrs. Aubrey Knowles steps off plane.
Press Conference -- Mrs. Charles W. Weiss, Jr. -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 13, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-13-56.01] . 2 negatives
Program Committee Chairman for GOP Mrs. Charles W. Weiss Jr. sits in room in Mark Hopkins Hotel during press conference.
Press Conference -- Senator Prescott Bush and Congressman Hugh Scott -- Fairmont Hotel (August 13, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-13-56.02] . 3 negatives
Senator Prescott Bush and Congressman Hugh Scott stand in front of television, in front of banner during press conference.
Citizens for Ike (August 13, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-13-56.03] . 2 negatives
Chairperson of Women Volunteers Mrs. Mary Ellen Irwin models jewelry with volunteer workers Mrs. Ralph Nardone and Judy Channel. The three women model "Stick with Ike" hats and "Still like Ike" buttons.
Senators Arrive -- Senators Irving Ives and William F. Knowland -- Airport (August 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-14-56.01-02] . 8 negatives
Senator William F. Knowland walks down plane ramp. George Herman of CBS, Knowland and Charles McMahon of United Press Movietone stand outdoors during news conference. Reporter John Keys questions Knowland in front of airplane. Elevated view of reporters questioning Knowland during news conference. Senator Irving McNeil Ives of New York and wife wave in front of plane. Ives talks into microphone while John Keyes stands nearby.
GOP (Republican Party) Arrivals -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-14-56.03-04] . 15 negatives
C.C. Lord, Perry W. Howard, H.S. Massey of Mississippi and others stand in room under chandelier in Mark Hopkins Hotel. Oscar W. Pitts sits in chair holding paperwork. State Chairman and Washington delegate George Kinnear and Albert K. Mitchell stand holding paperwork. Close-up of David Dows. Three men sit around chair. National Committee member Bates Gerald, Mr. C.M. Smith and Committee woman Mrs. John E. Messerey stand around talking. Margaret Daniel and husband stand in hotel lobby, walk in hotel lobby.
Committee Meetings -- Fairmont Hotel (August 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-14-56.05] . 2 negatives
Close-up of Rules Committee member Theodore McKeldin of Maryland. View of table and Meeting of Arrangements Committee members including Leonard Hall.
Press National Federation of Home Republicans (August 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-14-56.06] . 1 negative
Mrs. Carol D. Kearns stands in room.
Platform Committee Meeting -- Palace Hotel (August 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-15-56.05] . 5 negatives
Portraits of Platform Sub-Committee heads for the Republican Convention. Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut speaks as committee chair of Platform Committee in front of audience. Committee members stand at table in front of poster "Peace, Prosperity, Progress, vote Republican".
Anti-Republican Sign (August 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-15-56.06] . 3 negatives
Bar owner James Rhodes stands on ladder outside of his bar on Sixth Street hanging "GOP not welcome, stay out" sign.
Tikes for Ike Parade -- Mission Street (August 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-15-56.07] . 2 negatives
Children hold homemade pro-Eisenhower signs while proceeding down Mission Street to the YMCA over Golden Gate Avenue.
Arrival -- James H. Duff -- Airport (August 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-15-56.08] . 3 negatives
Senator James H. Duff of Pennsylvania waves hat from airplane ramp. Duff smokes and talks during press conference in airport.
GOP (Republican Party) Press Conference -- Fairmont Hotel (August 15, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-15-56.09] . 2 negatives
Chairman of the Ohio delegates Ray C. Bliss speaks from podium during press conference.
Fruit Baskets for Republican VIP's -- Larkin Hall (August 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-16-56.02] . 3 negatives
Mrs. Stanley J. Bernhard sits and stands holding a fruit basket among hundreds of other fruit baskets. Ladies of Nob Hill Republicans and Women of the Chamber of Commerce make fruit baskets at table.
Prior to the Republican National Convention -- Cow Palace (August 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-16-56.03] . 9 negatives
Long-shots of empty Cow Palace stadium. Exterior view of Cow Palace. Citizens Commission members Lita Hill, Sally Pierce, Nancy Grinnell, Pam Melhado and Vivian Weyerhaeuser sit on "Ike Band Wagon" wearing Ike-logo dresses and parasols. View of room with desks and typewriters.
Republican Party Members -- Fairmont Hotel (August 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-16-56.04] . 2 negatives
Thurston Norton speaks in front of large picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower. View of front of Fairmont Hotel with "GOP Headquarters Hotel" banner.
Arrivals -- Airport (August 16, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-16-56.05-08] . 21 negatives
Sherman Adams arrives (5 negatives). Reporter John Keys talks to Adams in airport. Keyes stands with Adams and wife, who is holding fur coat. Keys and Mr. and Mrs. Adams stand on airplane ramp. Adams waves from base of airplane ramp while wife stands by. Adams walks with police officer through airport. Former Governor Thomas E. Dewey arrives [8 negatives]. Dewey shakes hands with Leonard Hall while Mrs. Hall looks on. Chairman of Mayor's Hospitality Committee Bob Gros presents Dewey with key to city while Leonard Hall stands by. Hall and Dewey shake hands while Mrs. Hall and Gros shake hands. Dewey speaks at microphone. Dewey and others walk with guard through airport. They walk outside on runway, walk through airport. Crowd awaits Dewey's arrival. Herbert Brownell and family arrive in airport [5 negatives], walk down plane ramp, accept key to city from Gros, stand and wave from ramp. Senator George Bender from Ohio arrives [3 negatives]. Bender in airport lobby, stands with family, stands with "GOP information girls" and family.
Lawn Cut to Read "Ike" -- Daly City (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.01] . 3 negatives
Richard Buckhart stands outside 654 South Gate Avenue in Daly City with grass clippers putting finishing touches on suburban lawn that has been cut to read "Ike".
GOP (Republican Party) -- Hotel St. Francis (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.02] . 2 negatives
Jacqueline Cochran Odlum of the twenty-ninth Congressional District in California sits in chair, talks on telephone in hotel room.
GOP (Republican Party) -- Fairmont Hotel (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.03-04] . 17 negatives
GOP Delegate Marcelino Romany of Puerto Rico sits while holding eyeglasses in hand (2 negatives). Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana sits at microphone in front of large picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower (11 negatives). Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas and Thomas A. Peppers sit at table during interviews. Elevated views of hotel lobby.
GOP (Republican Party) Headdress by Josef (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.05] . 4 negatives
Mimi models dress with "More than ever I like Ike" logo and elephant headdress at Paul Edwards at 259 Geary Street. Stylist pins headdress to model.
Republican Party Arrivals -- Airport (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.06-11] . 0 negative
Congressman Charles Halleck and wife walk down plane ramp. Close-up of Halleck. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel speaks to a reporter during a news conference. Kuchel waves [from the baggage room of the airport]. Governor Arthur B. Langlis of Washington talks to newsmen on runway after arrival. Governor Victor Anderson of Nebraska and Bob Gros of the welcoming committee talk to newsmen on runway after Anderson's arrival. Convention Chairman Leonard Hall shakes hands with Congressman Joe Martin in front of airplane while Mrs. Hall stands by. Martin stands amongst crowd with hat in hand. Congressman Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania, his wife, Hall, Mrs. Hall, and Martin stand together in front of plane. Harold Stassen walks down airplane ramp. Stassen and wife stand on airplane ramp, wave to crowd. Bob Gros greets new arrivals Sinclair Weeks and George Humphrey on plane ramp. Weeks holds key to city with Humphrey and Gros.
President of the Women's National Republican Club -- Mrs. E.E. Anderson -- Hotel Sutter (August 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-17-56.12] . 2 negatives
President of the Women's National Republican Club, Mrs. E.E. Anderson, sits in chair in Hotel Sutter.
Arrivals -- Richard M. Nixon -- Airport (August 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-18-56.01-03] . 27 negatives
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrives (20 negatives). Nixon waves from airplane ramp, walks down ramp. Crowd waits with signs of support like, "Stick with Dick" and "for Nixon". Two performers dance [the jitterbug?] to entertain awaiting supporters. Supporters stand behind fence while flat-bed truck rides along fence. Bill Hynes presents key to city to Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton and wife on steps of United Airline airplane. Governor of Massachusetts Christian A. Herter waves from airplane steps. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (United Nations representative) waves from airplane steps. Herter and Lodhe speak to reporters.
Interview and Reception -- Socialites -- Hotel St. Francis (August 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-18-56.04-05] . 4 negatives
Portraits of Mrs. Sherman Adams at press interview. Family of US Attorney General Brownell and wife of national committee member Ronald Button pose with flower leis during reception.
Republican Press Conferences -- Fairmont Hotel (August 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-18-56.06-07] . 3 negatives
Stile Bridges sits at table alone and with others during press conference. View from audience of Harold Stassen speaking on stage during press conference
Republican Leaders -- Palace Hotel (August 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-18-56.08-10] . 13 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight and Senator William F. Knowland sit during meeting and stand after meeting. Groups of people stand in room during caucus with Knight, Knowland and Richard M. Nixon. Knight, Knowland and Nixon play with toy elephant.
GOP (Republican Party) Arrivals -- Ferry Building (August 18, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-18-56.11] . 3 negatives
Senator John Bricker of Ohio and Mayor George Christopher stand outside of Ferry Building holding key to city. Postmaster John F. Fixa, former Postmaster Arthur E. Summerfield and Christopher stand together. Fixa, Summerfield, Christopher and Governor George Craig of Indiana stand together.
Various Events -- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon -- Airport and Cow Palace (August 19, 1956 - August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-19-56.01] . 108 negatives
Shots taken from underneath airplane showing propellers (5 negatives). Crowd stands outside airplane while politicians exit aircraft; Eisenhower greets crowd (4 negatives). Crowd stands in Cow Palace with balloons (3 negatives). Elevated view of crowd in street (6 negatives). State banners in the crowd, Nixon amongst crowd, people carrying signs in support of Nixon and Eisenhower (13 negatives). Eisenhower speaks outdoors to small crowd (1 negative). Eisenhower and wife shake hands with people at the Mayor's Ball (5 negatives). Nixon speaks at podium in Cow Palace (ca. 20 negatives). Unidentified man speaks at podium in Cow Palace (ca. 20 negatives). Eisenhower speaks at podium in Cow Palace (ca. 10 negatives). Eisenhower, Nixon and their wives wave from the podium (ca. 10 negatives). Nixon, Eisenhower and other men stand on stage in a line (ca. 3 negatives). Eisenhower speaks outdoors (1 negative). Eisenhower waves from "Republican Centennial" podium [at Mayor's Ball?] (ca. 8 negatives).
Republican Women -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 19, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-19-56.03-04] . 22 negatives
Mrs. Louis Rogers, Mrs. Phyllis Loehr, Mrs. Collis P. Moore, Mrs. Kathryn Maloney, Mrs. Janice Reeve and twelve other newly elected Republican National Committeewomen stand and sit at table. Crowd waits while car pulls up outside of Mark Hopkins Hotel (neighborhood). Seated woman models stockings which read "I like Ike". Richard M. Nixon and Pat Nixon shake hands and talk to women's club members in the Mark Hopkins Hotel; partygoers drink tea and converse.
Heffelfinger Reception -- Huntington Hotel (August 19, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-19-56.05] . 8 negatives
Senator Edward Thye of Minnesota, Congressman Walter H. Judd, Mr. and Mrs. F. Peavey Heffelfinger and House Speaker Joseph Martin stand around at reception.
Citizens for Ike Parade (August 19, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-19-56.06] . 6 negatives
Old model cars, people on horseback, and women wearing "Ike" logo dresses and parasols march in campaign parade at Second and Market streets.
Opening -- Republican National Convention -- Cow Palace (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.02-14] . 56 negatives
Overall view of audience pledging allegiance to the flag while hundreds of flags are raised. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel makes opening introduction in front of the Cow Palace. Senators William F. Knowland and Kuchel address crowd from the podium. Overall shots of podium speakers, delegations and news cameras. Governor Goodwin Knight waves to crowd from podium. Long-shot of Knight speaking. Close-up and long-shots of members of the Young Republican National Federation demonstrating for President of Young Republicans, Charles McWhorter, who is on the podium with Chairman Leonard W. Hall. Close-up and long-shot of President Carroll D. Kearn of the National Federation on Republican Women speaking from the podium while women delegates march to the podium. Close-up and long-shot of Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas speaking at the podium. Anne Regand and Margie Doyle sit wearing Ike-logo clothing and accessories. Close-up and long-shot of the key note speaker, Governor Arthur B. Langlie of Washington, with Douglas McKay. Ann Potter and "Red" Jo[...?] Fisher watch television in railroad room in the Cow Palace [12 negatives]. Men and women at NBC Convention Central communication studio [12 negatives]. Leonard Hall opens convention by speaking from the podium. Reverend Hugh A. Donahue speaks at podium. Bourke Hickelooper speaks at podium. Senator Homer Capehart speaks at podium. Leonard Hall and Young Republican Charlie McWhorter at podiums. Small crowd walks toward Cow Palace with mounted patrol officers nearby. Young Republicans walk outside Marin Hall before demonstration holding "Hi Charlie" signs.
Second Session -- Republican National Convention -- Cow Palace (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.15] . 31 negatives
Gene Tunny, Bob Gros and Governor Joe Foss of South Dakota converse on floor of convention center [during lull in session]. Virginia Warren speaks on telephone [in press quarters?] while Bob Considine and Kingsbury Smith work nearby. Governor Arthur B. Langlie of Washington delivers keynote address. Attendees converse in bandstand during session. Former Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon makes an introduction from the podium. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel waves from the podium. Fans demonstrate for Kuchel from the floor. Mrs. Knowland and Mrs. Nixon sit in bandstand. Douglas McKay and William F. Knowland at the podium. Governor Langlie and McKay at the podium. Langlie delivering keynote speech. Leonard Hall at podium. Hall and Knowland at podium. Langlie and McKay at the podium. Parade of colors at start of session. Unidentified people speak at podium, converse on floor
GOP (Republican Party) Delegates -- Hotel St. Francis (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.16] . 2 negatives
Portrait of Illinois delegate General Robert Wood of Sears-Roebuck Company.
Presentations of Candelabra to Nixons by Young Republicans -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.17-18] . 16 negatives
Views from behind and in front of Richard M. Nixon showing him speaking to crowd of youngsters. Nixon, wife Pat Nixon, and Chairman Charles K. McWhorter of the Young Republican Nation Federation shown on the stage, holding a wrapped gift, and standing with people in elephant costumes in the Peacock Room of the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
Governor's Ball -- Civic Auditorium (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.19-24] . 28 negatives
GOP (Republican Party) live baby elephant greets visitors while another (decorative) elephant revolves in the background. Unidentified women in gowns and men in tuxedos shake hands, pose for pictures, converse, sit in audience. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stassen, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, and Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin Knight greet one another at the ball. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, Governor and Mrs. Knight, George Christopher and Henry Cabot Lodge talk at the ball. Governor and Mrs. Knight greet Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stassen while Mr. and Mrs. Christopher stand by.
Citizens for Eisenhower Volunteers (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.25] . 1 negative
Volunteer workers Donna Zander and Sheila Jacobs sit in Ike-logo dresses.
Republicans -- Richard M. Nixon and Dan Gainey -- Fisherman's Wharf (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.26] . 6 negatives
Richard M. Nixon and wife tour Fisherman's Wharf on foot, shake hands, sightsee. Nixon, Dan Gainey and their wives look at fish selection in restaurant.
President Arrives -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Airport (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.01] . 26 negatives
Close-up of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower. Reporters and cameras swarm the president. Ike and Mamie get off plane, meet dignitaries, talk to reporters, shake hands. Mamie holds a bouquet of roses. Shots of airplane landing, nose of plane, ramp. Official vehicle makes its way through a crowd. Eisenhower and wife stand outside of plane.
Republicans -- Hotel St. Francis (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.02-04] . 21 negatives
Secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Haggerty, during press conference in the press room of the Hotel St. Francis [2 negatives]. Women converse and get food at the buffet during Mrs. Nixon's Tea for Women's Clubs [7 negatives]. Bagpipes entertain crowds along the corner of Powell and Geary Streets waiting for Eisenhower arrival (neighborhood). Eisenhower waves to crowd from beneath hotel awning, gets out of car while Police Chief Frank Ahern stands by, stands with wife under awning, stands with wife and Dan London under awning. Elevated views of crowd in main lobby of hotel, close-ups of crowd cheering as Ike passes by.
GOP (Republican Party) -- Cow Palace (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.05-07] . 53 negatives
Elevated view of floor of Cow Palace, view of balloons, general views of delegations, speakers, audience (23 negatives). Close-up and long-shots of demonstration for Charles McWhorter of the Young Republican National Federation. Demonstration for Mrs. Carroll Kears, President of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Sherman Adams at the podium. Secretary of Treasury George Humphrey at the podium. Senator William F. Knowland and Joe Martin at the podium. Martin and Herbert Hoover at the podium. Demonstration for Herbert Hoover. Unidentified people speak at the podium. People converse on the floor. The audience claps and takes pictures. Speakers pound the gavel. Audience stands with hands crossed [in prayer or moment of silence]. [Izra Taft Bense?] at podium, Governor Goodwin Knight sits with his delegation. Overall view of the floor.
"Ike" (Dwight D. Eisenhower) Passes By -- Bayshore Freeway (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.08] . 1 negative
Street view of presidential motorcade (neighborhood).
Hoover Receives Plaque -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.09] . 2 negatives
McIntyre Faries and Robert Fenton Craig of the California Republican Assembly present plaque to former President Herbert Hoover.
California Delegation Caucus -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.10] . 8 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight, Senator William F. Knowland and James Hoyt sit at table while woman calls roll of the delegation. Knight speaks from podium. Delegation claps hands [as Nixon nomination is read]. Full view of French Room with Knight shaking hands with Charles S. Jones. Mrs. Mary Tibbits speaks at the podium wanting to nominate Governor Knight for Vice President while Knight stands by. Views of speakers and delegates.
Republican Convention -- Fairmont Hotel (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.11-12] . 3 negatives
Harry Matthews presents gavel made from [Boston's?] North Church wood to Joe Martin. Sumi Utsumi, Mrs. Douglas McKay, Mrs. Styles Bridges, and Mrs. William F. Knowland stand in room during Republican Women briefing.
Foreign Visitors -- Top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.13] . 2 negatives
Mrs. Oswald Lord, Aparana Mehta, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Ambassador G.L. Mehta of India, stand together at party.
Republican Convention -- Mayor's Ball -- Civic Auditorium (August 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-21-56.14] . 4 negatives
Couple dances at ball. Three women stand together. Man and woman stand by door.
Republican Convention -- Mayor's Ball -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Civic Auditorium (August 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-22-56.01-02] . 30 negatives
Congressman William Somers Mailliard sits with his mother. Mayor George Christopher and wife talk to Mr. and Mrs. [Jerd?] Sullivan. the Eisenhowers and Christophers enter auditorium. Views of Eisenhower making speech [7 negatives]. James Hagerty sits at a press conference. Elevated view of people filling the auditorium. The Eisenhowers and the Christophers sit, stand, wave on stage. Eisenhower delivers a speech [5 negatives]. Shots of Eisenhower and others on stage and on floor.
Republicans -- Hotel St. Francis (August 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-22-56.03-05] . 15 negatives
President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks during press conference while reporters take notes and ask questions; photographers take pictures. Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover sit in adjacent chairs, stand and shake hands. Harold Stassen sits during press conference.
Tea for Republican Women -- Mamie Eisenhower -- Palace Hotel (August 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-22-56.06] . 7 negatives
Mamie Eisenhower arrives at the Palace Hotel, is greeted by committee woman Mrs. John Eisenhower, shakes hands. Overall shots of people in room.
Richard M. Nixon Leaves -- Airport (August 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-22-56.07] . 5 negatives
Richard M. Nixon and wife leave car to board plane. Nixon talks to reporters while walking up plane ramp.
Early Departure -- Richard M. Nixon -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 22, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-22-56.08] . 5 negatives
Nixon answers questions from reporters while standing in elevator. Nixon walks down hall with Pat Nixon and Jim Goodfellow. [Nixon is leaving the convention early because his father suffered a heart attack].
Republican Convention -- The Big Clean Up -- Cow Palace (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.01] . 15 negatives
Barbara Stuart of the telephone company shown with the phones that have been removed. Long- shots and close-ups of remnants of convention. Workers sweep floors of Cow Palace.
Departure -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Mark Hopkins Hotel and Airport (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.01] . 12 negatives
Richard M. Nixon and Dewey talk and laugh in Nixon's hotel suite [prior to his departure to Los Angeles to visit his father who is recovering from a heart attack]. Nixon and wife stand on plane ramp, Mrs. Nixon waves. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, Publisher Ogden Brownie Reid of the New York Herald Tribune, Representative William Ayres, and Timothy J. Murphy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars stand together indoors.
GOP (Republican Party) Convention -- Cow Palace (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.02-06] . 65 negatives
Elevated view of delegates on the floor. Crowd lets go of balloons. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mayor of Monterey talk while they get ready for trip to Monterey. Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower wave [from train platform?]. Views of Richard M. Nixon supporters on floor of cow palace, delegations, balloons. Close-ups and long-shots of Nixon speaking at podium, Dwight D. Eisenhower at podium. General views inside the Cow Palace during the convention. Shots of crowd. Views of side of St. Francis Hotel.
Herter for Vice President Headquarters (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.07] . 2 negatives
Views of back of man sitting in empty office with three desks looking out to street at 654 Market Street. (Republican convention-related?)
Press Conference -- Bracken Lee -- Conservative Headquarters (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.08] . 2 negatives
Close-up and long-shot of Governor Bracken Lee of Utah talking to reporters at "conservative headquarters" at 1263 Market Street. (Republican convention-related?)
Republican Convention -- Nebraska Delegation Breakfast -- Palace Hotel (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.09] . 3 negatives
Members of the Nebraska delegation eat breakfast together at long table in Palace Hotel with Terry Carpenter at far end of table. Carpenter and delegation chairperson Hazel Able talk at table.
Stripper -- Prescott Bush -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.10] . 2 negatives
Platform Committee member, Senator Prescott Bush, receives anti-cabaret tax petition from Evelyn "Treasure Chest" West.
Republican Party Events -- Hotel St. Francis (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.11-16] . 22 negatives
Mamie Eisenhower and Bertha Adkins hold present they received from GOP (Republican Party) women. Eisenhower and Adkins stand among other women. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prescott Bush talk in chairs. Eisenhower speaks during press conference in room with large painting. Group shot of Governor Arthur Langlie of Washington, Governor Bennett of Utah, Thurston Morton of Kentucky, candidate James H. Duff of Pennsylvania, Senator Milton R. Young of North Dakota, John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky, candidate Chapman Rivercomb of West Virginia, Homer Capehart of Indiana, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Everett Dirkson of Illinois, John M. Butler of Indiana, Douglas McKay of Oregon, candidate Douglas McKeever of Oklahoma, George Bender of Ohio, Herman Walker of Idaho, and Francis Case of South Dakota. Former Governor and current candidate for Governor of New Mexico, Edwin Meachem [Meacham?], sits with Eisenhower. Governor William Stratton of Illinois stands with Eisenhower. Group portraits of local GOP Finance Committee members.
Republican Convention -- Richard M. Nixon -- Airport (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.17] . 3 negatives
Richard M. Nixon waves from airplane while Mrs. Nixon stands next to him. Nixon displays wife's "let's back Ike" pin.
Republican Convention -- Train Departure -- Dwight D. and Mrs. Eisenhower -- Bay Shore (August 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-23-56.18] . 2 negatives
Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife wave from train's caboose. Eisenhower shakes hands with conductor. [They are going to Monterey].
Elizabeth Arden party (attended by Dwight D. Eisenhower) [08-00-56, 7 negatives]
Elizabeth Arden Party -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (August 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 90, [08-00-56.21] . 7 negatives
Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with woman outside. Mamie Eisenhower shakes hands of many women inside. Over-all views of party goers and photographers inside.
Original "Bloody Mary" (Mrs. Agnes Gray) from James Michener's "South Pacific" arrives on the Oronsay (ship)
Handicapped kids open day camp at Fleishhacker Pool (disabled persons) [08-04-56, 10 negatives]
Handicapped Kids Open Day Camp -- Fleishhacker Pool (August 04, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-04-56.01] . 12 negatives
Diana Socacca leads group in singing [the song "God Bless America"] at open camp fire. Ken Knight, Cathy Valdez and Rickey Wo[...?] warm hands on camp fire. Camp founder, Janet Pomeroy, talks with campers. Blind girl feels boy's face. Boys hunt for bugs (child welfare, disabled persons).
Artist Beniamino Bufano working on animal sculptures for Hillsdale shopping center [[08-09-56, ca. 15 negatives]
California Democrats leave for Chicago convention [08-11-56, 7 negatives]
California Democrats Leave for Chicago -- Airport (August 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 91, [08-11-56.01] . 7 negatives
State Senator George Miller, Jr., Democratic Chairman of Northern California Roger Kent, Assemblyman John A. O'Connell, Alan Cranston (president of the California Democratic Council), and Mrs. Cranston stand in front of airplane. Cranston, congressional candidate Dr. H.R. Quinney of the sixth district, Miller, Kent, O'Connell and others wave from airplane steps. People stand on airplane steps. Close-up of three people in airplane seats.
Civic Center area scenes (cityscapes) from the roof of City Hall [08-15-56, 8 negatives]
Gerald L.K. Smith of the Christian Nationalist Party holds press conference [08-20-56, 5 negatives]
Press Conference -- Gerald L.K. Smith of the Christian Nationalist Party -- Fairmont Hotel (August 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 92, [08-20-56.01] . 5 negatives
Women fill the stairway and lobby of the Fairmont Hotel. Gerald L.K. Smith speaks in front of microphone [about Harold Stassen]. Smith stands next to wife during press conference and waves his arm. Reporters and listeners fill the stairway platform where Smith is speaking.
New Federal Building location (cityscapes) [08-27-56, 7 negatives]
Consul General Pierluigi Alvera of Italy and Mayor George Christopher purchase tickets to film "La Strada" (international film festival?)
Press conference with the Socialist Labor Party's candidate for vice president Georgia Gozzini [08-31-56, 4 negatives]
New San Rafael-Richmond Bridge opening ceremonies [08-31-56, 35 negatives]
Opening Ceremony -- New Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (August 31, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 93, [08-31-56.04-05] . 12 negatives
Opening ceremony speech is delivered while American flags are raised. People walk across bridge. Governor Goodwin Knight and Mrs. Knight reveal plaque on stone slat. People on stage hold "links" for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. View from across street at flag raising ceremonies. Knight leads caravan across the new bridge.
September 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94-95, [090056-093056] . 950 negatives (estimate)
First traffic across Richmond-San Rafael bridge [09-01-56, 3 negatives]
First Traffic Across Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (September 01, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-01-56.05] . 3 negatives
First user Tony Cortese and toll collector Harry Clark. Line up of cars waiting for midnight opening. Keith Craig of California Highway Patrol leads Tony Cortese after opening of toll gate.
Kids throw bomb at Temple Emanu-El (anti-semitism?, race relations?, juvenile delinquency?) [09-03-56, 3 negatives]
Italian gathering and festival (with Ambassador Brosio, Consul General Pierluigi Alvera, Claire Giannini Hoffman and Kurt Adler) [09-04-56, 11 negatives]
International Association of Machinists convention with George Meany, Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver (labor) [09-04-56 - 09-06-56, 22 negatives]
IAM Convention -- Governor Knight and Mayor Christopher -- Civic Auditorium (September 04, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-04-56.12] . 6 negatives
Crowd Shots. Governor Knight addressing IAM (International Association of Machinists). Al Hayes, president of the IAM pinning badge on Knight (labor).
IAM Convention -- George Meany -- Civic Auditorium (September 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-05-56.01] . 4 negatives
George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, speaking at the IAM ( International Association of Machinists) convention (labor).
IAM Convention -- Adlai E. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver -- Civic Auditorium (September 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-06-56.11] . 12 negatives
Senator Estes Kefaufer and Adlai Stevenson at microphones of IAM convention ( International Association of Machinists). Crowd shots (labor).
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver arrival and reception [09-05-56, 14 negatives]
Adlai E. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver Arrive -- Airport and Fairmont Hotel (September 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-05-56.04-05] . 14 negatives
Senator Estes Kefauver and Adlai E. Stevenson arriving at the airport. Crowd shots with campaign signs at the airport. Stevenson accepting a taste of a lollipop from a girl. At the reception in the gold room of the Fairmont Hotel: Stevenson in a mob as he enters. The crowd cheering as Stevenson speaks. Kefauver speaking with Stevenson in the background. Stevenson laughing at his own joke.
Adlai E. Stevenson with family members [09-06-56, 10 negatives]
Damaged highway at Sea Cliff [09-08-56, 6 negatives]
Chinese Moon Festival [09-14-56, 5 negatives]
Chinese Moon Festival -- Portsmouth Square (September 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 94, [09-14-56.08] . 5 negatives
The traditional dragon dance on stage (neighborhood). Judy Weld (Miss San Francisco), Estelle Dong (Chinese Queen), Mayor George Christopher. Helen Lee (Moon Goddess) having her hair arranged by Mrs. Esther Wong.
Students line up for television courses at San Francisco State College (education) [09-19-56, 09-24-56, 6 negatives]
Richardson Bay Bridge opens [09-20-56, 5 negatives]
San Francisco Opera director Kurt Adler accused of trying to force the Cosmopolitan Opera out of business
Senator John F. Kennedy at banquet [09-21-56, 3 negatives]
Senator John F. Kennedy at Banquet -- Fairmont Hotel (September 21, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95, [09-21-56.05] . 3 negatives
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith (National Democratic Committee), Senator John F. Kennedy, Bill Orrick (California Chairman for Stevenson-Kefaufer campaign), William M Malone (chairman of the banquet).
Start of new educational television program at KQED [09-24-56, 3 negatives]
Start of a New Educational Television Program -- KQED Studios (September 24, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95, [09-24-56.09] . 3 negatives
Verna Wallace (sophmore at San Francisco State), Dr. Thomas Lantos (assistant professor), Dr. J. Paul Leonard (president of SF state). Shot of studio (education, public broadcasting).
Eleanor Roosevelt campaigning for Adlai Stevenson [09-27-56, 2 negatives]
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon campaign headquarters grand openings (09-27-56, 8 negatives)
Smog over San Francisco (cityscapes) [09-28-56, 2 negatives]
Creek uncovered while digging for exhibit hall at the Civic Center (09-28-56, 2 negatives)
October 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95-96, [100056-103156] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Secretary General of the Central American Liberation Committee G. Quesada of Nicaragua [10-02-56, 2 negatives]
Jack LaLanne water skis to the Farallon Islands [10-02-56, 13 negatives]
Jack LaLanne Attempting to Water Ski to Farallones (October 02, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95, [10-02-56.09-10] . 13 negatives
Jack LaLanne doing a handstand. LaLanne shaking hands with helicopter pilot. Shots of LaLanne water skiing, being pulled by helicopter. [Attempt was unsuccessful].
Blessing the fleet at Fisherman's Wharf [10-07-56, 5 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and wife visit [10-10-56, 26 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Chinese Celebration -- Chinatown (October 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95, [10-10-56.01] . 15 negatives
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and wife Pat look on as parade passes. Nixons riding in car in parade. Nixon and wife sitting under umbrella. Nixon at press confrence. Nixon shaking hands with a woman on the street. Crowd shots.
Richard M. Nixon and Wife Visit -- Oakland (October 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 95, [10-10-56.02] . 11 negatives
Richard Nixon and wife Pat arrive at the Oakland Airport and are greeted by many supporters. A group of Latin American women hold signs reading "Latin American women for Nixon". Nixon arrives at the Eisenhower-Nixon campaign rally and talks to the overflowing crowd. Nixon and wife mingle with the people at the rally.
Adlai Stevenson campaign speech [10-11-56, 12 negatives]
New Embarcadero Freeway and park designs [10-11-56, 3 negatives]
Citizens for Eisenhower bandwagon [10-13-56, 4 negatives]
Citizens for Eisenhower Bandwagon -- Stockton Street (October 13, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 96, [10-13-56.09] . 4 negatives
"Ike girls" giving man political campaign paraphernalia. "Ike girls" in front of bandwagon truck. "Ike girls" cheering and waving and putting bumper sticker on car.
Republican dinner for victory (Richard M. Nixon, Governor Goodwin Knight, Senator William F. Knowland) [10-14-56, 11 negatives]
Republican Dinner for Victory -- Cow Palace (October 14, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 96, [10-14-56.03] . 17 negatives
Crowd Shots. Senator William F. Knowland and Vice President Richard M. Nixon confer before the dinner. Governor Goodwin Knight, Nixon, and Knowland stand together. Mrs. Nixon and Knight talking together. Mrs. Knight, Knight, Nixon, Knowland, Gene Raymond (master of ceremonies) at dinner. Nixon, Knight, Knowland waving to crowd. Nixon extending best wishes to GOP candidates for the California legislature. Crowd applauding Nixon. Nixon signing an autograph. Butch Powers (lieutenant governor), Pat Hillings, Knight, Nixon and Knowland standing.
Young Republicans arrested for political graffiti [10-16-56, 4 negatives]
Pontchartrain (ship) comes through the Golden Gate bringing Pan American airplane crash survivors [10-19-56, ca. 55 negatives]
Grant Reynolds ("negro leader campaigning" for Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon) (Afro-Americans) [10-19-56, 2 negatives]
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Grant Reynolds -- Republican Campaign -- Whitcomb Hotel . (October 19, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 96, [10-19-56.15] . 2 negatives
Grant Reynolds standing with arms crossed. Grant Reynolds with Sara Blagburn, Solomon E. Johnson(?), and Dr. Theo McCurdy (Afro-Americans).
Members of San Francisco High School Potential Spaceman electronics class (potential astronauts?) (space age)
Gal (Audrey "Pat" Reedy) installed as Commander of Company 2 of Women's Army Corps Veterans [10-25-56, 2 negatives]
Harry Truman here for speech at Bakers' convention (labor) and dinner with ambassadors from India, Iran and Greece [10-25-56, 7 negatives]
Harry Truman and Chief Justice Earl Warren arrive at San Francisco International Airport [10-25-56 - 10-26-56, 10 negatives]
Former President Harry S. Truman Arrives -- Oakland Municipal Airport (October 25, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 96, [10-25-56.11] . 6 negatives
Harry S. Truman stepping off of airplane. Truman shaking hands with Herman Winters (vice-president of CIO-AFL) (labor).
Adlai E. Stevenson [10-27-56, 19 negatives]
Adlai E. Stevenson -- Civic Auditorium (October 27, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 96, [10-27-56.01-02] . 19 negatives
Adlai E. Stevenson speaking at a podium. Stevenson campaigning in a car. Stevenson with a woman and her dog. Crowd Shot. Shots of unidentified people. Shots of the convention hall.
Senator Thomas H. Kuchel speaking at different venues [10-29-56, 5 negatives]
New underground hall being built in Civic Center [10-30-56, 12 negatives]
November 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 97-98, [110056-113056] . 800 negatives (estimate)
Eleanor Roosevelt [11-02-56, 4 negatives]
Women model new Civil Defense uniforms [11-02-56, 2 negatives]
World Trade Association at the Japanese Tea Gardens with Mayor George Christopher, President of the World Trade Association (George E. Talmage) and Consul General Akira Nishiyama of Japan [11-03-56, 3 negatives]
Republican lunch (Congressman William Mailliard, Governor Goodwin Knight and Chairman Robert Steele)
Citizens for Eisenhower participate in nationwide television show [11-05-56, 2 negatives]
Republican torchlight parade and rally at Union Square [11-05-56, 6 negatives]
Eisenhower Rally -- Union Square (November 05, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 97, [11-05-56.04] . 6 negatives
Crowds at Union Square rally for Dwight D. Eisenhower. Scottish bagpipers parade into the square. Senator William F. Knowland makes a speech. Knowland is also shown with Congressman William Mailliard.
Atomic bomb defense rations (civil defense) [11-08-56, 8 negatives]
New building under construction at Taylor and California Streets (cityscapes) [11-12-56, 8 negatives]
Preview of new Cinerama film "Seven Wonders of the World" at the Orpheum Theatre [11-19-56 - 11-20-56, ca. 17 negatives]
Rally at Union Square for Cal (UC Berkeley) vs. Stanford "Big Game" (college football) [11-23-56, ca. 35 negatives]
Traffic jam at Union Square and at Geary and Grant Streets (neighborhood) [11-23-56, 10 negatives]
Traffic Jam -- Downtown (November 23, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 97, [11-23-56.02-03] . 2 negatives
Shots of stopped traffic with "Blums" store in background.
San Francisco Boys' Club annual day at Playland at the Beach [11-23-56, 3 negatives]
December 1956 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98-99, [120056-123156] . 950 negatives (estimate)
New helicopter service at the Ferry Building [12-03-56, 4 negatives]
First Passengers of Helicopter Service -- Ferry Building (December 03, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-03-56.04] . 4 negatives
Helicopter service at Ferry Building operates. James J. Sullivan greets the first arrivals: Cyril Magnin and Phyllis Richlefs. View of a helicopter in the air and another on the ground.
Betty Crocker contestants at Mission High School (education) [12-04-56, 10 negatives]
Test and Interviews -- Mission High School (December 04, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-04-56.07] . 10 negatives
Betty Crocker contestants. Various views of girls taking test and individuals pictures of each girl during the interview. Includes Jo-Ann Guinti, Mary Alice Kane, Barbara Mitchell, and others (home economics?) (education).
United Parcel Service (UPS) employees strike (labor) [12-06-56, 6 negatives]
Teamsters Picket Line -- United Parcel Service (UPS) (December 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-06-56.01] . 6 negatives
UPS Vice-President George Morton urges workers to return to their jobs. Various views of Morton surrounded by massive groups and close-up views of strikers. Some picketers carry signs.
New proposed gateway to Chinatown [12-06-56, 2 negatives]
Illustration of Proposed Gateway to Chinatown -- City Hall (December 06, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-06-56.03] . 2 negatives
Chair of Project Reverend Dr. T.T. Taam and Mayor Christopher hold an illustration of the proposed gateway to mark the entrance of Chinatown, San Francisco.
Murderer Stephen Nash imprisoned while victim is recovered from bay [12-09-56 - 12-10-56, ca. 26 negatives]
Ground breaking ceremony for three million dollar Junior High School (education) [12-10-56, 3 negatives]
Ground Breaking Ceremony -- Junion High School (December 10, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-10-56.10] . 3 negatives
Both the President of the Board of Education Adolfo De Wuoste and Superintendent Harold Spears hold the shovel in the breaking ground ceremony. Spears then proceeds to dig. An illustration of the proposed three million dollar junior high school is in the background (education).
Un-American (HUAC?) hearings (communism) [12-11-56, 21 negatives]
Man On Trial Because of Communist Literature (December 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-11-56.06] . 15 negatives
Committee members (Harold Velde, Chairman Clyde Doyle, and Gordon Scherer, Committee Counsel Richard Arens) look at evidence: Communist propaganda printed in China. Various court scenes of main witness Irving Fishman taking oath and testifying. Fishman is a New York customs collector who works on Communist literature (communism).
Communism Trial -- Witnesses and Their Attorneys (December 11, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-11-56.07] . 6 negatives
Various witnesses take the oath, testify, talk with their attorneys, or walk towards the building. Various witnesses and their attorneys: Clair Jensen and Attorney A. Gross, Louis Goldblatt and Attorney George Anderson, Grace Partridge and Attorney Norma Leonard.
Aquatic Park project [12-12-56, 6 negatives]
Officials Look at Model of Aquatic Park Project (December 12, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-12-56.15] . 6 negatives
Close-up view of a model of the proposed Aquatic Park project. President of San Francisco Maritime Museum Louis Ets Hokin, Director of Maritime Museum Karl Kortung, State Historian Dr. Aubrey Neasham, Dan London, and Vice President of Matson Navigation Hugh Gallagher look at the model.
Moving the KQED (television or radio) antenna (cityscapes) [12-17-56, 10 negatives]
Workmen Climb KQED Antenna -- San Francisco (December 17, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 98, [12-17-56.01] . 10 negatives
Workmen climb KQED (public broadcasting) antenna in order to dismantle the structure. Views of workmen climbing antenna, includes San Francisco cityscapes (Coit Tower, Bay Bridge, Marina and Piers, and the surrounding neighborhoods, districts) in the background.
KYA and KSFO strike (labor) [12-26-56, 3 negatives]
KYA, KSFO, and KLX Picketers -- Radio Strike (December 26, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 99, [12-26-56.03] . 3 negatives
Dave Dorris holds sign "On Strike Against Radio KYA"and Don Sherwood holds sign "On Strike Against Radio Station KSFO." Dorris and Sherwood rest for a moment while picketing. Dorris and Sherwood walk over and join two picketers: Bob Kunn of KLX and engineer Jim Hillbun of KYA. Kunn and Hillbun also hold signs (labor).
Chamber of Commerce gives children from broken homes lunch and five dollars to spend at Sears and Roebuck (child welfare, divorce)
Helicopter crashes in bay near Ferry Building [12-20-56, 9 negatives]
Rescue Effort For Helicopter Crash -- San Francisco Bay (December 20, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 99, [12-20-56.06] . 9 negatives
Helicopter crashes in the bay near the rear of the Ferry Building. Rowboats from the Phoenix (ship) rescue people from crash; a crane onboard ship hauls up helicopter from water. An injured person is carried away on a stretcher. A small boat also helps with the rescue effort. Men dressed in SCUBA gear rest. [Also see 12-03-56].
New buildings under construction in financial district [12-26-56, 9 negatives]
Construction of New Buildings -- Financial District (December 26, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 99, [12-26-56.05] . 9 negatives
New buildings (Crown Zellerbach, Pacific Employers Insurance Co., and Moore store) are constructed in the Financial District. Views of construction looking towards Market Street from Bush Street, towards Pine Street from across the street, corner of Post Street and Kearny, towards Market Street from Bond Street (cityscapes, neighborhood).
Unveiling painting of Harry S. Truman and United States delegation during the signing of the United Nations charter [12-27-56, 2 negatives]
Joseph A. Bialy retires after working 46 years on the cable cars (Municipal Railway) [12-27-56, 7 negatives]
Foundry and cable car rebuilding [12-28-56, 6 negatives]
Construction of Cable Car and Casting of Metal Parts -- Muni Car Barn (December 28, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 99, [12-28-56.07] . 6 negatives
Workmen assemble a new cable car. Molder Fred Harang pours hot metal while Patternmaker Harry Jensen holds the ladel. Nilan pours hot liquid metal into molds while Jensen helps. Taken at Ocean Avenue and San Jose Avenue (the Municipal Railway car barn).
New Year celebration with ticker tape in the Financial District (cityscapes) [12-31-56, 4 negatives]
New Year -- Financial District (December 31, 1956) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 99, [12-31-56.02] . 4 negatives
Judy Bancroft who works in the Russ Building goes out to mail a letter and encounters ticker tape. Overhead view of the confetti and the traffic taken from the Russ Building. Street-level view of the corner of Montgomery Street and Bush Street (neighborhood).
January 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100-101, [010057-013157] . 900 negatives (estimate)
General Electric atomic reactor project in Pleasanton [01-00-57, 7 negatives]
Selling ships to commies (communism) [01-02-57, 2 negatives]
Covered wagon full of Indians (actors) on Maiden Lane for television publicity [01-09-57, 2 negatives]
Last "Little Red Schoolhouse" where Navy children go to school (education) [01-14-57, 5 negatives]
Last "Little Read Schoolhouse" -- Yerba Buena Island (January 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-14-57.01] . 8 negatives
Exterior views of the school and playground with children of navy personnel from Treasure Island. Exterior view of the school with children lined up to go inside. Interior views of the school showing students at their desks and their teacher (Miss Myra Graves) standing. Interior views of students gathered in semi-circle around the teacher. Shot of three children sitting in front of the teacher (education).
Dinner honors three Nobel Prize winners (Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, Dr. William Shockley and Dr. Edwin M. McMillan) [01-14-57, 3 negatives]
Nobel Laureates Receiving Honors -- Fairmont Hotel (January 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-14-57.05] . 3 negatives
Dr. William Shockley holding award. Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, Dr. Edwin M. McMillan and Shockley standing. Henry R. Rolph (member of the board of supervisor) and Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (president of Beckman Instruments) with Shockley.
"Family of Man" photography exhibit at the Palace of the Legion of Honor [01-15-57, 01-21-57, 6 negatives]
"Family of Man" Photography Exhibit -- Palace of the Legion of Honor (January 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-15-57.03] . 4 negatives
Mrs. James Maciel, Mrs. Jack Miller, Mrs. Robert Barbier, and Mrs. Marshall standing and drinking champaigne in front of a photograph. Mr. Clyde H. Rossi and Mrs. Martinez Gawley sitting down during the exhibit. [Exhibit of the photography of Edward Steichen and others].
Bay Area views [01-15-57, 22 negatives]
Aerial Views -- San Francisco Bay Area (January 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-15-57.05] . 22 negatives
Possible site of the atomic energy power plant at Livermore. Golden Gate Bridge and the Legion of Honor. Mount Diablo. Angel Island. City of Fremont (cityscape). UC Berkeley campus.
Produce market area redevelopment plans for lower Market street [01-16-57, 6 negatives]
Produce District Redevelopment Plans -- Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (January 16, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-15-57.05] . 6 negatives
Shots of a glass-encased, three-dimensional model of the proposed redevelopment of the produce area and lower Market Street area. Shots of a two-dimensional map of the area. Nat Owings and Roger Lapham, Jr. looking at the three-dimensional model. Nat Owings, Roger Lapham, Jr. and John B. Rodgers looking at the model.
United Steel Workers of America (with David J. McDonald) (labor) [01-18-57, 4 negatives]
United Steel Workers of America -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (January 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-18-57.01] . 4 negatives
David J. McDonald (president of United Steelworkers of America), Charles Smith (district director of district #38), and I.W. Abel (secretary of treasury, National Steelworkers Union) standing and looking at a document together (behind them hangs John Garth's "The Iron Worker"). Shots of the conference goers (labor).
B-52 bombers return to March Air Force Base after non-stop hop around the world [01-18-57, ca. 15 negatives]
B-52 Bombers Return to March Air Force Base (January 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-18-57.03-14] . 13 negatives
Shots of B-52 airplanes' returning from round-the-world-trip. Major General Archie J. Old, Jr. introduces his wife to the family of Sergeant Donovan W. Higgenbotham. General Curtis LeMay pins a "Distinguished Flying Cross" on Higgenbotham. LeMay congratulates Higgenbotham. Old looks out from the cockpit of the lead plane. Sergeant Carl H. Ballew is greeted by his wife and sons. Old stands at the far left as members of the flight are greeted by families. The three returning bombers, escorted by a jet trainer, circling before landing. Lieutenant Colonel James H. Morris looks out from the cockpit while taxiing. Old lines up the crew of the lead plane for an inspection upon arrival at the field. LeMay pins a "Distinguished Flying Cross" on Old. Long shot of LeMay decorating the crews. Lead plane landing.
Views in and around the Legion of Honor [01-21-57, ca. 30 negatives]
French veterans explain France's position in North Africa [01-21-57, 2 negatives]
French Veterans Explain France's Position in North Africa -- French Consulate (January 22, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-22-57.12] . 2 negatives
Gathered around a globe of the world are Maurice Debacq, Christian de Fels, and Michel Prevost (pointing to North Africa on the globe).
Deciding where to build North Beach library [01-23-57, 2 negatives]
Eleanor Roosevelt [01-24-57, 3 negatives]
Attorney General's (Edmund G. Brown) daughter weds at St. Cecilia's [01-24-57, 6 negatives]
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown's Daughter Weds -- St. Cecilia's Church (January 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 100, [01-24-57.10] . 6 negatives
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown and daughter Cynthia Brown (Kelly). Joseph Kelly (groom) and Cynthia Kelly. Bridal party on the church steps.
Celebrating India's Republic day with Consul General B.N. Nanda of India and artist Beniamino Bufano
New atomic submarine at Mare Island Naval Shipyard [01-25-57, 8 negatives]
Ship explodes at Todd Shipyard (01-29-57 - 01-30-57, 23 negatives)
Ship Explosion -- Todd Shipyard (January 29, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [01-29-57.12] . 14 negatives
Shots taken from the top side of the ship. Men looking for bodies. Burnt out boiler room. A victim who was rescued and still alive. Welders burning a hole in the side of the ship in order to get to victims. Bodies being removed through a hole in the side of the ship. Tanker with smoke coming out from the boiler room area.
February 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101-102, [020057-022857] . 850 negatives (estimate)
Republican committee meeting with Edward S. Shattuck and Robert H. Steele [02-01-57, 2 negatives]
Republican Meeting at St. Francis Hotel (February 01, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 81, [02-01-56.01] . 2 negatives
The Republican National Committeeman and Chairman of the California Republican State Central Committee's Planning Committee, Edward L. Shattuck of Los Angeles meets with Robert H. Steele, Chairman of the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee.
Crowds and lion dance and crowning of Chinese New Year Queen [02-01-57, 7 negatives]
Crowning of Chinese New Year Queen (February 01, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-01-57.07] . 7 negatives
On Grant Avenue, between Jackson Street and Washington Street, the crowning of Chinese New Year Queen Ruby Kwong by Mayor George Christopher. Crowd scenes in Chinatown. Lion Dance with man in mask dancing around.
Appliances and swimming pool and furniture displayed at Furniture Mart [02-04-57, ca. 22 negatives]
Furniture Mart Displays (February 04, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-04-57.10] . 22 negatives
Models with merchandise. Paula Lane with weather balloons. Barbara Fulwider with steel and plastic swimming pool, also with Western Holly Cooking Center. Mickie Kittel on Thayer Coggin bench with Peter Pepper clock on the wall. Paula lane with Russian mattressess (communism).
Jewish leader Louis H. Blumenthal shot [02-05-57 - 02-08-57, ca. 9 negatives]
Louis H. Blumenthal Recovering (February 05, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-05-57.05] . 4 negatives
After being shot, Louis Blumenthal seen in a chair at Mount Zion Hospital.
Suspect in Blumenthal Shooting (February 07, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-07-57.13] . 2 negatives
Inspector Frank Van Dervort and Inspector William Merrick question Arthur Smith in connection with the shooting of Louis H. Blumenthal.
Louis H. Blumenthal and Police Lineup (February 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-08-57.01-02] . 2 negatives
A Police lineup of suspects in the Louis H. Blumenthal shooting. Participants include Ray Jones, Inspector John Kane, Inspector Frank Van Dervort, Arthur Smith and George Murphy (news reporter).
Plans for Capehart housing project at Fort Ord [02-06-57, 6 negatives]
Capehart Housing Project -- Fort Ord (February 06, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-06-57.03] . 6 negatives
Shots showing plans for the style of the housing and maps of the location of the project with Lieutenant General Robert N. Young, the Sixth Army Commanding General and Director James C. Belda of the Federal Housing Administration.
Petrini Plaza supermarket interiors [02-07-57, 7 negatives]
Attendees of Hospitality Ball including Consul General T.K. Chang of China and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz [02-08-57, ca. 12 negatives]
Hospitality Ball -- Fairmont Hotel (February 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-08-57.13] . 17 negatives
Participants dining and dancing at the Hospitality Ball at the Fairmont Hotel. People include: Mr. and Mrs. Norman Colliver, Consul General T.K. Chang of China, Mr. Steve Sutro, Mrs. Stephen Zellerbach and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz among others.
Starting line of sports car rally for muscular dystrophy at Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square [02-09-57, 2 negatives]
English class for non-English speaking students [02-11-57, 2 negatives]
Cable car rail removal on Washington Street line [02-11-57, 4 negatives]
Ralph Davies, Governor Goodwin Knight, and Herbert Hoover III at commisioning of American Presidents Lines' Herbert Hoover (ship) [02-11-57, 6 negatives]
Commissioning of the President Hoover (ship) (February 11, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 101, [02-11-57.11] . 6 negatives
Shown celebrating the commissioning of the President Hoover (ship) for American President Lines are Chairman of the Board, Ralph Davies, Governor and Mrs. Goodwin Knight, Mrs. Herbert Hoover III, President George Killion of American President Lines and Captain Waldemar Nielsen.
Morris Weisberger of Sailors' Union of the Pacific (labor) [02-11-57, 2 negatives]
Ships tied up in moth balls at Hunters' Point shipyard [02-12-57, 4 negatives]
Hunters Point Naval Radiological lab and bomb shelter (atomic age) [02-12-57, 2 negatives]
Sea wall repair at yacht harbor [02-12-57, 4 negatives]
Adlai Stevenson greeted at airport by Roger Kent [02-12-57, 8 negatives]
Haig Terzian narcotics and arsenal case with guns and hand grenades seized [02-13-57 - 02-19-57, 13 negatives]
US Army Corps of Engineers model of water ways for planning commission [02-14-57, 5 negatives]
US Army Corps of Engineers Planning Commission (February 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-14-57.10] . 5 negatives
Planning Commission members look over water ways scale-model. Members include: Thomas White, Mrs. Charles Porter, Robert Lillenthal, Robert Devine, Donald Kirby and Paul Opperman.
Democratic National Conference participants including Adlai Stevenson and Roger Kent and Senator Hubert Humphrey and Chairman Paul M. Butler [02-14-57 - 02-16-57, ca. 23 negatives]
Democratic National Convention -- "Big Wigs" (February 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-14-57.14] . 6 negatives
At the Fairmont Hotel Jan Binder, a volunteer Democratic Worker at the registration desk checking in Lieutenant Governor Harry Lee Waterfield of Kentucky. Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota in hotel room going over a speech. Democratic National Committeeman and Chairman of Democratic Southern Conference Camille Gravel of Louisiana talks with Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler.
Democratic National Conference (February 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-15-57.01-02] . 6 negatives
Shots of registration desk at the Fairmont Hotel. Also Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Butler giving a speech.
Democratic Reception (February 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-15-57.02] . 9 negatives
In the Gold Room at the Fairmont Hotel. Rena Nicolai of La Pantera Restaurant and friend of Adlai Stevenson gives him a big kiss as they meet at reception. Also President Ray Freeman of the Pacific Student Presidents Association meets with Stevenson. Senator Hubert Humphrey, Louise Baldwin, Secretary in local club (Democratic?) and State Central Committee from Orange County, and Roger Kent, State Democratic Chairman talking.
Instruction at Berkeley's California School for the Deaf (education) (disabled persons) [02-18-57, 5 negatives]
California School for the Deaf -- Berkeley (February 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-18-57.09] . 5 negatives
Kids in woodworking shop communicate with sign language. Instructor Sheldon McArtor teaching deaf pupil in shoe repair. Instructor Jean Leonard with microphone teaching in group hearing aid class. Carla and Zoe Ann, both five, in dormitory (education, disabled persons)
Consul General Gunther Kempff and Social Democratic Party head Erich Ollenhauer of Germany at airport [02-19-57, 8 negatives]
Top secret Atomic Energy Commission meeting [02-20-57]
Atomic Energy Commission Meeting -- California Theater -- Berkeley (February 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-20-57.05] . 14 negatives
Director Dr. Herbert York of the UC Radiation Lab at Livermore enters top secret meeting to be handed Atomic Energy Commission folder by Mary McMenamy of AEC security staff. AEC Director of Research Thomas H. Johnson of Washington, D.C. and Chief of Controlled Thermonuclear Branch Dr. Arthur F. Ruark of the AEC in Washington. John Edward Allen of the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, England and Richard A. Fitch of British Atmoic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, England. Outside the California Theater movie being shown is "Top Secret Affair."
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford and others at Commonwealth Club [02-25-57, 4 negatives]
Interior views of overcrowded county jail in San Bruno [02-26-97, 5 negatives]
Overcrowding in County Jail Number Two -- San Bruno, Calif. (February 26, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [02-26-57.04] . 5 negatives
Shots of cell block showing cots lining coridor on either side of cells. Deputy Carl Olson, Captain Thomas Burns, and Deputy Frank Thompson in front of the main building.
Aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (ship) arrives [02-28-57, 4 negatives]
March 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102-104, [030057-033157] . 1050 negatives (estimate)
Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton arrives at airport [03-01-57, 6 negatives]
Teamsters' Union conference (labor) [03-02-57, 6 negatives]
Vienna Boys' Choir visits Playland at the Beach [03-02-57, 3 negatives]
Members of Blyth-Zellerbach citizens committee view model of downtown produce district redevelopment plan [03-04-57, 3 negatives]
Students in vocational cooking and baking class [03-06-57, 14 negatives]
Students in a Vocational Cooking and Baking Class -- Board of Education Cafeteria (March 06, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [03-06-57.06] . 14 negatives
Students performing various tasks: stacking dishes, rolling out pastry dough, testing soup. [Some negatives appear to be missing].
Vampira promotion for movie with Maila Nurmi [03-07-57, 5 negatives]
New building for IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) electricians union (labor) [03-08-57, 5 negatives]
New Building -- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers -- Fillmore Street (March 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 102, [03-08-57.04] . 5 negatives
Three men in front of the new IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) building on Fillmore Street. Two men standing where the name of the building is marked. View of the exterior of the building. View of the conference hall inside (labor).
California State Federation of Labor delegates to AFL meeting (labor) [03-09-57, 2 negatives]
Recreation for the blind (disabled persons) [03-09-57, 2 negatives]
Distribution of Salk polio vaccine (health) [03-11-57, 3 negatives]
Consul General Gunther Kempff greets German Foreign Minister Heirich von Brentano and Ambassador Heinz Krekeler [03-11-57, 2 negatives]
Burton W. Abbott execution including Abbott family active to stop execution and visit to San Quentin State prison and Governor Goodwin Knight [03-13-57 - 03-16-57, 58 negatives]
Abbott Family Works to Stop Execution -- Alameda, Calif. (March 13, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-13-57.03] . 6 negatives
Burton W. Abbott's aunt at a typewriter while Abbott's mother proof reads a petition. Abbott's mother looking over aunt's shoulder while she types.
Abbott Family Leaving San Quentin Prison (March 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-14-57.03] . 2 negatives
Burton W. Abbott's aunt and brother leaving California state prison San Quentin in a car.
Abbott Family Makes a Final Visit to Burton W. Abbott -- San Quentin (March 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-14-57.08] . 5 negatives
Burton W. Abbott's brother and mother walking through a doorway. Abbott's mother standing in front of the prison yard door. Abbott's mother and aunt walking towards the San Quentin prison gate.
Day of Burton W. Abbott's Execution -- Governor Knight Arrives -- Alameda Naval Air Station (March 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-15-57.01] . 9 negatives
Governor Knight arrives at the airport. Knight watching television. Knight talking on the phone. Exterior view of an unidentified building.
Burton W. Abbott's Execution -- Last Minute Legal Maneuvers Fail -- State Building? (March 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-15-57.04-05] . 22 negatives
Attorney George Davis Consoles Burton W. Abbott's brother. Various views of Davis and Abbott's brother awaiting, and finally receiving, the new of Abbott's death. Davis surrounded by reporters as he announces the death of Abbott. Views of the Abbot family leaving their apartment building.
Burton W. Abbott's Execution -- Final Appeal to Governor for a Stay -- Post Office (March 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-15-57.08] . 6 negatives
Attorney George Davis talking on the phone with Governor Goodwin Knight.
Waitress in Burton W. Abbott Case -- Pring's Doughnut Shop -- Oakland (March 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-15-57.11] . 3 negatives
Mrs. La Verne Malloy listening to the radio broadcast of the Burton W. Abbott execution.
After Burton W. Abbott's Execution -- Post Street (March 16, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-16-57.01] . 3 negatives
Attorney George Davis talking with Burton W. Abbott's brother.
Dr. M.F. Ashely Montagu introduced by Dr. S.I. Hayakawa [03-13-57, 2 negatives]
Grammar school children in typing class (education) [03-13-57, 6 negatives]
Woman electronics technician Rita Boulaugeo at Alameda Naval Air Station [03-18-57, 8 negatives]
Woman Electronics Technician Rita Boulaugeo -- Alameda Naval Air Station (March 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-18-57.06] . 8 negatives
Rita Boulaugeo working with aircraft controls. Boulaugeo standing beneath an airplane. Boulaugeo working in a lab. Exterior view of an unidentified building.
Former Mayor Mott of Oakland visits Oakland City Hall [03-20-57, 4 negatives]
Defense Minister Kim Yong Woo of Korea at airport [03-20-57, 2 negatives]
Yogi Roman Ostoja pierces tongue and hand with needles [03-20-57, 5 negatives]
Yogi Roman Ostoja -- Hotel St. Francis (March 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-20-57.13] . 5 negatives
Yogi Roman Ostoja standing on broken glass. Ostoja pushin a needle through his hand. Ostoja with a needle through his tongue. Ostoja drinking some water. Ostoja in a horizontal position while a man uses a sledge hammer to hit a piece of concrete positioned on Ostoja's stomach.
Foreign Minister George K.C. Yeh of Nationalist China [03-21-57, 3 negatives]
Earthquake damage [03-22-57 - 03-30-57, 93 negatives]
Earthquake Damage -- San Francisco Bay Area (March 22, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-22-57.01-05] . 42 negatives
Caved-in road. Two taxi drivers talking to each other. Man selling used furniture. Building with broken glass. Car with a broken windshield. Men sweeping up debris. Structural damage to houses. Grocery aisle with foodstuff spilled on the floor. Damage to power lines. Family evacuating their house in case of flooding. Bulldozers clearing dirt. Residents sitting outside homes. Storefront damage. Structural damage to garage and home. Police officers standing guard in front of stores that are missing their windows. (Many views at Westlake shopping center, among other locations).
Earthquake Damage -- San Francisco Bay Area (March 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-23-57.02-08] . 21 negatives
Policeman at M.H. De Young Memorial Museum pointing to damage. Mayor George Christopher examining a report of the damage. Damage to the back stairs of a house. Man reading a sign notifying the relocation of church services. Damage to church. Crack in a building. Caved-in road. Road damage to the Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1).
Earthquake Damage at Cemetery Row -- Daly City (March 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-25-57.07] . 10 negatives
Various tombstones and other objects damaged by the series of earthquakes. Damaged statues.
Earthquake Damage -- Loose Corner Stones -- White House Retail Store (March 28, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [03-28-57.12] . 9 negatives
Crowds gathered to watch a fire truck check loose masonry. The fire truck with its ladder extended (Market Street neighborhood?).
Representatives of Seafarers' Union of North America (labor) [03-25-57, 2 negatives]
Representatives of the Seafarers' Union of North America -- Whitcomb Hotel (March 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-25-57.06] . 2 negatives
Seafarers' Union of North America representatives standing together: Morris Weisberger (secretary-treasurer, Sailors' Union of the Pacific), Fred Farnen (secretary-treasurer, Great Lakes district), Paul [?] (president, SLUNA), John Hawk (secretary-treasurer, SLUNA) (labor).
New lighting at Bush Street and Stockton Street tunnel (neighborhood view) [02-25-57, 6 negatives]
New Lighting -- San Francisco Streets (March 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-25-57.09] . 6 negatives
View of Bush street above Stockton Street Tunnel: the foreground has old lights, and new lights are one block down. View of Tenth Street and Market Street looking south toward a furniture store. View of Tenth Street and Market Street taken from Fell Street (neighborhood).
Consul General Pierluigi Alvera of Italy and model of planned Christopher Columbus statue [03-25-57, 9 negatives]
Consul General Peirluigi Alvera of Italy -- Italian Consulate (March 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-25-57.11] . 9 negatives
Consul General Pierluigi Alvera of Italy sitting with Superior Judge Walter Carpeneti and Superior Judge John Molinari around a model for the proposed Quoit tower Christopher Columbus statue. Alvera, Clarence Peterson (chairman of the SF art commission), Louis Sutter (chairman of the art and recreation commission), Mrs. Albert Compodonico (member of the art commission), Carpaneti, and Molinari looking at the model. The model on a table.
Italian architect Pierluigi Nervi [03-25-57, 2 negatives]
Dope raid (narcotics) photos taken at scene during raid [03-26-57, 19 negatives]
Rally supporting moratorium on death penalty [03-26-57, 6 negatives]
Rally Supporting Death Penalty Moratorium -- St. John's Episcopal Church (March 26, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 103, [03-26-57.14] . 6 negatives
Overall view of the gathered crowd. Reverend C. Julian Bartlett, Dean of Grace Cathedral and attorney A.J. Zirpoli speaking. Family of Burton W. Abbott departing.
European representatives of AFL-CIO with Moroccan Federation of Labor [02-27-57, 3 negatives]
Seafarers' International Union conference (labor) [03-27-57, 3 negatives]
Governor Samuel Wilder King of Hawaii en route to statehood hearings [03-28-57, 4 negatives]
New Bayshore Freeway [03-28-57, 10 negatives]
Franklin H. Williams at National Association for the Advancement of Colored People meeting [03-29-57, 2 negatives]
Franklin H. Williams at NAACP Meeting -- Whitcomb Hotel (March 29, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [03-29-57.02] . 2 negatives
Franklin H. Williams seated at an NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) meeting. Williams sitting with two unidentified people.
Opening of Hyde Street cable car line [03-29-57, 5 negatives]
April 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104-105, [040057-043057] . 1075 negatives (estimate)
ILWU longshoremen's convention with Harry Bridges and others (labor) [04-01-57, 2 negatives]
Longshoremen's Convention -- ILWU Hall (April 01, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-01-57.05] . 2 negatives
Alaska delegate Harold Wright, Vice Presidents J.R. Robertson and Germain Bulcke, local president of 142 Hawaii Tony Rania, and Harry Bridges converse before International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union convention.
Night cityscape of Mark Hopkins Hotel [04-02-57, 3 negatives]
Old folks eviction (senior housing) [04-02-57, 6 negatives]
US Air Force officers at Electronic Defense System Arctic Radar Net presentation [04-03-57, 2 negatives]
New projection magnifier for eye treatment [or assisting the partially blind to read?] at Stanford Hospital (health) (disabled persons) [04-03-57, 7 negatves]
Minister of Defense Kim Yong Woo of the Republic of Korea [04-04-57, 3 negatives]
Korean Minister Kim Yong Woo -- Presidio (April 04, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-04-57.10] . 3 negatives
Colonal H.A. Davenport greeting Minister of Defence Kim Yong Woo of Korea. Nineteen gun salute. Minister and colonel walking past rows of soldiers at attention (military).
OAS (Organization of American States: Pan-American Union) press conference and pickets protesting Nicaragua (labor) [04-08-57 - 04-09-57, 10 negatives]
Press Conference -- Organization of American States (April 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-08-57.04] . 2 negatives
Drier of Guatamala, Colonel Jose Luis Cruz-Salazar of Brazil, Dr. Galba Samuel Santos of Nicaragua, section general Dr. Guillermo Sevella-Sacasa, and Dr. Jose A. Mora of Uruguay answering questions from the press.
Protest -- Organization of American States -- Hotel St. Francis (April 09, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-09-57.13] . 8 negatives
Picketers protest Nicaragua outside of hotel banquet (social protests). Nicaraguan Ambassador to the OAS Dr. Sevila-Sacasa reads and later tears up literature handed out by the protesters. Dr. Sevilla-Sacasa gives principle speech at banquet. Dr. Sevila Sacasa, chairman Henry Craft, Mayor Christopher and Brazilian chairman of OAS council Dr. Fernando Lobo pose for picture.
Opening of first Embarcadero Freeway ramp and views of freeway (cityscapes) [04-08-57, 12 negatives]
Opening of Embarcadero-Southbound Ramp -- Top of Matson Lines Building, Market Street (April 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-08-57.12] . 6 negatives
View of new freeway ramp at Embarcadero street from the top of the tower at the Matson Line building on Market Street. (cityscapes). Looking south at ramp with beginning of Bay Bridge in background. Very little traffic (transportation).
Opening of Embarcadero Street Freeway Ramp -- Beale Street and Mission Street (April 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-08-57.13] . 4 negatives
Henry Rolph cutting ribbon with Division of Highways representative Frank B. Durkee, president of Downtown association Roy Buell, and crowd surrounding. Skyline of downtown in background. (cityscapes).
Civil defense meeting on evacuation of schools (Admiral Cooke and PTA president Mrs. Tony Patch pictured)
Nike missiles on San Francisco ocean front [04-09-57, 9 negatives]
NIKE Guided Missile Site -- San Francisco Ocean Front (April 09, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-09-57.08] . 9 negatives
NIKE guided missiles shown in various attack modes. Men preparing new missile and Sergeant Essel Atkinson directing NIKEs to vertical firing position. All missles shown aimed at direction of potential attack from the ocean front, and view of San Francisco hills in background. (military, defense).
Ground Observer Corps (civil defense) [04-10-57, 8 negatives]
Ground Observer Corps Watch for Unidentified Planes -- Ground Observer Corps Watch Tower (April 10, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 104, [04-10-57.05] . 8 negatives
Assistant chief observer Worth V. Headley of 1232 Seventh Avenue watches sky with observer trainee Margaret Lippman of 2100 Hyde Street outside watch tower of the San Francisco ground observer corps' (GOC) at Lands End. View of bay in background.
Actors (Barbara Rush, Clifton Webb, Dorothy Johnson, Robert Wagner, and John Harvey) and producer Samuel Engel at "Boy on a Dolphin" premier
International Settlement district (Pacific Street - Barbary Coast neighborhood) cleaned up for movie "My Pal Joey" [04-13-57, 4 negatives]
Clean up of International Settlement Street for Movie -- Pacific Street (April 13, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-13-57.05] . 4 negatives
Pacific Street in International Settlement district is cleaned up by a movie company for the movie "My Pal Joey". View looking down street (neighborhood). Three storefronts in particular are made up for pictures.
Earthquake and fire anniversary at Lotta's Fountain [04-18-57, 2 negatives]
Fifty-first anniversary of Earthquake and Fire -- South of Market Boys -- Lottas Fountain (April 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-18-57.09] . 2 negatives
William Ben and others of South of Market Boys organization hang wreath at Lotta's Fountain (at Third and Market Streets) fifty-one years after the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
Civil defense demonstration [04-22-57, 2 negatives]
Civil Defence Demonstration -- Downtown (April 22, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-22-57.07] . 2 negatives
A civil defence exibit at California Street between Sansome and Montgomery. Rescue service with an emergency vehicle and various rescue equipment and a large crowd gathered on sidewalk. Description by photographer reads "This thing was really screwed. The poor civilian will get defenced right into an atomic cloud if this is any example".
Office workers evacuated in civil defense drill [04-23-57, 8 negatives]
San Francisco Civil Defense Ready Week -- Office Evacuation Drill (April 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-23-57.11] . 8 negatives
Office workers evacuate building and board buses during civil defence drill. Disaster corporation director Admiral A.G. Clark sits with the siren which sounded the alarm. Taken at 450 Mission Street.
Civil rights leader Reverend Fred. L Shuttlesworth [04-24-57, 2 negatives]
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Press interview -- Reverend F.L. Shuttlesworth -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel . (April 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-24-57.01] . 2 negatives
Reverend F.L. Shuttlesworth of the Alabama Christian Movement for Civil Rights speaks at a press conference at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel (civil rights).
"Baby atom smasher" at Stanford for cancer treatment (radiation, nuclear medicine, atomic age, health) [04-24-47, 4 negatives]
Baby Atom Smasher -- Stanford Hospital (April 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-24-57.08] . 4 negatives
Dr. Malcolm A. Bagshaw shows twenty-two month old Gordon Isaacs the "Baby Atom Smasher" with Dr. Henry S. Kaplan. The "Baby Atom Smasher" will be used on tumor patients (health, nuclear medicine, radiation).
Exhibit preview for Treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library (including guests Mrs. Grover Magnin, Ina Claire Wallace, Junius Morgan and Thomas Carr Howe)
Man climbing Golden Gate Bridge cables [04-26-57, 6 negatives]
Frances Shasken and Dr. Alfred Auerbach and Fred C. Whitman at interview on Community Mental Health Services Act
Frank Lloyd Wright arrives by helicopter [04-27-57, 2 negatives]
Helicopter Brings in Frank Lloyd Wright -- San Francisco International Airport (April 27, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [04-27-57.03] . 3 negatives
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright is brought by helicopter with his San Francisco representative Aaron Green and helicopter pilot Clay Farnsworth. Arrival at the San Francisco International Airport from Berkeley.
Lee Tung Dai (elderly Chinese man tortured by communists) returns to San Francisco [04-30-57, 6 negatives]
May 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105-106, [050057-053157] . 900 negatives (estimate)
San Francisco street scenes and cityscapes [05-00-57, 38 negatives]
Street Scenes -- San Francisco (May 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-00-57.01-02] . 30 negatives
Views of Chinatown, highway traffic, downtown, looking down Powell with cable car, and others (cityscapes).
King Mohammed of Morocco with Mayor Ben West of Nashville and Mayor Celebrezze [05-00-57, 5 negatives]
King Mohammed of Morocco -- Sheraton Palace (May 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-00-57.05] . 5 negatives
King Mohammed of Morocco with Mayor Ben West of Nashville and Mayor Celebrezze. West shaking hands with Prince Moulay Abdullah. Moroccan royalty walking across runway and greeted by soldiers at airport.
Hunters Point shipyard [05-00-57, 21 negatives]
Activites -- Hunters Point Shipyard (May 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-00-57.06-07] . 17 negatives
Workmen at workstations. Large ships in the water. Shot of exterior scaffolding.
Synchronized swimmers at North Beach Swimming Club [05-01-57, 5 negatives]
Synchronized Swimmers -- North Beach Swimming Club (May 01, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-01-57.11] . 5 negatives
Shots of swimmers in water at the North Beach Swimming Club (Lombard and Columbus Street). Included are Patricia Cronin, Lucille Ferretti, Ingrid Oyen, Ginger Degenkolb, and Yvonne Nurrie, among others.
Excavation and construction of Mole Hall by San Francisco City Hall [05-02-57, 9 negatives]
Under Secretary of the Interior O. Hatfield Chilson and Representative Clair Engle [05-02-57, 2 negatives]
Grand Banquet of Third Congress of International Commission on Irrigation, Flood Control, and Drainage (May 02, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-02-57.03] . 2 negatives
Undersecretary of the Interior O. Hatfield Chilson talking with Master of Ceremonies Representative Clair Engle, Democrat, of Red Bluff in the Gold Room of the Sheraton Palace Hotel.
California Emergency Defense Committee red hearing (communism) [05-03-57, 10 negatives]
California Emergency Defense Committee -- Red Hearing (May 03, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 105, [05-03-57.02-03] . 6 negatives
Portraits of Judge James R. Duncan, head of the Committee, witness William M. Ford, and witness Evelyn Hanson (communism).
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks [05-03-57, 2 negatives]
Children being taught to speak (and other activities) at Gough School for the Deaf (education) (disabled persons) [05-06-57, 4 negatives]
Share Your Birthday Foundation with Consul General Laurie Shaffi of Pakistan and Royal Consul General Christian A. Axelos of Greece
Singer Nat King Cole with Gene Barry and Samuel Fuller and others at premier of movie "China Gate" [05-07-57, 4 negatives]
Premier of Movie "China Gate" -- Fox Theater (May 07, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 106, [05-07-57.05] . 4 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fuller (producer, writer and director), Mr. and Mrs. Gene Barry (actor), Mr. and Mrs. Nat "King" Cole (singer and actor) and sisters Patsie and Kathlene Low at the film premiere.
President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam and Consul General Robert Luc of France [05-07-57, 2 negatives]
Murder of Doctor Trimble and accused G. Sidney Klass in Oakland [05-13-57 - 05-15-57, ca. 22 negatives]
Consul General Marques de la Vera of Spain with Amabassador Conde de Montrico and Vice Admiral Dennison
Edward S. Shattuck with Governor Goodwin Knight and Mayor George Christopher at California Republican National Committee [05-15-57, 2 negatives]
Aid to visually handicapped (children and educators with large-print lesson books) (disabled persons)
"Red" (Chinese commmunist) peace talks with Cheng Yin Fun (aide of Chiang?) and Consul T.K. Chang(?) at airport [05-17-57, 2 negatives]
Inventions and gadgets exhibited [05-18-57, 4 negatives]
Inventors Convention -- Scottish Rite Auditorium (May 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 106, [05-18-57.05] . 4 negatives
Ernest Schlesicher with his necktie bib, Joyce Retzleff with her model for a new clothesline, Bessie Silva with her toothbrushes that contain their own paste, and Athos Murphy, Vice President of the California Inventors Association, inspecting a model of a rooftop swimming pool.
Crowd in Board of Supervisors' chambers at City Hall for FEPC (Fair Employment Practice Commission) decision [05-20-57, 4 negatives]
Decision for the Fair Employment Practice Commission -- City Hall (May 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 106, [05-20-57.06] . 4 negatives
Crowd inside the Board of Supervisors' Chambers in City Hall, gathered to hear decision on the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC). Standing is Supervisor James J. Sullivan (labor).
Miss San Francisco beauty pageant and winner Christine Falkenberg [05-23-57 - 05-24-57, 17 negatives]
Governor Goodwin Knight and T.S. Peterson of Standard Oil Co. at Pro-America luncheon [05-23-57, 2 negatives]
Governor Goodwin Knight Receives Award at Pro-America Luncheon (May 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 106, [05-23-57.07] . 2 negatives
At the home of Mrs. Hans Klussman, Governor Goodwin Knight with an award given by the American Heritage Foundation and President T.S. Peterson of the Standard Oil Company.
AFL-CIO merger meeting (labor) [05-25-57, 4 negatives]
Enlisted man Jim Henderson in Treasure Island brig for shooting officers [05-28-57, ca. 20 negatives]
Brain surgery at Mount Zion Hospital (health) [05-28-57, 8 negatives]
Brain Operation -- Mount Zion Hospital (May 28, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 106, [05-28-57.08] . 8 negatives
View from control room into operating room, Nurse Norma Genten RN checking woman patient, and the surgical team Elwood W. Wright, Jr., W. Watson Alberts, Bertram Feinstein and Grant Levin. Miscelaneous views of people skiing.
Airport departure of United Nations president Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand [05-31-57, 2 negatives].
June 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 107-108, [060057-063057] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
Heart surgery views (health) [06-00-57, 11 negatives]
New freeway near completion [06-03-57, 6 negatives]
Launching of destroyer Bauer (ship) at Bethlehem shipyard [06-04-57, 6 negatives]
Launching of Destroyer Bauer (ship) -- Bethlehem Shipyard (June 04, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 107, [06-04-57.04] . 6 negatives
Destroyer Bauer and crowd on scaffolding awaiting launching of the ship. Midshipman William Dale Bauer, Lieutenant General C.C. Jerome, and Mrs. Joseph Bauer preparing to christen the ship. Mrs. Bauer christening the ship. The ship leaving the shipyard.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti with attorney after lewd poetry charge (censorship) [06-11-57, 3 negatives]
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi of Japan with Ambassador Koichiro Asakai [06-17-57, 8 negatives]
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi with Ambassador Koichiro Asakai of Japan -- Fairmont Hotel and Airport (June 17, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 107, [06-17-57.04-05] . 7 negatives
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, Ambassador Koichiro Asakai, and Mayor Christopher sitting at a table. Nobusuke standing with Mrs. Baltzen Peterson, Mrs. Nion Tucker, Mrs. MacDonald Denman, Mrs. Yeshiki Yameuchi, and Mrs. Robert Blum. Nobusuke, arriving at the airport, shaking hands with Christopher. Nobusuke at the airport shaking hands with Mayor General Earle Jones. Nobusuke being handed a microphone by Christopher. Kishi and Wiley T. Buchanan, state department chief of protocol, at the airport.
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) hearings at City Hall (communism) [06-18-57 - 06-21-57, 120 negatives]
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) Hearings -- City Hall (June 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 107, [06-18-57.02-03] . 38 negatives
General scenes of the hearing. Angela Ward and her Attorney Norman Leonard. Dr. Jack Patten testifying. Frank Tavenner, committe counsel asking questions. Irving Kermish, witness, with his attorney Julian Mack. Attorney Jay Darwin. Crowds outside waiting to get in. Barbara Sherwood with her attorney (unidentified) (communism).
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) Hearings -- City Hall (June 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 107, [06-18-57.04] . 7 negatives
Edward Hanchott with attorney Lawrence Speiser. John Horowitz swearing in. Horowitz sitting with attorney Speiser. Jane Scribner swearing in. Jane Scribner talking with temporary clerk Billie Wheeler. Jane Scribner sitting down with attorney Wayne Collins (communism).
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) Hearings -- City Hall (June 19, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-19-57.01-02] . 27 negatives
Morton L. Elkins swearing in. Elkins sitting at hearing. Thomas C. Hardwick conferring with his attorney Lloyd E. MacMurray. Hardwick sitting before committee. David Sarvis conferring with attorney MacMurray. Sarvis sitting before committee. Milton R. Strathkoetter telling reporters and police he wants to appear before the committee. Sarvin Standing with MacMurray. Robert Nissen standing with attorney Harold A. Galloway. Nissen swearing in. Nissen conferring with his attorney. Sarvis swearing in. Sidney Rubin signing paper for temporary clerk Billie Wheeler (communism).
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) Hearings -- City Hall (June 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-20-57.06] . 24 negatives
Dr. Sol Bineman sitting with attorney Lloyd E. MacMurry before the committee. Bineman conferring with MacMurry. Witness Mary T. Shephards sitting before the committee. Dr. Evelyn Siris sitting with attorney Elmer P. Delaney before the committee. Siris conferring with Delaney. Dr. Asher T. Gordon sitting with attorney James W. McIness before the committee (communism).
HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities) Hearings -- City Hall (June 21, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-21-57.02] . 24 negatives
Hugh B. Miller, Jane Castellanos, Rebecca L. Melner, Benjamin Dreyfus, and Charles R. Garry swearing in. Garry sitting with attorney James C. Purcell during the hearing. Garry conferring with Purcell. Melner sitting with attorney Wayne Collins before the committee. Castellanos sitting with attorney Wayne Collins before the committee. Castellanos conferring with Collins. Miller sitting with attorney John R. Golden before committee. Miller conferring with Golden (communism).
Women clerks of Railway Express confront teamsters picket line (labor) [06-20-57, 2 negatives]
Teamsters Picket Railway Express -- Folsom Street (June 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-20-57.12] . 2 negatives
Women clerks trying to walk into the Railway Express building while teamsters picket. Teamsters' business agent Herman Kleist in an argument with a policeman (labor).
Views on board nuclear submarine Nautilus (ship) [06-24-57, 9 negatives]
Nuclear Submarine Nautilus (ship) -- At Sea (June 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-24-57.06] . 9 negatives
Commander W.R. Anderson on the bridge of the nuclear submarine Nautilus (ship) with San Francisco in background. Lieutenant S.M. Jenks looking through a periscope. View of forward torpedo room. Control room during a dive. Lieutenant William Labor looking through a periscope. Looking astern of Nautilus with the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon. Two unidentified men, one holding a plaque reading "Presented by USS Nautilus ISSN-570."
Justice Earl Warren at retirement dinner for Judge William Denman and at luncheon with Theodore R. Meyer and Judge Frederick J. Hamley and others
Inmates in aftermath of Santa Rita prison riot [06-27-57, 4 negatives]
Inmates in Aftermath of Prison Riot -- Santa Rita Prison Farm (June 27, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-27-57.13] . 4 negatives
Two inmates showing cuts on their arms they received during the riot. View from above: inmates that were injured during the riot. Sheriff H.P. Gleason watches inmates pick up uniforms that were stripped during the riot.
Berkeley sidewalk art show [06-28-57, 4 negatives]
Sidewalk Art Show -- Berkeley (June 27, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-27-57.07] . 4 negatives
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and wife standing with the Kingston Trio (Mrs. Nimitz is playing the bongo). Mrs. Nimitz cutting a birthday cake. General scene of paintings on the sidewalk with people looking. Susan Cook painting.
Foster Rhea Dulles arrives for Lions' Club speech [06-28-57, 11 negatives]
Foster R. Dulles, Lions' Club Speech -- Civic Auditorium (June 28, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [06-28-57.13-14] . 11 negatives
Views of the crowd. Foster R. Dulles waving to the crowd. Dulles speaking. Lions' Kiltie Band (Bagpipers from British Columbia). John J. Stickney, Lions' past president, receiving an award from W.H. Bartley. Dulles stepping down from airplane. Dulles shaking hands with Edward G. Barry, new president of the Lions Club. Dulles in the backseat of a car.
Civic Auditorium performances (June Christy, Nat King Cole, and the Hi Lo's) [06-30-57, 4 negatives]
July 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108-110, [070057-073157] . 925 negatives (estimate)
Author Norman Vincent Peale press conference and visit [07-01-57, 2 negatives]
Chef Little Oscar presents Oscar Mayer Weiner mobile to girl in hospital bed [07-02-57, 2 negatives]
World's Tiniest Chief Gives Toys To Children -- Shrine Children's Hospital (July 02, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 108, [07-02-57.06] . 2 negatives
The world's tiniest chef Little Oscar gives an Oscar Mayer Weiner mobile toy to a girl lying in a hospital bed. Two boys sit at the foot of her bed.
Turncoat (traitor?) Andrew Fortuna of Detroit and red China (communism) returns aboard President Wilson (ship) [07-03-57, 10 negatives]
Aerial views of San Francisco and vicinity from blimp (cityscapes) [07-03-57, 19 negatives]
Aerial Views -- San Francisco (July 03, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-03-57.06] . 19 negatives
Views of blimp (side reads "Join the US Naval Reserve; Be A Naval Aviation Cadet, Oakland, California"); Golden Gate Bridge covered in fog and Richardson Bay in the background; Twin Peaks Tower? and the surrounding neighborhood; freeway onramp to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Ferry Building and piers in the background; Market Street ending at the Ferry Building; Angel Island with Richardson Bay in the background; man wearing sunglasses and cap looking out opening to the city below; Golden Gate Fields (racetrack)?; vicinity around Market Street; two blimp operators speaking with a woman; woman sitting at the steering wheel; woman and pilot walk on airstrip while blimp is anchored in background; and women and pilot eating amid machinery of blimp.
Congressman William S. Mailliard and Milicent Fox at airport [07-03-57, 3 negatives]
Cable car bell ringing contest [07-05-57 and 07-06-57, 6 negatives]
Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest -- Union Square (July 05, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-05-57.03] . 3 negatives
Five finalists of cable car bell ringing contest: Albert E. Ward, Nicholas Papadakis, Vernon Dilworth, Icaas Price, and Becker D. Blake. Overall picture of contest includes Master of Ceremonies Bill Brannan speaking at the microphone, Icaas Price ringing the bell, judges observing from the platform, and crowd watching event.
Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest Winner -- Union Square (July 06, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-06-57.06] . 3 negatives
Genie Stone who was one of the judges in the contest listens as winner Albert E. Ward rings the bell. Stone presents trophy to Ward. Crowd stares as contest ends and cleanup begins.
General views of Scott Street during fire fighting (neighborhood) [07-06-57, 2 negatives]
New freeway and Brisbane cut-off at Candlestick Point [07-08-57 - 07-11-57, 8 negatives]
New Freeway and Brisbane Off-Ramp -- Candlestick Point (July 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-08-57.04] . 4 negatives
View of traffic traveling upgrade on the old freeway heading towards San Francisco and Brisbane. The new freeway crosses Candlestick Point and has an off-ramp for Brisbane. Views of the new freeway and Brisbane off-ramp.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For New Freeway (July 11, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-11-57.06] . 4 negatives
Irene Johnson, Miss South San Francisco Roberta Woods, Chairman of the San Mateo Board of Supervisors Ed MacDonald, Mayor George Christopher, Miss San Francisco Christine Jorgenson, and Ruth Kelley hold a ribbon of 5000 orchids. Mayor Christopher cuts the ribbon with a gigantic scissors and group of people including State Director of Public Works Frank Durkee.
Automobiles in mock evacuation drill (civil defense) [07-12-57, 2 negatives]
Mock Evacuation Drill -- Fort Mason (July 12, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-12-57.01] . 2 negatives
Officers F.P. Hyatt (Deputy Commander T.T.C., Bay Area) and Colonel E.M. Newman (Chief of Staff T.T.C. of the Pacific) watch automobiles exit lot in mock evacuation drill. Automobiles lined up in front of a building at Fort Mason.
Father Raymond Feely teaches communism at University of San Francisco [07-15-57, 22 negatives]
Interview With Priest Who Teaches Communism -- University of San Francisco (July 15, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-15-57.08] . 22 negatives
Father Raymond Feely seated at a desk during the interview. Feely stands in front of his extensive collection of books on communism. Feely holds the latest US Supreme Court decisions on cases regarding communism.
Architects model and drawing of planned Ferry Building Park and Embarcadero Freeway [07-16-57, 3 negatives]
Model and Drawing of Ferry Building Park (July 16, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-16-57.05] . 3 negatives
Tom Brooks, Henry Budde, architect Mario Campi, and Roger Lapham Jr. stand around model of Ferrry Building Park and Embarcadero Freeway. Copy of architect's drawing of Ferry Building Park. View of model looking down Market Street (to match model).
Man injured in fight after hod carriers union meeting (labor) [07-16-57 and 07-18-57, 4 negatives]
Injured Man With Complaint -- District Attorney's Office (July 16, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-16-57.13] . 2 negatives
John F. Kenny was injured with a blow to the head after a hod carriers union meeting. Kenny with Attorney Emmett Hagerty and Assistant District Attorney Albert Wallenberg Jr. His opponents with their wounds were also in the District Attorney's office earlier with the same complaint (labor).
Four Union Members Involved In Fight -- Hall of Justice (July 18, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-18-57.03] . 2 negatives
Attorney Emmett Hagerty examines the head injury of John F. Kenney. Kenneth Lee, Attorney Emmett Hagerty, Peter Reilly, and William McArthur watching examination (labor).
Louis B. Mayer visits [07-23-57, 2 negatives]
Members of San Francisco Commission for Equal Employment Opportunity (race relations) [07-23-57, 2 negatives]
Members of San Francisco Commission for Equal Employment Opportunity -- Mills Tower (July 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-23-57.10] . 2 negatives
Supervisor Henry Rolph (served on hearing board), co-chairman W.M. Roth, co-author of Fair Employment Ordinance Terry A. Francois, Secretary of San Francisco Committee Mrs. Myer Kahn, San Francisco Chairman Edgar D. Osgood, and Executive Secretary of San Francisco Urban League Don Glover. Several commission members talk outside and observe cityscape (rae relations).
Western Freeway conference to "Stop Freeway Blight" [07-23-57, 2 negatives]
Chris D. McKeen at Western Freeway conference (July 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-23-57.11] . 2 negatives
Associate Chairman of Western Freeway Conference Chris D. McKeen speaks to group asking that the sticker "Stop Freeway Blight" be given to interested citizens to place on their car windows. Co-chairman Val King and Public Relations Officer Phillip Brady are also in attendance.
Press conference with actress Shirley Temple Black [07-25-57, 5 negatives]
Actress Shirley Temple Black -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (July 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 109, [07-25-57.05] . 5 negatives
Shirley Temple (Mrs. Charles A. Black) talks with reporters. Black poses with Shirley Temple Dolls in front of the camera for photographers and then in front of a movie camera.
Fire destroys two blocks in San Rafael [07-29-57, 07-30-57, 23 negatives]
Firefighters Fight Blaze -- San Rafael (July 29, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [07-29-57.09-10] . 17 negatives
Views of firefighters combatting fire including shots of water gushing from a firefighter's hose, brick chimney stack standing amid ruins, men helping hold firefighter's hose, parking meters standing amid burned rubble, etc.
Destruction From Fire -- San Rafael (July 30, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [07-30-57.03] . 6 negatives
Various views of destruction from fire including ruins, fire truck with sign "Keep Back 300 Feet," portion of exterior wall amid rubble, tractor (machinery) pushing rubble, and others.
August 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110-111, [080057-083157] . 1100 negatives (estimate)
Consul General Robert Firth of New Zealand presents wheel of Balclutha (ship) to Maritime Museum [08-06-57, 2 negatives]
Consul General Robert Firth -- Pier Forty Three (August 06, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-06-57.03] . 2 negatives
Ceremony of presenting the wheel of ship Balclutha to Maritime Museum. Consul General Robert Firth of New Zealand and President of the Maritime Museum R. Stanley Dollar Jr holding the wheel.
Chinese author of "Flower Drum Song" C.Y. Lee [08-07-57, 4 negatives]
Ex-President Herbert Hoover [08-08-57 - 8-10-57, 45 negatives]
Ex-President Herbert Hoover -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (August 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-08-57.04] . 14 negatives
Hoover sits for portraits and attends birthday party with family aboard the President Hoover ship.
Ex-President Herbert Hoover's Birthday -- President Hoover (ship) (August 10, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-10-57.01-02] . 31 negatives
Hoover cutting a cake in form of ship President Hoover. Hoover and family standing together for a photograph. Hoover talking into a microphone. Hoover accepting a gift (a photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge with ship beneath. Mark Vowles (grandson) standing. A shot of the cake. Hoover sitting at a table with others. Hoover standing with the captain.
Caryl Chessman hearing on new trial [08-14-57, 9 negatives]
Caryl Chessman Hearing on a New Trial -- Federal Court (August 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-14-57.03] . 9 negatives
Caryl Chessman escorted by guards. Chessman's attorneys, George Davis and Rosalie Asher, standing. Warden Harley Teets and associate warden Louis Nelson standing. Chessman escorted through the building. Chessman conferring with Asher and Davis.
Plans for new Ferry Building Park [08-19-57, 2 negatives]
Plans for New Ferry Building Park -- City Hall (August 19, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-19-57.03] . 2 negatives
Harold Zellerbach (executive chairman of the Citizens Committee for Ferry Building Park) standing with Roger Lapham, Jr. (president of the City Planning Commission) as Lapham shows off a drawing of the proposed park.
Governor Goodwin Knight announces running for re-election [08-19-57, 8 negatives]
Governor Goodwin Knight Announces a Bid For Re-Election -- State Building (August 19, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-19-57.17] . 8 negatives
Various views of Governor Goodwin Knight sitting at his desk and speaking into microphones (there is a television camera visible in one view).
New Cinemiracle movie camera introduced and exhibited at Fox Theatre [08-20-57, 3 negatives]
New Cinemiracle Movie Camera Introduced and Exhibited -- Fox Theatre (August 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-20-57.03] . 3 negatives
Elmer C. Rhoden (president of National Theaters), Frank H. Ricketson Jr. (vice-president and general manager of National Theaters), William H. Thedford (north California manager of Fox West Coast) all standing around the new movie camera "Cinemiracle."
New products shown at electronics exhibit with Russian and Japanese scientists attending [08-20-57 - 08-22-57, 21 negatives]
New Products Shown at Electronics Exhibit -- Cow Palace (August 20, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-20-57.04-05] . 15 negatives
Color sorting machine demonstrated by Art Martin to model Barbara Keele. Keele standing next to the color sorting machine. Martin Semans of Hoffman Electronics, Los Angeles, demonstrates infra red detecting device. R.H. Hall of the Maycalex Corporation showing model Dolores Greseke a man-made mica and products made from mica. Russian scientists Dr. Vladimir Kotelnikov and Dr. Vladimir Siforov observing a magnetic optical technique. Japanese scientist Dr. Yasusire Niwa looking at exhibits. Pat McKay standing over the first low cost, mass produced computer. Carol Balladine holding a small light.
New Products at Electronics Exhibit -- Cow Palace. (August 21, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 110, [08-21-57.02] . 4 negatives
Albert Strom and his sons, Robert and Stephen, strolling through the electronics convention. Robert and Steven looking at a model of the Hughes "Convair" jet interceptor and the "Falcon," an air-to-air missle. Steven and Robert looking at a Klystren amplifier tube.
Satsuki Kai women in traditional Japanese dress at demonstration at the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum
Trial of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti (censorship) [08-22-57, 3 negatives]
Trial of Lawrence Ferlinghetti -- City Hall (August 22, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111, [08-22-57.04] . 3 negatives
Assistant DA Ralph MacIntosh and attorney J.W. Ehrlich standing in a crowded courtroom during the Ferlinghetti trial over publication of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" (censorship).
Mayor George Christopher and Giants owner review new baseball stadium site in Bayview [08-23-57, 18 negatives]
Mayor George Christopher and Giants Owner Stoneham -- Bayview (August 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111, [08-23-57.05] . 18 negatives
Group of people with Mayor George Christopher, Stoneham, and Aarney. Christopher and Stoneham looking at plans. Christopher and Stoneham standing with a bulldozer behind them.
Actress Mary Martin rehearses for "Annie Get Your Gun" [08-24-57, 4 negatives]
Mary Martin Rehearsal -- Curran Theater (August 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111, [08-24-57.01] . 4 negatives
Mary Martin rehearses for "Annie Get Your Gun." Martin watches as trainer Ben Johnson puts a horse through paces on a treadmill. Martin riding the horse (named "Prince") while firing her gun. Martin jumping off the horse as the horse loses its footing.
Governor Goodwin Knight at groundbreaking for new State Building Annex [08-26-57, 4 negatives]
Mayor George Christopher and Consul Pierluigi Alvera of Italy aboard the Paola Toscanelli (ship) view gondola brought for Columbus Day
Architect John S. Bolles and engineer E. Elmore Hutchinson discuss new Giants' baseball stadium plans
September 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111-112, [090057-093057] . 800 negatives (estimate)
Central Freeway construction (cityscapes) [09-00-57, 09-11-57, 12 negatives]
Central Freeway Construction Project (September 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111, [09-00-57.04] . 8 negatives
Views of machinery (including a pile driver) at work. Street scenes, from Turk and Gough Streets looking southeast towards the northern end of second section of Central Freeway. Looking northwest from Octavia Street and Oak Street at off ramp. Looking southeast at Laguna Street and Fell Street at off ramp. Looking west up Market Street at location of freeway crossing between Valencia Street and Octavia Street at Market. Looking north from Valencia Street and McCoppin Street towards Market Street crossing with a bulldozer (cityscapes).
Mayor George Christopher with Consul General Nicanor Rexas of the Philippines at World Trade Center [09-05-57, 2 negatives]
Senator William F. Knowland returns home [09-05-57, 4 negatives]
Lafayette Bicentennial Week (with Mayor George Christopher, Consul General Robert Luc of France, and others) [09-06-57, 2 negatives]
New Moore's department store at Post and Kearny Street (neighborhood) [09-06-57, 2 negatives]
Romanoff's Restaurant benefit for Ballet Guild (with Mr. and Mrs. George Crocker, Merla Zellerbach, and others)
Teamsters Union press conference with John Francis Shelley and Harold Lopez (labor) [09-09-57, 4 negatives]
California (ship) punch bowl presented to California Historical Society with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Lick Observatory (picturing N.U. Mayall, Charles David Shane, and D.J. Ludden) [09-11-57, 16 negatives]
Congressman Charles Porter and Rear Admiral H.G. Huber speak at Commonwealth Club of California at Palace Hotel [09-12-57, 1 negative]
London Week (with Mayor George Christopher, Consul General Herbert S. Marchant of Great Britain, and others)
Land grab for school (neighborhood) [09-13-57, 10 negatives]
Land Grab For School -- Daly City (September 13, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 111, [09-13-57.05] . 10 negatives
View of corner of Hanover and Lowell Street. Vincent Bagela at the corner of Brunswick and Lowell Street, Christina Chirola (person who may be affected by the school building), and Daniel Collins pointing to marks where a cyclone fence will be erected (neighborhood).
Governor Goodwin Knight speaks at State Federation of Labor convention at Oakland Auditorium [09-16-57, 8 negatives]
Caryl Chessman leaves San Quentin State Prison for Los Angeles [09-17-57, 4 negatives]
Dr. Henry Grady funeral with Mayor George Christopher and Admiral Chester Nimitz [09-23-57 - 09-24-57, 6 negatives]
Change of command from Admiral John R. Redman to Admiral George L. Russell at Treasure Island [09-24-57, 3 negatives]
Opinion poll on Little Rock school integration civil rights case (race relations) [09-24-57, 8 negatives]
Little Rock School Integration Civil Rights Case -- Market Street Greyhound Bus Depot (September 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [09-24-57.07-08] . 4 negatives
Views of people giving their opinion on the civil rights situation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Interviewees include Meredith Norcross, teenage program director, Helena Chandler, age seventeen, Poly High Senior, Cal Nelson, age twenty-one, and others, talking to reporter Charles Ayres (civil rights, race relations).
Little Rock School Integration Civil Rights Case -- Market Street Greyhound Bus Depot (September 24, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [09-24-57.08] . 4 negatives
News vendor Angelo Pagano and others pictured giving their opinion on the civil rights situation in Little Rock, Arkansas (civil rights, race relations).
Strike at Tanforan Race Track (labor) [09-24-57, 3 negatives]
Washington Square Arts Festival (includes actor Vincent Price) (neighborhood) [09-25-57 - 09-26-57, 13 negatives]
Arts Festival -- Washington Square (September 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [09-25-57.03] . 6 negatives
Children and a nun look at crucifix. Actor Vincent Price, acting as a judge, looks at a sculpted head. Estelle Kalish looks at a sculpture. General views of the square (neighborhood).
Arts Festival -- Washington Square (September 26, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [09-26-57.04] . 7 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tringali and their daughter Lynn Mary, age two, viewing "Articles of the Past" by Lundy Siegrist, one of the winners. Mickell Jaqugsh poses beside winning mural design by T.H. DeLap, Jr. Views of people milling around and of women in a living room (neighborhood).
Portsmouth Square plaque commemorating first public school in California (neighborhood) [09-25-57, 3 negatives]
Air Force Association Banquet at Fairmont Hotel (with generals Hugh Parker, Sory Smith, Donald Darrow, Curtis Lew and Charles Eisenhart) [09-26-57, 2 negatives]
Interview with Mayor George Christopher upon entering Senate race [09-26-57, 25 negatives]
October 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112-113, [100057-103157] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Businesses and storefronts at Sixteenth and Mission Streets (neighborhood) [10-00-57, 14 negatives]
Mock atomic bomb blast at Treasure Island (civil defense) [10-00-57, 4 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon at Hotel St. Francis [10-00-57, 13 negatives]
Police chief Frank Ahern and criminologist Duayne J. Dillon and other members of San Francisco Police Department [10-01-57 - 10-16-57, 10 negatives]
"Turncoats" bride Tatiana Nikolaevna Hawkins arrives aboard President Wilson (ship) (traitor?) (communism)
Equitable Life Assurance building time and weather sign (cityscapes) [10-01-57, 8 negatives]
Equitable Life Assurance Building Time and Weather Sign -- Sutter Building (October 01, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [10-01-57.11] . 8 negatives
Night views of the Equitable Life Assurance building's time and weather sign with the Shell building on the left. Views of the building and sign from a distance. Views of the building and sign from St. Mary's Square (cityscapes).
Meeting of Heart Disease Association (with Doctors Vernon C. Harp Jr., A. Rae Gilchrist, and Jesse E. Edwards) (health)
San Francisco Heart Association press conference (with Doctors Donald B. Effler, Samuel Preger, and John D. Keith) (health)
Rawson Drug & Sundry Company of Emeryville (staff, executives, warehouse interiors, etc.) [10-03-57, 33 negatives]
Monitoring Sputnik satellite (space) [10-05-57, 5 negatives]
Actors James Stewart and Kim Novak at Palace of Fine Arts during filming of "Vertigo" (also called "From Among the Dead") [10-07-57, 10 negatives]
Ceremonial inauguration of undersea telephone cable to Hawaii [10-08-57, 3 negatives]
Inauguration of Undersea Telephone Cable to Hawaii -- New Montgomery Street (October 08, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 112, [10-08-57.01] . 3 negatives
Governor Goodwin Knight and Mark Sullivan (president of Pacific T & T) sitting together, each speaking into telephone receivers. Knight, Sullivan, and Admiral Russell sitting at press conference table, each speaking into telephone receivers. Knight talking on the phone while Sullivan points to Hawaii on a map.
Conference with author of "Flower Drum Song" C.Y. Lee (with Oscar Hammerstein II, Joseph Fields and George Jue)
New "Sputnik" cocktail at Mark Hopkins Hotel [10-10-57, 11 negatives]
New "Sputnik" Cocktail -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (October 10, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-10-57.05] . 11 negatives
George Lawson(?), Grace Hawkins, and Marjorie Wardwell sitting at a table trying out the new "Sputnik" drink. Views of the drink on a tray ("Sputnik" is represented as a strawberry with toothpicks sticking out).
US Army Nike missile on display in front of Mechanics Memorial sculpture (neighborhood) [10-10-57, 2 negatives]
Russian language class at Abraham Lincoln High School [10-10-57, 4 negatives]
Sherman Adams press conference [10-11-57, 4 negatives]
Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton speaks at conferences (with Governor Goodwin J. Knight) [10-11-57, 2 negatives]
Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton -- Civic Auditiorium and Hotel St. Francis (October 11, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-11-57.07-08] . 4 negatives
Fred Seaton standing with Governor Goodwin J. Knight just before speaking during the Young Republicans Conference (photograph taken at the Civic Auditorium). Seaton seated with papers on his lap (photograph taken at the Hotel St. Francis).
California Republican Central Committee [10-12-57, 2 negatives]
Official opening of fringe parking lot under elevated freeway at Seventh and Harrison Streets (neighborhood) [10-14-57, 5 negatives]
International Industrial Development Conference (with Robert Garner, Edgar Kaiser, Minocheher Rustom Masani, Henry Robinson Luce, Alfred N. Steele, Joan Crawford, Andrew Heiskell, and Madeleine Carroll) [throughout month]
Republican Ike Eisenhower birthday dinner at Cow Palace [10-14-57, 13 negatives]
Birthday Dinner for Ike Eisenhower -- Cow Palace (October 12, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-14-57.13] . 13 negatives
Overall views of the gathering. Standing or sitting: Mrs. Knight, Governor Goodwin J. Knight, Governer Sherman Adams, Mrs. Adams, Robert H. Steele, Reginald L. Vaughan, Caspar W. Weinberger, Robert C. Kirkwood, Senator Thomas H. Kuechel, Mrs. Herman Phleger, A. Ronald Button, Harold J. Powers, William S. Mailliard, Arthur J. Dolan, Robert Finch, Luther H. Lincoln, and Alphonze E. Bell.
San Francisco Giants baseball team (includes Willie Mays, Horace Stoneham, Charles Feeney, Gary Schumaker, Jerry Donovan, Peter N. Hoffmann, Bill Rigney) (baseball team) [throughout month]
Citation to City of San Francisco for funds for Hungarian refugees (with acting mayor Henry Rolph and Ms. Walton Wickett and Augustus R. Lindt of United Nations) [10-15-57, 2 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrives [10-15-57, 4 negatives]
Air pollution board sworn in (Justice Raymond J. Peters, Robert E. Swain, Mark Monroe Friedman, E. Spencer Bodine)
Senator William F. Knowland with Young Republican supporters and detractors [10-16-57, 4 negatives]
Senator William F. Knowland -- California Club (October 16, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-16-57.14] . 4 negatives
Senator William F. Knowland receiving literature from a detractor. Anti-Knowland republicans handing out literature. Harold N. Swain passing out pro-Knowland literature.
Speakers on medical problems during disasters or nuclear war (Crawford F. Sams, Riojun Kinosita, Harold Luoth, Walmer E. Strope, and Charles W. Shilling) (health, civil defense) [10-17-57 - 10-18-57, 4 negatives]
Speakers on Medical Problems During Disasters or Nuclear War -- Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (October 17, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-17-57.04] . 2 negatives
Dr. Harold Lueth, Captain Charles W. Shilling, Brigadier General Crawford Sams, and Dr. Riejun(?) Kinesita standing.
Leader of underground Constantin W. Boldyreff of Russia (Soviet Union) (communism) [10-19-57, 2 negatives]
Fishing at beach near Candlestick Cove freeway (neighborhood, environment) [10-19-57, 10 negatives]
Fishing at Beach -- Candlestick Cove Freeway (October 19, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-19-57.07] . 10 negatives
View of fishermen through a car window. Fishermen crossing the freeway. Fishermen scattered about the shore. Fishermen sitting on a pier and with catch (neighborhood, environment).
Proclamation of London Week (with Sir Herbert S. Marchant, Edward Marchant, and acting Mayor Henry Rolph)
Southern Pacific presents last ferry Eureka (ship) to San Francisco Maritime Museum [10-23-57, 4 negatives]
Southern Pacific Presents Last Ferry Eureka (ship) to San Francisco Maritime Museum -- Oakland Mole (October 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-23-57.07] . 4 negatives
Vice president of Southern Pacific Claude Peterson giving deed to R. Stanley Dollar, both outside and inside the ferry.
State narcotics agent Fred L. Braunmoeller drug case (with Attorney General Edmund G. Brown and others) (narcotics) [throughout month]
Dinner meeting of San Francisco World Health Organization Committee (with Jessie M. Bierman, Rodney R. Beard, and Ernst Wolff) (health)
Pacific Gas and Electric nuclear power plant in Pleasanton (atomic age) [10-24-57, 9 negatives]
Pacific Gas and Electric Nuclear Power Plant -- Pleasanton (October 23, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-24-57.01] . 8 negatives
President of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) N.R. Sutherland and George White (general manager of General Electric Atomic Power Division) standing in the control room. Samuel Untermeyer, Lester Kornblith, and Luther Welsh, involved in the station's installation, standing next to control panels. Small gathering listening to Untermeyer speak and watching people in the control room (atomic age).
Rededication of Hearst Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley [10-25-57, 19 negatives]
Rededication of Hearst Greek Theater -- UC Bekeley (October 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-25-57.02] . 19 negatives
Randolph A. Hearst, Robert Sibley, Dr. Clark Kerr, Mrs. Randolph Hearst, Mrs Earnest Born, Robert G. Sproul, Mr. Ernest Born, and Robert Samuelson standing in front of an archway. Overall shot of the crowd and performers on stage. Kerr speaking. Sproul speaking. Eugene Tobin singing in the first act.
Teenagers waiting for Elvis Presley concert tickets at Civic Auditorium [10-26-57, 4 negatives]
Boy with Halloween pumpkin modeled after Sputnik satellite (space age) [10-30-57, 4 negatives]
Baseball player Willie Mays [10-31-57, 12 negatives]
Willie Mays -- Seals Stadium (October 31, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 113, [10-31-57.01] . 12 negatives
Willie Mays standing in front of Seals Stadium. Mays catch a fly ball and swinging a bat. Mays with reporters. Mays signing an autograph for fans. Mays looking out at the field from the stands. Mays standing with an unidentified man. Mays and a group of unidentified men pointing at a sign on a car that reads "Welcome to SF Willie Mays".
November 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 114-115, [110057-113057] . 975 negatives (estimate)
Grand National Livestock Exposition at Cow Palace (horse show and rodeo) [11-01-57, ca. 20 negatives]
Russian doctors tour Bay Area (Nikolai N. Blokhin, Semen A. Sarkisov, Ivan L. Bogdanov, Sergei V. Kurashav, and Grigori V. Vygodchikov)
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Doctors S. Milton Dupertuis and Wallace H. Steffensen)
Progress pictures on waterfront freeway (Embarcadero near Ferry Building) (transportation) [11-04-57, 7 negatives]
Progress Pictures -- Waterfront Freeway -- Embarcadero (November 04, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 114, [11-04-57.09] . 7 negatives
Unidentified construction worker reaching for timber shoring. Unidentified construction worker welding. General views of construction near Ferry Building (transportation).
Patron of the arts Harold L. Zellerbach with pictures of Hungarian refugees in Zellerbach Builing at Sansome Street
UNESCO events (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) [11-06-57 - 11-08-57, ca. 50 negatives]
Kids books writer Dr. Seuss [11-06-57, 2 negatives]
Re-christening of the Hong Kong (ship) as the Illinois (ship) (includes Captain H.G. Sorenson and Miss Illinois Myrna Hansen)
Luncheon honoring Admiral George L. Russell (also John A. Sutro and President of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce E.D. Maloney)
Black Watch: The Royal Highland Regiment and The Massed Pipers (Scottish bagpipes) performing together
Guests at ballet "Emperor Norton" (Director of Museum of Modern Art in New York Rene D'Harnoncourt and others)
Guests at dinner before Black Watch performance (Consul General Mr. H.S. Marchant of Britain, British Ambassador to US Sir Harold Caccia, Major C.M. Moir of the Black Watch, and others)
Financial meeting at Japanese Trade Center (President of Chamber of Commerce E.D. Maloney, President of Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Michisuke Sugi, and acting Mayor James J. Sullivan)
Mayor George Christopher at San Francisco International Airport (crowds with banners "Christopher for US Senator", etc.) [11-11-57, 9 negatives]
Mayor George Christopher -- Airport (November 11, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 114, [11-11-57.05] . 9 negatives
Mayor George Christopher standing and speaking into a microphone. Christopher and wife standing. Overall views of Christopher speaking into a microphone to a gathering (airplane in the background). Lee F. Demeder, Jacob Shemano, and John Shannon standing with signs (about election campaign for Senate).
Visiting Japanese mayors: Y. Nagano, Consul General Akira Nishiyama of Japan, John Sullivan, and President of Chamber of Commerce E.D. Maloney
Baseball star Willie Mays and house he could not buy because of color (race relations, civil rights) [11-14-57, 15 negatives]
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Willie Mays Beef -- Difficulty Buying House . (November 14, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 114, [11-14-57.01-03] . 15 negatives
Baseball player Willie Mays being interviewed, and view of house he was prevented from buying because of race. (race relations, Afro-Americans, civil rights). Taken at 2251 Moraga Street and 175 Miraloma Drive. Willie Mays signing home sale agreement with wife, attorney Terry A. Francois, and owner Walter A. Gnesdiloff [sic]. Taken at 2251 Moraga Street. Television cameras and interview with Walter A. Genesdiloff [sic], builder of the house in dispute. Also present is Edward Howden (director of Council for Civic Unity). Taken at 266(?) Magellan Ave.
Testimonial dinner honoring Israel's ambassador to US Abba Eban (also Mayor George Christopher) [11-14-57, 2 negatives]
Young Republicans at Commercial Club (Caspar W. Weinberger and President of Young Republicans Alan Nichols)
Governor Goodwin J. Knight arrives from vacation (also Mrs. Knight, Superior Judge Aylett Cotton, and Jack McDowell)
Mobil dealer convention (prominent lecturer and wife of Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Mildred Younger)
Longshoremen's Memorial building at Beach and Mason Streets during construction (largest arch in the world)
Amicus Club (presenting check to Aid of Retarded Children) (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?)
All American Conference to Combat Communism (Senator Thomas J. Cuite, Surpervisor John J. Ferdon, John H. Mullholen, and others) [11-25-57, 3 negatives]
All American Conference to Combat Communism -- City Hall (November 25, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115, [11-25-57.05] . 3 negatives
William H. Kirkpatrick of Disabled American Veterans, Senator Thomas J. Cuite of New York, Supervisor John J. Ferdon, and John H. Mullholen (chairman of Know Your America Week planning committee) standing with a plaque (communism, patriotism).
Guests at San Francisco Symphony Association reception (John Upton, conductor Enrique Jorda, famous caterer Thomas Thomaser, and others)
Postal workers picket ("not a strike") (labor) [11-27-57, 4 negatives]
Night shots of crowds, parking, and traffic in the Mission District (neighborhood) [11-29-57, 10 negatives]
December 1957 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115-116, [120057-123157] . 725 negatives (estimate)
First general session of American Municipal Association (Mayor Ben West of Nashville, Vice President of General Electric Co. Roy W. Johnson, Mayor George Christopher, and others)
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce opens new office in San Francisco (President J.R. Henderson and four stewardesses)
Phony sputnik at Martinez police station [12-03-57, 4 negatives]
Speakers at municipal conference Dr. Leonard Duhl, Washington DC; and William L. Rafsky, Philadelphia
King Muhammad V of Morocco in San Francisco (includes tour of Cyclotron lab at UC Berkeley) [12-04-57 - 12-06-57, ca. 40 negatives]
King Muhammad V of Morocco -- Airport, Mark Hopkins Hotel, Sheraton Palace, Fairmont Hotel (December 04, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115, [12-04-57.05-08] . 19 negatives
King Muhammad V of Morocco stepping off an airplane, shaking hands with Mayor George Christopher, escorted by Christopher and other unidentified men, standing with Christopher, and standing with unidentified men in front of soldiers. Christopher and Muhammad V standing (for the anthem?) at the airport. Muhammad V sitting with Prince Abdallah(?) at a dinner. Muhammad V, Prince Abdallah and Mayor Ben West of Nashville, Tennessee standing behind a table. West standing next to Muhammad V as he talks into a microphone at a podium. Muhammad V greeting Mrs. Nion Tucker. Muhammad V greeting Mrs. George Otto. Muhammad V greeting Mrs. James R. Broun. Muhammad V greeting Mrs. Jacob Dana.
King Muhammad V of Morocco -- Cyclotron lab -- UC Berkeley (December 05, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115, [12-05-57.11] . 13 negatives
King Muhammad V of Morocco shaking hands, standing, and walking with unidentified people. Muhammad V standing with unidentified men and looking at some mechanical equipment.
King Muhammad V of Morocco -- Airport (December 06, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115, [12-06-57.05] . 6 negatives
View of four police motorcycles. Unidentified men standing around some cars. King Muhammad V of Morocco shaking hands with California highway patrolmen and standing with unidentified men.
Mayor George Christopher being serenaded in his office by members of the Municipal Band on the occasion of his birthday
California Newspapers Publishers Association (grandson of James King of William Percy King Justus Craemer, and others)
Atomic reactor at UC Berkeley's Cory Hall (Professor Nathan W. Snyder and students) [12-06-57, 2 negatives]
Board staff members of Pollution Board at Islais Creek dumps (Elmer Robinson, Elmer Walker, and Benjamin Linsky)
Federal Judge Irving Kaufman who sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg [12-09-57, 2 negatives]
"What are good toys" (sputnik, robot, etc., and Professors Donald C. Biggs and John T. Robinson) [12-10-57, 3 negatives]
"What are Good Toys" -- Presidio Hill Elementary School (December 10, 1957) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 115, [12-10-57.07] . 3 negatives
Donald C. Biggs sitting next to robotic toy and toy dashboard modelled after a Firebird. Dorothy Weiler, Rheua Pearce, and John T. Robinson standing around a "launching Sputnik."
Sierra Club annual luncheon: Bishops Hugh A. Donohoe and Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle, and speaker Andrew F. Burke
APL (American President Lines, Ltd.) "floating hotel" President Cleveland (ship) with kitchen and storage facilities
"Police night" at San Francisco Working Boys' Club (Police Commissioner Paul Bissinger, Chief Frank Ahern, and club Director Father James B. Flynn)
O.J. Pietsch with his "Saintnik" (sputnik) in US Engineers Office [12-16-57, 3 negatives]
Giant Christmas tree being decorated outside entrance to Golden Gate Park (how workmen achieve this)
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (President of Bank of America S.C. Beise and Consul Pierluigi Alvera of Italy)
Sputnik for Christmas (Xmas decorations) [12-17-57, 2 negatives]
International Film Festival awards at Metro Theater (Director Irving Levin, winner of "Best Actress" Dolores Dorn-Heft, Harold Zellerbach, actress Shirley Temple Black, and S.N. Hussain of Indian Consulate)
Nobel Prize winner and head of virus lab Dr. Wendell Stanley [12-18-57, 2 negatives]
Signing for new additions for French Hospital (architect [L.?] Allen and hospital President Mr. Andre L. Armand)
Dedication of new Recreational Arts Building at Scott and Duboce Streets (Mayor George Christopher, President of Park and Recreation Commission Louis Sutter, and others)
January 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 117-118, [010058-013158] . 800 negatives (estimate)
Sir David Eccles, President of British Board of Trade, and British Consul to San Francisco H.S. Marchant
View of new Embarcadero Freeway from Coit Tower (cityscapes)
View from dome of City Hall (cityscapes)
Swearing in commissioners of the San Francisco Board of Education (Judge John B. Molinari, Elmer F. Skenner, and Mrs. Claire Blumlein Matzger)
Advertising pictures for Young Brothers at 19th and Mission Streets (televisions, hi-fi, appliances)
Actor Rock Hudson with socialites and at dinner with Rocky Marciano [01-10-58, 12 negatives]
Actor Rock Hudson with Socialites -- California Room, Fairmont Hotel (January 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 117, [01-10-58.04] . 3 negatives
Actor Rock Hudson with soon-to-be princesses of court at the Mardi Gras Ball Isabel Flood, Anna Fabbrini, and Alison Castle. Rock Hudson, Warring Park and Lolly Fritz look over the "gals" at the event.
Freeways in San Francisco (Central Freeway crossing Market Street, upper Market widening, and Market and Portola widening) (transportation)
Consecration banquet relating to St. John's Armenian Apostolic Church of San Francisco (Mayor George Christopher, Father Artoon Sempedian?, and Bishop Papken Varjabedian
Hearst Spanish monastery deteriorates in crates in the Golden Gate Park
Crates From Hearst Spanish Monestary Deteriorate -- Golden Gate Park (January 25, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 117, [01-25-58.01] . 5 negatives
Crates holding the remnants of Hearst's Spanish monastery deteriorate in the run down shack built to hold the crates. Views of the crates tipped over with some strewn into the bushes and others in the road. Crates teeter in the awkward piles they are stacked in.
Catholic Newsmen Awards (editorial writer Charles Ryckman, Bishop Donahue, Mayor George Christopher, and others)
Atom blast at Treasure Island (mock attack)
Mock Atom Blast -- Treasure Island (January 28, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118, [01-28-58.07] . 4 negatives
Officers stand and watch as mock alom blast off of treasure island is conducted (civil defense). A minature mushroom cloud ascends as more small explosions go off around it. Large battle ship sits in foreground.
Muni (Municipal Railway) Car Barn at 17th and Potrero Streets and gigantic vacuum cleaner used to vacuum buses
Guests at International Hospitality Center Ball (Consul General Akira Nishiyama of Japan, General Frederick M. Anderson, and others)
February 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118-119, [020058-022858] . 900 negatives (estimate)
Electing new bishop at Grace Cathedral (Reverends F. Walter Williams, Lesley Wilder, C. Julian Bartlet, and others) [02-04-58, 8 negatives]
Decoration aboard APL (American President Lines, Ltd.) President Jackson (ship) (Consul General Pierluigi Pierluigi Alvera of Italy makes awards to George Killion and Ralph Davies)
The Russian River flood (many from Guerneville) [02-04-58 - 02-05-58, 54 negatives]
Russian River Flood (February 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118, [02-05-58.01] . 39 negatives
Views of the overflowing Russian River through Guerneville. Pictures taken from a boat going down the river show one-story houses almost completely covered in water. Other houses are less submerged in the river with their front porches covered in water and their swimming pools overflowing. A car is trapped in the street. The current of the river appears to be very strong.
Russioa River Flood -- Guerneville (February 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118, [02-05-58.02] . 15 negatives
Houses on the side of the river with high stilts are saved. Other houses are completely under the flowing waters of the river. Waters have risen almost to the level of a bridge overpass that a woman views.
First woman to become member of National Guard in California (Major Leigh M. Standish, Lillian Francine Vieites, and Colonel Clark R. Miller)
New span at Market and Portola Streets (transportation) [02-07-58, 2 negatives]
New Span of Freeway -- Market and Portola Streets (February 07, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118, [02-07-58.11] . 2 negatives
Construction of the new span of freeway at Market and Portola Streets (transportation). Man looks at the iron re-bar reinforcements of the concrete section in front of the crane.
Marin City underpass landslide [02-07-58, 7 negatives]
American Hostelry planned for retired men and women, Continental Hotel at 127 Ellis Street (interior shots) (housing)
First negro Assistant to the President E. Frederick Morrow (Afro-Americans) [02-10-58, 3 negatives]
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First African American Assistant to the President -- Hotel Saint Francis . (February 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 118, [02-10-58.06] . 3 negatives
The first African American assistant to the president E. Frederick Morrow in his room at the Hotel Saint Francis (Afro-Americans). He is the administrative officer for presidential groups.
Rain damage shots of Telegraph Hill (from Sansome and Fillbert Streets looking west) [02-10-58, 10 negatives]
Ninety-nine year old "gal" (Maude Quinn) who saw President Lincoln's body on death train when she was a child
Rental Gallery party at San Francisco Museum of Art (wire sculpture by Henri-Mari Rose, painting by Alexander Nepote, and guests)
Preview of exhibition of Chinese paintings by Professor Huang Chun-Pi at M.H. De Young Memorial Museum
Annual open house at the California Historical Society (grandaughter of Mr. Whittier, President George L. Harding, and others)
Eleanor Roosevelt at press conference [02-14-58, 5 negatives]
New multiple radio stations for city on top of Twin Peaks [02-17-58, 11 negatives]
New Multiple Radio Stations -- Twin Peaks (February 17, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [02-17-58.07] . 11 negatives
Views of the inside set up of the multiple radio stations set up to be un-attended (technology). View lookin down Market Street from the top of Twin Peaks (cityscapes).
UC president to be Dr. Clark Kerr [02-18-58, 2 negatives]
Baseball star Willie Mayes welcome to San Francisco (also Paul Speegle, Mrs. Mayes, and Supervisor Francis J. McCarthy)
Marin County flood shots [02-19-58, 12 negatives]
Flooding -- Marin County (February 19, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [02-19-58.03] . 6 negatives
Officers Vincent South and E.F. Klementovich look at the fallen tree in the road and at the flooded street. John Allen paddles a boat down the street. Roads are completely flooded.
Professor Linus Pauling against bomb tests and at KQED with Dr. Edward Teller (social protests) [02-20-58, 40 negatives]
Professor Linus Pauling Against Bomb Tests -- De Young Building (February 20, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [02-20-58.10] . 5 negatives
Professor of Chemistry Linus Pauling talks about stance on the bomb tests in the De Young building (social protests).
Debate on Bomb Tests -- Professor Linus Pauling and Dr. Edward Teller -- KQED Station (February 20, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [02-20-58.11] . 35 negatives
Professor Linus Pauling and Dr. Edward Teller debate over the bomb testing issue on the air at KQED. They sit at debating tables with KQED station manager James Day acting as mediator. Afterwards, the two talk informally to the reporters.
Washington Grammar School alumni reunion (ex-State Senator Tom Maloney, Supervisor Alfornos J. Zirpoli, Supervisor Charles Ertola, and others)
Members of Japanese woman's group Satsuki-Kai arranging dolls in preview of traditonal girls' festival
Governor Goodwin Knight's $100-a-plate dinner (actor Jack Benny, Cyril Magnin, actress Mary Costa, Supervisor Judge Frank Blum, and others) [02-24-58, 10 negatives]
Representative Clair Engle running for senator [02-28-58, 2 negatives]
March 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119-120, [030058-033158] . 1075 negatives (estimate)
Artist Cosmy (Mrs. Michael Hulitar) on her ninetieth birthday at reception and exhibition of her paintings at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Finance Committee of National Council of Christians and Jews (Cyril Magnin, Judge Lenore Underwood, Judge Daniel R. Shoemaker, and others)
William Randolph Hearst plaque dedication ceremony at Third and Market Streets, and luncheon [03-04-58, 20 negatives]
Views from Angel Island towards city (cityscapes) [03-05-58, 3 negatives]
Filing of candidates at Registrar's Office at City Hall (Judges Melvyn Cronin, William Traverso, Herman Van der Zee, Paul J. O'Shaugnessy, and others) [03-05-58, 7 negatives]
Japanese stencils from the John Nuston Collection at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor (includes Consul General Akira Neshujama? of Japan)
Press Wireless waits for signal from "Explorer II" (satellite?) [03-05-58, 4 negatives]
Salvage dump operators protest the anti-smog measures that ban open burning (environment) [03-06-58, 6 negatives]
Salvage Dump Operators Protest Burning Ban -- City Hall (March 06, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [03-06-58.01] . 6 negatives
Operators Stan Smith and Frank Bertoni hoist a scarecrow from the back of a flatbed truck with the sign "Linsky go home". Richard Fields holds a sign "we have had it" in front of City Hall in protest of anti-smog measures that will ban open burning (environment).
Missile submarine Grayback (ship) at Mare Island Navy Yard [03-06-58, 22 negatives]
Candidate Caspar W. Weinberger filing for Attorney General office [03-06-58, 6 negatives]
Attorney General Candidate -- Caspar W. Weinberger -- City Hall (March 06, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 119, [03-06-58.03] . 6 negatives
Weinberger and family stand at counter in registrar's office at City Hall filing for Attorney General candidacy. The Weinberger family stands between band members in front of "Welcome home" sign.
AASA (American Association of School Administrators) convention [03-06-58 - 03-10-58, ca. 40 negatives]
Italian consul has shindig for Milan International Fair (Dr. Aldo Morante, Vice Consul Plinino Mazzarini, and Consul General Pierluigi Alvera)
Planned Parenthood office opens at 5005 Third Street (health) [03-10-58, 2 negatives]
Planned Parenthood Office Opens (March 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-10-58.04] . 2 negatives
Nurse in charge Mrs. A. Stanley Hardman and Medical Director Dr. Margaret Ems? of Planned Parenthood stand with Maternal and Child Health Director Dr. Margaret Miller of the Department of Public Health at the new Planned Parenthood office at 5005 Third Street (health).
Reception for Cinerama dignitaries (B.G. Krantz, Lester B. Isaac, composer Dimitri Tiomkin, TV actor James Arness, and others) [03-11-58, 9 negatives]
New surgical department at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (plastic surgery room, new steam sterilizer, and solution room) (health) [03-11-58, 4 negatives]
New Surgical Department -- St. Francis Memorial Hospital (March 11, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-11-58.09] . 4 negatives
Nurses Sheila Pacheco and Marilyn Hill, Dr. George Warren Pierce, Head of the Bothin Helping Fund Mrs. Edmonds Lyman, and Casey Lyman stand around dummy patient on the operating table in new plastic surgery room (health). Josephine Flohr holds door of the new steam sterilizer. Nurse Helen Egeler and Rose Cloud stand in solution room where they make their own distilled water. Two nurses stand in hallway.
Artist Walter Keane and wife Margaret in Enrico Banducci's bar "Hungry i" [03-12-58, 9 negatives]
Artist Walter Keane Removes Paintings -- "Hungry i" (March 12, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-12-58.01-02] . 9 negatives
Artist Walter Keane and wife Margaret remove paintings from wall of bar. Keane and wife carry paintings out of the "Hungry I" at 599 Jackson Street. Bar owner Enrico Banducci sits on stool at his bar. Banducci sits on chair at 199 Chestnut Street and "explains his version of beef with artist".
Artist Richard Diebenkorn in his studio at 217 Hillcrest Street in Berkeley [03-13-58, 9 negatives]
Radio installation at Twin Peaks [03-14-58, 4 negatives]
Police Radio Installation -- Twin Peaks (March 14, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-14-58.01] . 4 negatives
Technician James Craig from Dumont Laboratories, Inc. and Marvin Hewlett kneel by electrical equipment testing receiving equipment for Police Department, supervising tests for the Department of Electricity. Chief Donald Townsend of the Department of Electricity and Chief Radio Technician Burton Dougherty nearby. Exterior views of tower.
Informal forum on right to work laws (Dan Del Carlo, Monsignor Matthew Connolly, Neil Haggerty, and Joseph P. Mazzola) (labor) [03-14-58, 3 negatives]
Press conference with Harry Bridges in ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) building (labor) [03-18-58, 4 negatives]
Press Conference -- Harry Bridges -- International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Building (March 18, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-18-58.04] . 4 negatives
ILWU President Harry Bridges sits at conference table. Bridges sits with former board member Henry Schmidt. Bridges, Schmidt and First Vice President J.R. Robertson of ILWU sit at table (labor).
UC Berkeley Ninetieth Charter anniversary (Dr. Karl F. Meyer, Dr. Thomas Parran, Felice Battaglia, Gordon Sproul, Dr. Norman A.M. MacKenzie, Herman Phleger, Clark Kerr, and others) [03-20-58, ca. 20 negatives]
Press conference with Secretary of the Interior Frederick A. Seaton [03-21-58, 4 negatives]
Arrival of pilot whose plane was forced down by "red Koreans" (communism) [03-21-58, 8 negatives]
Arrival of Pilot Whose Plane Was Forced Down By Koreans -- Airport (March 21, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-21-58.02] . 8 negatives
Pilot Willis Hobbs whose commercial plane was forced down by "red" Koreans exits plane with wife Norma and children Jen and Bonnie (communism). Hobbs family sits in chairs in front of photographers.
First negro Municipal Judge in San Francisco John Wesley Bussey (Afro-Americans) [03-25-58, 14 negatives]
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First Negro Municipal Judge in San Francisco Attorney John Wesley Bussey . (March 25, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-25-58.01] . 14 negatives
First African American Judge in San Francisco John Wesley Bussey sits smoking cigarette and smiling during interview. Bussey stands in front of law books at 1802 Fillmore Street (Afro-Americans).
State Supreme Court Justice Jesse W. Carter and his reservoir to be drained by the county (San Anselmo Double Ranch) (water issue) [03-26-58 - 03-29-58, ca. 30 negatives]
Property owners protest Justice Carter's dam (reservoir) at Marin County Courthouse in San Rafael (water issue)
Dedication of new center at UC San Francisco (Dr. Harold Urey, Dr. Paul S. Sheats, and exterior of building)
Sliding homes on Oakland hills (lanslides, erosion, environment) [03-31-58, 8 negatives]
Sliding Homes -- Oakland Hills (March 31, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 120, [03-31-58.01-03] . 8 negatives
View of intact houses in the Oakland hills; one house slid down hill [caption reads "parakeet saved by Jim Wilson"]. Close-up of uplifted home surrounded by debris on Vancleave Way. View of house next to Walter Horberg home which already slid downhill. Movers carry house belongings into truck from 79 Vancleave Way. Elevated views of house that slid and is partially crushed (lanslides, erosion, environment).
Governor Robert D. Holmes of Oregon meets with Edmund G. Brown [03-31-58, 2 negatives]
April 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121-122, [040058-043158] . 1075 negatives (estimate)
Flood views in various Bay Area locations (damage to land and property, mud slides, cleaning up, etc.) (cityscapes) [04-00-58 - 04-05-58, ca. 150 negatives]
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-00-58.04-07] . 40 negatives
Firemen trying to locate body in Corta Madera Creek. Views of flooded Ross Al.(?). Forrets Avenue in Fairfax damaged. Fairfax home sliding. Views of property on Lofonda(?) Road. Workers attempting to siphon water away from a dam. Damage to Breakers Café and other views (cityscapes).
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 01, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-01-58.01-02] . 39 negatives
Home on Vancleve Avenue about to slide down a hill. House movers attempting to save a house from sliding. Long view of houses. Various shots of damaged houses (some completely destroyed). Views of a house on fire. Men with hoses and brooms cleaning the streets around Burlingame City Hall. Policeman inspect damage. Man putting up barracades (cityscapes).
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 01, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-01-58.05-06] . 28 negatives
Walt Redding, custodian of El Dorado Home Elementary School, stand on the side of a hill with group of children. Houses sliding down a hill. Man with a birdcage walks along hillside. Oakland homes on the verge of sliding. View of slide from below. Damaged houses (cityscapes).
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-02-58.02-04] . 8 negatives
Men sweeping water out of Folsom Street garage. Policeman in knee-deep water directing traffic. Truck driving through flooded section of Folsom Street. Views of outer lane of Lincoln Way where sand has washed away from underneath the street. Enterprise Street under water (cityscapes).
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-02-58.08] . 3 negatives
Ogden Chan sweeps water from living room of basement apartment on Pacific Avenue.
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-02-58.10-11] . 23 negatives
Two men walk down Linden Avenue. Firemen help people into small boat. Firemen stand around boat. Cars in flooded street. Man and his dog walk across mud and water covered Fish Ranch. Mud on Russell and Claremont Streets. Views of damaged house on Shasta Road (cityscapes).
Flood Views in Various Bay Area Locations (April 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 121, [04-03-58.01] . 9 negatives
Views of Red Cross workers on muddy Fifth Avenue. Apartments in danger of sliding. Unidentified people in a living room (cityscapes).
Auto men promotion lunch in Venetian Room of Fairmont Hotel (Cecil Whitebone, Alan K. Browne, Bob Waters, and Walter Kaplan)
Freedom Foundation awards (Father Timothy McDonnell, Doctor Kenneth D. Wells, and Colonel Charles G. Rau)
Luncheon for Marie Davidson honored by music critics Alexander Fried, Majorie Fisher, and Alfred Frankenstein
"Gals" in Harpers Bazar hats invade men in Pied Piper room at the Palace Hotel (fashion) [04-09-58, 2 negatives]
Citizen Leadership conference on public safety (Governor Howard Pyle of Arizona and Chairman T.S. Peterson)
Presidio Army Post inspection (Captain Warren Crecy? and Colonel George D. Pearson inspect Sixth Army)
Elder Statesman Dr. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois of the Negro in America and President Reverend Davis of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (Afro-Americans) [04-11-58, 3 negatives]
Opening of the Masonic Temple (interior and exterior shots) (cityscapes) [04-16-58, 9 negatives]
Old Liberty ship being towed to sea [04-17-58, 6 negatives]
Queen of Golden Gate Park May Day (festival and members of her court) [04-18-58 - 04-19-58, 5 negatives]
East Bay Terminal at Mission Street (cityscapes, transportation) [04-20-58, 2 negatives]
Kick-off dinner "Aid retarded children" (Dr. Rex Whitworth, Alton Lund, and Albert E. Schlesinger) (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?)
New commute buses at Toll Plaza Bay Bridge (transportation) [04-21-58, 3 negatives]
San Francisco Boys' Club Proclamation (Boys' Club band conductor Roland W. Terry and acting Mayor Harold Dobbs)
Black & White ball at Palace, St. Francis, Mark Hopkins, and Fairmont Hotels [04-25-58 - 04-26-58, 14 negatives]
Billy Graham crusade (religious revival) [04-25-58 - 04-30-58, ca. 160 negatives]
Billy Graham Crusade -- Cow Palace (April 25, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-25-58.02] . 2 negatives
Views of choirs rehearsal (religious revival).
Billy Graham Crusade -- SP Depot and St. Mark's Lutheran Church (April 26, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-26-58.02-03] . 7 negatives
Graham arrival at the SP Depot. Graham shakes hands with co-chair of the crusade's executive committee Dr. Carl Howie. Graham with Howie and unidentified men. Graham kneels in prayer at St. Mark's Lutheran church with parishoners (religious revival).
Billy Graham Crusade -- Cow Palace (April 27, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-27-58.01] . 35 negatives
Crowd at the Billy Graham crusade. Various views of Graham preaching to the crowd (from afar and close up) inside Cow Palace. Graham addressing a crowd in front of Cow Palace. Graham shaking hands, etc. (religious revival).
Billy Graham Crusade -- Masonic Temple (April 28, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-28-58.06] . 4 negatives
Billy Graham sitting at breakfast with Dr. W. Earle Smith. Graham greeting ministers. Graham greeting Reverand Michio Ito (religious revival).
Billy Graham Crusade -- Cow Palace (April 28, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-29-58.09] . 56 negatives
Choir, crowds, Billy Graham speaking, and people "making their decisions for Christ" (religious revival).
Billy Graham Crusade -- Cow Palace (April 29, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122, [04-29-58.02] . 38 negatives
Overall view of the crowd at Cow Palace as Billy Graham preaches. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Evans (formerly Colleen Townsend) sitting. Crowd singing, during prayer, and listening to Graham. Graham in silent meditation just before commencing his sermon. The Evens singing on stage. Graham during the sermon. People laughing and in prayer (religious revival).
May 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 122-124, [050058-053158] . 900 negatives (estimate)
Reception for Dr. Glenn Dumke at San Francisco State College (also includes Presidents Robert Gordon Sproul and J.E. Wallace Sterling) [05-01-58 - 05-02-58, 3 negatives]
Billy Graham (at Cow Palace, Treasure Island, San Francisco State University, appears at pornography hearing, etc.) [05-01-58 - 05-22-58, ca. 110 negatives]
Twelfth annual ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) competition by seven San Francisco high schools
Governor Goodwin Knight signs $60,000,000 Harbor Bond Issue Meassure (also includes Assemblyman Glenn E. Coolidge and Cyril Magnin)
Protest march against H-Bomb test (social protests) [05-03-58, 4 negatives]
Protest Against H-Bomb Testing -- Union Square (May 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 123, [05-03-58.02] . 4 negatives
At the corner of Geary Street and Powell Street protesters against the hydrogen bomb hold signs saying "Stop the bomb tests" among others (social protests, atomic age, nuclear weapons).
Hap Howard becomes new Circulation Manager for the Examiner and James H. Mackie succeeds him at the Call Bulletin
Robert Hirsch of the R.S. Hirsch American Sales Company poses with guns his firm offered Indonesian rebels
Dinner for Assessor Russell Wolden (also includes Assessors John R. Quinn and Karylton V. Broadwell, and US Federal Judge George B. Harris)
Equal Job Opportunity week (National Director of Japanese American Citizens League Mas Satow, Cyril Magnin, and Reverend Asa Davis)
Arrival of actress Kim Novak for opening of new Alfred Hitchcock movie "Vertigo" and press conference [05-09-58, 9 negatives]
Arrival of Kim Novak -- Train Depot (May 09, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 123, [05-09-58.11] . 6 negatives
Kim Novak shown with UC students with "KN" shirts and signs welcoming her at the train depot. She kisses one of them on the lips. (Arriving for opening of Alfred Hitchcock Movie "Vertigo").
Prince Bernhardt of the Netherlands (press conference and touring Radiation Lab at UC Berkeley with Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence and Dr. James L. Born) [05-12-58 - 05-13-58, 16 negatives]
Ground breaking for new Hall of Justice (Police Commissioner Paul A. Bissinger, Mayor George Christopher, and others)
Dedication of pelican statue outside of UC Berkeley humor magazine "Pelican" (silent film star Irene Rich, daughter sculptress Frances Rich, Earl C. Anthony, and others) [05-14-58, 9 negatives]
Dedication of Pelican Statue -- UC Berkeley (May 14, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 123, [05-14-58.02] . 9 negatives
Sue Dowell, assistant sales manager, in a bathing suit sitting on statue of a pelican outside the "Pelican" humor magazine offices. Earl C. Anthony, Los Angeles businessman and first editor and founder of the "Pelican", who donated statue with Irene Rich, silent film star, whose daughter, Frances Rich, sculpted the statue.
Dean James Albert Pike consecrated at Grace Cathedral and luncheon at Mark Hopkins Hotel [05-15-98, ca. 15 negatives]
Atomic submarine Nautilus (ship) arrival in Aquatic Park (Fort Sutter ferry boat in background) [05-15-58, 8 negatives]
Experimental nuclear reactor at UC Radiation Laboratory (Dr. A.J. Kirschbaum) (atomic age) [05-16-58, 14 negatives]
Experimental Nuclear Reactor Used in Weapons Development -- Livermore, Calif. (May 16, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 123, [05-16-58.04] . 14 negatives
At the UC Radiation Labratory in Livermore Dr. A.J. Kirschbaum, physicist, shows cutaway plan of Livermore pool type reactor. A man standing in front of plans(?), a man stading at control desk, Dr. Kirschbaum standing on top of reactor, looking down into reactor, exterior shots of reactor (atomic age).
Reception honoring HRH Prince Bertile of Sweden (also acting Mayor Harold S. Dobbs, Paul A. Bissinger, and others)
From Hayes and Octavia Streets looking south to Market Street (cityscapes, neighborhood) [05-28-58, 11 negatives]
View From Hayes Street and Octavia Street Looking South Down Market Street (May 28, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [05-28-58.01] . 11 negatives
Shots of freeway construction progress, overpass that crosses Market Street near 14th Street, looking up Market Street from Twin Peaks (cityscapes).
June 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124-125, [060058-063058] . 1050 negatives (estimate)
Russian editors on tour at UC Berkeley (Anatolii Vasilevich Valiuzhenich, Yuri Vornov, Vitalii Ivanovich Voitko, Aleksei Andreevich Grechukhin, and Mikhail Ivanovich Khaldeev)
Election candidates (Edmund G. Brown and George Christopher, Eugene McAteer, William Knowland, and others) [06-03-58, ca. 20 negatives]
Election Candidates -- City Hall and Senator William Knowland's Headquarters (June 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-03-58.03-04] . 20 negatives
Election workers bringing in the ballots. Mrs. Knowland, Emelyn Jewett, Estelle McKeen, Dolores Knowland and Senator William F. Knowland standing. Knowland surrounded by a gathering as he gives a platform speech at his headquarters. Candidate William M. Brinton sitting at a table and talking on a telephone. John A. Busterud standing and holding a piece of paper in his hand. Eugene McAteer standing with his wife and pointing (at results). Mr. and Mrs. Milton Marks sitting together. Knowland shaking hands with Mr. Van Lare (senior associate justice of the superior court in Ghana. Edmund G. Brown and his wife at a table with two other unidentified people. Mayor George Christopher and his wife standing beside a voting booth. Christopher seated with his wife (standing) at a table.
Senator Robert I. McCarthy and wife voting [06-03-58, 2 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown and wife [06-03-58, 2 negatives]
Caspar W. Weinberger and family voting [06-03-58 - 06-04-58, 4 negatives]
Caspar Weinberger and Family Voting -- Jackson Street (June 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-03-58.09] . 2 negatives
Caspar W. Weinberger standing in a voting booth. Weinberger and his family standing in a voting booth.
Voters waiting to vote [06-03-58, 2 negatives]
New x-ray machine with Dr. Herbert Abrams (health) [06-04-58, 8 negatives]
End of Key System strike (labor) [06-05-58, 4 negatives]
End of Key System Strike -- Key system Headquarters, Oakland (June 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-05-58.08] . 4 negatives
Vern Stambaugh (union president) and Glen Stanley (Key System president) signing an initial agreement ending the strike. Stambaugh, Stanley, Arthur Viat, Harold Davis and Ralph Patterson gathered around a table and looking a a piece of paper. Views of Stambaugh, Stanley, Davis, and Patterson gathered around a table with unidentified men (labor, transportation).
"Colored" school teacher at Luther Burbank Junior High School (education, Afro-Americans) [06-05-58, 5 negatives]
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"Colored" School Teacher -- Luther Berbank Junior High School . (June 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-05-58.11] . 5 negatives
Various views of Teacher Bert Phillips gathered with students on the steps of the school (education, Afro-Americans, race relations).
Cross planted on lawn of Cecil Poole (race relations) [06-05-58, 6 negatives]
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Cross Planted on Lawn of Cecil Poole -- St. Francis Woods . (June 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-05-58.12] . 6 negatives
Views of Cecil Poole and his wife Charlotte standing next to a cross planted in their lawn. Poole and police inspecting the cross. Inspector Tom Fitzpatrick crouching down next to the cross (race relations).
McAllister mansion in Marin County to be torn down (interior and exterior views) [06-06-58, 7 negatives]
Miss Sonoma (Sandra Duden) and Mayor Fritz Renner of Guerneville present Mayor George Christopher with key [06-06-58, 5 negatives]
Track removal of Key System [06-09-58, 3 negatives]
Ground breaking for Hilton Hotel at airport (Conrad Hilton, Mayor George Christopher and PUC President Don Fazackerly)
New chief administrative officer's family portrait (Russell, MacPhee and Collins) [06-10-58, 2 negatives]
"The Girl with an Itch" actress Kathy Marlowe posing (relates to court case about movie being "too sexy") (censorship?)
Israeli tenth anniversary with Consul General Dr. Avraham Biran of Israel and Reverend James Pike [06-10-58, 2 negatives]
Most Reverend Mother General Sister Francine Lepecard and Bishop Donahue at mass in St. Mary's Cathedral
President Theodore Huess of Germany, President John Simpson of World Affairs Council, German Ambassador Wilhelm Grewe, Consul General Gunther Kompff of Germany and others [06-12-58, 4 negatives]
Police officer Oliver Brown who shot juvenile (Afro-American) at Lake Merritt [06-14-58, 5 negatives]
American Society for Engineering Education annual meeting (Morrough O'Brien, William Alexander, and Frederick Lindvall)
First negro judge Byron Arnold being sworn in by Judge John W. Bussey (Afro-Americans) [06-17-58, 2 negatives]
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First Negro Judge Byron Arnold -- City Hall. (June 17, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 124, [06-17-58.01] . 2 negatives
Judge Byron Arnold being sworn in by Judge John W. Bussey (Afro-Americans).
American College of Chest Physicians panel on Jet Age and Chest Medicine (Dr. Burgess Gordon, Dr. Ulrich Luft, and others) (health) [06-19-58, 2 negatives]
Freeway views (Van Ness Freeway, Embarcadero Freeway under construction, etc.) [06-19-58, 9 negatives]
Opening ceremony for San Francisco Senior Center with Mayor George Christopher [06-19-58, 4 negatives]
Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle regards statue of Junipero Serra at Mission Dolores [06-20-58, 4 negatives]
San Francisco High School juniors depart for Sacramento to participate in "Boys' State" government exercise (sponsored by American Legion) (education) [06-21-58, 2 negatives]
Television pictures of heart operation on "Tommy" by Dr. Bensen B. Rowe of University of California Hospital (health) [06-23-58, 12 negatives]
Reception for Shah of Iran with Princess Fatemeh and Consul General Abmad Eghbal [06-23-58, 5 negatives] and with Edmund G. Brown and Mayor George Christopher [06-24-58, 6 negatives]
Reception for the Shah of Iran -- Legion of Honor (June 23, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [06-23-58.05] . 5 negatives
The Shah of Iran standing with Princess Fatemeh and Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad Eghbal(?). The Shah greeting Mrs. George Pfau and standing with the Princess and the Eghbals. The Shah greeting Harold Zellerbach. The Shah greeting Isabel Flood while Mrs. Bernard Begley shakes hands with Mr. Eghbal. The Shah greeting Anne Giannini while Mrs. Eghbal shakes Mrs. L.M. Giannini's hand.
Reception for Shah of Iran -- President Hoover (ship) (June 24, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [06-24-58.02] . 6 negatives
The Shah of Iran and Ralph K. Davies boarding the President Hoover (ship). The Shah, Davies and R. George Killion standing together. The Shah standing with Killion while greeting Edmund G. Brown. Mayor George Christopher getting an autograph from the Shah. The Shah, Killion and Davis standing together. The Shah, Killion and Lee Ettleson standing together.
New Recreation and Park Commissioner Mary Margaret Casey with Mayor George Christopher [06-24-58, 5 negatives]
Shah (of Iran's) girlfriend [06-25-58, 1 negative]
Star Flyer space ship ride opens at Peralta Park in Oakland (atomic age) [06-25-58, 18 negatives]
Star Flyer Space Ship Ride Opens -- Peralta Park (June 25, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [06-25-58.12] . 18 negatives
Various views of crowds gathered around the Star Flyer (a space flight simulator for children). Up-close view of the rear of the Star Flyer. Overall shots of the crowd (with many children). Miss Oakland christening the ship with a bottle of champaign. The "flight crew" standing outside the ship. Children lined up for the ride. Views of children sitting inside the Star Flyer. View of a member of the Star Flyer's crew (space age).
Shah (of Iran) leaves [06-26-58, 3 negatives]
New Recreation and Park Commissioner Mary Margaret Casey sworn in by Judge Caulfield [06-27-58, 3 negatives]
Burlingame High School string orchestra invited to Brussels' World's Fair (education) [06-27-58, 7 negatives]
Orsova (ship) arrives with Astrid Lindholm (Australia's first entry in Miss Universe pageant) and refugee White Russians from Lithuania [06-30-58, 3 negatives]
Bust of Francis Cutting (founder of California canning industry) presented to San Francisco by American Can and Canners League of California
New Public Administrator Chester MacPhee sworn in by Judge Shoemaker with Mayor George Christopher [06-30-58, 2 negatives]
July 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125-126, [070058-073158] . 750 negatives (estimate)
YMI-YLI (Young Men's Institute - Young Ladies' Institute) Grand convention with Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle
US Navy's International Geophysical Year Earth Satellite display (space) [07-02-58, 2 negatives]
Navy's Vanguard Earth Satellite Display (July 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [07-02-58.03] . 2 negatives
Navy Commander Gustave A. Wolf, the officer in charge of the US Navy recruiting station, with children of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Curcuruto and full-scale model of Vanguard satellite (space age).
UC Berkeley press conference on education with Dr. Kenneth Pitzer and Professors Bernard Friedman, J. Cecil Parker, and Glenn Seaborg [07-02-58, 6 negatives]
Chester MacPhee investigation at San Francisco Hospital with Mayor George Christopher [07-04-58, 4 negatives]
New State Commander B.C. Hesser of Veterans of Foreign Wars gets keys to city from Mayor George Christopher [07-08-58, 2 negatives]
Low temperature electromagnetic laboratory at UC Berkeley (Drs. David N. Lyon and William Giauque) [07-10-58, 8 negatives]
Low Temperature Electromagnetic Laboratory -- UC Berkeley (July 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [07-10-58.01] . 8 negatives
Dr. David N. Lyon and Dr. William F. Giauque in labratory with apparatus, inserting top of magnet container into concrete plug before lowering to magnetic vault below.
Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation launches largest vessel (ship) ever built [07-10-58, 7 negatives]
Launch of Largest Vessel Ever Built -- Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation (July 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 125, [07-10-58.09] . 7 negatives
Gertrude Isbrandtsen, widow if Hans Isbrandtsen, Mr. and Mrs. Jakob Isbrandtsen and T.C. Ingersoll, general manager of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation, shipbuilding division, all at the launching of the Hans Isbrandtsen (ship), the largest vessel ever built (on the Pacific Coast). The ship seen straight on from front. Views down launch ramp at ship in bay.
Merchants and parking problems (streets, neighborhoods) on Haight, Clayton, and West Portal streets [07-11-58, 4 negatives]
Swearing in of General Manager John M. Pierce of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District by Chief Justice Phil Gibson [07-14-58, 1 negatives]
Mother visits the George (ship) named for son (Navy Cross recipient killed at battle of Savo Island aboard the San Francisco (ship)) at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (military) [07-14-58, 2 negatives]
Mayor George Christopher signs final documents on baseball stadium (Candlestick Park) with Tom Gray and Francis McCarty [07-14-58, 3 negatives]
Old Fort Point to be considered State Park (views) [07-16-58, 3 negatives]
Fort Point to be Considered a State Park (July 16, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126, [07-16-58.03] . 3 negatives
View of fort from parapet on top of fort. Corporal Hurley L. Wood, Jr., a member of Company A Presidio Honor Guard in an old fort cell. View of fishermen's cars parked at fort with Golden Gate Bridge in background.
League of Women Voters luncheon for Chester MacPhee with Mayor George Christopher [07-16-58, 3 negatives]
Interior and exterior views of new Carmelite monastery buildings at Fulton and Parker Streets [07-18-58, 16 negatives]
New Carmelite Monastery (July 18, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126, [07-18-58.02] . 16 negatives
Interiors and exteriors of new Carmelite monastery at Fulton Street and Parker Street include view from across the street, at the front door, inner courtyard, a spare room, down a long hallway and a sacred altar.
"Golden Gate Bridge Owner" Jeanette Quon greeted by Mayor George Christopher [07-18-58, 3 negatives]
Last run of Southern Pacific ferry [07-19-58, 19 negatives]
Last Run of the Southern Pacific Ferry (July 19, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126, [07-19-58.02] . 20 negatives
In the control room of the ferry, view of Golden Gate Bridge from on board ferry, people boarding, children looking overboard, view of cityscape from bay, captain with steering wheel, view of something in the water (seal?), control room from deck.
Civil rights inventory by Council of Civic Unity of San Francisco (social relations, race relations) [07-29-58, 2 negatives]
Legislative interim sub-committee hearing on abuses of civil rights (beatnik Eric Nord addresses sub-committee chairman John O'Connell) (social relations) [07-29-58, 2 negatives]
Collection of rare historical documents presented to UC Berkeley (Chancellor Glenn T. Seaborg, President Clark Kerr, Earl Warren and Perc S. Brown) [07-29-58, 4 negatives]
Miss Universe Gladys Zender of Peru and Miss Universe candidates from Latin America visit San Francisco: Judy Wilson, Miss San Francisco; Celina Ayala, Miss Argentina; Raquel Molina, Miss Chile; Irene Augustyni, Miss Uruguay; Elvira Risser, Miss Mexico [07-30-58, 9 negatives]
Two Maori girls in native costume with students from New Zealand aboard British liner Oronsay (ship) arrive under scholarship from American Field Service [07-30-58, 1 negative]
James R. Hoffa (Jimmy Hoffa) (labor) [07-31-58, 3 negatives]
Press conference and testimonial dinner for labor leader Jack Goldberger with James R. Hoffa and Governor Goodwin Knight (labor) [07-31-58, 9 negatives]
Press Conference and Testimonial Dinner for Jack Goldberger (July 31, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126, [07-31-58.05] . 9 negatives
Jack Goldberger with James R. Hoffa (Jimmy Hoffa) and Governor Goodwin Knight, and Paul Speegle. Views of large crowd of people during testimonial dinner.
August 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126-127, [080058-083058] . 775 negatives (estimate)
New proposed California State Park at Point Reyes [08-00-58, 31 negatives]
New Proposed California State Park -- Point Reyes (August 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 126, [08-00-58.13] . 31 negatives
Various views of Inverness (neighborhood). People playing on the beach and swimming, woman standing next to stone cross, farmland, long views of beach, cows grazing, etc.
New Executive Director Major Ernest Orchard of San Francisco Guild for Crippled Children (disabled persons)
New Director of Finance and Records Virgil L. Elliott with Mayor George Christopher, Chester MacPhee and Superior Court Judge Daniel Shoemaker [08-01-58, 2 negatives]
Albert Bigelow (environmentalist?) returns after trying to stop atomic bomb testing (atomic age) [08-05-58, 3 negatives]
Democratic candidates at luncheon of Labor Committee for Democrats against right to work [08-05-58, 2 negatives]
Beatnik Poet Laureate Padriec Suemus O'Sullivan [sic] [08-06-58, 2 negatives]
Beatnik Poet Laureate Padreic Suemus O'Sullivan -- City Prison (August 06, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 127, [08-06-58.10] . 2 negatives
O'Sullivan standing near prison cell with two unidentified men. Sleeve info reads "Padreac O'Sullivan, in bucket on drunk charge. Says he ain't drunk and wants out so he won't be fired. This probably removes his 'beat' classification."
"Woodie" mascot for fighting forest fires in Redwood Empire (a redwood log section with face, arms and legs) (environment)
New school site for Longfellow Elementary School with Keith Sorenson, Herbert Jaqueth, A.H. Henderson and James Leo Halley (education) [08-07-58, 2 negatives]
View of finished "Upper Market Street" (neighborhood) [08-08-58, 2 negatives]
Missing girl Dyanne Anderson connected to beatnik Eric Nord [08-09-58, 1 negative]
Beatnik actor Eric Nord prepares for play at Marines Memorial Theatre [08-10-58, 3 negatives]
Western Packaging convention with new "celluhander" machine and Miss Packaging being sent through Acme Steel's automatic strapping machine
Beatnik tour of San Francisco (Eric Nord and others) [08-11-58, 16 negatives]
Beatnik Tour -- San Francisco (August 11, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 127, [08-11-58.03] . 16 negatives
Reading poetry and playing bongo drums outside Powell Street and I. Magnin's. Union Square get together (includes Eric Nord). Beatnics crossing from Union Square to I. Magnin's ("a negro carries a white child on his shoulders"). Nord walks with some other beatnics along Geary Street after police told them to disband. Nord and followers board bus after police told them to leave. Jerome Stauber with the beard, and one of the learders of downtown parade, is questioned by police officer. Later in evening, an outside overall of Bagel shop. Christopher Coker being arrested by police. Alan Sexton and police officer. Officer Peter Gardner, Alan Sexton, who is being arrested, and unidentified girlfriend who tried to speak in defense of Sexton gives him comfort. Nord returns from jail on bail and gets soundly kissed by girl beatnic. Eric Nord returns from jail, after getting out on bail, and enters the Bagel shop with girl in arms only identified as Pat. [Includes captions]
Beatnik hearing (Eric Nord and Thomas J. Lawrence) [08-12-58 and 08-14-58, 6 negatives]
Beatnik Hearing -- Youth Guidance Center (August 12, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 127, [08-12-58.01] . 4 negatives
Eric Nord and Thomas J. Lawrence standing.
Beatnik Eric Nord at Youth Guidance Center [08-15-58, 5 negatives]
Senate President Eulogio Rodriquez and Ambassador Francisco Delgado of the Philippines [08-18-58, 2 negatives]
Beatnik Eric Nord booked again [08-18-58, 2 negatives]
Beatnik party pad to fold (Eric Nord) [08-22-58, 6 negatives]
"Motorcylce set getting ready to make march on beatnik district" [08-22-58, 3 negatives]
March on Beatnik District -- Motorcycle Set (August 22, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 127, [08-22-58.09] . 3 negatives
"Motorcycle set" or "bikenix enthusiasts" display signs as they prepare to "march on territory of the beatniks". Some signs read: "Follow the path of righteousness: Shave!", "Ahern Saves", and "Beats arise from the gutter! follow us to the sewer".
Joe Di Maggio takes a job as Executive Vice-President of V.H. Monette & Company [08-25-58, 3 negatives]
Missile on display at Crocker Bank [08-25-58, 2 negatives]
Views of new parking garage at Fifth and Mission Streets and opening [08-26-58 - 08-27-58, ca. 20 negatives]
Ambassador Howard Beale of Australia greets Mayor George Christopher [08-27-58 - 08-28-58, 5 negatives]
September 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 128-129, [090058-093058] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Disneyland visit by "heart boy" Tommy Hunter [09-00-58, 34 negatives]
San Francisco Bar Association luncheon with British big wigs (Lynn Ungood Thomas, Leslie Peppiatt, Sir Harry Hylton-Foster and bar association president Gardiner Johnson)
Fellowship of Reconciliation meeting (includes members of the Cheyenne anti-missile protest committee) [09-00-58, 2 negatives]
Fellowship of Reconciliation Meeting -- Friends Meeting House (September 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 128, [09-02-58.02] . 2 negatives
Students Gene Spake and Ann Fromer sitting with David Brown (vice-chairman of the San Francisco Fellowship of Reconciliation) and Ammen Hennacy (editor of "The Catholic Worker).
New appointee to Parks and Recreation commission John F. Conway, Jr. and family [09-02-58, 12 negatives]
Citizen's committee for Proposition B (Caspar W. Weinberger, Mayor George Christopher, and others) [09-04-58, 7 negatives]
United Crusade events [09-04-58, 09-13-58 - 09-27-58, 19 negatives] (Willie Mays makes pledge [09-27-58, 2 negatives])
New Chief of Police Tom Cahill (with family, swearing in, speaking to officers) [09-05-58, 09-08-58, 09-10-58, 11 negatives]
Smog over city (cityscapes, environment) [09-06-58, 2 negatives]
Interview with President Dan Jackson of the San Francisco Federation of Teachers (education) [09-06-58, 2 negatives]
Air pollution technicians make field tests [09-06-58, 4 negatives]
Air Pollution Technicians Make Field Tests (September 06, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 128, [09-06-58.03] . 4 negatives
John Yocom (director of technical service) looking at an oxidant recorder. Ben Linsky (control officer for Bay Area Pollution) and physicist Robert Givens loading equipment into a car.
Road and hill slide at El Camino del Mar (erosion) [09-08-58, 4 negatives]
Mayor Jean-Louis Vigier of Paris and Consul General Didier de Fossey with Charles Sedgwick of the State Department [09-09-58, 3 negatives]
Views of UC Hospital (UC Medical School) laboratory, library, and auditorium [09-10-58, 12 negatives]
Beatniks picket new restaurant [09-11-58, 5 negatives]
Afro-American model Sara Lou Harris to aid NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) fund raising campaign (Afro-Americans) [09-11-58, 2 negatives]
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Model Sara Lou Harris -- Sir Francis Drake . (September 11, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 128, [09-11-58.09] . 2 negatives
Model Sara Lou Harris sitting on a dresser (Afro-Americans).
Astronomy class (only high school to have one in San Francisco) at Galileo High School (education) [09-11-58, 3 negatives]
"Big daddy" of beatniks Eric Nord at post-opera opening party [09-13-58, 2 negatives]
Smog seen from Top of the Mark (Mark Hopkins Hotel) (cityscapes, environment) [09-15-58, 2 negatives]
Political candidates for attorney general (Stanley Mosk, Pat Hillings, and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown) [09-16-58, 4 negatives]
Author Leon Uris (ex-Call Bulletin circulator) with new book "Exodus" [09-17-58, 4 negatives]
Press conference of Protestant Minister against Proposition Sixteen (Bishop James Pike and Rev. Gilbert Zimmerman)
Hundred and fourth anniversary of University of San Francisco with Senator Thomas Kuchel and Father John Connelly
Beatnik attorney John McFeeley arrested [09-18-58, 2 negatives]
President Matilda Rice of Smith-Rice Derrick Barge Company and G.W. Thomas Drayage and Rigging Company
Six-story aluminum sculpture "Polyvescense" for San Francisco Arts Festival installed at Fisherman's Wharf [09-19-58, 09-22-58, 4 negatives]
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton [09-22-58, 3 negatives]
New members of Juvenile Probation Committee (Harold Meyer and Judge Melvin Cronin) [09-22-58, 3 negatives]
Grand Jury meeting (Judge Harry Neubarth, District Attorney Tom Lynch, Foreman Henry North and Chief Deputy Norman Elkington) [09-22-58, 4 negatives]
Inauguration of Dr. Clark Kerr at UC Berkeley with Gordon Sproul and Walter M. Haas [09-22-58, 9 negatives]
Inauguration of Dr. Clark Kerr -- UC Berkeley (September 22, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 128, [09-22-58.11] . 9 negatives
Overall view of a procession led by Dr. Gordon Sproul and Dr. Clark Kerr. Close-up views of the procession led by Sproul and Kerr. Kerr speaking to the large gathering. Kerr standing with Donald H. McLaughlin and holding up a golden key. Kerr giving honarary degrees to Walter A. Hass and Anson(?) Stiles.
Baccari Vintage Festival Queen of Grapes Evelyn De Mattei, Festival Queen Cecilia Mainero and others
New flag for UC Berkeley in honor of President Clark Kerr [09-25-58, 5 negatives]
Defense Minister Duncan Sandys and Major General Robert Howze of Great Britain [09-27-58, 4 negatives]
Chester MacPhee signs contract for upkeep of Father Serra birthplace with John Rosekrans of Society of California Pioneers [09-29-58, 1 negative]
New Director of Traffic Ignacio Zaragoza and Captain of Traffic Edward Moody with Chief of Police Tom Cahill [09-30-58, 5 negatives]
Elephants unloaded from train and walking towards Cow Palace (for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus?)
October 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129-131, [100058-103158] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Statesman Adlai Stevenson [10-01-58, 11 negatives]
Adlai Stevenson -- Hotel Canterbury (October 01, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-01-58.13] . 11 negatives
Adlai Stevenson and Roger Kent stand together. Views of Stevenson speaking to the crowd about his trip to Russia (Soviet Union) and the audience listening. Judge Stanley Mesk stands with Stevenson.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and wife visit San Francisco (also includes Adlai Stevenson with Democrats in Oakland, 2 negatives) [10-02-58, 48 negatives]
Arrival of Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- San Francisco International Airport (October 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-02-58.03] . 6 negatives
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his wife Patricia Nixon disembark from plane. They are greeted by various men, reporters, photographers, and a large crowd.
Press Conference -- Vice President And Mrs. Richard M. Nixon -- San Francisco International Airport (October 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-02-58.04] . 15 negatives
Both Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his wife Patrica Nixon hold press conferences. Various views of Nixon standing behind a microphone and speaking to reporters. His wife Pat is seated and also speaks with reporters.
Luncheon For Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (October 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-02-58.06] . 3 negatives
Luncheon meeting for Vice President Richard M. Nixon organized by the Citizens for Eisenhower and Nixon. Nixon shakes hands with Llyod McMahon (President of Citizens for Eisenhower and Nixon).
Republican and Democratic Fundraising Dinner -- Oakland Auditorium and Theatre (October 02, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-02-58.09] . 26 negatives
Vice President and Mrs. Richard Nixon arrive for dinner. Governor Goodwin Knight, Senator William F. Knowland, and Nixon talk prior to dinner. Knight, Knowland, Mrs. Nixon, and Oakland Mayor Clifford Rischell are seated onstage. Knight, Knowland, and Nixon join hands high in victory salute. Nixon talks to people after speech, talks to Mrs. Knowland, and signs his autograph for a girl. Overhead view of entire auditorium, includes audience. Also present are views of Adlai Stevenson's Democratic fundraising dinner which also took place in the same building, includes Stevenson giving a speech.
Scene of Alcatraz prison escape [10-03-58, 22 negatives]
Exterior Views of Alcatraz (October 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-03-58.01] . 22 negatives
Associate Warden J.B. Latimer and Warden Paul Madigan looking at spot where prisoners first ran after binding guard Harold Miller. Coast Guard and divers looking for the prisoner's body and knife. Spot where body of prisoner Johnson was found. Miller shows place where he was tied to a tree. Press conference with reporters, photographers, and cameramen. Includes views of Alcatraz from a boat in the bay, close-ups of various buildings and main prison facility on cliff, hill slope and beach.
Crystal Palace Market [10-03-58, 21 negatives]
Interior Views -- Crystal Palace Market (October 03, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-03-58.07] . 21 negatives
Interior views of Crystal Palace Market, includes employees and various departments: meat counter, general groceries, television sets, health foods (vitamins and drugs), honey, cheese counter, produce (fruits and vegetables), deli, dishware, canned foods, bakery, florist (flowers), and snack counter.
Edmund G. Brown campaign billboards [10-07-58, 2 negatives]
Billboards -- Edmund G. [Pat] Brown For Governor (October 07, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-07-58.02] . 2 negatives
Billboards donated by Republican Friends advocating Edmund G. Brown for governor. One is located near the side of a building; the other is on the corner of a hillside.
Death mass at St. Boniface Church for Pope [10-09-58, 12 negatives]
Death Mass for Pope -- St. Boniface Church (October 09, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 129, [10-09-58.02-03] . 12 negatives
View (from balcony) of interior of St. Boniface Church where mass is being held for the death of the pope. The bier sits at the altar rail near the apse of the church. Priest stands at altar.
UC Berkeley President Clark Kerr's inauguration [10-10-58, 2 negatives]
Innauguration of President Clark Kerr -- UC Berkeley -- Millberry Union (October 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-10-58.03] . 2 negatives
University of California President Clark Kerr speaks during his inauguration ceremony. He stands behind a podium. People standing behind him are clapping.
Viruses and viral diseases symposium (Doctors Robley C. Williams, James O. Colver, and Gilbert Dallderf) (health)
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrival [10-14-58, 4 negatives]
Arrival of Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- San Francisco Airport (October 14, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-14-58.01] . 4 negatives
Richard and Pat Nixon disembark the airplane along with stewardess Sue Hennessy. Richard Nixon speaks with Jack McDowell. Congressman Patrick J. Millings walks with the Nixons.
Patricia (Pat) Nixon [10-15-58, 6 negatives]
Senator William F. Knowland giving campaign address [10-15-58, 2 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown dinner and family [10-15-58, 3 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown Dinner -- Fairmont Hotel (October 15, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-15-58.11] . 3 negatives
Edmund G. [Pat] Brown poses with his family: his mother Mrs. Ida Brown, his wife Bernice Brown, and his daughters Cynthia Kelly, Barbara Casey, and Kathy (Kathleen). Brown waves to a group of his friends seated at another table. Norm Impelmen and Brown's brother Harold C. Brown talk.
Blind workers strike (labor) (social protests) (disabled persons) [10-20-58, 2 negatives]
Blind Workers Strike -- Oakland (October 20, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-20-58.06] . 2 negatives
Blind workers picket. Thomas Mendeza who is a delegate of the Blind Workers Guild of Oakland leads the picketers with the aid of his dog Norma. Some picketers carry signs: "Poor Working Conditions" and "Slave Wages" (labor, disabled persons)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower visit and pickets [10-21-58, 51 negatives]
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Campaigns Amid Picketers (October 21, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-21-58.05] . 14 negatives
Marine Corps helicopter lands in Marina Green with President Dwight D. Eisenhower aboard. A large group surrounds a helicopter. Numerous picketers protest in front auditorium regarding negotiations with Korea and Quemoy (China); protesters hold signs "No More Quemoys" (social protests).
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Campaigns Amid Protestors (October 21, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-21-58.06-07] . 37 negatives
Group on stage applauds when President Dwight D. Eisenhower is introduced . Various views of Eisenhower speaking and an overall view of the audience in the auditorium. Eisenhower with other Republicans talk and shake hands. Protestors line the street outside the auditorium.
Rally for restoration of Palace of Fine Arts [10-22-58, 7 negatives]
Rally For Restoration of Palace of Fine Arts (October 22, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 130, [10-22-58.13] . 7 negatives
Mayor Christopher speaks in favor of the proposition to save the Palace of Fine Arts (built for the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915), telling everyone to help out. Reeder Butterfield auctions off various districts of the city for volunteers to canvass for support. A volunteer for the second district signs up with a volunteer worker. Various volunteers get instructions from Supervisor Henry Rolph.
Story on deterioration of waterfront piers [10-23-58, 20 negatives]
American Heart Association (Dr. Maurice Sokolow, Sir. George Pickering, Dr. Maurice Eliaser, and others)
Debate on Proposition 18 on television (Harry Bridges, Roger Boas, and Roger D. Lapham) [10-27-58, 2 negatives]
Pouring of first cement for Candlestick Park baseball stadium [10-29-58, 12 negatives]
Mrs. Edmund G. Brown [10-29-58, 18 negatives]
Atomic Energy Lab in Livermore (Doctors Frederick Coensgen, Post, and Cosgrove) [10-31-58, 9 negatives]
November 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 131-132, [110058-113058] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Edmund G. Brown and wife voting [11-04-58, 5 negatives]
New x-ray machine for cancer treatment (health) [11-05-58, 2 negatives]
Governor-elect Edmund G. Brown [11-05-97, 7 negatives]
Governor-Elect Edmund G. Brown -- Magellan Avenue and State Building (November 05, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 131, [11-05-58.04-05] . 7 negatives
Governor-elect Edmund G. Brown sitting and talking on the phone. Brown sitting and looking at the newspaper while his wife, Bernice, looks on. Brown receiving some papers from his wife. Brown sitting at his desk holding papers. Brown standing with Fred Dutton and looking at papers.
Views of Fisherman's Wharf and fishing boats [11-10-58, 20 negatives]
Views of Fisherman's Wharf (November 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 131, [11-10-58.11] . 20 negatives
Views of boats at the wharf. Views of fishermen engaged in various activities. Tom Balistrei mending a net. Views of people sitting, eating and looking out windows overlooking the waterfront.
Advertising stunt for "dream apartments" (photographer and others elevated by crane to promote "The Comstock Luxury View Apartments" (cityscapes)
Strike at the International Harvester Plant (labor) [11-13-58, 3 negatives]
Monterey (ship) sailing for Australia (with Congressman William Somers Mailliard and former Mayor Elmer Robinson)
Teamsters' strike at United Parcel Service (labor) [11-19-58, 2 negatives]
Chinatown Opti-Mrs. Club (wacky hats for annual gay chapeaux dance) (fashion) [11-20-58, 2 negatives]
Governor Edmund G. Brown's newly appointed secretaries [11-25-58, 2 negatives]
Governor Edmund G. Brown's Newly Appointed Secretaries -- Hotel Clift (November 25, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [11-25-58.01] . 2 negatives
Gathered around a folder are Governor Edmund G. Brown and his secretaries, Charles W. Johnson, Frederick G. Dutton, William Coblentz, Judge Julian Beck, Hale Champion, Richard G. Tuck, Warren Christopher, and Jerry Maher.
Opera singer Maria Callas at Civic Auditorium (with Italian Consul General Pierluigi Alvera, Princess Sophia of Greece, and Grace Oddie) [11-26-58, 7 negatives]
Maria Callas -- Civic Auditorium (November 26, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [11-26-58.12] . 7 negatives
View of opera star Maria Callas walking. Callas standing with Princess Sophia of Greece. Callas standing with Princess Sophia and an unidentified man. Callas standing with an unidentified woman. Callas standing with Pierluigi Alvero, the Italian Consul General.
December 1958 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132-133, [120058-123058] . 850 negatives (estimate)
Radiatron(?) (radiation equipment) (atomic age) [12-00-58, 24 negatives]
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson [12-01-58, 2 negatives]
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with Herbert Hoover Jr. [12-04-58, 6 negatives]
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with Herbert Hoover, Jr. (December 04, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [12-04-58.02] . 3 negatives
The State Chamber of Commerce speakers table with John Foster Dulles, Chamber of Commerce President Mark Sullivan and Herbert Hoover Jr..
Bay Area congressmen John Francis Shelley and George P. Miller arrive aboard the President Cleveland (ship) [12-05-58, 4 negatives]
National Defense Act Regional conference (Chancellor Glenn T. Seaborg, F.W. Hunter, John Elder Dean and others)
AFL-CIO labor union merger convention (labor) [12-06-58 - 12-09-58, 7 negatives]
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations Merger Sessions -- Fairmont Hotel (December 06, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [12-06-58.03] . 2 negatives
The registration desk for AFL-CIO delegate (labor).
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (December 09, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [12-09-58.02] . 3 negatives
Secretary treasurer Neil Haggerty of the California Labor Federation with Tommy Pitts, president, Manuel Dias, and Ed Shedlock. Also C.J. "Neil" Haggerty presents scholarships to high school students (labor).
Walt Disney at the San Francisco Museum of Art and at reception with Mayor George Christopher [12-10-58 - 12-11-58, 16 negatives]
Walt Disney at Reception at the San Francisco Museum of Art (December 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [12-10-58.01] . 4 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Disney with Mrs. Prentiss Cobb Hale. Also with Mrs. Albert Schlesinger, Mrs. Richard Ham, and Ms. Helene Stanley, who is the live recreation of "Sleeping Beauty" with animation cells behind. E. Morris Cox, President of the Board of the San Francisco Museum of Art unveils a new sculpture entitled "Seed" which was presented to Walt Disney.
Reception for Walt Disney (December 10, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 132, [12-10-58.06] . 2 negatives
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Disney receive the key to the city from Mayor George Christopher and his wife.
Harry Bridges return to San Francisco with new bride Nerike Sawada (labor) [12-11-58, 3 negatives]
Scientists from Scripps Institue of Oceanography aboard Russian science ship (Henry Scott, Fedikov Nikolas, Elsa Ruckert, and others)
Statehood team returns from Hawaii (Congressmen Sisk, Berry, and O'Brien) [12-13-58, 2 negatives]
Statehood Team Returns from Hawaii (December 13, 1958) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 133, [12-13-58.07] . 2 negatives
Returning from Hawaii are Representative Bernie F. Sisk with Representative Ellis Y. Barry, of South Dakota, and Representative Leo William O'Brien, of New York, holding fifty-star flag aboard the Matsonia (ship).
Swearing in ceremony for George R. Reilly (Mayor George Christopher and Supreme Court Justice Jesse W. Carter)
Alien registration promotion (Bruce Barber and June Gong) [12-30-58, 2 negatives]
January 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134-135, [010059-013159] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Male cross-dressers (gays and lesbians) [01-01-59, 2 negatives]
Isabel Cienfuegos and son Francisco Cienfuegos (wife and son) with photos of rebel leader Camilo Cienfuegos of Cuba [01-02-59, 3 negatives]
Isabel and Francisco Cienfuegos with Photos of Camilo Cienfuegos (January 02, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134, [01-02-59.02] . 3 negatives
Isagel Cienfuegos, wife of rebel leader Camilo Cienfuegos of Cuba, with her son looking at photographs of C. Cienfuegos. View of a photograph of Camilo Cienfuegos.
Governor's (Inaugural?) Ball [01-06-59, 10 negatives]
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (A.I. Mikoian) arrives in San Francisco [01-10-59, 30 negatives]
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan Arrives -- Airport/Mark Hopkins Hotel/Press Club (January 10, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134, [01-10-59.04-05] . 30 negatives
Various shots of protesters at the airport. Mikoyan stepping off the airplane, riding away in a car, in front of reporters at the press club, decending some steps into a crowd, and Mikoyan's car escorted by policemen.
19th annual exhibition of art at M.H. De Young Memorial Museum (Anna E. Klumpke, Arthur W. Palmer, Robyn Brode, Peter Blos, and others)
18th annual Bing Crosby national pro-amateur golf championship (Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Monterey Peninsula Country Club)
San Quentin State Prison school facilities [01-21-59, 13 negatives]
Inactivation of Ground Observer Corps (Director A.G. Cook of Civil Defense, Dorothy Pillsbury Stetson of Ground Observer Corps, Colonel Broun Mayall, and Major William J. Wetsel)[01-23-59, 2 negatives]
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell sedition trial [01-26-59 - 01-30-59, 25 negatives]
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell -- Sedition Trial -- Federal Court (January 26, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134, [01-26-59.02] . 4 negatives
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell standing with Julian Schuman. The Powells' attorneys Abraham L. Wirin, Mrs. Doris Brin Walker, and Charles R. Garry.
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell -- Sedition Trial -- Federal Court (January 27, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134, [01-27-59.09] . 8 negatives
Views of prosecution witnesses Randall Gould and Charles Miner.
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell -- Sedition Trial -- Federal Court (January 28, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135, [01-28-59.11] . 2 negatives
Prosecution witnesses Albert H. Davies Jr. and G.A. Harrer standing.
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell -- Sedition Trial -- Federal Court (January 29, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135, [01-29-59.09] . 5 negatives
Prosecution witnesses Private Page Baylor and Lieutenant Colonel Carl E. Kopischkie.
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell -- Sedition Trial -- Federal Court (January 29, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135, [01-30-59.17] . 6 negatives
John and Sylvia Powell walking through the building. The Powells walking with Julian Shuman. Sylvia Powell (sitting) surrounded by attorney Charles R. Garry, John Powell, Julian Shuman, and attorney Doris Brin Walker.
Actor Jack Benny at dinner with Mrs. Kenneth Monteagle and Maestro Enrique Jorda [01-27-59, 4 negatives]
Jack Benny at Dinner with Mrs. Kenneth Monteagle and Maestro Enrique Jorda -- Trader Vic's Restaurant (January 27, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 134, [01-27-59.13] . 4 negatives
Mrs. Kenneth Monteagle, Jack Benny, Mrs. Alexander Albert, and Mr. Prentis Cobb Hale standing in the Admiral's cabin at Trader Vic's Restaurant. View of Mrs. Gene K. Walker, Maestro Enrique Jorda, Benny, and Mrs. Monteagle.
Swearing in of new state superintendent of parks William C. Murphy (Judges Edward Molkenbuhr and Maurice C. Sparling)
February 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135-136, [020059-023159] . 800 negatives (estimate)
Unveiling of new waterfront plans [02-02-59, 8 negatives]
New Plans for Waterfront Unveiled (February 02, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135, [02-02-59.02] . 8 negatives
Architects John S. Bolles and Ernest Born with President Cyril Magnin of the San Francisco Port Authority, Governor Edmund G. Brown and Mayor George Christopher looking at model of new waterfront.
Unveiling of mural by painter Lucienne Bloch at San Francisco Conservatory of Music [02-03-97, 12 negatives]
Views of Market Street and Powell Street (neighborhood) [02-03-59, 5 negatives]
Advertising Shots of Market Street (February 03, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 135, [02-03-59.03] . 5 negatives
Taken from Market Street looking north up Powell Street, showing neon lights, cable car, and traffic lights. Also, taken near Fifth Street and Market Street looking west up Market (neighborhood).
Installation of James Albert Pike as Bishop of California (Episcopal church) [02-03-59, 7 negatives]
Baseball player Willie Mays [02-04-59, 7 negatives]
Views of Sunset District (neighborhood) [02-05-59, 4 negatives]
Opening of new Embarcadero freeway [02-05-59, 3 negatives]
Dedication of North Beach Public Library (Albert Schwabacher Jr., Rose Fanucchi, and Frank V. de Bellis) [02-05-59, 9 negatives]
Heart experiment on animal (vivesection?) at Stanford Medical School (health) [02-09-59, 2 negatives]
Police recruits lectured on recognizing and handling mental cases (Doctors John Gussen, A. Rodney Prestwood, Jerome Motto, William Usdane, Herbert Vandervoort, and Police Chief Tom Cahill) (health)
Cyril Magnin and Senator Clair Engle inspect Bay Area port facilities [02-11-59, ca. 37 negatives]
Senator Clair Engle Inspects Port Facilities (February 11, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 136, [02-11-59.05] . 37 negatives
President of the San Francisco Port Authority Cyril Magnin welcomes Senator Clair Engle on board a cruise ship. Also, pictures of Senator Engle gazing at the shoreline and in the wheelhouse of the boat. Many shots of San Francisco, Alameda, and Oakland port facilities include docked ships.
Publishers Sylvia and John W. Powell sedition trial [02-12-59, 1 negative]
Heart experiment by Dr. George Alexander Feigen at Stanford Medical School (health) [02-12-59, 6 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon visit [02-15-59, 02-16-59, 9 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon at Republican Gathering -- St. Francis Hotel (February 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 136, [02-15-59.04] . 4 negatives
Senator Richard J. Dolwig, the Chairman of the Republican Legislative Campaigns Committee; Assemblyman Walter I. Dahl of Piedmont, the Republican Caucus Chairman; Assembly Minority Leader Joseph C. Shell of Los Angeles; Vice President Nixon; and Senator John F. McCarthy, Senate Republican Leader. Vice President Nixon also pictured with Senator John A. Murdy, Jr., Assemblymen Frank D. Lanterman, Glenn Edward Coolidge, Carl A. Britschgi, Bruce Wilson Sumner, and John L.E. Collier.
New Port Authority members Henry A. Tagliaferri and Claude Jinkerson sworn in by Attorney General Stabley Mosk and Deputy Attorney General Miriam Wolfe [02-20-59, 7 negatives]
California Medical Association members (Drs. Nello Pace, Leo E. Hollister, Karl M. Bowman, and others)
Ferry Building seen from Market Street after construction of the new Embarcadero Freeway [02-26-59, 5 negatives]
Pre-Olympics international winter sports competitions at Squaw Valley (downhill, slalom, cross-country skiing, ski jump, speed skating featuring contestants from America, Austria, Russia, Japan, and Chile, avalanche control and scenic views)
March 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 137-138, [030059-033159] . 900 negatives (estimate)
Picket to unionize banks (labor) [03-00-59, 2 negatives]
Discovery of invisible Xi zero particles (Dr. Luis W. Alvarez with bubble chamber, William Graziano, Stanley George Wojcicki, and others) [03-04-59, 10 negatives]
Discovery of Invisible Xi Zero Particles -- UC Berkeley (March 04, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 137, [03-03-59.05] . 10 negatives
William Graziano (graduate student), Dr. Harold K. Tiche, and Dr. Myron L. Good standing in front of a control panel. Dr. Luis Alvarez writing on the blackboard. Alvarez, Dr. Philippe Eberhard, and graduate student Stanley G. Wojcecki standing next to apparatus.
Scenic views of San Francisco from the bay (cityscapes) [03-04-59, 6 negatives]
San Francisco aid to retarded children head Dr. William A. Fraenkel (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?, education) [03-09-59, 2 negatives]
Former (exiled) king of Yugoslavia (King Petar II ?) [03-09-59, ca. 10 negatives]
Former King of Yugoslavia -- Airport and Mark Hopkins Hotel (March 09, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 137, [03-09-59.06] . 12 negatives
Exiled king of Yugoslavia, King Petar II, descending from a plane. The king walking with unidentified men at the airport, with unidentified men at the airport, standing with an unidentified girl, sitting on a couch, eating hor d'oeurves, and standing with unidentified men at the hotel.
Aerial views of San Francisco and traffic problems (cityscapes) [03-11-59, ca. 25 negatives]
Aerial Views of San Francisco and Traffic Problems (March 11, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 137, [03-11-59.03-04] . 24 negatives
View of the helicopter and pilot before taking off. North end of Nineteenth avenue, looking towards the US Marine Hospital. Junipero Serra Freeway and Alemany Boulevard. View of Cow Palace. Northbound traffic on Bayshore Freeway near Aleamy Boulevard. Looking north towards Golden Gate Park along Nineteenth Avenue. Great Highway, Pacific Ocean on the left and the Marin hills in the background. Lake Merced Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard. West end of the Bay Bridge and ramps. Bayshore Freeway looking north. Bayshore Freeway and Army Street. Juniper Serra Freeway and Highway One near Westlake. Sloat Avenue and Portalo. Upper Market Street (cityscapes).
Hawaii statehood events [03-12-59, 10 negatives]
Hawaii Statehood Events (March 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 137, [03-12-59.11-13] . 14 negatives
Women waving from the windows of a building where a banner reads, "Now We are the 50th!." Anne Kailakanoa Holt of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau pointing to Honolulu on a map of Hawaii. Dorothy Deese decorating Matson Union Square ticket office with a fifty-star flag. Deese, holding up a star to the flag, stands next to Randolph Sevier (president of Matson Line). People looking at various signs welcoming Hawaii as the fiftieth state.
Polish refugees of German concentration camps [03-13-59, 4 negatives]
Inauguration of Provost and Vice Provost of UC Medical Center (Williard Fleming, Clarke Kerr, and others)
Arrival of President Hoover (ship) with opera singer Mario DelMonaco and retired Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton [03-18-59, 4 negatives]
UC Berkeley physicist Nicholas C. Christofilos plans space atom bomb blast (atomic age, space age) [03-19-59, 3 negatives]
Mayoral candidate Russ Wolden [candidate who used issue of tolerance for homosexuality against George Christopher] [03-19-59, 6 negatives]
UC Berkeley Charter Day (Edwin Pauley, Clarke Kerr, Glenn Seaborg, Charles H. Mailk, Albert Israel Elkus, Edward C. Tolman, Herbert M. Evans, Robert T. Legge, and Edwin McMillan) [03-21-59, ca. 25 negatives]
International folk dancers (Polish and Hungarian) at Mayor George Christopher's office [03-23-59, 4 negatives]
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne of Dublin arrives (Consul Kevin Rush of Ireland) [03-23-59, 03-24-59, 11 negatives]
Labor leaders Patrick Clancy and Porter Vandewark sentenced [03-25-59, 3 negatives]
Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson swears in Justice Raymond E. Peters to State Supreme Court [03-26-59, 3 negatives]
San Francisco Bay Area Council dinner with Edgar Kaiser and Mayor George Christopher at St. Francis Hotel's Mural Room [03-26-59, 4 negatives]
Jewish Welfare Federation Community meeting (Ambassador Abba S. Eban of Israel, Walter Haas, Christopher Eberts, and others)
April 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 138-139, [040059-043059] . 1250 negatives (estimate)
Chinese hospital [04-00-59, 11 negatives]
Chinese Hospital -- 835 Jackson Street (April 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 138, [04-00-59.22] . 11 negatives
Director of Nursing Eleanore R. Botsford and seamstress Weihar Kam outside of the Hospital. Views of the maternity room and sick rooms of the hospital. Night director of nursing Edith Chin in the surgery room. (health)
Boy's Towns of Italy benefit (Monsignor John Carroll-Abding, Cyril Magnin, Stephen Zellerbach, Princesses Gabriella and Ursula Pacelli, and others) [04-02-59, ca. 15 negatives]
Collapse of Greenbrae overpass in Marin County [04-02-59, 6 negatives]
Collapse of New Greenbrae Overpass -- Marin County (April 02, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 138, [04-02-59.07] . 6 negatives
Close up of section of overpass that tore away from the scaffolding. Iron rebar severly bent down from the collapse. Collapsed section lay on the ground below the scaffolding.
Old-time projectionists Ernie Hoffman and George Woodruff with 1903 Kinescope and modern movie projectors (Fox Theatre anniversary)
Views of Bayshore and Embarcadero freeways (cityscapes) [04-02-59, 6 negatives]
Planning Commission dinner (D.J. Callaghan, Michael Goodman, Wesley McClure, and Roger Lapham Jr.) [04-03-59, 2 negatives]
Senators Kenneth B. Keating and George Aiken [04-04-59, 6 negatives]
Beatniks arrested (Patrick O'Sullivan) [04-06-59, 10 negatives]
New Sunset Reservoir [04-07-59, 2 negatives]
Preparation of airline food in jet age [04-13-59, 3 negatives]
Preparation of Airline Food in Jet Age -- International Airport United Jet Building (April 13, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-13-59.09] . 3 negatives
Chef F.A. Hurliman shows off chickens from the new rotary oven to Patty Teale and Stewardess Micky Fisher. Inez Jobe of U.A.L. (United Airlines), stewardess Micky Fisher and Naneen Sehaetal look at a T.V. menu board in the new kitchen. (technology)
Nation's largest and fastest computer (Lockheed Missiles & Space high speed digital computing plotter) (technology) [04-15-59, ca. 14 negatives]
Nations Largest and Fastest Computer -- Lockheed Missles and Space Division -- Sunnyvale (April 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-15-59.01] . 14 negatives
Computer filling entire room working on calculations for space flight programs. Electronics flight test engineers David Luce, Warren Lindquist, Charles Brown, and Joe Hayduk shown working in area of the high speed digital computing plotter. (technology) Manager of mathematics and information processing E.K. Fisher scanning computer printout. Manager of flight data processing Dr. George Taylor studying Discoverer satellite flight analysis sheets. (space age).
Disaster kits for measuring radiation (Geiger counters?) (civil defense) [04-15-59, 2 negatives]
Disaster Kits for Measuring Radiation -- Mayor's Office (April 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-15-59.05] . 2 negatives
Disaster kits for measuring radiation levels (Geiger counters?) are dispersed to police and fire departments (atomic age, civil defense) Fire Chief William F. Murray, Rear Admiral A.G. Cook, Mayor George Christopher and Lieutenant William Best with gear kits.
Student science fair (education) [04-15-59 - 04-16-59, ca. 10 negatives]
Student Science Fair -- Science Building in Golden Gate Park (April 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-15-59.09] . 4 negatives
Student Steve Oliver from Oakland High School stands next to his invention the "Pre-set Robot Idiot." Mary Shelly from Woodrow Wilson Junior High School stands next to her exibit "Separation of Blood Proteins by electrophoresis."
Science Fair Winners -- Planetarium in Golden Gate Park (April 16, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-16-59.01] . 7 negatives
First place winner Gary Palmer from Woodrow Wilson Junior High stands next to his exibit " Chromatography by centrifugal force". Another firtst place winner Claude Anderson of Borel school in San Mateo stands next to his exibit " Reflectivity of Metals". Winners Gary Palmer, Allynee Blair, John Taylor and Mike Casselman seeted for picture.
Custom auto show (including "girl hot-rodder" with her car) [04-15-59, 5 negatives]
San Quentin State Prison escapees (Billy Joe Wright and William D. Werner) [04-21-59 - 04-22-59, ca. 20 negatives and ca. 25 strip negatives]
Former Premier of Burma (U Nu) [04-21-59, 2 negatives]
Opening of central freeway section [04-22-59, 6 negatives]
Opening of 1.4 Mile Section of Central Freeway -- Gough and Turk Streets (April 22, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-22-59.04] . 6 negatives
Opening ceremonies of new freeway section. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce member H.B. Starr, Project Supervisor H.J. Olson, Highway Engineer Joseph Sinclair, City Director of Public Works Reuben H. Owens, State Highway Commisioner Frank A. Chambers, State Director of Public Works Robert B. Bradford, and others stand at entrance to new freeway section. General shot of new section with San Francisco skyline in background. (cityscapes)
Actors Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon with director Billy Wilder arrive [04-23-59, 3 negatives]
Actors Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon with Director Billy Wilder Arrive -- San Francisco Train Station (April 23, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-23-59.03] . 3 negatives
Actors Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon arrive with director Billy Wilder for the premier of the movie "Some Like it Hot".
Chairman of Navajo Council Paul Jones [04-23-59, 7 negatives]
Salmon fishing boats idle at Fisherman's Wharf [04-24-59, 4 negatives]
Paddlewheel steamboat Delta King (ship) being towed [04-28-59, 4 negatives]
Paddlewheel Steamboat Delta King Being Towed Into Bay -- Telegraph Hill and Treasure Island (April 28, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-28-59.04] . 4 negatives
Delta King (ship) being towed by tug into the bay with San Francisco skyline in the background. An incoming freighter in foreground of another scene of Delta King being towed.
Mount Sutro being stripped for new homes (neighborhood) [04-28-59, 11 negatives]
Mount Sutro Being Stripped For New Homes -- Seventh Avenue near Lawton and Mount Sutro (April 28, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-28-59.05] . 17 negatives
West side of Mount Sutro being stripped for new roads and homes. New homes in building stages on side of mountain. (neighborhood)
New Stanford Medical Center under construction (health) [04-28-59, ca. 20 negatives]
New Stanford Medical Center -- Stanford University (April 28, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 139, [04-28-59.07] . 21 negatives
Preview of the new $22 million Stanford medical center which is nearing completion. (buildings) Medical school dean Dr. Robert H. Always escorting visitors around the center.
New downtown buildings under construction [04-28-59, 6 negatives]
May 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 140-141, [050059-052759] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Break by two cons (convicts) at San Quentin State Prison (Marin Rod and Gun Club pier) [05-00-59, ca. 12 negatives]
James R. Hoffa press conference (labor) [05-00-59, 4 negatives]
Medals from German government (Stanford President Wallace Sterling, F.W. Strothmann, and Consul General Guenther Kempff)
Bookie raid (nationwide crackdown on gambling at Ed's Place bar at 1750 Polk Street and 1348 Dolores Street)
Aerial views of Half Moon Bay [05-00-59, 2 negatives]
Pilots fly space vehicle cabin simulator at Ames Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Agency) (space age) [05-01-59, 3 negatives]
Democrats gather for President Harry S. Truman's birthday (Edmund G. Brown, J. Eugene McAteer, and others) [05-08-59, 3 negatives]
Democrats Gather for Celebration of Harry S. Truman's Birthday (May 08, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 140, [05-08-59.09] . 3 negatives
State Senator J. Eugene McAteer, Governor Edmund G. Brown and District Attorney Tom Lynch at celebration in honor of Harry Truman's birthday. View of crowd looking at Brown at podium.
Arrival of actress Julie Andrews and husband Tony Walton [05-11-59, 11 negatives]
University of California Award of Merit to Principal C.I. Schmaelzle of George Washington High School given by Dr. Donald H. McLaughlin of UC Regents (education) [05-13-59, 4 negatives]
Only female Chinese lawyer in US Emma Lum [05-14-59, 5 negatives]
Miss San Francisco finalists (Angela Hulboy, Barbara Smith, Mary Murphy, Carole Barlin and Sherrill Smith)
Maharajah Jaya Chamaraja Wadizar of Mysore with Consul General Rajhumar Raghunath Sinha of India [05-14-59, 1 negative]
Shriners arrive from Islands on Matsonia (ship) (potentate George E. Stringfellow and Phil Sheridan)
New director of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Justin Herman with Mayor George Christopher, Everett Griffin, and former Director Eugene Riordan [05-21-59, 2 negatives]
Visiting Japanese writers (Hikoji Ueda, Manabu Fukuda, Isamu Yamashita, Ken-ya Murano, Zenichiro Uchino, Yoshitatsu Tsutsumi and Hilary Uyehara)
Mayor George Christopher give key as part of dedication of Mendocino dam and lake [05-28-59, 3 negatives]
Miss America 1958 arrival home [05-31-59, 6 negatives]
June 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141-142, [060059-063059] . 850 negatives (estimate)
Artist John Garth works on murals for new Safeway store
United Airlines' first jet (Douglas DC 8) [06-04-59, 3 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon (various events) [06-11-59 - 06-13-59, 101 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon Arrives (June 11, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-11-59.02] . 10 negatives
Vice President Nixon with Mrs. Nixon and daughters Julie and Patricia. Nixon entering car, exiting plane, and standing with family on runway.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon Attends Dinner for Commonwealth Club -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 11, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-11-59.10] . 9 negatives
Vice President Nixon at the podium. Nixon with Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner Johnson, President of the Commonwealth Club. Nixon with Paul Molander, Lloyd Graybiel, Marjorie H.E. Benedict, Mrs. Ambrose Diehl, and Mrs. Cyril Gardiner.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Fisherman's Wharf and Fior D'Italia Restaurant (June 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-12-59.06] . 11 negatives
Nixon getting out of a boat, at Fisherman's Wharf with Kathie Ryan and Betsy Ryan, and at Fior D'Italia Restaurant with Mr. and Mrs. Dan London.
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon and Daughter Julie -- Hotel St. Francis (June 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-12-59.13-15] . 3 negatives
The Nixons at the breakfast table.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Mayor George Christopher Visit Candlestick Park (June 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-12-59.14-15] . 17 negatives
Vice President Nixon and Mayor Christopher walk around the ballpark.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Virginia City, Nevada Centennial (June 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-12-59.15] . 45 negatives
Vice President Nixon and wife stand beside horseless carriage, in back are Mr. and Mrs. George Schilling. Lieutenant Governor Rex Bell of Nevada kisses Queen Miss Anna Locklin, age eighty-one, of Virginia City. Nixon giving a speech, Nixon with family exiting military helicopter, greeting crowds, and with a woman on a horse. Some unidentifiable aerial views.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon Leaving -- Hotel St. Francis and Airport (June 13, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 141, [06-13-59.05] . 6 negatives
Waiter George Goloff says goodbye to Mr. Nixon at the hotel, with doorman John August outside hotel. Nixon walking down inside corridor and waving goodbye while entering airplane.
Fire at Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden [06-14-59, 6 negatives]
Unveiling of Diego Rivera's murals on Men's Gymnasium field of City College [06-15-59, 12 negatives]
Unveiling of Murals by Diego Rivera -- City College (June 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 142, [06-15-59.14] . 12 negatives
Superintendent of schools Dr. Harold Spears at the Men's Gymnasium field looks at the mural with Jim Reed, Assistant Superintendent of G.W. Thomas Dryage Company. Also with Louis Conlan, President of City College.
Building being demolished at corner of Stockton and Sutter Streets (neighborhood) [06-19-59, 10 negatives]
Nelson family of movie actors (Ozzie, Harriett, David, and Rickie) [06-19-59, 3 negatives]
Nancy Fenton Hicks (ex Mrs. Harry Bridges) [06-26-59, 6 negatives]
Feature on accounting machine (IBM 407) and girl who runs it [06-30-59, 4 negatives]
July 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143-144, [070059-073159] . 700 negatives (estimate)
Views of construction (seen from atop building on Bryant looking north) (cityscapes) [07-01-59, 7 negatives]
Opening of "Noah's Ark" (Phyllis Diller, Mayor George Christopher, and Carey Baldwin) [07-01-59, 3 negatives]
Opening of "Noah's Ark" -- Pier Forty-one (July 01, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-01-59.04] . 3 negatives
Phyllis Diller, Mayor George Christopher, and Carey Baldwin standing around a microphone outside "Noah's Ark." View of Diller, Christopher, and Baldwin releasing birds from a cage.
Sign at Euclid and Masonic Streets: "Donated by Republicaln Friend of Russ Wolden for Mayor" -- big controversy
"Nike" missile at San Bruno (civil defense) [07-01-59, ca. 6 negatives]
Reopening of Yamato Sukiyaki House (Consul General Akira Mishiyama of Japan, Kenneth Ishizakl, and Mayor George Christopher)
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov and Ambassador Michail Menshikov of Soviet Union (various events including visit with UC Berkeley President Clark Kerr and at UC Berkeley Radiation Lab) [07-03-59 - 07-06-59, 55 negatives]
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov and Ambassador Michail Menshikov -- Airport and Mayor's Office (July 03, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-03-59.04-05] . 23 negatives
Kozlov and Menshikov, both of the Soviet Union, stepping of an airplane. Kozlov in a cowboy hat. Kozlov and Menshikov greeting Doctor and Mrs. Geiger. Kozlov waving from the backseat of a car. Kozlov greeting Mayor George Christopher. Kozlov and Christopher toasting each other. Kozlov and Christopher sipping martinis. Kozlov and Christopher sitting behind the Mayor's desk and talking.
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov and Ambassador Michail Menshikov -- Yacht Harbor (July 04, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-04-59.01] . 14 negatives
Kozlov and Menshikov standing on the bridge of the Adventuress with Dan London and Cyril Magnin. The group getting ready to board the boat. Kozlov walking up the gangway. Kozlov sitting in a car. Magnin, Kozlov, and Menshikov leaving a hotel.
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov -- Winterland (July 05, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-05-59.01] . 3 negatives
Kozlov greeting two ice skaters from the Ice Follies at Winterland.
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov -- UC President's House, Airport, Mark Hopkins Hotel (July 06, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-06-59.01-02] . 10 negatives
Kozlov and party walking up the stairs to the UC President Clark Kerr's house. Various views of Kozlov walking with others. Kozlov walking and talking with President Kerr. Kozlov outside of an airplane. Kozlov shaking hands with unidentified man at the airport. Inspector William Osterloh of the SF Police Department checking food for radiation with a Geiger counter.
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov -- UC Radiation Lab (July 06, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-06-59.04] . 5 negatives
Kozlov standing with McMillan in front of a chart. McMillan and Kozlov walking and talking together. Kozlov and McMillan walking throught the doors of the Bevatron building.
New forty-nine-star flag raised for the first time at the Presidio parade ground (statehood of Hawaii)
Teamster boss James R. Hoffa and son James P. Hoffa (labor) [07-06-59 and 07-07-59, 10 negatives]
Teamster Boss James R. Hoffa and Son James P. Hoffa -- Fairmont Hotel (July 06, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 143, [07-06-59.05] . 7 negatives
James R. Hoffa and son James P. Hoffa standing together. Hoffa standing alone. Hoffa sitting at a table (labor).
Caryl Chessman on death row (San Quentin State Prison) [07-07-59, 19 negatives]
Houses being wrecked in Western Addition (Ellis and Octavia Streets) (neighborhood) [07-09-59, 8 negatives]
Views toward San Francisco taken from top of Yerba Buena Island (cityscapes) [07-09-59, 6 negatives]
New Giants' baseball park (Candlestick) at Candlestick Cove [07-11-59, 2 negatives]
Press conference with British "head shrinker" Dr. Maxwell Jones (also includes Dr. Thomas Gonda of Stanford University)
Teachers learn ways to teach blind kids (with mask on, etc.) (education) (disabled persons) [07-15-59, 7 negatives]
Teachers Learn Ways to Teach Blind Kids -- San Francisco State College Campus (July 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [07-15-59.09] . 7 negatives
Mrs. Sally Philip, student-teacher, wearing a mask while stepping on and off a bus. Philip watching a blind person as he uses a cane to walk down the sidewalk (education, disabled persons).
Steel strike at Bethlehem shipyard (labor) [07-15-59, 3 negatives]
Steel Strike -- Bethlehem Shipyard (July 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [07-15-59.10] . 3 negatives
Picketers standing outside the entrance to the Bethlehem Steel Company (labor).
New 120 mirrors telescope at Lick Observatory (Dr. Albert E. Whitford, Dr. Clark Kerr, Donald Mc Laughlin, and others) [07-17-97, 29 negatives]
New 120 Mirrors Telescope -- Lick Observatory (July 17, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [07-17-59.11] . 29 negatives
Dr. Albert E. Whitford, Dr. Clark Kerr, and Donald McLaughlin standing next to the telescope. Kerr speaking at a lecturn. Unidentified man looking into the telescope. Russ Hummel(?) at the control panel. Various interior views of the telescope and observatory. Exterior views of the observatory. Views of surrounding landscape.
First night audience arrives for musical "Oklahoma" (includes Thomas Carr Howe and movie star Shirley Jones)
Blind student refused housing by UC (disabled persons) [07-27-59, 4 negatives]
August 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144-146, [080059-083159] . 825 negatives (estimate)
Preview of western version of American home on exhibit in Moscow
Teamsters on strike (labor) [08-07-59 - 08-31-59, ca. 55 negatives]
Teamsters on Strike -- Bryant Street (August 07, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-07-59.01] . 12 negatives
Teamsters from local 85 chapter form crowd in front of the hall (labor). They block the street and pull a truck over to the side of the road at the 500 block of Bryant Street.
Teamsters Stopping Trucks -- Second and Harrison Streets (August 11, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-11-59.02-03] . 16 negatives
Sticking Teamsters from local 85 chapter picket and stop trucks to tell them to go back and report the strike. Multiple trucks stopped. Henry Montane talks to the picketers under the overpass at Second and Harrison Street (labor).
Teamsters Strike -- Second and Harrison Street (August 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-12-59.06] . 3 negatives
Local 85 chapter picketers talk to a truck driver they have pulled over at Second and Harrison Streets (labor).
Teamster Strike Leaves Candlestick Park Closed -- Candlestick Park (August 13, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-13-59.06] . 2 negatives
Empty rows of Candlestick park stadium due to the Teamsters stopping the delivery of the seats (labor).
Teamsters Receive Injunction -- Second and Harrison Streets (August 13, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-13-59.07-08] . 4 negatives
Lieutenant Don Scott reads injunction to the picket captain Hank Montano. Montano, bus (business?) agent Philip Dindia, and the rest of the picketers talk over the injunction. Montano waves his arm as he talks to the picketers (labor).
Teamsters Strike -- Mass Meeting -- Civic Auditorium (August 15, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 145, [08-15-59.03] . 3 negatives
A huge crowd of picketers enters the civic auditorium for the mass meeting that the Teamsters have called.
Teamsters Strike -- Independent Trucker Signs Contract (August 18, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 145, [08-18-59.04] . 1 negative
Independent trucker Vincent Steifvater holds up the sign declaring that his company has a signed contract with the Teamsters. He is one of the first to sign the contract (labor).
Teamsters go to Hearing -- City Hall (August 20, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 145, [08-20-59.05] . 5 negatives
President of local chapter number 85 and the international vice president of the Teamsters Joseph J. Diviny, and the buisness manager for the local 85 Harold Lopez leaving Judge Saint Clair's Court after hearing (labor).
Teamsters Strike -- Picketers Watch Television -- Precision Electrotype (August 24, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 145, [08-24-59.03] . 2 negatives
Bill Powell, Jake Jacobsen and Dean "Skip" Ketchum of the local chapter number 85 of the Teamsters watch television while waiting out the strike (labor).
Teamsters Collecting Strike Benefits -- Teamsters Hall (August 28, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 146, [08-28-59.05] . 2 negatives
Droves of picketers line up outside the Teamsters hall to collect their stike benefits. Line stretches out of parking lot.
Signing Peace in Teamsters Strike --Whitcomb Hotel (August 31, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 146, [08-31-59.05] . 5 negatives
President of San Francisco Employers Council W.S. Storie, buisness manager for the Local 85 Teamsters Harold Lopez, President of the Local 85 and International Vice President of the Teamsters Joeseph Diviny, and The Vice President of Western Carloading Company James F. Kelly are seated signing the contract. Other representatives of the teamsters and employers are standing behind them.
First San Francisco News-Call Bulletin edition and moving linotype machine from News to Call Building [08-10-59, 9 negatives]
Presentation to Cyril Magnin leading delegation to Russia (Walter Landor, Mayor George Christopher, and others)
Charles Schneider and Lee Ettleson(?) look at first edition of the News-Call Bulletin (after merger) [08-11-59, 2 negatives]
Teenage street dance (mobs of teenagers dancing on streets to records played over a public address system)
Teenage Street Dance -- Irving Street (August 14, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 144, [08-14-59.09] . 4 negatives
Mobs of teenagers crowd Irving Street between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Avenues dancing to music played over a public adress system. Disc Jokey from radio station KOBY gives the teenagers the latest music and information on hot records.
Father Joszef Jaszovszky holds special mass for liberation of Hungary (with picture of Cardinal Mindszenty)
Opera conductors making first San Francisco appearance (Arturo Basile, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, and Silvio Varviso)
General views of new Candlestick Park baseball stadium (taken with wide-angle lens) [08-28-59, 3 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon press conference [08-31-97, 8 negatives]
Press Conference -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Press and Union League Club (August 31, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 146, [08-31-59.09] . 8 negatives
Vice President Richard Nixon arrives in front of press club and greets reporters and press. Nixon proceeds inside club and begins the press conference and answers questions.
September 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 146-148, [090059-093059] . 1125 negatives (estimate)
Stanford University new hospital [09-01-59, 14 negatives]
Stanford University New Hospital (September 01, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 146, [09-01-59.05] . 14 negatives
Group of unidentified women standing in front of pools outside the hospital. Hospital room. Two women working in a lab. Hospital courtyard. Boxes on a conveyor belt. Various views of building exterior.
Teamsters strike settled (labor) [09-01-59, 4 negatives]
Aerial views of San Francisco (cityscapes) [09-04-59, 15 negatives]
Drinking and driving warning sign (traffic safety) [09-04-59, 2 negatives]
Youth for Service meeting with gang members (juvenile delinquency) [09-04-59, 3 negatives]
"Pray to Mary for Russia" sign outside St. Boniface (communsim) [09-09-59, 4 negatives]
San Quentin State Prison layout [09-12-59, 42 negatives]
Prison Layout -- San Quentin (September 12, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-12-59.02] . 42 negatives
Prisoner talking with his girlfriend. Guard searching down a prisoner. Prisoners out in the big yard. Prisoner sitting outside with a cat. Prisoners playing basketball. Prisoners lined up for dinner. Prisoner eating dinner. Prisoners ready to be locked up in a cell. Prisoner sitting on a bed and reading. Prisoners visiting with families.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area [09-14-59 - 09-22-59, 223 negatives]
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- IBM San Jose and Stanford Research Institute (September 14, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-14-59.11] . 8 negatives
General Manager of IBM Plant Gavin A. Cullen outside of San Jose plant. President of Stanford Research Institute Finley Carter and Dr. Weldon B. Gibson standing in front of a building.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- Sheraton-Palace Hotel (September 17, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-17-59.02] . 2 negatives
Chef Chas Finance cooking for the Khrushchev banquet.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (September 17, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-17-59.12] . 41 negatives
Ray Hinkley, night Manager of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, checking phone lines in Khrushcev's living room suite. Hinkley showing the lock mechanism on the front door. Living being vacuumed and dusted off. Twin beds made and smoothed out. Arlene Duffy, executive housekeeper, lying in one of the beds. Duffy standing in front of the hallway mirror. Duffy in the bathroom sitting on the bathtub. Duffy standing by the piano in the living room. Bartender with drinks. Bathroom being cleaned.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- Union Square (September 19, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-19-59.06] . 3 negatives
Hungarian protesters gathered in Union Square with signs and the American flag (social protests).
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- Train Station, Mark Hopkins Hotel, IBM Plant (September 20, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-20-59.01-04] . 79 negatives
Khrushchev stepping out of a car and walking with unidentified men. Views of a large crowd gathered in front of the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Mayor George Christopher and Khrushchev surrounded by a crowd at the train station. Hanging the Soviet flag. At a banquet. Khrushchev at the train station. Unidentified men at a press(?) conference. Khrushchev talking with a reporter. Khrushchev walking with Christopher. Chistopher, Khrushchev, and company at IBM's San Jose Plant(?). At a grocery store (Safeway?). Khushchev greeting a crowd. A group of women trying to get a view of Khrushchev.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- Sheraton-Palace Hotel and Trader Vic's (September 21, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-21-59.04-06] . 44 negatives
Khrushchev walking down the sidewalk and with unidentified men. Khrushchev standing next to convertable and shaking hands with unidentified man. Khrushchev and company on a boat. Khrushchev getting his picture taken by a woman. Mrs. Khrushchev standing. View of Khrushchev's luggage being arranged. View of man holding various pins in his hand. Khrushchev shaking hands with Mayor George Christopher before boarding an air force plane. Khrushchev stepping out of a car. View of policemen standing in front of a crowd. Overall view of people at the Commonwealth Club's banquet. Mrs. Khrushchev and interpreter Titania Sirotnia standing. Mrs. Khrushchev sitting in a car. Mrs. Khrushchev and daughter Rada standing together in a group.
Soviet Scientists and Officials Visit San Francisco Bay Area -- Stanford Research Institute (September 21, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-21-59.08] . 5 negatives
Head of Atomic Energy Deparment? V.S. Yemelyanov, biochemist at Stanford Dr. Nickolas Plotnikoff, and President of Stanford Research Institute E. Finley Carter standing around "electronic videograph." Yemelyanov with images of Khrushchev taken from the videograph machine. Yemelyanov, Carter, Plotnikoff, and Minister of Trade V.M. Vinogradov standing. Carter and Yemelyanov walking up stairs.
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev Visits San Francisco Bay Area -- IBM Plant, Airport, Mark Hopkins Hotel (September 22, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-22-59.03-05] . 41 negatives
Khrushchev visiting the IBM plant in San Jose. Khrushchev talking to Mayor George Christopher and walking with a crowd. Khrushchev at a press conference. Views of a ship visited by Khrushchev. Various views of Mrs. Khrushchev. Khrushchev leaving the hotel and in a motorcade on the way to the airport. Khrushchev shaking hands with Christopher before boarding his plane and talking with reporter. Khrushchev waving his hat before boarding the plane. Crowds gathered to see Khrushchev leave.
Pacific Festival at Brooks Hall (Guatemala, Hawaii, space, IBM "answering" machine exhibits, etc.) [09-18-59, 09-22-59, 21 negatives]
Opening of Pacific Festival -- City Hall (September 18, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-18-59.01] . 4 negatives
Suzan Roces (Philippines), Joan Kehaulani Gendall (Hawaii), Ting Ning (Hong Kong), Aye Aye Than (Burma), and Salika Supol (Thailand) standing on a ladder next to a street lamp.
Pacific Festival -- Brooks Hall (September 22, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-22-59.06-10] . 6 negatives
Candyce Martin, Gloria Campbell, Shelly le Blanc, and Carolan Poett standing in front of the Japanese exhibit. Isabel Sosa of Guatemala standing with a "devil head" from the Guatemala exhibit. Joni McCloud looking at the "Man in Space" exhibit. Adrene Callja of Hawaii standing next to the Hawaii exhibit. Lorna Bridges and Gus Rerus looking at the IBM answering machine (space age).
Reception for Senator Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii (first Chinese-American senator) [09-23-59, 7 negatives]
Reception for Senator Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii -- Chinese Six Companies Hall (September 23, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-23-59.13] . 7 negatives
T.Y. Tang looks on while Senator Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii signs the guest book. Fong addressing members of the Chinese Six Companies. Hiram and wife standing with unidentified men.
Hungarian freedom fighter Frank Iszak beaten up [09-23-59, 8 negatives]
Hungarian Freedom Fighter Frank Iszak Beaten Up -- Park Emergency (September 23, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 147, [09-23-59.17-18] . 8 negatives
Frank Iszak in bed and his wife, Enese, standing over him. Mrs. Iszak sitting on a sofa. Mrs. Iszak and Iszak's brother-in-law Levente Osvath.
October 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 148-149, [100059-103159] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
French dignitary arrives (Consul General of France Robert Luc greets Deputy Premier Jacques Soustelle of France)
"The sardines have returned" (scenes from Cannery Row Street and Monterey Bay) [10-13-59, 15 negatives]
Cannery Row Street and Monterey Bay -- Monterey Bay Area (October 13, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 148, [10-13-59.06] . 15 negatives
Sam Balesteria holds a box of frozen sardines. Crew of Vitina A (ship) casts fishing nets into Monterey Bay. View of Cannery Row Street sign looking towards fleet of ships in the bay. View of exposed foundation of a destroyed cannery in the foreground, and the exterior of an idle cannery in the background. Vitina (ship) floats past other fishing boats. View of another fishing boat Diana (ship).
Mae West and her book "Goodness had nothing to do with it" [10-15-59, 4 negatives]
James R. Hoffa with Joe Diviny and George Mock (labor) [10-17-97, 2 negatives]
Senator John F. Kennedy [10-19-59, 5 negatives]
Fathers run cooperative nursery school (education) [10-24-59, 8 negatives]
Cooperative Nursery School -- Parkside Methodist Church (October 24, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 149, [10-24-59.02] . 8 negatives
Fathers involved in children's activities. Allen King pours juice for children. Robert Denebein and Sanford Harris help children on the slide. Jack Mihalovich plays the piano for children during singing time (education).
Russian composers at press conference Fikret Amirov, Tikhon Khrennikov, Dmitri Shostakovich, Dmitri Kabalevsky Konstantin Dankevich, and Boris Yarustovsky
November 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 150-151, [110059-113059] . 1175 negatives (estimate)
Cousin of future queen of Iran Benny Diba with her photos and letter confirming her marriage to Shah
Demolition of Seals Stadium [11-04-59, 11-24-59, 9 negatives]
Demolition of Seals Stadium -- Seals Stadium (November 04, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 150, [11-04-59.03] . 4 negatives
Original structural designer of the stadium, H.J. Brunnier watches it being demolished. H.J. Brunnier and contractor from Swinerton and Walberg construction company Jery Warner walk through the wreckage of the stadium.
Artist Lyonel Feininger retrospective exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Art [11-05-59, 11 negatives]
Feininger Retrospective Exhibit -- San Francisco Museum of Art (November 05, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 150, [11-05-59.01] . 11 negatives
The black tie preview of the Lyonel Feininger retrospective exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Art. In attendance are Dr. Frank Hinman and his wife, Lawrence Blair, F. Kenneth Pinney, James C. Eschen, Kennedy Boone with his wife, and others.
Eleanor Roosevelt at UN meeting (press conference) [11-06-59, 4 negatives]
Mechanical heart assist at UC Hospital (health) [11-06-59, 6 negatives]
End of steel strike at Bethlehem South San Francisco steel plant (labor) [11-09-59, 7 negatives]
End of Strike -- Bethlehem South San Francisco Steel Plant (November 09, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 150, [11-09-59.06] . 7 negatives
Steel workers back at work in front of the open hearth molding the molten steel after the strike ends at the Bethlehem South San Francisco steel plant (labor).
General John B. Coulter returns from Korea [11-17-59, 2 negatives]
Radiation fallout tests performed in Carmp Parks ("hot cell", etc.) [11-19-59, 11 negatives]
Radiation Fallout Tests -- Carmp Parks (November 19, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 150, [11-19-59.04] . 11 negatives
Radiation fallout tests are being performed at Carmp Parks. Technicians spread radioactive sand while the other measures it with a radiation detector. The newsman and scientists in protective clothing examine the "hot cell" where the radioactive material is mixed with the sand (atomic age, civil defense?). Technicians watch monitors.
United Nations Chairman Dag Hammerskjold at San Francisco airport [11-21-59, 2 negatives]
Actor Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain [11-24-59, 8 negatives]
Mayor George Christopher with model of Portsmouth Square garage (and drawing of proposed modifications)
Tick Tock drive-in restaurant [11-25-59, 6 negatives]
Tick Tock Drive-in Restaurant -- Third and Channel Streets (November 25, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 151, [11-25-59.07] . 6 negatives
Thanksgiving pictures at the Tick Tock restaurant at Third and Channel Streets. The chef carves the turkey as the waitresses serve it in high heels and daisy dukes.
December 1959 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 152-153, [120059-123159] . 1050 negatives (estimate)
Lorna Lax murder (Clifford Fortner and parents of murdered girl) [12-02-59 - 12-03-59, ca. 40 negatives]
Israel bond dinner (Bishop James A. Pike, Daniel Koshland, Dr. Avraham Biran (or Biram?), and Benjamin H. Swig)
Panorama of downtown San Francisco from Potrero Hill (cityscapes) [12-06-59, 3 negatives]
"Nike goes to School" (Army "Family of Missiles" explained to children from Lafayette School) (education) [12-08-59, 7 negatives]
Nike Missiles Explained to Schoolchildren (December 08, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 152, [12-08-59.03] . 7 negatives
A full size model of a Nike missile is paraded in front of the school, Sergeant Charles S. Hawkins explains a model of the missile to Eddie Tavasieff, Russell Baba, and Mark Lubek (education).
Japanese American Citizens League packing blankets for typhoon victims in Japan-Korea (Red Cross Headquarters)
School kid defends Hoffa (Loretta Gibson interviews James R. Hoffa for term paper) (labor) [12-10-59, 4 negatives]
Keel laying at Bethlehem Steel Company (Cyril Magnin, Mayor George Christopher, George Killion, and others)
Radioactive tests at Camp Parks (1100 men who were in bomb shelter for two weeks come out into the light) [12-17-59, 15 negatives]
Radioactive Tests on 1100 Men -- Camp Parks (December 17, 1959) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 152, [12-17-59.19] . 14 negatives
Men exiting bomb shelter after being inside for two weeks. Including shelter commander Walmer E. Strope, Captain John McQuilkin, commandant of radiology defense lab, and Earl Copperstone (atomic age, civil defense).
Awards for fifty years service given at White House to William H. Guilfoyle, John McDonough, and Fred Ducroux by Reginald H. Biggs
Beatnik HQ loses windows (bagel shop at Grant and Green in North Beach neighborhood) [12-26-59, 2 negatives]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading poetry at 1353 Grant Avenue Coffee Gallery [12-28-59, 8 negatives]
Hammer & sickle painted on playplane (communism) [12-31-59, 3 negatives]
January 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154-155, [010060-013060] . 750 negatives (estimate)
Scenic views of San Francisco including cable cars [01-01-60, 11 strip* negatives]
Caryl Chessman death penalty case (social protests) [01-00-60 - 01-29-60, 26 negatives]
Picketers in Front of San Quentin Prison -- Caryl Chessman Case (January 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-00-60.11] . 3 negatives
People standing around at San Quentin to protest Caryl Chessman's death sentence.
Quakers Protest Tomorrow's Execution -- Caryl Chessman Case -- San Quentin Prison (January 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-08-60.06] . 2 negatives
Quakers sitting in prayer, in rain, outside the prison gate.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Papers Arrive at Judge Goodman's Court (January 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [01-28-60.10-11] . 2 negatives
Chief Deputy and Federal District Court Clerk James Welsh pushing a hand truck loaded with Caryl Chessman's papers in boxes.
Caryl Chessman Going to Court (January 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [01-28-60.11] . 15 negatives
Caryl Chessman walks into courtroom through a crowd of reporters and photographers. Lieutenant Fred Falkenberg of post office security hustles a spectator away from Judge Goodman's courtroom door during the hearing.
New nuclear reactor at Stanford campus (Professor Thomas J. Connolly) [01-07-60, 5 negatives]
New Nuclear Reactor -- Stanford University Campus (January 07, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-07-60.02] . 5 negatives
Professor Thomas J. Connolly at the control panel and looking down into nuclear reactor. Medium distance shot of reactor. Professor Connolly standing on top of reactor talking to reporters (atomic age).
Boarded up storefronts on "skid row" (Howard Street between Third and Fourth Streets) (neighborhood)
Artist Bruce Connor's controversial sculpture "The Child" [01-14-60, 4 negatives]
Point Bonita Lighthouse after being struck by lightenting (personnel, equipment, and lighthouse exteriors and interior pictured) [01-14-60, ca. 15 negatives]
Peace demonstrations in front of French Consulate and Grace Cathedral (social protests) [01-16-60, 9 negatives]
A Walk for Peace -- French Consulate (January 16, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-16-60.01] . 3 negatives
Marchers holding signs including "Let's Join in Peace" and "Walk in Peace, End Arms Race" in front of the French Consulate (social protests).
Peace Demonstration -- Grace Cathedral (January 16, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-16-60.03] . 6 negatives
Demostrators wanting to stop atom bomb testing gather in front of Grace Cathedral (nuclear testing). General crowd shots, people with signs reading "Halt Tests and "No Contamination without Representation", and a baby in a carriage with peace signs. Event sponsored by the Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice.
Blind and deaf teacher Richard Kinney at the Hadley School (using Braille writer) (education, disabled persons)
Picture story on new city of Novato [01-22-60, ca. 18 negatives]
Old men forced to move out from Colton Hotel (welfare, senior citizens housing) [01-22-60, 8 negatives]
Old Men Forced to Move From Colton Hotel -- Third Street and Howard Street (January 22, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 154, [01-22-60.04] . 8 negatives
Joe Knorr, who has lived at the hotel for twenty-eight years, is being forced to move. Tom Brabec, manager of the hotel, talks to his tenants about the moving notice. Some exteriors of the brick wall of the hotel (welfare).
Wines the Mayor will take to Moscow (President of the Wine Institute Don W. McColly and Mayor George Christopher)
Willie Mays signs with Giants baseball team (with Horace Stoneham and Bill Rigney) [01-26-60, 3 negatives]
New Year's Eve Atmosphere (various locations in Chinatown) [01-27-60, 10 negatives]
New Year's Eve Atmosphere -- Chinatown (January 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [01-27-60.08] . 10 negatives
Contestants for Chinese New Year's Queen deciding on an azalea plant. Mr. and Mrs. Wong Wong seen with their daughter Shirley greeting member of their family. Chow Tan of Oakland at the Kong Chow Temple, lighting candles, kneeling at altar, and burning something.
Beatniks protest treatment by cops (Jerry Hempster, Chester Anderson, and others) [01-30-60, 10 negatives].
Beatniks Protest Police Raids -- Wahington Square (January 30, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [01-30-60.03-04] . 4 negatives
Jerry Hempster talks to crowds at Washington Square (North Beach neighborhood). A bearded fellow reads the paper, and crowds shown at the protest (social protests).
February 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155-156, [020060-023060] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Mayor George Christopher sworn in Laborers' Union (Sam Capriolo and others) [02-02-60, 2 negatives]
Olympic torch arrival [02-08-60, 10 negatives]
Arrival of Olympic Torch -- Ferry Building to City Hall (February 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [02-08-60.08] . 10 negatives
Herbert Potter, the first runner with torch with Ferry Building in background also with Mike Gibeau getting ready for run. Group of high school students who participated in the run all holding torch. Albert E. Schlessinger, representing the mayor welcomes Benjamin Tucker, the last of eleven runners, who lights symbolic torch at City Hall from the Olympic torch. Fireman Walter Lippert guards the Olympic torch in rotunda of City Hall.
Stranded circus elephants at San Francisco Zoo and boarding ship for Hawaii [02-08-60, 02-10-60, ca. 13 negatives]
Wine tanker Andrea Petri (ship) in distress (aerial views, seen off Ocean Beach, rescued crew, towed to bay, and in shipyard) [02-09-60 - 02-11-60, ca. 70 negatives]
Marin City redevelopment (various shots around the city) [02-12-60 - 02-15-60, 30 negatives]
Marin City Redevelopment (February 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [02-12-60.03] . 18 negatives
Bert Klahn of housing authority with drawing of new development. Iona Burgess and her dog on the porch of her old home. Construction from many different angles.
Ground Breaking for New Civic Center -- Marin (February 15, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-15-60.04] . 12 negatives
Vera Schultz, supervisor, Jim Marshall, supervisor, Walter Castro, supervisor, Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright, Senator Jack McCarthy, William Gross, and Mary Summers[?]. People on podium, with bulldozer, and large group of spectators.
Views of Alviso near San Jose [02-12-60, 34 negatives]
Views of Alviso -- Near San Jose (February 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [02-12-60.06] . 34 negatives
Close up of someone holding an aerial photograph, also at a distance in front of Laine's Grocery, many harbor shots which include small boats, woman standing at boat launch, and resting against a tree with a house in the background, a boy standing on the railroad tracks, the Alviso School with palm trees, and a woman holding her baby while sitting on some stairs.
Caryl Chessman and events surrounding his execution (death penalty) [02-13-60 - 02-23-60, 65 negatives]
Caryl Chessman -- Press Conference (February 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 155, [02-13-60.03] . 7 negatives
Chessman shown at his press conference, before he is scheduled to die.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Governor Edmund G. Brown -- Press Conference (February 17, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-17-60.14] . 3 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown talks to reporters about clemency decision; Hadley Roff reads governor's text of Chessman telegram to governor's Sacramento office.
Picketing for Caryl Chessman -- Golden Gate Toll Plaza (February 18, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-18-60.05] . 3 negatives
A line of protesters walk along the bridge holding signs asking for Chessman to be spared from the death penalty.
Protests Against the Execution of Caryl Chessman -- San Quentin Prison (February 18, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-18-60.06] . 6 negatives
At the east gate of San Quentin prison, a group gathers to protest the planned execution of Caryl Chessman. Included are Ernestine McDavid, Esther Meyers, Mary Ann Benner, Bruce Benner and Carolyn Mullen.
Caryl Chessman Case -- French Committe Against Capitol Punishment (February 18, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-18-60.07] . 4 negatives
French Committe Against Capitol Punishment here to plead with Governor Edmund G. Brown. Portrait of Mme. Georgine Viennet, head of the French committee, also shown with Adolph Schuman.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Attorney Rosalie Asher Prepares Appeal (February 18, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-18-60.18] . 11 negatives
The attorney for Caryl Chessman, Rosalie Asher, in her hotel room at the Bermuda Palms, San Rafael. Preparing to appeal the death penalty. Also, leaving her room en route to Sacramento.
Stay of Execution for Caryl Chessman (February 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-19-60.01] . 5 negatives
Warden Fred Dickson reading a statement written by Caryl Chessman after he was informed of the stay of execution, in front of reporters.
Caryl Chessman's Execution Day (February 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-19-60.02] . 2 negatives
Attorney Rosalie Asher entering gates of San Quentin to visit Chessman.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Visitors Room on Execution Day -- San Quentin (February 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-19-60.03] . 8 negatives
Attorney George T. Davis, Caryl Chessman and attorney Rosalie Asher in the visitors room at San Quentin.
Execution of Caryl Chessman Cancelled (February 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-19-60.04] . 1 negative
Telephone installers Paul Lundberg, Jr. and Paul Ware, Jr. remove telephones for newspaper and wire services that were not used because of the stay of execution.
Portraits of Consul General Patrick Sun of China (involved in race-related housing conflict in San Mateo) [02-15-60, 2 negatives]
Open heart surgery (developer of heart-lung machine Dr. John Osborn) (blue baby case) (health) [02-15-60, 2 negatives]
Heart operation in Moffit Hospital (Jane Conant story) (health) [02-17-60, 16 negatives]
Arrival of Vice President Richard M. Nixon and reception (Mrs. Nixon, Caspar W. Weinberger, and others) [02-17-60, 13 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon Arrives -- Airport (February 17, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-17-60.09] . 9 negatives
Mayor George Christopher, Richard Nixon and wife Patricia, arrive at the airport and receive flowers from a boy scout. Nixon with crowd in background, waving hello and walking through airport.
Reception for Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Hotel St. Francis (February 17, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-17-60.10] . 4 negatives
Patricia Reed, age seventeen, shakes hands with Richard Nixon, with wife Patricia, and Caspar W. Weinberger. Nixon with a Grand Old Party pledge (plaque). Nixon shown greeting many people.
Desecration of Jewish synagogue (Adath-Israel) and private car with swasticas and anti-semitic slogans [02-17-60, 4 negatives]
Desecration of a Synagogue and Car -- Congregation Adath Israel (February 17, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-17-60.13] . 4 negatives
"Go home Jews" painted on car with a swastika, also "Hiel" (mispelled) and "Nazi hate you." "Juden Rouse(?)" painted on synagogue with swastikas (race relations, anti-semitism).
Women holding Sputnik model at Morrison Planetarium event "World we create for ourselves" (sponsored by Jewish Welfare Federation?)
Picketing of Woolworth & Kress stores by Afro-Americans (race relations, civil rights) [02-27-60, 4 negatives]
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Afro-Americans Pickets -- Woolworths and Kress Store -- Market Street . (February 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-27-60.02] . 4 negatives
Terry Francois, attorney and local head of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leads picket line in front of Woolworths. Signs read "Negroes are treated as tresspassers in Woolworths Dixie stores" and "Stop Jailing Negro college kids for trying to trade with Kress" (race relations, social protest).
March 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 157-158, [030060-033160] . 1025 negatives (estimate)
1959 Nobel Prize winner biochemist Arthur Kornberg [03-00-60, 6 negatives]
San Francisco aerial views (Junipero Serra Blvd., Giants Stadium, Western Addition, and others) (cityscapes) [03-01-60, 23 negatives]
Aerial Views -- San Francisco (March 01, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 157, [03-01-60.02] . 23 negatives
Various aerial views of San Francisco (cityscapes): Junipero Serra Boulevard, Giants Baseball Stadium, Western Addition, and others. Copy negatives of maps: plan of proposed freeway system, Orizaba Avenue to Cystral Springs Road, traffic flow through San Francisco city and county, interstate and state freeway system. Views of helicopter.
Demolition in Western Addition neighborhood for redevelopment [03-01-60, 6 negatives]
President of Greek parliament Konstantinos Rodopoulos [03-02-60, 2 negatives]
Artist's sketch of proposed Chinatown Gate (across Grant Ave., at Bush Street) [03-03-60, 1 negative]
Student protests (captial punishment) and interview with Caryl Chessman (death row) [03-09-60 and 03-10-60, 7 negatives]
Students Protest Capital Punishment -- UC Berkeley (March 09, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 157, [03-09-60.13] . 2 negatives
Group of students protest capital punishment. Mike Appleby and Dick Kagan, both holding petitions, are the co-chairmen of the Student Committee for the Abolishment of Capital Punishment. They will lead a group of 30 students to Sacramento to protest the death sentence of Caryl Chessman.
Views of San Francisco from KGO tower (cityscapes) [03-14-60, 30 negatives, 37 strip* negatives]
Views of San Francisco From KGO Tower (March 14, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 157, [03-14-60.06-07] . 67 negatives
Numerous views of San Francisco taken from the Twin Peaks area, includes San Francisco downtown area, Civic Center, St. Ignatius and surrounding neighborhood, Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and Diamond Heights(?). Copy negatives of a collage of San Francisco views.
View from Telegraph Hill toward Russian Hill and the Golden Gate (with Columbus statue in foreground) (cityscapes) [03-17-60, 3 negatives]
Man refused admittance to French Mutual Benevolent Society because he is French mulate (mulato) (race relations)
Models of "Cars of the Future" at Emporium [03-22-60, 3 negatives]
Model Cars on Display -- Emporium (March 22, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-22-60.02] . 3 negatives
Mrs. William Parr Jr. admires a two-compartment sports car model made by William Mozan, an Ohio student who earned a $4000 scholarship for his model in the contest. Alton Tanner looks at a glass case display of model cars made by various students.
Feature on jazz musician Earl "Fatha" Hines at home with family and friends [03-22-60, 20 negatives]
Earl "Fatha" Hines and Family -- Oakland (March 22, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-22-60.04] . 20 negatives
Various scenes of Earl "Fatha" Hines, his wife Janie, and his daughters Janear and Tosca. They are shown posing on a stairway, reading, and cooking. Some scenes include their neighbor Bonnie Rudd, a playmate of Hines' daughters. A large portrait of his wife is in the living room. Mr. and Mrs. Hines pose with two of his friends: Mr. and Mrs. Herb Richardson.
Building new type apartment house (Franklin and Pacific Streets)(housing)[03-24-60, 4 negatives]
Views related to strike and boycott at Woolworths (labor) (race relations) [03-26-60, 03-28-60, 03-29-60, 03-31-60, 17 negatives]
Retail Clerks Picket Woolworths Store -- San Francisco (March 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-26-60.02] . 7 negatives
Retail clerks strike Woolworths (store) on Powell and Market Street. They march in front of three store entrances on Market Street as some bystanders watch.
Retail Clerks Picket Woolworths Store -- San Francisco (March 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-28-60.10] . 6 negatives
Retail clerks picket Woolworths (store) on Powell and Market Street. They march at the corner of Eddy Street and Powell Street as some bystanders watch.
Package Delivered Across Picket Line -- Woolworths (March 29, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-29-60.06] . 1 negative
Package delivered across picket line. Truck driver Manuel Morris pushes a package with his foot from the rear of the truck to a Woolworths' supervisor. The supervisor then carried the package into the store.
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Local NAACP President Starts Boycott of Kress and Woolworths (stores) . (March 31, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-31-60.12] . 3 negatives
President of San Francisco branch of National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Terry Francois and college student Thomas Gaither stand together. They hold the NAACP Organization and Conference Manual, West Coast Region. Francois will speak at a local NAACP meeting in Longshoremens' Hall to start boycott of Kress and Woolworths stores. (race relations? civil rights?)
Start of construction at Diamond Heights (neighborhood) and overall shots of area [03-27-60, 3 negatives]
Aerial view of Marin City [03-29-60, 1 negative]
Rally of students in support of anti-segregationists in south (civil rights) (race relations) (social protests) [03-30-60, 2 negatives]
Student Rally Against Segregation -- San Francisco State College (March 30, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-30-60.01] . 2 negatives
Student speaker Ellen Fisk, Reverend Francis Geddes, and Jean Trenoir stand behind a podium at a rally to support anti-segregationists in the south (civil rights, race relations).
Nobel Prize winners (Owen Chamberlain, Edwin McMillan, William Giauque, John Northrop, Wendell Stanley, Emilio Segre, Glenn Seaborg) [03-31-60, 4 negatives]
Noble Prize Winners -- UC Berkeley (March 31, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 158, [03-31-60.09] . 4 negatives
Noble Prize winners on UC Berkeley faculty: Dr. Owen Chamberlain, Dr. Edwin McMillan, Dr. William Giauque, Dr. John Northrop, Dr. Wendell Stanley, Dr. Emilio Segre, and Dr. Glenn Seaborg.
April 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 159-160, [040060-043060] . 950 negatives (estimate)
African Students' Union (Afro-Americans?) [04-02-60, 17 negatives]
African Student's Union -- British Consulate(?) (April 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 159, [04-02-60.02] . 17 negatives
Bayo Dina, president of the African Student's Union, marching with other protesters. Dina and students carrying a coffin marked "Indifference has Allowed South Africa to Bury Human Freedom" and signs demanding US sanctions on South Africa (social protests). View of unidentified man unlocking a car.
Steno strike (one union pickets another) (labor) [04-06-60, 2 negatives]
Supermarkets (mostly interior and parking lot shots) [04-06-60 - 04-09-60, ca. 60 negatives and 04-09-60, ca. 30 strip* negatives]
Candlestick district (neighborhood reaction to stadium) [04-07-60, 10 negatives]
Neighborhood Reaction to Stadium -- Candlestick District (April 07, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 159, [04-07-60.01] . 10 negatives
View of the freeway approach form San Mateo. Woman looking at the stadium from a hilltop. Sign with warnings of various tow-away hours and dates. Man standing underneath a "Candlestick Park" direction sign. Views of two men. Long view of the stadium.
Students working on analog computer [04-07-60, 2 negatives]
Aerial views of Point Reyes area [04-13-60, 16 negatives]
Aerial Views -- Point Reyes (April 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 159, [04-13-60.01] . 16 negatives
Various aerial views of Point Reyes. Unidentified senator and congressman standing on the beach. Senator, congressman along with two unidentified men looking at a map (helicopter in background). Senator, congressman and two unidentified men standing next to the helicopter.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon in San Francisco [04-13-60, 8 negatives]
Vice President Richard M. Nixon -- Airport (April 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 159, [04-13-60.14] . 8 negatives
Vice-President Richard Nixon stepping down from an airplane. Nixon standing next to a microphone with Mayor George Christopher(?). Nixon and Christopher(?) shaking hands. Nixon and Christopher(?) standing and talking. Nixon shaking hands with unidentified man. Nixon shaking hands with unidentified boy.
Fire set by Navy in atomic test at Parks Air Force Base [04-15-60, 5 negatives]
Mary Crawford's interview with Lawrence Wade at San Quentin State Prison and students march to San Quentin State Prison to protest death penalty [04-19-60, 19 strip* negatives and 04-21-60, 6 negatives]
Mary Crawford's Interview -- Lawrence Wade -- San Quentin Prison (April 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-19-60.04] . 19 negatives
Various views of Lawrence Wade sitting at at table and talking [35mm strip negatives].
Students March to San Quentin to Protest the Death Penalty -- Legion of Honor (April 21, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-21-60.05] . 6 negatives
Students leaving the Legion of Honor with signs protesting the death penalty. Students standing and holding signs. Students marching with signs (social protests).
Caryl Chessman case and related protests (death penalty) [04-25-60 - 04-30-60, 23 negatives]
Caryl Chessman Case -- New Evidence -- Argosy Magazine (April 25, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-25-60.04] . 3 negatives
Investigator William Linhart and magazine staff with portrait sketches relating to Argosy Magazine claim of "new evidence" in Caryl Chessman case.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Torch For Chessman -- Sausalito (April 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-27-60.08] . 3 negatives
Curt Hoffman and Bob O'Leary light a large torch on a hill for Caryl Chessman. (Symbolic death penalty protest?).
Caryl Chessman Execution Protests -- San Quentin (April 30, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-30-60.03] . 17 negatives
Clusters of people (mostly students?) gathered on a hillside on San Quentin holding signs protesting Caryl Chessman's execution (death penalty, social protests). Views of a supporter(?).
Visit of President Charles DeGaulle of France [04-25-60, 04-27-60?, and 04-29-60, 154 negatives]
Charles DeGaulle Visit -- Preparations at Mark Hopkins Hotel (April 25, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-25-60.12] . 2 negatives
Elaine Duffy reclining on Charles DeGaulle's bed.
Charles DeGaulle Visit -- Preparations at Notre Dame des Victoires School (April 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-26-60.03] . 3 negatives
Group of children singing, with Peter Franklin, child who will sing for Charles DeGaulle, in front.
President Charles DeGaulle of France (April 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-26-60.11] . 22 negatives
Charles DeGaulle standing with unidentified men aboard a coast guard cutter. DeGaulle receiving a salute from soldiers. DeGaulle walking off the cutter. DeGaulle standing in a crowd. View of land from the cutter. View of soldiers standing with rifles. DeGaulle standing up in a convertable.
President Charles DeGaulle of France -- City Hall, Legion of Honor, Airport (April 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-27-60.01-05] . 103 negatives
Soldiers firing cannons. Charles DeGaulle inspecting troops with Mayor George Christopher. DeGaulle walking past troops. Views of troops and crowds gathered in front of city hall. DeGaulle speaking into a microphone. DeGaulle in a crowd. Unidentified woman (Mrs. DeGaulle?) standing close to DeGaulle. DeGaulle shaking hands with unidentified man. DeGaulle receiving ovation. DeGaulle walking with others around the Legion of Honor. Overall view of the crowd. DeGaulle aboard Coast Guard cutter Taney (ship). Overall shots of a banquet. Protester holding a "Quittez l'Algerie" (Free Algeria) leading other protesters. DeGaulle standing with his (wife?) at the airport. DeGaulle and entourage deplaning. Protesters gathered on a sidewalk. Crowd gathered at a parade for DeGaulle (neighborhood?). DeGaulle's motorcade. DeGualle speaking at a banquet.
Mrs. DeGaulle -- Muir Woods (April 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-28-60.03] . 9 negatives
Various views Mrs. DeGaulle at Muir Woods. Mrs. DeGaulle at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
President Charles DeGaulle of France -- Airport and Market Street (April 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 160, [04-28-60.06] . 15 negatives
Views of crowds and Charles DeGaulle's motorcade as it goes on a parade down Market Street [some negatives in poor condition]. View of DeGaulle exiting airplane. View of DeGaulle and Mayor George Christopher standing together. DeGaulle standing near a microphone surrounded by people. DeGaulle and party examining electrical devices.
Developmentally disabled (or mentally handicapped?) people "gainfully employed" [04-26-60, 6 negatives]
May 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161-162, [050060-053160] . 875 negatives (estimate)
Caryl Chessman execution and death penalty protests and events [05-01-60 - 05-03-60, ca. 70 negatives, and 05-01-60?, ca. 20 strip* negatives]
Caryl Chessman Protest -- San Quentin Prison (May 01, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-01-60.01-03] . 24 negatives
Shots of crowd listening to speakers with loudspeakers in view. Steve Brandt lies in grass under blankets with dog Mike and mother Jacqueline Brandt near "A meaningless death" sign. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Porter sit with children, while Mike Kamel holds sign. Two people wrapped in blankets huddle by sign "Capital punishment involves us all in murder"; others stand nearby (death penalty, social protests). Pickets walk with signs amidst police presence. Group of men in suits. Views of guard tower. Police escort men in suits across bridge in front of prison
Caryl Chessman Case -- Attorneys Exit Court -- Post Office Building (May 01, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.01] . 2 negatives
George Davis, Rosalie Asher and William Linhart exit Goodman's court and walk down hall after hearing news of execution (death penalty).
Caryl Chessman Case -- Reading Decision -- State Building (May 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.02] . 2 negatives
Clerk William Sullivan of the Supreme Court reads decision to George Davis and reporters (death penalty).
Caryl Chessman -- Execution Day -- San Quentin (May 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.03] . 13 negatives
Man holding microphone interviews members of crowd, while person with camera stands nearby. Cars line streets and people gather near prison. Close-ups of protestors. Protestors march with signs like "Let the Supreme Court answer to the people". View of protestors marching. Long-shot of crowd outside San Quentin. Car exiting the gates of the prison (social protest, death penalty).
Caryl Chessman Protests -- Actor Marlon Brando -- San Quentin Prison (May 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.04] . 7 negatives
Marlon Brando speaks to crowd. Brando stands with guards [who have stopped him]. Brando stands in front of San Quentin gate. Brando is interviewed by reporter, stands with others, sips coffee.
Caryl Chessman Case -- Rally -- San Quentin (May 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.05] . 3 negatives
Attorney General George T. Davis going to see Caryl Chessman while photographer stands nearby. Davis walks with reporters [after having seen Chessman]. Davis talks to prison guards.
Caryl Chessman Execution -- San Quentin Prison (May 02, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-02-60.06-08] . 12 negatives
Warden Fred R. Dickson tells the press about Caryl Chessman's "last moments" during a press conference on prison grounds. The first of the official witnesses to the execution arrive, lead by Los Angeles police officer Andrew Brennan, husband of one of Chessman's victims. Views include front gate an guard tower at San Quentin. Close-ups of Brennan [negatives in poor condition 3/30/1999].
Caryl Chessman -- San Rafael (May 03, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-03-60.01-02] . 9 negatives
View of shut casket indoors by window. Four men carry casket down stairs toward awaiting hearse while guard and another man stand by. Men wheel casket into building. Two men hold piece of paper outside of hearse. Men wheel casket outside away from hearse. Hearse leaves gates of cemetery. Close up of roses on casket. Chessman's typed and handwritten letter to Call Bulletin reporter Mary Crawford.
PTA convention (Parents' and Teachers' Association) (education) [05-02-60 - 05-05-60, ca. 30 negatives]
Children at Gough School for the Deaf (education) (disabled persons) [05-09-60, 4 negatives]
Public School Week -- Gough School for the Deaf (May 09, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-09-60.01] . 4 negatives
Teacher Flora Charnow sits in chair and beats on drum with students Laura Carroll, Irene Rodriguez, Barry Cossman, and Patricia Brigham, who are seated on the floor (eduction, disabled persons).
House Committee on Un-American Activities hearing at San Francisco City Hall (spectators, witnesses, pickets, riot police, Harry Bridges, etc.) (HUAC, communism) [05-12-60 - 05-14-60, and 05-25-60, ca. 100 negatives]
Un-American Activities Hearing -- City Hall (May 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-12-60.02-04] . 8 negatives
Crowd of spectators wait in rotunda in City Hall. Three men stand together, two are writing. Guards stand in front of door to supervisors' chambers. A woman takes oath in the courtroom. Crowd lines up to enter hall. Elevated view of line going through rotunda to hallway. Long-shots of line on stairs towards rotunda. Inspectors Nathaniel Pedrini and William Brazil hold Archie Brown, who is grabbing the rail, during the committee hearing. Witness and teacher Martin Marquez of Pacific Grove sits before judge with his council (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearings -- Demonstration -- Union Square (May 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 161, [05-12-60.05] . 4 negatives
Assemblyman Phillip M. Burton speaks to lunch time crowd at Union Square crowd. Protestors stand with signs (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearings -- Riot -- City Hall (May 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-13-60.01] . 14 negatives
People sit and stand around man's desk taking notes. Views of police officers arresting protestors in front of City Hall. Officers drag protestors toward paddy wagon. Officers put man on stretcher. Elevated view of protestors and police in front of City Hall. Police officer sits in chair indoors holding back of head. Close-up of woman sitting indoors with book in hand (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearings -- Riot Ambulance -- City Hall (May 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-13-60.07] . 1 negative
UC Berkeley students Mary McIntosh and Jane O'Grady on way to central hospital in the ambulance outside of the City Hall riots (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearings -- Students Riot -- City Hall (May 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-13-60.10] . 35 negatives
Views of the hearing taking place inside City Hall while a large crowd of students crowds the exterior halls to the court room. Students sit on the steps inside City Hall and refuse to move, being dragged down the steps by police officers. Students outside City Hall hold signs saying "witch hunters go home" and "Is this Circus worth $300,000,000 a year?". Head shots of some of the students involved in the protest (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearings -- Student Rioters in Jail -- City Prison (May 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-13-60.12] . 18 negatives
Many of students who participated in the riot are talking to officers in the city prison. Robert Meisenbach is being fingerprinted while others are being released on bail. Included is a Subpoena for the photographer to come to the court case of Robert Meisenbach (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearing -- City Hall (May 14, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-14-60.01-02] . 23 negatives
A large crowd of people protest in front of City Hall while police stand near blockades marking street closure. Archie Brown speaks and gets thrown out. Two men sit during hearing. Four men walk through rotunda. Close-up of man protesting outside while reporter takes notes. People picket in front of City Hall carrying signs like "Congressman Roosevelt said get rid of the committee" and holding American flag, while mounted police officer waits in street (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Un-American Activities Hearing -- Struggle With Unruly Man -- City Hall (May 14, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-14-60.03] . 1 negative
An "unruly man" Jerry Kamstra is being hauled inside City Hall by policemen. [Additional 35mm negatives of arrest missing March 1999]. (HUAC, communism, social protest).
Un-American Activities Hearing -- Crowd Protests Hearings -- City Hall (May 14, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-14-60.04-05] . 21 negatives
Views of the inside of the hearing room. A few angry protesters make inside the court room and are escorted out screaming by police officers. A small group of protesters outside the court room turns into an overflowing crowd of over two thousand protesters picketing and blocking the street. Protesters hold signs reading "SHAME, SHAME" and "We walk to preserve freedom". One lone man pickets the protesters with a sign reading " I Protest mob rioting, get out and vote you hypocrites, students". (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Harry Bridges -- City Hall (May 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-13-60.03] . 5 negatives
Three workers mop floors in City Hall. Man talks to Hary Bridges while others stand by. Bridges walks away from City Hall being questioned by reporters (labor, HUAC, communism?).
Un-American Activities Hearing -- City Hall Rioters -- Hall of Justice (May 25, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-25-60.01] . 45 negatives
Defendant Evelyn Einstein stand with Attorneys Kurt W. Melchior and Milton Nason in the courtroom. Robert Meisenbach [who allegedly started the riot] stands in the courtroom. Views of lawyers and defendants appearing before Judge Lenore Underwood (HUAC, communism, social protests).
Balclutha (ship) in dry dock [05-13-60, 4 negatives]
Balclutha (ship) Back in Water -- Bethlehem Shipyard (May 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 86, [05-13-56.02] . 5 negatives
Views of the Balclutha docked in the water at Bethlehem Shipyard, bottom scraped and painted. Views of the deck lowering to allow the ship into the water [she will return to Pier 43].
Arrival of President Sukarno of Indonesia and related events [05-19-60, 05-21-60, 14 negatives]
Arrival -- President Sukarno of Indonesia -- Airport (May 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-19-60.01] . 10 negatives
Sukarno crouches down to greet child in front of airplane. Sukarno kisses a baby while standing next to Doc J.C. Geiger. Sukarno and Geiger shake hands. Sukarno shakess hands with 'some of his people'.
Meeting -- President Sukarno of Indonesia and Governor -- Hotel St. Francis (May 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-19-60.02] . 1 negative
President Sukarno of Indonesia, Governor Edmund G. Brown and US Ambassador to Indonesia Howard Jones sit on couch drinking tea and talking.
Reception -- President Sukarno of Indonesia -- Indonesian Consul's Home (May 21, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-21-60.02] . 2 negatives
President Sukarno of Indonesia, Carol Ahyou, wife of Indonesian Consul Mrs. Daruman, and US Ambassador to Indonesia Howard Jones sit on couch in Indonesian Consul's Home at 2800 Scott Street.
Missile center and control panel demonstration at Presidio (05-19-60, 9 negatives]
Missile Demonstration -- Presidio (May 19, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-19-60.03] . 9 negatives
View of missiles in missile center [in one room for demonstration purposes]. Rudolph Montoya, Marvin Clark, and Sergeant First Class Albert Alvin work at battery control consol [nerve center of firings] (defense).
Contrast between tourists and carnival atmosphere and fishing fleet at Fishermans Wharf (05-20-60, 13 negatives)
Carnival Atmosphere Issue -- Fisherman's Wharf (May 20, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-20-60.02] . 14 negatives
Individual portraits of President of the Association Frank Alioto, President of Harbor Tours Albert D. Elledge, and former wharf employee Joseph Uzzardo. Overall view of the fishing fleet. Mike Geraldi of number nine Fisherman's Wharf stands in his store (one of the largest restaurant and novelty stores on the wharf). Tourists stand on platform looking through telescopes facing towards Alcatraz. Tourists and school children pass the arcade, walk down boardwalk, examine crabs. Fisherman Vincent Spadaro stands on his docked boat saying, "The fishermen are not responsible..." (Two tourists said, "The wharf is tops".)
Trampoline craze [05-21-60, 5 negatives]
Trampoline Craze (May 21, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-21-60.01] . 5 negatives
Boy bounces on trampolines at Forty-eighth and Wawona Streets, across the street from Fleishhacker's. Tempest Storm jumps on trampoline while others watch. Mike Massoni jumps on trampoline while holding uncle John DeMartini's hand. Long-shot of trampoline park with at least sixteen in-ground trampolines. Karen Meeks does a somersault on the trampoline (fashion, fads).
George McLain (Democratic candidate and senior citizens advocate) (05-23-60, 15 negatives)
Press Conference -- George McLain -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (May 23, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-23-60.01] . 2 negatives
Democratic candidate and senior citizens' advocate George McLain sits at table during press conference surrounding by "Vote for McLain" posters.
Talk to Elderly -- George McLain -- California Hall (May 23, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [05-23-60.02] . 17 negatives
Views of audience of senior citizens sitting, applauding. Mafa Elston shades hands with George McLain after speech. Elmer A. Bear shakes hands with McLain after speech. McLain stands with Joe Seaquist.
June 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162-164, [060060-063060] . 925 negatives (estimate)
Lockheed labor strike (labor) [06-00-60 and 06-15-60, 12 negatives]
Lockheed Labor Strike -- Sunnyvale, Calif. (June 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [06-00-60.01] . 8 negatives
Various views of cars going through the picket lines at Lockheed (labor).
Democrats throw $100-a-plate dinner (with Senator Stuart Symington, Governor Edmund G. Brown, and Senator John F. Kennedy) [06-01-60, 7 negatives]
Democratic Fundraising Dinner -- Fairmont Hotel (June 01, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 162, [06-01-60.12] . 7 negatives
Views of Senator John F. Kennedy, Senator Stuart Symington, and Governor Edmund G. Brown standing next to the California state flag. Views of protesters with signs marching against the death penalty outside the Fairmont Hotel.
Nazi Francis Parker Yockey arrested [06-08-60, 06-13-60 and 06-17-60, 12 negatives]
Nazi Francis Parker Yockey -- US Commissioner's Office (June 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 163, [06-08-60.06] . 2 negatives
"Mystery Man seized with three passports." Nazi Francis Parker Yockey, handcuffed, walking out of a door at the US commissioner's office. Yockey handcuffed with his hands over his face.
Nazi Francis Parker Yockey -- US Commissioner's Office (June 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 163, [06-13-60.07] . 3 negatives
Nazi Francis Parker Yockey hiding his face while sitting at a table with his sisters, Mrs. William Coyne and Mrs. Alice Spurlock.
Balclutha (ship) returns to berth [06-09-60, 13 negatives]
Missle executive Barnet Adelman with model of new missle (civil defense) [06-13-60, 2 negatives]
Police in riot training [06-14-60, 5 negatives]
Future population growth prediction for Bay Area (land use maps for 1990 and 2020) [06-14-60, 9 negatives]
San Francisco State tutor teaching machine (computer) [06-20-60, 2 negatives]
View of smog (cityscapes) [06-21-60, 4 negatives]
Writer Carey McWilliams [06-23-60, 2 negatives]
July 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164-165, [070060-073160] . 750 negatives (estimate)
Views of Candlestick Park [07-00-60, 23 negatives]
Inside Views of Candlestick Park (July 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-00-60.02] . 23 negatives
Views of Candlestick Park baseball stadium that the public doesn't ordinarily get to see. Ed Peguillon stands in room with 1600 cushions that he sells at the games. Ticket manager Pete Hoffman climbs ladder to reach some of the year's supply of tickets kept in the ticket safe. owner Horace Stoneham, club secretary Eddie Brannick and Vice President Chub Feeley meet in Stonehams office. Players in the clubhouse getting ready to go out on the field. Usherettes' and umpire' locker rooms are shown. Press box and press room for the sportswriters.
New Geary Street underpass [07-00-60, 1 negative]
Beatnik poet Padriec Suemus O'Sullivan [sic] "cut-up" [07-00-60, 2 negatives]
Helicopter views of US Navy fleet arriving (ships Hancock, Mullany, Everett F. Larson, Stoddard, Isherwood, Twining, and Shields) [07-01-60, ca. 30 negatives]
Anti-atom bomb protest (social protests) [07-06-60, 2 negatives]
Spreckels mansion to be torn down (view of interior) [07-06-60, 9 negatives]
Speckels Mansion to be Torn Down -- Pacific Avenue (July 06, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-06-60.11] . 9 negatives
Landlady Mrs. M.E. McItyre in front of the old fire place and a view of the bay. Shirley Dietel stands on the staircase and Helen Oxley in the yard in front of the mansion. Portrait of Mrs. Randolph [sic] Spreckels [Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels?].
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson [07-07-60, 19 negatives]
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson Arrives -- San Fancisco Internation Airport (July 07, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-07-60.02] . 4 negatives
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson arrives at the San Francisco international airport with his family and is greeted by George Kilion and others. Picture of Johnson with his wife and two daughters Lynda and Lucy.
Press Conference and Reception -- Senator Lyndon B. Johnson -- Fairmont Hotel (July 07, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-07-60.03] . 15 negatives
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson at the press conference with wife and two daughters before the reception. At reception, Senator Johnson talks with Goveror Edmund G. Brown and others.
Cross burned on lawn (race relations) [07-07-60, 4 negatives]
Singer Lena Horne [07-07-60, 6 negatives]
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sikrit of Thailand [07-12-60, 07-13-98, 22 negatives]
King and Queen of Thailand Arrive -- San Francisco International Airport (July 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-12-60.02] . 6 negatives
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sikrit of Thailand arrive at the San Francisco international airport, greeted by Mayor George Christopher and his wife. The Queen gives bouquet of flowers to Mayor Christopher's wife and receives a bouquet from a young woman. King gives an arrival speech to the people gathered.
Reception -- King and Queen of Thailand -- Fairmont Hotel (July 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 164, [07-12-60.03] . 4 negatives
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sikrit of Thailand at reception in Hunt Room of the Fairmont Hotel. Mayor Christopher shakes hands with the king. Mayor Christopher, and Thai minister of foreign afairs at the banquet in the Gold Room of the Fairmont Hotel.
Edmund G. Brown for President posters replaced by Kennedy signs (07-14-60, 2 negatives)
Comedian (former accountant) Bob Newhart posing with adding machine at the "Hungry I" nightclub [07-18-60, 2 negatives]
Herbert Hoover and Mayor George Christopher visit Hunters Point Boys' Club [07-20-60, 3 negatives]
Herbert Hoover and Mayor Christopher -- Hunters Point Boys' Club (July 20, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-20-60.09] . 3 negatives
Herbert Hoover speaks to the San Francisco Boys' Club. San Francisco Boys' Club member Pat Green cuts the ribbon with Herbert Hoover to his left, and Mayor Christopher, Regional Director of Boys' Clubs of America E.L. McKenzie, and Chaiman of the Board W.M. Zellerbach to his left.
Tour of Diamond Heights [07-21-60, 2 negatives]
Tour With Mayor Christopher -- Diamond Heights Development (July 21, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-21-60.02] . 2 negatives
Supervisor Henry Rolph, Mayor George Christopher, Sherman Duckel, and Supervisor Harold Dobbs stand near car viewing papers in the new Diamond Heights neighborhood housing development area.
Scenic views of Guerneville and Russian River area [07-27-60, 19 negatives]
Scenic Views -- Russian River -- Guerneville (July 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-27-60.07] . 19 negatives
Views of recreation in the Russian River. Boats pass by as families swim in the river. A sand bar beach is crowded with people. Signs near the river spell out rules and laws for use of the river by swimmers and power boats. A boat tour of the river passes by. Pictures of the park ranger and others.
Negro jobs series (Afro-Americans, labor) [07-27-60 - 07-29-60, 21 negatives]
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New Job Openings for African Americans . (July 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-27-60.11-13] . 13 negatives
Commercail artist Berry Weeks works at his draft board. Bookkeeper at Jack Tar Hotel Shirley Frazier works on files. Chef of the Hotel, Jack Crash, talks to the reporter. Driver's license examiner Frank Windon tests the eyes and driving of an applicant (Afro-Americans).
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African American Bartender -- Jack Tar Hotel . (July 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-28-60.01] . 1 negative
Bartender Ray Bass mixes a drink at a private party bar at Jack Tar Hotel (Afro-Americans, labor).
African American Federal Court Reporter -- Federal Postoffice Building (July 29, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-29-60.06] . 4 negatives
Federal court reporter James Robertson at work recording the hearings (Afro-Americans).
African American Job Series -- Ersie Washington -- Hamilton Square Recreation Center (July 29, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [07-29-60.09] . 2 negatives
Ersie Washington passes out advice to children Eli Crawford and Gus Browning (Afro-Americans).
August 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165-166, [080060-083160] . 675 negatives (estimate)
Father Donald McDonnell in fields (farming in San Jose's Guadaloupe School) [08-03-60, 4 negatives]
President Herbert Hoover's birthday party aboard the President Hoover (ship) [08-03-60, 10 negatives]
Ex-President Herbert Hoover's Birthday Party (August 03, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [08-03-60.03] . 5 negatives
Aboard the American President Lines' Herbert Hoover (ship) is ex-President Hoover, Board Chairman Ralph K. Davies, and President of the APL George Davies. Also included are William F. Knowland (former senator) Dr. Wallace Sterling, President of Stanford University, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Oakland Tribune publisher Joseph Knowland and Hoover's great-grandchilren.
Opening ceremony of new John F. Kennedy campaign headquarters at 551 Market Street [08-05-60, 8 negatives]
Cast of "Flower Drum Song" and author C.Y. Lee [08-05-60, 3 negatives]
Author of "Flower Drum Song" C.Y. Lee -- St. Mary's Hospital (August 05, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [08-05-60.12] . 3 negatives
The cast of the musical "Flower Drum Song" visit the author in the hospital. Actresses are Maureen Tiongco, Mae Wing, and Helen Funei (Chinese Americans).
Mission housing project [08-09-60, 7 negatives]
Mission District Housing Project -- Twentieth Street to Twenty-fifth Street (August 09, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [08-09-60.01] . 7 negatives
People inside the housing project are Pedro L. Noriega, Celinda Rodriguez, Ray Ostander, Francisco Gonzales, Nido Delborto, and Willy Gerken (portraits of individuals only).
Stevenson Democrats now for Kennedy (meeting at Fairmont Hotel) [08-09-60, 5 negatives]
Democratic Harmony Meeting -- Faimont Hotel (August 09, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [08-09-60.03] . 5 negatives
Adlai Stevenson supporters are now for John F. Kennedy. Shown are Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sol Silverman, Agnes O'Brien Smith, Robert Stearns, Mrs. Thomas "Peggy" Hickey, Jr., sponsor of the meeting. Mrs. Henry Grady with Gene Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrison, Dr. Ed Smutny, and Charles L. Turner.
Richard M. Nixon's campaign headquarters opens [08-15-60, 6 negatives]
Vice-President Richard M. Nixon's Campaign Headquarters Opens (August 15, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 165, [08-15-60.05] . 2 negatives
Mayor George Christopher with mechanical elephant and "Sunshine Girls for Nixon". Also with mayor are Caspar W. Weinberger, Thomas Pike, James B. Black (San Francisco Republican chairman), and John Walton Dinkelspiel.
Remarks from people about U-2 pilot Francis Powers trial (includes photos of interviewees and clipping)
"Retarded kids" (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?) stage circus carnival to celebrate end of Summer session at Lucinda Weeks School [08-19-60, 4 negatives]
September 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 166-167, [090060-093060] . 625 negatives (estimate)
Singer Nat King Cole in recording studios [09-02-60, 8 negatives]
New educational wing of Lutheran Church of Our Savior (Junipero Serra Boulevard and Garfield Streets)
Former Premier Edgar Faure of France [09-08-60, 2 negatives]
"Filthy book" corporate managers (Matt Meehan, Les Aday, and Dr. Wallace De Ortega Maxey) and copies of book covers (pornography, censorship)
Richard M. Nixon at Hunters Point [09-12-60, 6 negatives]
Dr. Paul F. Fung and Dr. Frederick Hong holding painting of Budda that was presented to Buddhist Temple
"Sex for sale" and "filthy book" issue (Attorney Molly Minudri, one of the leaders against sex books, and other women looking at News-Call Bulletin sex issue) (pornography, censorship)
Richard M. Nixon election rally on Union Square (speaking, greating crowds, with wife in cable car, actor James Stewart, and politician William Mailliard) [09-12-60, 16 negatives]
Rally For Richard M. Nixon -- Union Square (September 12, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 166, [09-12-60.09] . 16 negatives
Richard Nixon speaks in front of a podium before a large crowd; James Stewart and William Mailliard are also seated on the stage. Nixon shakes hands with a woman supporter. Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon seated in a cable car filled with supporters and greet fans in park. View of orchestra and large crowd gathered at rally, includes large sign "Voices For Nixon".
Sex book printers and distributors (290 Harrison Street and 220 Nineth Street) (pornography, censorship)
Republican election campaign (Nelson Rockefeller, Louis Francis, Senator John McCarthy of Marin, and Assembly aspirant Al Hicks)
Richard M. Nixon at San Francisco airport and at Hunters Point (ceremony for hospital ship Hope) [09-13-60, 8 negatives]
Launching Ceremony -- Richard M. Nixon -- Hunters Point (September 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 166, [09-13-60.10] . 8 negatives
Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon attend ceremony for Hope (hospital ship). He stands among the officers on the pier and speaks at a podium on a stage. He inspects officers and shakes hands with a supporter and a cadet. He also poses with a group of women. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon exit a car at the airport.
Cops raid bookstore and distributor (pornography, censorship) [09-16-60, 5 negatives]
Police Raid Bookstore and Distributor (September 16, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 166, [09-16-60.03] . 5 negatives
Inspector Charles Young and Harold Moore take books and magazines from the store (Third Street). Robert Bernard, who works for Alameda County District Attorney's Office, confiscates books from LS Distributors (Harrison Street) in the neighborhood. Inspector David Toschi sits in a police car filled with confiscated books from the distributor; he holds some books titled "Joy Killer".
Grand Jury for indictments on dirty books story (Alameda County courthouse) (pornography, censorship) [various dates, ca. 15 negatives]
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan [09-24-60, 12 negatives]
Arrival of Prince Akihito of Japan -- San Francisco International Airport (September 24, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-24-60.01] . 12 negatives
Crowd waits arrival of Prince Akihito of Japan. After Prince Akihito and his wife (Princess Michiko) disembark from the airplane, they are greeted by Mayor and Mrs. George Christopher and other officials. Mayor Christopher speaks in front of a microphone before the crowd. People paint and move furniture in preparation for Prince Akihito's stay.
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan visits M.H. De Young Memorial Museum [09-24-60, 2 negatives]
Crown Prince of Japan Visits Japanese Art Exhibit -- M.H. De Young Memorial Museum (September 24, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-24-60.02] . 2 negatives
"Crown Prince Michiko" [sic: actually Prince Akihito?] of Japan looks at Japanese art. Dr. Walter Heil and Mrs. George Cameron are among the people observing art with Prince Akihito.
Adlai Stevenson campaigns for election of John F. Kennedy [09-26-60 - 09-27-60, 6 negatives and 09-28-60, 19 strip* negatives]
Press Conference With Adlai Stevenson -- Fairmont Hotel (September 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-26-60.09] . 4 negatives
Stevenson speaks in front of a microphone to reporters, photographers, and cameramen. Close-ups of Stevenson speaking.
Adlai Steveson Speaks at Fox Theatre (September 27, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-27-60.03] . 6 negatives
Adlai Stevenson walks onto the stage followed by "Kennedy Girls" (women dressed with hats and sashes saying "Kennedy"). He waves to the audience. View of crowd and supporters listening to him.
Adlai Stevenson Campaigns -- Greek Theater, UC Berkeley (September 28, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-28-60.08] . 19 negatives
Adlai Stevenson addresses massive crowd at the Greek Theater. Views of Stevenson speaking at a podium to the crowded stadium. Views of audience, includes some individuals holding signs in support of Stevenson and Kennedy.
Cast from "Once Upon A Mattress" (actors Dodie Goodman and Buster Keaton, and dancer Harold Lang) [09-26-60, 2 negatives]
KQED television station debate on "filthy books" (includes Attorney Caspar W. Weinberger) (pornography, censorship) [09-29-60, 2 negatives]
"Filthy Books" Debate -- KQED Television Station (September 29, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [09-29-60.03] . 2 negatives
Attorney Robert L. Brock, Attorney Caspar W. Weinberger, and Alameda County District Attorney J. Frank Coakley debate "Filthy Book" (pornography, censorship) issue.
Vallejo Street between Stockton and Powell Streets (future site of Central Police Station) (neighborhood)
October 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [100060-103160] . 125 negatives (estimate)
Ike (Dwight D. Eisenhower) San Francisco visit to boost Richard M. Nixon (crowds in front of Palace Hotel) [10-00-60, 2 negatives]
Automation of waterfront ship loading (Alameda and San Francisco Waterfront) [10-26-60, 9 negatives]
Automation of Waterfront Ship Loading -- Alameda and San Francisco Waterfront (October 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 167, [10-26-60.01] . 9 negatives
Various views of a Hawiian Rancher (ship) as boxes are loaded by mechanized machinery. View of union official watching as the ship is loaded. View of a small lifter picking up a barrel.
Peace demonstration at Union Square (atomic age, social protests) [10-29-60, 2 negatives]
November 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [110060-113060] . 625 negatives (estimate)
John F. Kennedy mobbed at arrival [11-00-60, 9 negatives]
Governor Edmund G. Brown and wife voting [11-00-60, 6 negatives]
1960 Nobel Prize winner in physics Donald A. Glaser [11-03-60, 7 negatives]
Radiological Defense Laboratory (Hunters Point) [11-04-60, 8 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon in Oakland City Hall [05-11-60, ca. 31 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon -- Oakland City Hall (November 05, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-05-60.02] . 31 negatives
Huge crowd holding banners gathers in street outside the Oakland City Hall. Nixon gives speech and shakes hands with the crowd. Nixon and his wife are showered with confetti as they walk off the stage.
Events related to election of President John F. Kennedy [11-07-60 - 11-14-60, 41 negatives]
Kennedy Phone Drive -- Church Street (November 07, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-07-60.06] . 2 negatives
Josephine Whelan waiting to receive a phone call from President Kennedy from Lewinston, Maine.
Election Shots -- Call Bulletin Office (November 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-08-60.01] . 7 negatives
Polls shown on poster and group gets ready to make special election report on television inside Call Bulletin office.
Crowds Shouting for Kennedy -- Kennedy Headquarters (November 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-08-60.02] . 21 negatives
Large crowd cheers for Kennedy after reading newspaper. Kennedy girls lead cheers for Kennedy. Rita Ramley takes off shoes to relax after selling $1,800 worth of Kennedy buttons.
Election Bet Pay Off -- Devisadeiro (November 14, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-14-60.10] . 11 negatives
Marty Wefalce wins the election bet, Betting on Kennedy, and is wheeled around the block four times in a wheelbarrow by the loser Ed Antoine. Marty Welface carries a John F. Kennedy banner as he is wheeled down the street. Art young, Pat Short, Ken Huyck and others help Ed Antoine dump him out after the four block ride.
Making movie "Pleasure of His Company" (actor Fred Astaire, producer William Perlberg, director George Seaton, and others) (11-08-60, 4 negatives)
Making Movie "Pleasure of His Company" -- San Francsico Airport (November 08, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-08-60.06] . 4 negatives
Actor Fred Astaire and Japanese Airlines hostess Kathy Assano in scene with Astaire arriving in San Francisco. Producer William Perlberg, Astaire, Director George Seaton, and Charlie Ruggles engaged in conversation.
101 year old Frank I. Turner with photo of Palace of Fine Arts (he was instrumental in saving it after exposition)
UC Berkeley vs. Stanford Big Game decorations of fraternity and sorority houses (Berkeley, Piedmont Street)
Scottish students Jay and John Robert Johnstons ordered to leave US for picketing Committee on Un-American Activity Commission (HUAC, communism) [11-16-60, 2 negatives]
Scottish Students Ordered to Leave the US for Picketing HUAC -- Berkeley (November 26, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-16-60.03] . 2 negatives
Scottish students Jay and John Robert Johnston ordered to leave the country after they picketed HUAC (Committee on Un-American Activities). Jay Johnston is holding eight week year old Gordon Johnston and John Robert Johnston is holding two year old Collin Johnston (communism, cold war).
Diamond Heights (only three houses left in new redevelopment project) (neighborhood, housing) [11-22-60, 2 negatives]
Diamond Heights Development (November 22, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-22-60.08] . 2 negatives
Only three houses left in the new Diamond Heights redevelopment project. Land movers in the foreground finishing up the landscape for the redevelopment (neighborhood, housing).
Radiation experiment or testing on Beagle Hound dogs at UC Davis? (atomic age, health) [11-29-60, 24 negatives]
Radiation Experiment on Beagle Hound Dogs -- UC Davis? (November 29, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 168, [11-29-60.10] . 24 negatives
450 dogs in long rows of pens waiting for radiation tests. Scientists weighting and checking dogs for abnormalities. Dogs in pens and puppies suckling on mother (atomic age, health, animal testing).
Aerial views of City of Millbrae [11-30-60, 4 negatives]
December 1960 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 169-170, [120060-123160] . 750 negatives (estimate)
Panorama of downtown from Potrero Hill (cityscapes) [12-00-60, 7 negatives]
March for Peace (Bradford Lyttle, Scott Herrick, Sue and Al Hoffman, and others march to Moscow) [12-01-60, 15 negatives]
March for Peace -- Union Square (December 01, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 169, [12-01-60.14] . 15 negatives
Standing on stage are Scott Herrick, Bradford Lyttle, Julius Jacobs, Sue and Al Hoffman, Regina Fisher, David Rich, Gerald Lehman, Joe Glynn, and Robert Pickus. Long views of stage and crowd surrunding it. Various views of participant marching with signs "San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace."
General Board of National Council of Churches conveens in San Francisco (Billy Graham and others) [12-04-60 - 12-08-60, ca. 40 negatives]
Jane O'Grady "Coro Girl" who lost her scholarship after City Hall riots [12-12-60, 10 negatives]
Hunters Point houseboats (city to clean them out) (housing) [12-13-60, 11 negatives]
Houseboats -- Hunters Point (December 13, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 169, [12-13-60.11] . 11 negatives
Bill Engel and Victor Cademarti standing on a hill and talking. View of some houseboats and water. Various views of Mrs. Ann Andrakin and her children sitting on the porch of their houseboat.
Cal students picket in protest of ROTC training (general views, ROTC units marching, picket lines, etc.) [12-15-60, 18 negatives]
Cal Students Picket in Protest of ROTC Training -- Berkeley (December 15, 1960) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 169, [12-15-60.11] . 18 negatives
General views of picketers on the sidewalk and street. ROTC units marching. Two protesters holding up a large sign reading "1960 [does not equal] 1984."
Aftermath of City Hall riots (what happened to Committee on Un-American Activity witnesses, Tillman?) (HUAC, communism) [12-15-60, 5 negatives]
Events related to TV personality John Daly and Virginia Warren's wedding (Earl Warren's daughter) (various dates)
January 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 171, [010061-011761] . 375 negatives (estimate)
Actors Bert Lahr and Margaret Phillips star in "Midsummer Night's Dream" (backstage of Curran Theatre)
Police guard Cuban Consul's (Rodrigo Parajon?) home (communism) [01-04-61, 2 negatives]
"Family survival kit" (disaster preparedness, civil defense) [01-06-61, 2 negatives]
Communist Archie Brown in interview with Wes Willoughby regarding Committee on Un-american Activities hearing in San Francisco last year (HUAC, communism) [01-10-61, 5 negatives]
Consul Rodrigo Parajon of Cuba defects (communism) (01-11-61, 15 negatives]
Consul Rodrigo Parajon of Cuba defects -- World Trade Center (January 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 171, [01-11-61.04-05] . 15 negatives
Various views of Consul Rodrigo Parajon of Cuba standing behind a table and talking into a microphone (some views include reporters). Parajon's replacement Alberto Bosch (communism) .
Slum clearance (South of Market, Third and Fourth Streets) (housing, social conditions) [01-11-61, 01-16-61 and 01-18-61, 26 negatives]
Slum Clearance -- Venice and Carlenton Hotels, Third and Fourth Streets (January 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 171, [01-11-61.18] . 8 negatives
View of an entry, hallway, and illegal gas stove in Venice Hotel. Twenty inch fire stairway and wine bottles in room of Carlenton Hotel. Crummy exterior of building at Harrison and Rich? Street (housing, social conditions).
Slum Clearance (January 16, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 171, [01-16-61.07] . 11 negatives
Bad wires and locked fire door at the Comfort Hotel (interior). View of a broken vent (interior). View of a stove used to heat the apartment (interior). View of the bathroom and toilet (interior). View of a kitchen stove (interior). Slew on a roof dripping with grease. View of a lightwell. View of an inside garbage chute.
Ambassador Braj Kumar Nehru of India(?) [01-13-61, 3 negatives]
Mission District (cityscapes, neighborhood) [01-16-61, 11 negatives]
Tunnel and rock workers picket labor board [01-18-61, 2 negatives]
Mickey Lima (communism) [01-23-61, 8 negatives]
Highway Commission inspects new Embarcadero Freeway [01-26-61, 2 negatives]
Students picket German consulate over NATO's appointment of General Heusinger (social protests) [01-31-61, 4 negatives]
Students Picket German Consulate -- Market Street (January 31, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 171, [01-31-61.02] . 4 negatives
Students protesting NATO's appointment of General Heusinger in front of consulate carry signs "Will NATO equal Nazi?" "Heusinger planned Nazi invasion of Belgium," Stop re-nazification of Germany," "We protest Nazi running NATO," etc.
February 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [020061-022861] . 575 negatives (estimate)
National Physical Fitness program (education) [02-00-61, 12 negatives]
National Physical Fitness Program -- Everett Junior High School (February 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-00-61.03] . 12 negatives
Views of boys climbing ropes while other participants look on. Views of unidentified boy on a 'hand-ladder'? Unidentified boy climbing a rope. Unidentified boys doing pull-ups.
First woman in San Francisco Fire Department (Eileen Woodhouse) [02-01-61, 3 negatives]
First Woman in San Francisco Fire Department -- City Hall (February 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-01-61.13] . 3 negatives
Miss Eileen Woodhouse, stenographer, sitting at a desk and receiving work from inspectors Walter Sanford, Vincent O'Rourke Tom Engler and Chief William P. Lindecker.
Senator Barry Goldwater [02-02-61, 6 negatives]
Woman who won equal pay at Bank of America (Marjorie Beach Freeman) (labor) (02-02-61, 02-06-61, 8 negatives]
Woman Wins Equal Pay at Bank of America -- Jones Street (February 02, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-02-61.04] . 2 negatives
Marjorie Beech Freeman, seated.
Woman Wins Equal Pay at Bank of America -- Jones Street (February 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-06-61.01] . 6 negatives
Marjorie Beech Freeman sitting on a trunk reading some papers. Beech looking up from the papers. Beech looking up from the papers with her hand to her head.
Development in Diamond Heights (from O'Shaunessy and Portola streets on the left, to Glen Park on the right) (neighborhood, housing, cityscapes)
Japanese newspapermen tour News-Call Bulletin newspaper operation (interiors, showing presses, equipment, and machinery)
Theodore Roosevelt (ship) (nuclear submarine carrying Polaris missile) being commissioned at Mare Island (atomic age) [02-13-61, 23 negatives]
Theodore Roosevelt (ship) Commissioned -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (February 13, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-13-61.05] . 23 negatives
Views of the Theodore Roosevelt (ship), nuclear submarine, coming into drydock for commissioning ceremonies. Unidentified navy personnel walking on and around the submarine. Views of a Polaris missle standing next to the submarine.
Short skirts taboo at Roosevelt Junior High School (education) (fashion) [02-14-61, 7 negatives]
Short Skirts Taboo -- Roosevelt Junior High School (February 14, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-14-61.12] . 7 negatives
June Weiller, Marcia Bernstein and Katy Perlman (wearing a short skirt) standing together. Perlman, Bernstein, Weiler, Karen Matson, and Lily Shing walking together (education) (fashion, dress codes?).
Pickets at Curran Theatre against Africains Ballet (censorship, social protests) [02-14-61 and 02-20-61, 27 negatives]
Pickets against Africains Ballet -- Curran Theatre (February 14, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-14-61.14] . 6 negatives
Views of four women picketing outside the Curran Theatre. View of two unidentified women standing with picket signs that read "Culture Yes! Bare Bossoms No!" (censorship, social protests).
Mannequin of Jacqueline Kennedy [02-16-61, 4 negatives]
Houseboats at Greenbrae boardwalk involved in health department conflict (neighborhood) [02-17-61, 7 negatives]
Prime Minister Kampmann of Denmark and Jimmy Hoffa (labor) [02-17-61, 12 negatives]
Prime Minister Viggo Kampmann of Denmark and Jimmy Hoffa -- Airport (February 17, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-17-61.07] . 12 negatives
Prime Minister Kampmann of Denmark stepping out of the terminal. James R. Hoffa standing and talking to unidentified man. Hoffa sitting and talking to unidentified man. View of Viggo Kampman standing. Kampman and Hoffa in a press conference. Kampman standing with unidentified man.
Airline flight engineers strike (labor) [02-18-61, and 02-20-61- 02-24-61, ca. 55 negatives]
Airline Flight Engineers Strike -- Airport (February 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-18-61.07] . 4 negatives
Views of three fight engineers standing with picket signs. View of flight engineer H.C. Meyr standing with a picket sign (labor).
Airline Flight Engineers Strike -- City Hall and Airport (February 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-20-61.04-05] . 29 negatives
Views of airline flight engineer picketers inside City Hall talking with Mayor George Christopher. Picketers outside City Hall marching. Picketers standing outside City Hall with signs (labor). Views of overall crowds waiting to check in at the airport counter. Views of various individuals waiting because of cancellations: soldier, woman and child, man and woman, woman sleeping.
Airline Flight Engineers Strike -- Airport (February 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-21-61.09] . 10 negatives
View of a board showing cancelled flights. Various of views of airplanes grounded by the strike (labor).
Airline Flight Engineers Strike -- Airport (February 23, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 156, [02-23-60.08] . 7 negatives
Views of pilots in a cockpit. Views of people sitting in terminals waiting for planes. View of people lined up at the ticket counter (labor).
African students picket Belgian consulate (social protests) [02-18-61, 2 negatives]
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African Students Picket Belgian Consulate -- California Street . (February 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 172, [02-18-61.08] . 2 negatives
General view of people out on the street picketing (social protests).
View from Twin Peaks (cityscapes) [02-19-61, 2 negatives]
Telegraph Hill views (neighborhood) [02-21-61, 8 negatives]
American Association of School Administrators meeting (education) [02-24-61 - 02-28-61, 5 negatives]
March 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [030061-033161] . 675 negatives (estimate)
Views of Land's End area and dump fill [03-01-61, 03-10-61, 20 negatives]
Views of Area -- Land's End (March 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-01-61.09] . 16 negatives
Flat area, hills and vegetation. An American flag on top of hill. Dumptrucks and trash on ground. People looking towards the coast. Golden Gate Bridge in background (environment).
Fill for New Road -- Land's End (March 02, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-02-61.08] . 2 negatives
Trash on the ground at Land's End (who is dumping building materials?).
Views of Point Reyes area (possible National Wilderness Park) [03-02-61, 23 negatives]
National Wilderness Park? -- Point Reyes and Vicinity (March 02, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-02-61.02] . 23 negatives
Views of Point Reyes area development. Work for tract near Drake's Bay. Construction equipment at Point Reyes, a drain pipe being installed, landscape views (environment).
View of waterfront (cityscapes) from President Wilson (ship) [03-02-61, 1 negative]
Women of Russia visit Mayor George Christopher (Shishkova, Zakharova, Turganova, and editor of "Soviet Women" Olga Oshkova)
Anti-Fidel Castro movie (former Castro pilot Santiago Perez with pictures of friends now dead) (communism) [03-08-61, 4 negatives]
Union workers demonstrating ways to load coffee on Pier Thirty-seven (labor) [03-08-61, 8 negatives]
Teamsters (and/or International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union?) strike (labor) [03-09-61 - 03-20-61, 74 negatives]
Teamsters Close the Waterfront -- Embarcadero (March 09, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-09-61.06] . 33 negatives
Picketers, men standing around, loading bags of coffee(?), Pier Twenty Six, officials, dock areas, stopped trucks (labor).
Teamster's Strike -- Pier Thirty Seven (March 10, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-10-61.10] . 7 negatives
Company guard Marcel Marchand with Teamster Bob Johansen picketing at Pier Thirty-seven. Teamster Jim Wik pickets at Pier Thirty-nine with a tied up ship. Empty waterfront scenes (labor).
Captain Henrick Carlsen -- Idle Ship (March 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-11-61.01] . 4 negatives
Captain Carlsen on board idle ship and talking with ham radio operators around the world (labor).
Longshormen Go Back to Work -- Pier Forty Eight (March 13, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-13-61.05] . 11 negatives
Longshormen working cargo after teamster picket lines were removed. At Pier Forty-Eight with the Flying Enterprise II (ship). At Pier Forty-one with Thorsisle (ship) (labor).
Teamster Strike -- Airport (March 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-20-61.07] . 12 negatives
Picketers shown at loading docks in cargo areas of the airport. Also business agents and owner(?) (labor).
Flowers Being Unloaded During Teamster Strike -- Airport (March 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-21-61.02] . 7 negatives
Don Hewitt unloads a truckload of flowers at the American Airlines freight terminal. Boxed flowers inside the terminal handled by Art Willis of American Airlines. Garnett Houghton helps grower Sam Mitzu unload carnations, irises and roses at the United Airlines freight terminal (labor).
Short skirt lengths at Lincoln High School (fashion) [03-09-61, 10 negatives]
Castro Valley High School students collect books for Asian student (education) [03-10-61, 4 negatives]
Baptist theological students picket meeting concerning abolition of riot films [03-11-61, 5 negatives]
Baptist Theological Student Protest -- Marina Junior High (March 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-11-61.02] . 5 negatives
Student pickets in front of Marina Auditorium where meeting regarding abolition of riot films is being held. Students hold signs "Thank God for the HCUA" (HUAC? -- House Un-American Activities Committee), "ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union?), Does Russia have an RCLU?", "Why Use Public Schools For Subversive Activity?", "Enter Front Door Then Go Far Left", and others (social protests, communism).
Beatnik raid [03-18-61, 12 negatives]
Beatniks Row with Cops (March 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-18-61.02] . 5 negatives
Peter-Olivia Martin being interviewed by Officers Pat Buckman and Bruce Mehrmann. Martin relaxing at kitchen table with a phonograph, and at sink.
Protest parade, by cars to Sacramento (social protests) [03-21-61, 5 negatives]
Protest Parade -- City Hall (March 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-21-61.03] . 5 negatives
Dr. Curtice Nims and John Gustafson of San Jose State showing protest stickers on cars. Congressional Medal Award Winner Technical Sergeant Robert Kennemorem from Oakland, Reverend Weniger, and Dr. Curtice Nims say a few words and prayer before leaving.
Kathleen Norris (granddaughter of Kathleen Norris) marries [03-21-61, 7 negatives]
"Aid Retarded Children" press conference (Dr. Leo Cain of San Francisco State College) (developmentally disabled or mentally handicapped?)
New supervisor Joseph E. Tinney and new Board of Education member James E. Stratten with Mayor George Christopher [03-22-61, 9 negatives]
Funeral of Supervisor Sullivan (Supervisors A.J. Zirpoli, John J. Ferdon, Charles A. Ertola, and Mayor George Christopher) [03-22-61, 8 negatives]
Wilkinson of UC Berkeley accused of communism [03-22-61, 14 negatives]
City attorney candidate J. Joseph Sullivan (Roger Lapham Jr. and Walter Haas) [03-23-61, ca. 10 negatives]
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (Afro-Americans, civil rights) [03-23-61, 4 negatives]
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The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Arrives . (March 23, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-23-61.06] . 4 negatives
Reverend King exiting plane with the Reverend Edward Stovall of Berkeley (Chairman of the California Christian Leadership Conference), and th Reverend Booker Anderson of Richmond. King with cup of coffee (Afro-Americans, civil rights).
General and Mrs. Douglas MacArthur [03-24-61, 6 negatives]
Enlargement of National Cemetery in Presidio (aerial views) [03-30-61, 12 negatives]
Peace marchers (social protests) [03-30-61, 10 negatives]
Peace Marchers from San Bruno (March 30, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 173, [03-30-61.05] . 10 negatives
Marchers with signs that read "Peace or the world in pieces", "We want to live", "Quakers say no to all war", and "Peace is in your hands." Rebecca Hipolito, Sanno Keeler, and Donna Drinnon having feet fixed with adhesive tape by Dorothy Flannagan. Nancy Walbridge, peace marcher from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in San Bruno, soaking her feet after the march with sign saying "More weapons mean less security" (social protests).
April 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174-175, [040061-043061] . 713 negatives (estimate)
Benicia Arsenal (military) [04-00-61, 19 negatives]
Benicia Arsenal (April 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-00-61.05] . 19 negatives
View of California National Guard building. Views of jeeps lined up. Views of tanks lined up. Unidentified man examining large guns. View of unidentified military man walking among the tanks. Long view of the base with tanks in front. View of unidentified army(?) man sitting at a desk. View of three children walking past a missle (military).
Peace marchers (social protests) [04-01-61, 8 negatives]
Models for Hunters Point redevelopment [04-03-61, 14 negatives]
Supervisor Peter Tamaras and Commissioner George Gillen (Mayor George Christopher) [04-03-61, 3 negatives]
Along proposed freeway routes [04-05-61, 9 negatives]
Along Proposed Freeway Routes (April 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-05-61.04] . 9 negatives
Unidentified man standing next to railroad tracks. Unidentified man looking down on some buildings. Views of a street. Views of buildings. Views of some homes. Views of a hillside (neighborhood?). [Views apparently in a semi-industrial area, probably to the south of downtown, perhaps around Potrero Hill].
Prime Minister Tage Erlander of Sweden [04-06-61, 9 negatives]
Prime Minister Tage Erlander of Sweden -- Airport (April 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-06-61.05] . 9 negatives
Prime Minister Tage Erlander of Sweden stepping off an airplane. Erlander and wife accepting flowers from Mrs. William Bleher. Erlander shaking hands with unidentified man. Erlander standing and surrounded by reporters.
Richard M. Nixon (at airport, cancer society luncheon, and giving speech) [04-06-61 - 04-07-61, 26 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon -- Airport (April 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-06-61.11] . 9 negatives
Richard Nixon stepping off an airplane and waving. Nixon shaking hands with unidentified man. Nixon walking through people gathered to meet him at the airport. Nixon being interviewed. Nixon standing and talking with an unidentified man.
Richard M. Nixon -- Fairmont Hotel (April 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-06-61.23] . 6 negatives
Richard Nixon standing with unidentified man. Nixon standing with Mayor George Christopher and unidentified man. Nixon standing with arms around unidentified man and Christopher. Nixon shaking hands with unidentified man. Nixon greeting unidentified woman. Nixon standing at a banquet table.
Richard M. Nixon -- Republican Headquarters (April 07, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-07-61.12-13] . 11 negatives
View of a crowd listening to Richard Nixon speak. Various views of Nixon standing on a table and speaking. Nixon shaking hands with people in the crowd. Nixon placing a large key into a large lock held by an unidentified woman.
Machinists' strike (labor) [04-07-61, 11 negatives]
Machinists' Strike -- Schlage Lock (April 07, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-07-61.08-09] . 11 negatives
Various views of four picketers standing outside Schlage Lock Company. Views of two picketers walking around Schlage Lock Company. Various views of a large group of picketers standing outside of Schlage Lock Company.
Opera singer Leontyne Price [04-10-61, 2 negatives]
"Negro home fired upon" (bullet holes in basement and garage door) (Afro-Americans, race relations) [04-11-61, 6 negatives]
Artificial heart and valve (health) [04-12-61, 5 negatives]
The public asked their opinion on the "Soviet space man" (shots of random people questioned) (space age)
Scientists from Russia (Valentin Alekseevich Kargin, Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogoliubov, Aleksander Vasilevich Topchiev and Kenneth S. Pitzer)
Pickets at City Hall over freeways (social protests) [04-17-61, 6 negatives]
Robert Meisenbach City Hall student HUAC riot trial (social protests) [04-18-61 - 04-21-61, 04-24-61 - 04-28-61, 80 negatives]
Robert Meisenbach -- Hall of Justice (April 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-18-61.01] . 13 negatives
Robert Meisenbach sitting. Meisenbach, Ralph Bertsche, and Harold Lipset standing around a model of City Hall. Meisenbach and attorneys Charles Garry and Jack Berman sitting at a table looking over papers. Overall views of the courtroom. Various views of a crowd gathered outside the courtroom. View of the City Hall model being brought into the courtroom (social protests).
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-19-61.12] . 12 negatives
Robert Meisenbach's attorney Jack Berman showing the jury pictures of the HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities) riot. Berman talking to the jury. Overall view of people in the courtroom. Meisenbach and Berman looking at a model of City Hall. Group of unidentified people standing and talking outside the courtroom.
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-20-61.05] . 7 negatives
Views of prosecution witness John Stansfrild(?) testifying. View of two unidentified men (attorneys?) consulting.
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-21-61.08] . 5 negatives
Various views of Albert Morris, witness, on the stand.
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 24, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-24-61.11] . 9 negatives
View of Joseph F. Lewis. View of Jane O'Grady. Joe Lanthier with a book on the stand. Lewis on the stand. Attorney Jack Berman and Charles Garry standing next to City Hall model.
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-25-61.06] . 8 negatives
Elwood Murray, John Binke, Richard Albert, Susan Helenius, Dr. Mervyn L. Cadwallader, and Kelvin(?) McDaughey(?) standing in hall of the Hall of Justice. Portrait of Murray. Portrait of Binke. Portrait of Albert. Portrait of Helenius. Portrait of Cadwallader. Portrait of McDaughey (social protests).
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 26, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-26-61.05] . 17 negatives
View of Attorney Jack Berman on the floor demonstrating how an officer was hit during the HUAC student riots. Views of witness Gerald Gray on the stand. Gray and attorney looking at the model of city hall (social protests).
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- City Hall (April 27, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-27-61.02] . 5 negatives
Robert Meisenbach trial jury members walking through the scene of the HUAC student riot at city hall. View of Meisenbach standing. View of Meisenbach (pointing down) and Rena Edwards from the third floor balcony. Jurors looking down from the third floor balcony (social protests).
Robert Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 28, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-28-61.03] . 8 negatives
Robert Meisenbach on the stand. Meisenbach questioned by an attorney. Meisenbach standing with Garry(?) next to the model of City Hall. View of Meisenbach standing next to the model of City Hall while an attorney bends over it.
Anti- and pro-Fidel Castro rally (communism) [04-19-61, 24 negatives]
Anti- and Pro-Fidel Castro Rally -- Union Square and Federal Building (April 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 174, [04-19-61.03-04] . 24 negatives
Overall view of the protesters outside of the Federal Building. Various views of the protesters from among the crowd. Pro-Castro protesters putting signs away after the march (communism).
Pro-Fidel Castro speaker Bernardo Garcia (communism) [04-19-61, 12 negatives]
Old Presentation Grammar School to be torn down (buildings, education) [04-21-61, 4 negatives]
San Francisco Art Institute's Beaux-Arts Ball [costume party later to get a reputation as a drag/cross-dressing event] [04-23-61, ca. 17 negatives]
Sections of western freeway (cityscapes) [04-23-61, 9 negatives]
Student rally on Cuba (communism) [04-27-61, 2 negatives]
Body of man removed from underneath streetcar [not identified, but later known to be teacher William P. Hall, who was assualted by teenagers who suspected he was a homosexual (trial in August 1961)] (gays and lesbians) [04-29-61, 7 negatives]
May 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [050061-053161] . 525 negatives (estimate)
Robert Meisenbach's trial for participation in City Hall riots (student Bekey Jenkins arrested for riots, Beniamino Bufano, and others) (social protests) [05-01-61, 05-03-61, 31 negatives]
Meisenbach Trial -- Hall of Justice (May 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-01-61.03] . 12 negatives
Man sits in front of paper pad (during trial related to actions during protests of HUAC hearings at City Hall) Pharris points at diagram. Long-shot of person sitting on the stand, being questioned by lawyers. Persons photographed may include assistant inspector Cecil Pharris, and officers Fred Thayer and James Allen (social protests, House Committee on Un-American Activities, communism).
Robert Meisenbach Verdict (May 03, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-03-61.03-04] . 19 negatives
Robert Meisenbach (tried for actions during protests of HUAC hearings at City Hall) smiles in doorway of Hall of Justice. Meisenbach stands with father and mother, stands with mother, who is sometimes crying and laughing, kissing her son and putting her hand on his chest. Meisenbach stands with his attorneys, stands with Bekey Jenkins who was also arrested during the riot. Meisenbach stands amidst crowd in courtroom, in front of television camera, sits during trial, stands with others. "Meisenbach makes a toast with Benny Bufano and defense council Jack Berman during victory party in the Old Spaghetti Factory [they are sitting underneath newspaper headlines announcing the not-guilty verdict] (social protests, House Committee on Un-American Activities, communism).
Kids (teenagers) confess to assualting teacher killed under streetcar (gays and lesbians) [05-04-61 - 05-05-61, 4 negatives]
Streetcar Murder Case -- Teenagers Confess (May 04, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-04-61.09] . 1 negative
Inspector Robert McLennan with two "kids who helped gang teacher" (assault). William Castillo and Michael Kilkenny handcuffed together and shielding faces. [Note: story on trial printed August 28, 1961 reports that they were looking for "a homosexual to harass" (gays and lesbians) when they approached twenty-seven year old teacher William P. Hall, of Liberty Street. He was beaten and then killed by the J Church Muni streetcar by Dolores Park].
Streetcar Murder Case -- Teenagers In Custody (May 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-05-61.08] . 3 negatives
Robert Alexander Hall, William Castillo, Michael Kilkenny, and Larry Magee (ages 16 and 17). [Note: see News-Call Bulletin story on trial printed August 28, 1961 (gays and lesbians).]
New Army food plan for combat troops (demonstration of test packages) (military) [05-05-61, 8 negatives]
New Army Food Plan For Combat Troops -- Presidio (May 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-05-61.04] . 8 negatives
Colonial Clifford H. Reynolds stands at outdoor table demonstrating new food system labeled, "Meal quick serve". Cook LeRoy Bernard adds water to food while troops look on. Sergeant first class Ralph Hammond sits and leans up against a tree eating from an Army issued meal kit
Exterior of new Hall of Justice [05-08-61, 4 negatives]
Fight to keep homes which Housing Commission wants to condemn (Potrero District, housing) [05-09-61, 5 negatives]
Residents Fight Housing Commision -- Portrero District (May 09, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-09-61.02] . 7 negatives
Thomas Roache and wife look out widows onto view of hill from their home. Katherine Klinger sits on couch underneath painting in her home holding cane. Mr. and Mrs. W. Zimmerman stand in front of their home at Twenty-first and Hampshire Streets (housing) (neighborhood).
St. John's Lutheran School condemned (view of exterior and open stairway of present school and Reverend James Sudhrock with model of new school)
San Francisco landmark Maison Paul restaurant closing (owner Peter Boudoures tacking up closing sign after thirty-seven years)
Radioactive study on battleships (Navy Laboratory in Camp Parks, hot cell, fresh air suit) [05-12-61, 8 negatives]
Radioactive Study on Battleships -- Camp Parks Navy Lab (May 12, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-12-61.03] . 8 negatives
Charles Bennett operates hot cell. Captain E. Roth and project leader Burt Lane sit and discuss. Head of technical development, P.D. La Riviere, sits at table behind equipment. Chemical engineer Bob Anderson peers at box (atomic age).
Smoking cancer film for students at Hill School (health, education) [05-15-61, 12 negatives]
Anti-Smoking Film -- Hill School (May 15, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-15-61.02] . 12 negatives
Two boys on bicycles light cigarettes in film about the dangers of smoking and cancer. Eighth grade students of Hill School in Novato sit at desks in classroom watching film (health) (education).
Trial of Enrico Banducci (owner of the "Hungry i" nightclub in North Beach) [05-15-61 - 05-16-51, ca. 23 negatives]
Exterior and interior views of old Hall of Justice on Kearny Street [05-18-61, 8 negatives]
Exterior and Interior Views -- Old Hall of Justice (May 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-18-61.01] . 8 negatives
Elevated corner views of Old Hall of Justice on Kearny Street shows cars and pedestrians (cityscape) (neighborhood). Interior views of double staircase on upper floor, empty and with two men talking. View of first floor with directory and pillars (buildings).
Archie Brown and wife Esther (with Attorney Richard Gladstein, signing papers, and with bail bond broker S.A. Donaldson) (communism) [05-24-61, 8 negatives]
Archie Brown -- Post Office Building (May 24, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-24-61.01] . 8 negatives
Archie Brown sits alone, sits with wife Esther, stands in courtroom with hat in hand, stands with his Attorney Richard Gladstein [signs papers with bail bondsman S.A. Don Donaldson?].
Demolition of old buildings at edge of Golden Gateway (Embarcadero at Jackson Street) [05-25-61, 2 negatives]
Geary Street under construction for rapid transit (Western Addition) [05-25-61, 12 negatives]
Geary Street Under Construction for Rapid Transit -- Western Addition (May 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-25-61.01] . 12 negatives
Nurse stands next to wheelchair while patient lies on bed under 'Blood Bank' sign. Worker and truck move about amongst debris at construction site. Elevated view looking east on Geary at the Filmore Street overpass (cityscapes). Workers dig. View of rail under construction. Bulldozer rides up hill of dirt (transportation).
Teachers' strike at School at Woodside (Portola Valley) (labor, education) [05-26-61, 9 negatives]
Teachers' Strike -- Portola Valley (May 26, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-26-61.02] . 9 negatives
School Secretary Rita Zimmerman talks on telephone [trying to line up substitute teachers when many regular teachers plead illness and did not show up today]. Man stands with piece of paper in hand. Parents Richard Spencer, Cherie Millward and Frank Arnold stand in opposition to Superintendent Rose. School board member Dr. Milton Flocks explains his position to a woman in front of the school. Students stand in front of school next to lowered US flag (education, labor).
Group around model home on Christopher Drive (Forest Knolls home "sit-in by negroes") (race relations, Afro-Americans) [05-31-60, 6 negatives]
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Sit-in -- Forest Knolls . (May 30, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 175, [05-30-61.01] . 6 negatives
People stand in front of model home on Christopher Drive. Reverend B.T. Anderson, Jr., his wife Irma and child Ahmad knock on door of model home (in protest of housing discrimination?) (race relations, Afro-Americans).
June 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [060061-063061] . 650 negatives (estimate)
UC Berkeley graduation of Class of 1961 (President Clark Kerr, Edmund G. Brown, and Senator Jerry Brown)
Lots for sale shown from Twin Peaks (neighborhood, housing) [06-02-61, 8 negatives]
Pickets in front of Forest Knolls house (Afro-Americans, race relations) [06-05-61, 3 negatives]
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Pickets in Front of Knolls House -- Standard Building Company at Nineteenth Avenue . (June 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-05-61.04] . 3 negatives
Picketers Nyla Marchese, Terry Francois, Cathy Averill, John Pellette, and Chase Turner in front of the Knolls House of Standard Building Company. Signs read "Is the customer always white?" and "Jim Crow's Nest," amoung others (Afro-Americans, race relations).
Freedom Riders (social protests, civil rights) [06-14-61 - 06-22-61, 10 negatives]
Freedom Riders Press Conference -- 437 Market Street (June 14, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-14-61.07] . 4 negatives
Members Triss, Thorne, McConnell, Martinson, and Waggoner pose for the picture (social protests, civil rights).
Freedom Riders -- San Francisco Train Station (June 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-21-61.01] . 2 negatives
Freedom Rider Ray Ashby looks for three no-shows as he boards the train leaving for Jackson Mississippi (social protests, civil rights).
View of place where Fontana Apartments are going to be built (housing, cityscapes)
Construction Site for the Fontana Apartments -- Chestnut and Larkin Street (June 16, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-16-61.07] . 6 negatives
Views of the location at Chestnut and Larkin where the new Fontana Apartments are going to be built taken from an adjacent house. View from the window of Claude Milton Teem showing how it will affect the view (housing, cityscapes).
Waterfront strike at Pier Thirty-five and Thirty-nine (Luckenbach Steamship Line, engineers, and radio operators) (labor) [06-17-61 and 06-20-61, 15 negatives]
Picketers of Luckenbach Steamship Line -- Pier Thirty-nine (June 17, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-17-61.04] . 6 negatives
Picketers converse while holding signs at the Luckenbach Steamship Line at Pier Thirty-nine (labor).
Picketers in Front of Matson Navigation Company -- Pier Thirty-five (June 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-20-61.01] . 3 negatives
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and American Radio Association picket in front of the Matson Navigation Company on Pier Thirty-five (labor).
Best Foods warehouse strike (labor) [06-19-61, 13 negatives]
Best Foods Warehouse Strike -- Labor Temple (June 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-19-61.01] . 2 negatives
ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) secretary Louis Goldblatt and Treasurer Joseph Dillon (labor).
Warehouse Picketers -- Best Foods warehouse (June 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-19-61.02] . 6 negatives
Workers and picketers outside the Best Foods warehouse at Eighteenth and Bryant Streets. Picketers carrying signs saying "ILWU local chapter 8 on stike" (labor).
Jack Goldberg and Jimmy Hoffa Leaving Stike Meeting -- ILWU Hall (June 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-19-61.11] . 5 negatives
Jack Goldberg and Jimmy Hoffa (James R. Hoffa) leave the ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) hall happy with the reached settlement (labor).
Airport transportation strike (labor) [06-23-61, 13 negatives]
Stranded Passengers -- San Francisco International Airport (June 23, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-23-61.02] . 2 negatives
Stranded airport passengers have to use the San Fancisco-Oakland helicopter service due to the strike (labor).
Airport Transportation Strike -- San Francisco International Airport (June 23, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-23-61.03] . 5 negatives
Local 235 Chapter member Paul Alex stands with a picket sign outside of the terminal building with 55 Berrett cabs in the background. Portion of 28 buses used daily shown idle due to chauffeurs strike (labor).
Committee on Racial Equality picketing Governor Patterson of Alabama (race relations, social protests) [06-24-61, 1 negative]
Picketing Govenor Patterson of Alabama -- Jack Tar Hotel (June 24, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 176, [06-24-61.06] . 1 negative
Committee on Racial Equality (Congress of Racial Equality?) pickets Govenor Patterson of Alabama outside of the Jack Tar Hotel (race relations, social protests, civil rights).
"Commie chief" Gus Hall (communism) [06-25-61, 6 negatives]
July 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [070061-073161] . 475 negatives (estimate)
Issue of saving redwood trees in Larkspur, Marin County, that are growing in the street [07-05-61, 10 negatives]
Longshoremen back to work after strike (Taft-Hartley injunction) (labor) [07-05-61, 12 negatives]
Picket at Consulate of Iran [07-10-61, 6 negatives]
Movie stars arrive (Carol Lynley, Cesare Romero, Fabian, Van Heflin, Dana Andrews, and others) [07-12-61, 6 negatives]
Movie Stars Arrive -- Airport (July 12, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [07-12-61.08] . 6 negatives
Palto A. Skouras, Cyril Magnin, Bradford Dillman, Carol Lynley, Caesar Romero, Fabian, Van Heflin, Dana Andrews, and Steve Forrest standing in a group after deplaning. View of Andrews, Dillman and Romero standing together.
Former President Herbert Hoover (J. Wallace Stealing, David Packard, Clark Kerr, and others) [07-20-61, 10 negatives]
Former President Herbert Hoover -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (July 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [07-20-61.04] . 10 negatives
J. Wallace Stealing, former President Herber Hoover, and Clark Kerr sitting together. Hoover, Thomas Pike, and David Packard sitting together. Hoover, Pike and Packard sitting and looking at folder entitled "The Case for Stanford." Hoover, Pike, and Packard standing.
Governors of Venezuela (Pablo Herrera Campins, Eligio Anzola, Luciano Valero, Rafael Solorzano Bruce, and Eloy Parraga Villamarin)
Iranian student hunger strike on steps of Consulate of Iran [07-24-61 - 07-25-61, 33 negatives]
Iranian Student Hunger Strike -- Consulate of Iran (July 24, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [07-24-61.17] . 4 negatives
Views of students with signs "Stop violating of our academic freedoms," "We want our constiturional rights," "We are on hunger strike," etc. wrapped in blankets and seated on steps of the consulate.
Iranian Student Hunger Strike -- Consulate of Iran (July 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [07-25-61.01] . 8 negatives
Students with signs "Refusal to extend student's passports is illegal...," "Stop threats," "Tear up the black list," etc. Allah Farman, spokesman for the Iranian students, announcing a twenty-day "truce" outside the consulate.
Iranian Student Hunger Strike -- Consulate of Iran (July 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [07-25-61.05-06] . 21 negatives
Views of picketers with signs marching outside the consulate. Group of men sitting in room and talking. Two unidentified men standing and talking. Students wrapped in blankets on steps of the consulate. Student who fainted from hunger (Khalil Karimabadi) surrounded by others. Picket leader standing and talking. Picketers marching with sign that reads "Terrorizing our leaders will not silence us." Views of marchers.
Former President Herbert Hoover at cornerstone laying ceremony for new Boys' Club of America (Orange Memorial Drive) [07-26-61, 12 negatives]
George Balanchine of the New York Ballet with dancer Arthur Mitchell [07-31-61, 4 negatives]
August 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177-178, [080061-083161] . 400 negatives (estimate)
American Astronautical Society meeting (Lockheed biomedical capsule) [08-01-61, 12 negatives]
American Astronautical Sociaty Meeting -- Palace Hotel (August 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [08-01-61.02] . 12 negatives
Various views of Ziggi, a chimpanzee, climbing on and around Lockheed's biomedical capsule. Ziggi and two unidentified men standing next to the biomedical capsule (space age?).
Views of the Presidio (may become surplus) (cityscapes) [08-01-61, 32 negatives]
Views of the Presidio (August 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [08-01-61.03] . 32 negatives
Views of army aircraft on an airfield. Views of a road winding through trees. Views of rows of houses (neighborhood). Views from a porch of cars in a parking lot. View of a school bus and buildings in the background. Views of women golfing on a golf course. Views of railroad tracks. Unidentified man standing in front of some houses. View of a cannon. View of a tree with houses in the background. Long view of some buildings with the city in the background.
Marin County School Board acquiring land for school (education, environment, neighborhoods) [08-02-61, 10 negatives]
Phone company strike (labor) [08-04-61, 5 negatives]
Nationalist Vice President Cheng Chen of China with Mayor George Christopher [08-08-61 - 08-09-61, 26 negatives]
Dead-end freeways (cityscapes) [08-12-61, 12 negatives]
Dead-End Freeways (August 12, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 177, [08-12-61.02] . 12 negatives
Uncompleted freeways that end abruptly in various parts of the city. Views of the freeway at Howard Street and the Embarcadero. Views of the freeway at Broadway and the Embarcadero. Views of the freeway at Bayshore and Silver Avenues. Views of the freeway at Alemaney and Bayshore. Views of the freeway at Haight and Octavia Streets. Views of the freeway at Fell and Octavia Streets. Views of the freeway at Franklin and McAllister Streets (cityscapes, neighborhoods).
Oakland estuary "arks" to be destroyed [08-14-61, 6 negatives]
Adlai Stevenson speech [08-15-61, 6 negatives]
Hunters Point Shipyards (cityscapes) [08-17-61, 11 negatives]
Hunters Point Shipyards (August 17, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [08-17-61.06] . 11 negatives
Two unidentified men standing behind a desk and looking at an aerial view of Hunters Point(?) (interior). Views of a workman tying cables to a crane. View of a ship. Views of two unidentified men looking over a piece of paper (the shipyard in the background). Overall view of the shipyard from a distance.
Teenagers' murder trial for beating up man who fell under streetcar [not noted, but apparently an attack on a homosexual man on April 29, 1961] [08-21-61, 3 negatives]
Murder Trial -- Assault by Teenagers (August 21, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [08-21-61.09] . 3 negatives
Lawrence McGee (Magee?) (age 16), Michael Kilkenny (17), Alexander Hall (17), and William Castillo (17) in court at opening of their trial for assaulting a man (teacher William Hall, age 27) who died under a "J Church" line streetcar. [This case is purported to be anti-homosexual assault case of April 29, 1961, although this is not noted on the negative sleeves. See News-Call Bulletin story of August 28, 1961, pg. 2, and other trial stories before and after this date]. (Gays and lesbians).
Wescon electronics convention (technology) [08-22-61-08-23-61, 18 negatives]
Wescon Electronics Convention -- Cow Palace (August 22, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [08-22-61.01] . 4 negatives
Dr. A.E. Lilley and Ronald Segel standing behind a table. Douglas Bingham sitting and working on his home-made digital computer.
Redwood City town meeting on rapid transit (Merritt R. Hosmer, Richard Shephard, James Himmel, and others)
Bomb shelter on Masonic Avenue (civil defense) [08-25-61, 3 negatives]
Entertainer Phyllis Diller [08-28-61, 10 negatives]
September 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178-179, [090061-093061] . 525 negatives (estimate)
Picket of Iran consulate [09-05-61, 3 negatives]
Picketing -- Iranian Consulate (September 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-05-61.05] . 3 negatives
Captain Chas Barca of the San Francisco Police Department and Sargent Robert McCuster informing the picketers of the rules. Dozen picketers outside the Iran consulate with signs protesting Iran's government. Picketer Mostafa Chanran on picket line (foreign relations, social protests).
View from Twin Peaks (cityscapes) [09-05-61, 9 negatives]
Views of San Francisco -- Twin Peaks (September 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-05-61.14] . 9 negatives
Views of San Francsico looking down Market Street and of the fog rolling in through the Golden Gate taken from the Twin Peaks (cityscapes). Jenny Crothers takes movies of the fog rolling in.
Television instruction (education) [09-06-61, 3 negatives]
Television Instruction -- Andrew Jackson School -- Grove Street (September 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-06-61.05] . 3 negatives
Teacher Lily Cheu and sixth grade students at Andrew Jackson School at 2049 Grove Street attentively watch the television lesson set up at the front of the class (technology, education).
Dedication of new Hall of Justice (Paul Bissinger, Thomas Mellon, Mayor George Christopher, Harold McKinnon, Chief Thomas Cahill, and Sherman Duckel) [09-06-61, 6 negatives]
Teenagers' "J Church streetcar" murder trial and conviction (gays and lesbians) [09-08-61, 17 negatives]
Teenagers Tried and Convicted -- Streetcar Murder Case (September 08, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-08-61.01-02] . 17 negatives
Suspects Larry Magee, Robert Alexander Hall, William Castillo, and Michael Kilkenny, attorneys, and onlookers in courtroom. Emotional reactions of defendants (and family members?) at conviction shown. [See News-Call Bulletin articles on trial run frequently from August 22, 1961. Report of August 28, 1961, pg. 2 indicates that the four assaulted victim William P. Hall believing he was a homosexual] (gays and lesbians).
Hunters Point riot trial (Afro-Americans, race relations?) [09-08-61, 10 negatives]
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Hunters Point Riot Trial -- Hall of Justice . (September 08, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-08-61.06] . 10 negatives
Two Judges sit on the bench as the case participants are sworn in. Defendants sit in a row as trial commences (possibly gang related?) (race-relations, Afro-Americans).
Municipal judges file for reelection (William A. O'Brien, Lenore D. Underwood, Albert A. Axelrod, and Andrew J. Eyman) [09-08-61, 2 negatives]
Peace drive [09-11-61, 3 negatives]
Letter Writing for Peace Drive -- Union Square (September 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-11-61.02] . 3 negatives
Large trailer with inscriptions asking for total world disarmament by 1968 (atomic age, anti-nuclear arms). Once trailer reaches capacity (approximately 25,000 letters) the trailer is sent to the United Nations. Roy Jacobsen requests letters from passers by. Peace drive to leave San Francisco September sixteenth (social protests).
Pickets at Oakland Chevrolet plant (labor) [09-11-61, 4 negatives]
Pickets -- Oakland Chevrolet Plant (September 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-11-61.07] . 4 negatives
Large group of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 1031 picketers outside the Oakland Chevrolet automobile plant (labor). (Extra sleeve present at 09-11-61, but negatives missing).
Supervisors file for election (Peter Tamaras, Joseph E. Tinney, George Johns, and Al Maillioux) [09-11-61, 09-18-61 - 09-19-61, 8 negatives]
Irving Street area homes to be torn down (neighborhood) [09-13-61, 10 neatives]
Homes to be Torn Down -- Irving Street Area (September 13, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-13-61.05] . 10 negatives
Section of Irving Street area to be torn down for parking lots (neighborhoods, housing). Views of homes along the street to be torn down, and the residents reactions. View of already demolished section fenced off for a parking lot.
Candidates for supervisor (Charles Rogers, Benjamin Boas, Roger Boas, Alan Nichols, and others) [09-13-61, 5 negatives]
John F. Kennedy school project sign (education) [09-14-61, 4 negatives]
Sign for New John F. Kennedy School Project -- Cupertino District (September 14, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-14-61.03] . 4 negatives
Four year old Tommy Jackson and two year old brother Harlen Jackson look at the project development sign for the new John F. Kennedy school in the Cupertino district (education).
Groundbreaking ceremony for new Chevrolet plant in Newark (Mayor John L. Stevenson, Harold Miller, and others)
View of Mission Street and Alemany detour (neighborhood) [09-20-61, 5 negatives]
Fallout shelters (civil defense, atomic age ) (09-20-61, 09-27-61, 11 negatives)
Fallout Shelters -- Hamilton Field (September 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-20-61.05] . 7 negatives
Senior Master Sargent Audbret Weldon and wife Ruth showing views of the interior and exterior of the bomb shelters (civil defense).
New judges being sworn in (Byrl R. Salsman, James R. Agae, Preston Devine, and Murray Draper) [09-22-61, 4 negatives]
Masters, mates and pilots picket Cleveland (ship) during strike (labor) [09-22-61, 09-29-61, 6 negatives]
Masters, Mates and Pilots Strike (September 22, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-22-61.07] . 3 negatives
Captain Robert Durkin at his desk (labor, shipping strike related).
Hetch Hetchy annual inspection (views) [09-22-61, 47 negatives]
Annual Inspection -- Hetch Hetchy Dam (September 22, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-22-61.11] . 47 negatives
Chief Engineer Oval Moore inspects the dam and power plant at Hetch Hetchy. Interior and exterior views of the dam's valves and water rushing through. Views of the reservoir and the surrounding area (scenic views).
Strike and picket at Seven Up and Coca-Cola plants (labor) [09-25-61- 09-27-61, 30 negatives]
Pickets at Seven Up Plant (September 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-25-61.01] . 6 negatives
Teamsters pickets gather in front of the Seven Up plant (labor). Bottler for Seven Up Luis DeLeito is a lone picketer by the truck entrance and holds up a placard as trucks drive out. (Sleeve at 09-22-61 exists but does not contain any negatives).
Pickets at Coca-Cola Plant -- Van Ness South of Mission (September 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-25-61.07] . 8 negatives
A Coca-Cola Truck driven by non-union labor pulls out of the plant at Van Ness (south of Mission), past picket line without incident. San Francisco patrolmen at plant watching the picketers.
Families of Workers on Picket Line -- Coca Cola Plant -- Eleventh and Mission (September 27, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 178, [09-27-61.01] . 16 negatives
The wives and children of the striking workers holding picket signs and marching with their husbands and fathers with the strike (labor). They hold home made signs relating to protection of the children family security.
Views of smog (cityscapes) [09-26-61, 4 negatives]
Artist Thomas Hart Benton with George Mardikian [09-29-61, 5 negatives]
October 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179-180, [100061-103161] . 650 negatives (estimate)
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Ames Lab to review supersonic jet airplane [10-03-61, 18 negatives]
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Reviewing Supersonic Jet -- Ames Lab -- Moffett Field (October 03, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-03-61.04] . 18 negatives
An audience looks at a man in a supersonic jet uniform. Vice President Johnson on runway doing a "meet and greet". Vice President Johnson looks on as a man gives a lecture on the supersonic jet; also shown in cockpit at the controls. Interior of military installation(?).
Chinatown playground (Sacramento between Grant and Stockton streets) (neighborhood) [10-03-61, 2 negatives]
Aerial views of waterfront and Hunters Point (cityscapes) [10-04-61, 7 negatives]
US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy with US Attorney Cecil Poole [10-05-61, 10 negatives]
Oroville Dam (Feather River Project) [10-9-61, 45 negatives]
Oroville Dam -- Feather River Project (October 09, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-09-61.06] . 45 negatives
From above looking down the river corridor. Men at work and also with rock breaking(?) equipment. An ironwork bridge crossing the Feather River. A surveyor looking down the river. A train passing by on the side of a hill. A crane seen from a medium distance. Men with sticks of dynamite. [Some attractive landscape shots].
Fiftieth anniversary of Republic of China (Consul General Patrick Pichi Sun of China) [10-09-61, 3 negatives]
Bomb shelter ventilator (airmeter) (civil defense) [10-11-61, 7 negatives]
Bomb Shelter Ventilator (October 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-11-61.05] . 7 negatives
William F. O'Keefe, the "Fan Man" uses an airmeter to prove that air moves through the ventilator; uses a pump inside a shelter used to bring in fresh uncontaminated air; with filtration system(?) (civil defense).
New x-ray (health) [10-11-61, 3 negatives]
Last of the San Francisco windmills [10-11-61, 6 negatives]
Fort Funston park bond issue (views) [10-13-61, 23 negatives]
Fort Funston Park Bond Issue (October 13, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-13-61.09] . 23 negatives
Looking down Battery Davis corridor, Joseph Paul, campaign coordinator for Proposition B, exploring corridor within artillery battery, also behind bars in abandoned underground room. General views of Fort Funston acreage looking north, also overlooking Lake Merced. Joseph Paul examining former fire control room by lamplight.
Methodists picket consulate of Portugal over Angola policy (social protests) [10-16-61, 7 negatives]
Hetch Hetchy Dam inspection trip members (James H. Turner, David E. Jamison, Mrs. Harrison M. Coppin, Mary Pasciucco, Thomas F. Richards, Philip G. Kemp, Warren P. Hauschild, and William Fedrick Schroll)
New federal housing in Chinatown [10-19-61, 12 negatives]
New Federal Housing -- Chinatown (October 19, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-19-61.03] . 12 negatives
View of new building from ground floor, looking down from top floor, also looking towards financial district. A dragon with brass eyes, part of a mural. A man and his wife(?) holding a baby in front of new building (housing).
Muni official (Frank J. Scheifler, Victor C. Peterson, Wesley R. Mason, and others) (municipal railway)
Fallout shelter fashions (atomic age) (civil defense) [10-21-61, 9 negatives]
Excavation for fallout shelter (civil defense) [10-26-61, 10 negatives]
Excavation for New Fallout Shelter (October 26, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 179, [10-26-61.01] . 10 negatives
A press conference shown at a distance taking place inside excavated hole, sight of a new apartment building fallout shelter, also a close up of three men involved in press conference (civil defense).
Arthur Murray dance studios teach the Twist [10-27-61, 12 negatives]
Fallout shelter (civil defense) [10-30-61, 13 negatives]
Fallout Shelter -- Presidio (October 30, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [10-30-61.04] . 13 negatives
Sergeant First Class Leo Higginbotham, radiological plotter, shows a mock graph of fallout danger areas. Lieutenantt Colonel Jason S. Dearth, deputy chemical officer, Colonel Joseph C. Prentice, 6th Army chemical officer and Captain Rice T. Trolan, 6th Army nuclear effects engineer with a larger map of Pacific coast with fallout from atomic blasts plotted from each large city. Close up of that map. Sp5(?) Bill Wood, weather forecaster, gets immediate reports from teletype machine (civil defense).
UC Berkeley students protest nuclear tests (social protests) [10-31-61, 10 negatives].
UC Berkeley Students Protest Nuclear Testing (October 31, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [10-31-61.12] . 10 negatives
Protesters with sign saying "For humanity's sake stop all nuclear testing." Large crowd of people gathered, close up of woman feeding baby, crowd with university buildings including Sather Tower (Campanile) (social protests).
November 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [110061-113061] . 500 negatives (estimate)
Candidates in election for supervisor (Harry Johns, Edwin Greenough, Peter Tamaras, Joseph Tinney, L. Patrick O'Brien, Robert Vanderbilt, Al J. Quinn, Charles D. Walker, and Dina Franchi Zickel) [11-01-61 - 11-06-61, 16 negatives]
Women's anti-bomb march (social protests, atomic age) [11-01-61, 4 negatives]
Women's Anti-Bomb March -- Unitarian Church (November 01, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-01-61.13] . 4 negatives
The infant Saul Robbins crawls around on the floor while his mother is briefed for the anti-bomb march. Women gather in front of the church in preparation to leave for the Federal Building in an anti-bomb march (social protests, atomic age).
Freedom Riders visit Mayor George Christopher (social protests, civil rights) [11-06-61, 4 negatives]
Freedom Riders Visit Mayor George Christopher (November 06, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-06-61.08] . 4 negatives
Freedom Riders Rabbi Joseph Gumbiner, Peggy Kerr, Reverend John Washington, Duncan McConnell, R. Alan Williams, Reverend Grant Muse, and Reverend Frances Geddes visit Mayor Christopher. Mayor is presented with Louis Fischer's book "The Life Mahatma Gandhi."
"Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller read by Head of San Francisco Police Juvenile Bureau William Hanrahan (censorship) [11-09-61, 4 negatives]
CARE (Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere) relief for Philippines (Cyril Magnin, and Consul General Sofronio V. Abrera and Mayor Luis Ramos of the Philippines)
Oakland bomb shelters (civil defense) [11-14-61, 5 negatives]
Bomb Shelter -- Oakland (November 14, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-14-61.09] . 5 negatives
Interior and exterior views of bomb shelter. Mrs. Harry Cadwalader sits in bomb shelter constructed for six people. She and Michael O'Brien stand at the entrance. Group converses outside shelter.
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger [11-15-61, 4 negatives]
Opening of crab season [11-18-61 and 11-21-61, 12 negatives]
Closed Committee Meeting Regarding Crab -- Fisherman's Wharf (November 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-18-61.02] . 2 negatives
Meeting of committee members including Secretary Emile Barbara, President Al Spadaro, Dominic D'Angelo, Mario Balestreri, Ignacius Balestreri, Rich Burtleson, Sebastian Alioti, Sam Andragna, and Henry Passanisi.
PT&T (Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company) strike (labor) [11-25-61, 11-27-61, 17 negatives]
Picketers and Employees -- PT&T Employment Office (November 25, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-25-61.06] . 6 negatives
Norman Rollins and Helen Venneman picket employment office holding signs "PT&T unfair to CWA (Communications Workers of America?)." Picketer Mrs. Edna Hanson and employees who arrived are unsure of strike status. Hanson talks to Assistant Traffic Superintendent Art Kiekland (labor).
Picketers Hold Signs (November 27, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-27-61.03] . 4 negatives
Picketers (Edna Hanson, Maxine Ball, Hattie Schoener, and Lynnie Totters) sit on steps and are covered with blanket to keep warm. Other picketers walk by with signs "PT&T unfair to CWA (Communications Workers of America?)" (labor).
Eleanor Roosevelt with Governor Edmund G. Brown [11-27-61, 12 negatives]
Eleanor Roosevelt Presents Award to Governor Edmund G. Brown -- Fairmont Hotel (November 27, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-27-61.05] . 7 negatives
Eleanor Roosevelt presents award to Governor Edmund G. Brown during Israel Bond Sales Dinner. Chairman of Israel Bond Committee Robert Lauter joins Eleanor Roosevelt and the governor.
Fallout meeting (Governors Edmund G. Brown, Paul Fannin, George D. Clyde, Paul S. Visher and Lt. Governor Rex Ball) (civil defense) [11-27-61, 3 negatives]
Meeting of Governors Regarding Potential Fallout From Nuclear War -- Fairmont Hotel (November 27, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-27-61.10] . 3 negatives
Governors of several states meet in regards to civil defense and nuclear war: Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Rex Bell, Governor of California Edmund G. Brown, Governor of Arizona Paul Fannin, Governor of Utah George D. Clyde, and Paul S. Visher (civil defense).
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge bump [11-27-61, 12 negatives]
Picture story on Afro-American workers [11-28-61, 32 negatives]
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African-American Workers . (November 28, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 180, [11-28-61.01] . 32 negatives
People sitting in empty lot surrounded by debris; man writing a list of real estate (office) listings on a chalkboard; man standing near a file cabinet and shelves; man showing students a small machine; students raise their hands in class; children in empty lot filled with debris; and dentist working on a patient.
Fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco Symphony [11-30-61, 4 negatives]
December 1961 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [120061-123161] . 500 negatives (estimate)
Heads of Catholic Church's Society Gregory Peter XV Cardinal Agagianian and Bishops Joseph Kiwanuka, Fulton J. Sheen, John K. Amissah, Eugene D'souza, Paul Ro, Thomas Quinlan, Paul Yosigoro Taguchi, and Harold W. Henry
Views of Ferry Building [12-05-61, 2 negatives]
Peace mail box (social protests) [12-05-61, 3 negatives]
Peace Mail Box on Wheels (December 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-05-61.04] . 3 negatives
Roy Jacobsen stands in front of the mobile mail box containing over eight-thousand letters after round trip to east coast (social protests). [The box reads "Flood Khrushchev with mail urging Russia to stop testing and begin 1% world-wide disarmament with inspection"].
"Tropic of Cancer" book trial (by author Henry Miller) (censorship) [12-05-61, 12-11-61 - 12-13-61, 39 negatives]
"Tropic of Cancer" Book Trial -- Frank Pershinsa -- Marin County Court House (December 05, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-05-61.05] . 3 negatives
Defendant Frank Pershinsa sits at table in courtroom, attorneys Charles Pierce and Lawrence Goldberg stand nearby. Close-up of Pershinsa (censorship).
"Tropic of Cancer" Book Trial -- Marin County Court House (December 11, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-11-61.01] . 11 negatives
Various views of courtroom with judge, witness, attorney, and stenographer. View from side of jurors. Portraits of witness librarian John Gallas, attorney W.O. Wessich, and founder of the 3 R's school James W. Kirchauski (censorship). [Also included are three seemingly unrelated negatives of a woman sitting on Santa's lap in front of decorative wall and a child].
"Tropic of Cancer" Book Trial -- San Rafael Court House (December 12, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-12-61.01] . 18 negatives
View of the trial [Dr. Arnold Warz]. Jury members Geering, Winters, Brice, Castle, Schorer and others in the jury box. Various views of people on the witness stand, attorneys talking, judge and defendant. Outside view of book shop (censorship).
"Tropic of Cancer" Book Trial -- San Rafael Court House (December 13, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-13-61.08] . 7 negatives
Professor Allan Wendt of Mills College in Alameda and Professor Eugene Burdick of UC sitting in witness box. Book reviewer Marsh Maslin of Call-Bulletin in witness box (censorship).
Art competition for Golden Gateway of Honor (Thomas C. Howe, Mortimer Fleishhacker Jr., George Culler, and Gurden Woods)
Hearing on proposed San Mateo/Hayward Bridge (Governor Edmund G. Brown, A.J. Paddock, and Robert B. Bradford) [12-06-61, 11 negatives]
Luncheon for Catholic pastors (Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle, Monsignor Collins, Mayor George Christopher, and Governor Edmund G. Brown) [12-06-61, 4 negatives]
Tourists from Russia (USSR) visit Mayor George Christopher [12-13-61, 3 negatives]
Student Red China rally (social protests, communism) [12-13-61, 5 negatives]
Mock trial to "Save the old Hall of Justice" (with Jake Ehrlich, Judge Thomas Fitzpatrick, and police chiefs Mike Riordan and Charles Dullea)
Northern California Sports Council members wrap presents for Canon Kip Community Center [12-16-61, 2 negatives]
New Marin Civic Center (by architect Frank Loyd Wright) [12-18-61, 17 negatives]
New Marin County Civic Center by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (December 18, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-18-61.01] . 17 negatives
Long-shots of the new New Marin County Civic Center. Views of Center's roof. C.J. Finney leaning on a tree looking at the roof. Finney stands on ladder looking at new plastic dome roof. Overall interior views taken from second floor and hallways.
ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) picket (labor) [12-18-61, 2 negatives]
"Space Age" fashion show [12-19-61, 3 negatives]
Views of downtown bomb shelter signs (cityscapes, neighborhoods) [12-20-61, 10 negatives]
Air Raid Shelter Signs -- Downtown (December 20, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-20-61.01] . 10 negatives
Views of "Air raid shelter" signs include the locations of California Street near Grant Street, Pine Street, beneath the Chamber of Commerce Building, and near City Hall by Brooks Hall (neighborhood, cityscapes, civil defense).
Views of downtown from Twin Peaks (cityscapes) [12-21-61, 7 negatives]
Aliens to register (Postmaster John Fixa and Director Ralph H. Holton of Immigraton and Naturalization)
Aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk (ship) in dry dock [12-28-61, 26 negatives]
Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk (ship) in Dry Dock -- Hunters Point (December 28, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-28-61.03] . 26 negatives
Dick Lentz holds ropes to the ship in dry dock. Roy Peterson works on the ship's keel while another man stands in the foreground. Workers use a blowtorch to heat up an area of the carrier. Two sailors stand underneath the carrier. Sailor stands with camera on tripod near the ship. Charles Lee stands near railing, close to the propeller. Worker wearing hardhat stands with foot on bench.
Governor Edmund G. Brown signs water bill (environment) [12-30-61, 5 negatives]
Signing of Water Bill -- Governor Edmund G. Brown -- State Building (December 30, 1961) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 181, [12-30-61.01] . 5 negatives
Regional Director Hugh P. Dugan of the Bureau of Reclamation and Director of Water Resources William E. Warne stand next to Governor Edmund G. Brown who is signing the Water Bill (environment).
January 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [010062-013162] . 725 negatives (estimate)
"Negro Series" (Director Kenneth Smith of the Urban League) (Afro-Americans) [01-00-62, 3 negatives]
Justin Herman of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency [01-01-62, 8 negatives]
Justin Herman -- San Francisco Redevelopment Agency -- Geary Street (January 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-01-62.02] . 8 negatives
Head of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Justin Herman stands in front of the "slums" that he holds a miniature redevelopment model for in his hands. He points to the new luxury apartments in the miniature model he holds with the slums in his background (neighborhoods, housing).
New city prison in Hall of Justice (inspection) [01-04-62, 7 negatives]
Inspection -- New City Prison in Hall of Justice (January 04, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-04-62.08] . 7 negatives
Officer Ford Long of research and planning with Chief Tom Cahill inspecting the kitchen, interview rooms, new cells and elevator of the new city prison in the Hall of Justice.
Booklets on fallout protection (atomic age, civil defense) [01-04-62, 4 negatives]
New San Francisco supervisors [01-08-62, 6 negatives]
Swearing in of new city attorney Tom O'Connor (Dion Holm and Superior Judge Timothy I. Fitzpatrick) [01-08-62, 10 negatives]
Launching China Bear (ship) from Berkeley Iron Works shipyard [01-09-62, 16 negatives]
Launching of the New China Bear (ship) -- Berkeley Shipyard (January 09, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-09-62.07] . 16 negatives
Views of the ship being moved into position for the launch with workers moving the large wooden props holding up the hull to let it down upon the track leading into the water. The launching lever is pulled and the ship slides out into the bay. Overall views of the hull of the ship and the large propeller.
San Quentin State Prison feature (Warden Fred Richard Dickson, Warden Dale Frady, Dr. Herman A. Gross, Elmer L. Howell, Louis S. Nelson, Irving Ritter, and W.D. Achuff) [01-09-62, 20 negatives]
Ministers' press conference (Clifford Crunny, Ben C. Bobbitt, Sidney Akselrod, Robert D. Buckley, Darby Betts, and Curtis Nims)
Jake Ehrlich stabbing (Isabel Ehrlich stabbed husband over "other woman") [01-11-62, 01-12-62, 01-15-62, 01-16-62, 29 negatives]
Police Inspectors Question Isabel Ehrlich -- Old Hall of Justice (January 11, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-11-62.05] . 8 negatives
Police inspectors Gino Marionetti and Jack Webb question Isabel Ehrlich at the old Hall of Justice prison about the stabbing of her husband J.W. Ehrlich. She is cloaked in a large fur coat.
Isabel Ehrlich in City Prison -- San Francsico City Prison (January 12, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-12-62.04-05] . 8 negatives
Isabel Ehrlich sits in the San Francisco city prison wrapped in her full length mink coat. Views of her behind bars and an outside view of the prison.
The "Other Woman" in Ehrlich Stabbing Case -- Hall of Justice (January 15, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-15-62.01] . 5 negatives
Carol Alying with Attorney Harry Wainwright at the Hall of Justice.
Checking Isabel Ehrlich's Story -- Hall of Justice (January 16, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-16-62.01] . 8 negatives
Investigators question Isabel Ehrlich at the Hall of Justice about the stabbing of her husband, J.W. Ehrlich. One officer holds a microphone while another holds a video camera.
"Red hearing" (communism) [01-16-98, 10 negatives]
"Red Hearing" -- The State Building (January 16, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-16-62.11] . 10 negatives
Witnesses Virginia Brink, Director of Education Copley Newspaper Paul Terry, and Chairman of the Communist Party Dorothy Ray Healy being questioned by a committee at the State Building in a "Red hearing" (communism).
Twin Peaks house tour (cityscapes) [01-17-62, 8 negatives]
Planning for Montgomery and Columbus Streets (neighborhood) [01-17-62, 3 negatives]
"Bums" sleeping (social conditions, homelessness) [01-17-62, 4 negatives]
Various SPUR meetings (John Woodbridge and George Rockrise) (possibly on urban renewal and redevelopment?)
Candidate Wallace W. Hall for Superintendant of Public Instruction and Director of Education [01-18-62, 3 negatives]
Russian group visits San Francisco (Stanislav Pshennikov, Kirill Nikanorovich Plotnikov, Vitalii Goriaev, Sergei Baruzdin, Valentin Nikolaevich Pluchek, and Michael Domrachev) [01-20-62, 01-22-62, 10-23-62, 20 negatives]
Communist Party head Gus Hall (communism) [01-23-62, 01-25-62, 12 negatives]
Gus Hall -- Communist Party -- Press Conference (January 23, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-23-62.02] . 3 negatives
Communist Party head Gus Hall answers questions at a press conference at 942 Market Street (communism). Head shots of Gus Hall.
Gus Hall Speaks -- Communist Party -- UC Berkeley Stiles Hall (January 25, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-25-62.08] . 9 negatives
Communist Party head Gus Hall speaks to a large audience filling Stiles Hall at UC Berkeley (communism). Students unable to get into hall climbed onto the roof to get in.
Edmund G. Brown dinner (Brown, Ida Brown, Senator Claire Engel, and Tom Lynch) [01-24-62, 24 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown Dinner -- Fairmont Hotel (January 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-24-62.02] . 24 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown's inaugural dinner at the Fairmont Hotel. Roger Kent congratulates the governor with Ida Brown to the side. Senator Clair Engel shakes hands with Mrs. Edmund G. Brown as Tom Lynch and the governor look on.
Entertainer Chubby Checker [01-27-98, 6 negatives]
Entertainer Chubby Checker -- San Francisco Airport (January 27, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-27-62.03] . 6 negatives
Entertainer Chubby Checker arrives at the San Francisco Airport and signs autographs for teenagers. He does the "Twist" dance for the teenagers (pop culture).
Space Age exposition (nuclear portable generator and Edmund G. Brown)(atomic age) [01-29-62, 3 negatives]
Space Age Exposition -- Fairmont Hotel (January 29, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-29-62.10] . 3 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown, Executive Vice President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce G.L. Fox, and President of Royal Research John R. Johnson look at the new portable nuclear generator at the Space Age Exposition (technology, atomic age).
School of anti-communism [01-29-98, 11 negatives]
Shool of Anti-Communism -- Oakland Civic Auditorium (January 29, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 182, [01-29-62.13] . 11 negatives
Speakers for the school of anti-communism talk to a half empty room at the Oakland Civic Auditorium (communism). Those identified are: Fred Schwarz, Wilma Sibbert, Verne Pessner, Mrs. George Fuhrig, Walter D. Pardee, and sailor Kenneth A. Macomber
February 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [020062-022862] . 550 negatives (estimate)
Students protest atom bomb at San Francisco State College (social protests, atomic age) [02-00-62, 4 negatives]
Women for Peace [02-01-62 and 02-06-62, negatives]
Women for Peace -- San Rafael Post Office (February 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [02-01-62.03] . 8 negatives
Women and children gathered outside the San Rafael Post Office holding signs for peace (social protests).
"Colored gentleman" candidate for 18th assembly district Willie L. Brown (Afro-Americans) [02-01-62, 5 negatives]
Press conference about automatic tabulator "Casper" (computers) [02-14-62, 5 negatives]
Press Conference about Automatic Tabulator "Casper" -- Market Street (February 14, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [02-14-62.14] . 5 negatives
Thomas Bagshaw, Robert Hollenback and Owen Smith standing around "Casper," the automatic tabulator. Robert Hollenback standing next to "Casper" (computers).
London editor/journalist Arthur Christiansen plays himself in movie called "The Day the World Ended"
Richard M. Nixon (with Charlotte Myers addresses Lincoln-Jefferson dinner) [02-23-62, 14 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon -- Masonic Memorial Temple (February 23, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [02-23-62.09] . 14 negatives
Nixon greeting and standing with unidentified women. Various views of Nixon standing and talking into a microphone. Various overall views of Nixon speaking to the gathering.
People tuning into astronaut John Glenn's orbit around the Earth [02-20-62, negatives] (space program)
People Tuning into John Glenn's Orbit Around the Earth (February 20, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [02-20-62.09] . 4 negatives
Ann George, Nelson Y. Yu, Tony Benveniste and A.N. Stromberg listening to astronaut John Glenn's progress on a car radio. Unidentified man and bartender watching reports about John Glenn on television (space age).
T. Jack Foster and construction of Foster City, Calif. [02-24-62, 10 negatives]
T. Jack Foster -- Foster City Construction Site (February 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [02-24-62.01] . 10 negatives
T. Jack Foster standing with a conceptual drawing of Foster City. Various views of Foster sitting on the hood of a car and talking. Foster standing and pointing while holding the drawing of Foster City (development).
March 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183-184, [030062-033162] . 625 negatives (estimate)
Republican meeting (Richard M. Nixon, Joseph C. Shell, and Sidney Laughlin) [03-01-62, 11 negatives]
Republican Meeting -- Claremont Hotel (March 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [03-01-62.04] . 11 negatives
Assembly Minority Leader Joseph C. Shell, who is running for the Republican Party nomination for governor, sits during four day meeting. Richard M. Nixon shakes hands with Sub-Committee Governor Sidney Laughlin. Laughlin and Shell shake hands.
Comedian Lenny Bruce in courtroom (censorship) [03-05-62 - 03-08-62, 23 negatives]
Lenny Bruce Trial -- Hall of Justice (March 05, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [03-05-62.02] . 6 negatives
Comedian Lenny Bruce sits and makes notes in Judge Clayton Horn's courtroom (censorship).
Lenny Bruce Trial -- Hall of Justice (March 06, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [03-06-62.04] . 3 negatives
Lenny Bruce talking to unidentified person (his lawyer?) in Judge Clayton Horn's courtroom. Bruce getting something out of his briefcase (censorship).
Lenny Bruce Trial -- Hall of Justice (March 07, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 183, [03-07-62.04] . 10 negatives
Lenny Bruce on the witness stand. Bruce takes oath with jury in the background. Bruce sits at table in courtroom with his attorney Albert Bendich. Close-up of Bendich (censorship).
Sailors' Union on strike (Pier Thirty-five) (labor) [03-17-62 - 03-28-62, 24 negatives]
Sailors' Union on Strike -- Pier Thirty-five (March 17, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [03-17-62.01-02] . 8 negatives
Three picketers stand with signs in front of docked ship. Picketers stand in front of Pier Thirty-five building. Donna Pike and Sharon Volic inspect injunction against picketing. (Their Girl Scouts of America troop were prevented from touring the Monterey (ship) because of the strike) (labor).
Picketers In Front Of Dock -- Oriana (ship) -- Pier Thirty-two (March 21, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [03-21-62.02] . 9 negatives
The liner Oriana (ship) ties up at Pier Thirty-two. Visitors argue with Sailors' Union pickets who are not letting visitors on pier to see passengers. Long-shots of pickets and commotion (labor).
Sailors' Union Strike -- Aboard Oriana (ship) (March 22, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [03-22-62.01] . 7 negatives
Mrs. Paul Teagarden (who was a passenger aboard the ship and punched a picket in front of Oriana) sits on couch making fists and holds child. Child stands behind lifesaver (labor).
President John F. Kennedy arrives at UC Berkeley (03-23-62, 54 negatives]
President John F. Kennedy Arrives -- UC Berkeley (March 23, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [03-23-62.01-03] . 54 negatives
Procession in the Greek Theatre showing filled seating. Woman sits with baby on lap. Alumni march with class banners. President John F. Kennedy walks in cap and gown, stands and sits with others on field. Views of numerous American flags mounted in flag stand. Kennedy shakes hands with the other men on stage. Kennedy at the podium. Elevated views of Kennedy passing in car with police escort at Broadway and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland while people line the street amidst confetti and wave. Soldiers salute president at Alameda Naval Station. Kennedy rides in convertible.
Bird's-eye views of Diamond Heights (03-24-62, 7 negatives)
Cemetery workers on strike at Cypress Lawn (labor) (03-26-62, 28 negatives)
Cemetery Workers on Strike -- Cypress Lawn and Holy Cross (March 26, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [03-26-62.01] . 28 negatives
Picket sits on grave at Cypress Lawn. Christopher Michaels kneels by pile of dead flowers. Bob Lehman works inside with stone cutting machine. Two pickets stand amidst flowers and wreath. Person stands by tree which has fallen to ground. Wheelbarrow is parked at Holy Cross. Garbage can turned over in the Italian cemetery. Monument knocked down at Holy Cross. Two women and boy stand in ash storage room. Man kneels by head stones (labor).
Trial of Archie Brown (communism) [03-29-62, 3 negatives]
April 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184-185, [040062-043162] . 750 negatives (estimate)
Waterfront strike (labor) [04-00-62, 04-02-62, 24 negatives]
Waterfront Strike -- Pier Fifty-two (April 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [04-00-62.06] . 5 negatives
Various views of the President Wilson (ship) docked (labor).
Waterfront Strike (April 02, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [04-02-62.01] . 19 negatives
Views of rows of parked cars (awaiting shipping?). Unidentified man standing next to crates ready for shipment. Unidentified man standing next to a car and boats. View of a forklift. Unidentified man walking along a dock. View of a forklift loaded with packages. View of a docked ship (labor).
Richard M. Nixon signs books [04-04-62, 12 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon -- The Emporium (April 04, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [04-04-62.10] . 12 negatives
Overall views of crowds waiting to get a signed copy of Richard M. Nixon's book from Nixon. Various views of Nixon signing books. Views of unidentified woman standing at a microphone behind Nixon and reading from a book.
Three-man space rocket "Apollo" (space age) [04-05-62, 5 negatives]
Unsuccessful aspirant Sally Stanford at her election headquarters [04-10-62, 6 negatives]
Unsuccessful Aspirant Sally Stanford -- Election Headquarters (April 10, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 184, [04-10-62.02] . 6 negatives
Sally Stanford sitting on a chair and surrounded by supporters. Stanford seated shaking an unidentified woman's hand. Stanford stepping into a car. Stanford seated with letters in hand.
Bay Area for Peace [04-11-62, 2 negatives]
A-Bomb protest voyage to Christmas Island (Carl May of Great Issues Foundation and Albert Bigelow of Committee for Non-violent Action and building sailboat "Everyman") (social protests, atomic age) [04-12-62, 04-21-62, 7 negatives]
Atomic Bomb Protest Voyage to Christmas Island -- Divisedero Street (April 12, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [04-12-62.10] . 2 negatives
Carl May and Alber Bigelow sitting at a table (social protests, atomic age).
San Francisco Negro American Council pickets Matson dock (labor, Afro-Americans) [04-14-62, 6 negatives]
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San Francisco Negro American Council Pickets -- Matson Dock . (April 14, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [04-14-62.02] . 6 negatives
San Francisco Negro American Council standing in a group with signs. Vincent B. Lynch, Julia Commer, Aaron Chapman, James Herndon holding signs and walking. Views of the council holding sings and marching on Matson dock (labor, Afro-Americans). (Includes a "flyer" describing the council's reasons for picketing the Sailor's Union of the Pacific).
Politician James Farley [04-17-62, 6 negatives]
Judge Cronin swears in Japanese Yori Wada to State Board of California (Japanese Americans) [04-17-62, 4 negatives]
40th anniversary(?) (Mayor George Christopher, Potentate George P. Thomas, and Dr. E.R. Schottstaedt)
Man sleeping and cooking in car (social conditions, housing) [04-23-62, 4 negatives]
Space show at Cow Palace (space age) [04-24-62, 12 negatives]
Space Show -- Cow Palace (April 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [04-24-62.07] . 12 negatives
Rosemary Rilla standing next to an exihibit entitled "Communications Needs of a Nation." Penny Lovelock leaning over a model of the Saturn Complex. Men setting up an inflatable model of a Polaris submarine (technology).
Demonstration against nuclear testing in City Hall (social protests, atomic age) [04-26-62, 11 negatives]
Nuclear Testing Demonstration -- City Hall (April 26, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [04-26-62.05] . 11 negatives
Protesters gathered around a pile of picket signs. View of Mrs. Vincent Hallinan standing and speaking into a megaphone. Views of protesters holding signs and marching. Unidentified man standing and leaning on a sign. Views of Vince and Butch Hallinan standing in a crowd.
Richard M. Nixon in his headquarters [04-26-62, 2 negatives]
Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Queen (includes view of pickets outside hotel) [04-27-62, 12 negatives]
Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Queen -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (April 27, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [04-27-62.09] . 12 negatives
Protesters with signs marching outside the Mark Hopkins Hotel. The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and the Queen greeting Mayor George Christopher. Various views of the Shah and Queen greeting unidentified people.
May 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185-186, [050062-053162] . 750 negatives (estimate)
President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Alameda Naval Air Station [05-00-62, 4 negatives]
Women silently picket Federal Office Building in protest against atom bomb test (demonstration against Committee on Un-American Activities meeting, HUAC, held in Los Angeles) (social protests, atomic age, communism) [05-00-62, 12 negatives]
Women Picketing Federal Office Building (May 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-00-62.10] . 12 negatives
Carol Blumenfeld, of Berkeley, and her son are among the demonstrators at City Hall plaza, with City Hall in background, against the House Un-American Activities Committee meetings being held in Los Angeles. Demonstrators in front of the Federal Office Building demostrate against atom bomb tests (social protests, atomic age).
Construction strike (new Federal Buildings and Hilton Hotel, laborers still working) (labor) [05-01-62 - 05-03-62, 20 negatives]
Construction Workers Still Working During Strike (May 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-01-62.08] . 9 negatives
Construction workers working on new federal building, also on Hilton Hotel during a strike (labor).
Construction Strike at the Airport (May 02, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-02-62.05] . 6 negatives
A lone picketer stands in front of construction work at the airport (labor).
"Everyman" protests against the atomic bomb (social protests, atomic age) [05-02-62 - 05-31-62, 89 negatives]
Everyman Protest Sends Crew Sailing to Christmas Island to Prostest the Atomic Bomb (May 02, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-02-62.01] . 9 negatives
The crew is shown with and without the boat. E.D. Yoes, Hal Stallings and Ed Lazar (social protests, atomic age).
The Everyman (ship) -- Sausalito (May 12, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-12-62.01] . 8 negatives
The Everyman (ship) at dock in Sausalito (social protests, atomic age).
Departure of the Everyman -- Sausalito (May 26, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-26-62.06] . 12 negatives
Crew on the deck of the Everyman (ship). Harold Stallings, Edward Lazar, and Dedrick Yoes. The Everyman heading for Golden Gate with bridge in background. Nuclear test protesters by Marina Green, bidding farewell to Everyman as it heads for test site social protests, atomic age).
The Everyman Twenty-five Miles Out to Sea (May 26, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-26-62.07] . 11 negatives
The Everyman (ship) out in the ocean, with a plane behind, The Coast Guard taking on the crew of the Everyman, handing them a restraining order (social protest, atomic age).
Everyman Crew Contempt Hearing -- Federal Courtroom (May 28, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-28-62.08] . 4 negatives
George Willoughby, the secretary of the Committee for Non-Violent Action. Also, Jane Stallings, Hal Stallings, attorney George Bruson(?) and attorney Carl May (social protests, atomic age).
Crew Members of the Everyman -- Ouside Federal Court (May 28, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-28-62.09] . 4 negatives
Evan D. Yoes, a crewmember of the Everyman, and Ed Lazar in wheelchair, a crewmember from the Everyman (social protests, atomic age).
Everyman Hearing -- Post Office Building (May 30, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-30-62.02] . 5 negatives
Outside the courtroom at the Everyman hearing (social protests, atomic age).
Lastman Picket at the Post Office Building (May 31, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-31-62.04] . 8 negatives
Jefferson Boland, on stretcher being carried away after protesting against nuclear weapons outside the Post Office Building (social protests, atomic age).
Everyman Pickets at the Post Office Building (May 31, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-31-62.05] . 18 negatives
Men outside the Marshal's office hallway protesting, a man in a wheelchair in the hallway being interviewed, the inside of a courtroom, man with protest signs calling for release of Everyman crew (social protests, atomic age).
Everyman Pickets at the Post Office Building (May 31, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-31-62.06] . 6 negatives
People picketing on the street against testing of the atomic bomb (social protests, atomic age).
Last Man Boat Launching -- Sausalito (May 31, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-08-62.11] . 4 negatives
Pearl Mindell, head of Women for Peace, breaks champagne bottle on bow of Last Man (ship). Crew looking on is Hal Stallings, captain, Ed Lazar, crewman, and Deck Yoes, navagator and radioman. Carl May helps the girl break the bottle (social protests, atomic age).
Richard M. Nixon and students at Dwinelle Plaza of UC Berkeley [05-04-62, ca. 11 negatives]
Russian astronaut Titov in San Francisco and at UC Berkeley (Titov's wife and Cyril Magnin) [05-07-62 and 05-08-62, ca. 30 negatives]
Strike at Burgie Brewery (labor) [05-08-62, 5 negatives]
Aboard Hope (ship) (Captain E.H. Hope greets first "colored" man Melvin Garrison as Chief Steward) (Afro-Americans)
Richard M. Nixon at South San Francisco High School [05-24-62, 10 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon Speaks to South San Francisco High School (May 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-24-62.07] . 10 negatives
Richard M. Nixon with Lynn Lewis, president of the Political Action Club, teacher Charlene Smith. Also with Edythe Rosenberger, a high school classmate of Nixon's. Nixon also speaking in front of the student body.
Atom bomb protest picket line in front of US Marshall's office (social protests, atomic age) [05-31-62, 8 negatives]
Freedom Riders from New Orleans (social protests, civil rights) [05-09-62 - 05-31-62, 9 negatives]
"Freedom Riders" from New Orleans (May 09, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 185, [05-09-62.13] . 3 negatives
Press interview with Mr. Hartzell Craig, with one year old Kevin on lap. Ms. Earline Craig with children Eric and Hartzell, Jr (social protests).
"Freedom Riders" from New Orleans (May 31, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [05-31-62.11] . 6 negatives
Vinnie Hathaway with children and husband, Jimmie Hathaway. Also, Herbert Thornton and James Thompson who arrived with the Hathaways at the NAACP offices at 2085 Sutter Street (social protests).
June 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186-187, [060062-063062] . 562 negatives (estimate)
"Everyman" (trial and results, pickets, pacifists being thrown out of Post Office Building) (social protests, atomic age) [06-01-62 - 06-11-62, 81 negatives, some missing]
"Everyman" Protest (June 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-01-62.05] . 0 negative
Negatives missing from this sleeve [Spring 1999].
"Everyman" Protest -- Post Office (June 02, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-02-62.01] . 4 negatives
Woman giving a man a backrub inside the halls of the post office. People "camped" outside the post office (social protests, atomic age).
"Everyman" Protest -- Post Office (June 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-08-62.03] . 5 negatives
Various views of Brian Stadman sitting up in his sleeping bag (social protests, atomic age).
"Everyman" Protest -- Post Office (June 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-08-62.05-06] . 34 negatives
Various views of defendant Edward Lazar sitting in a wheelchair surrounded by other men in the halls of the post office. Views of police officers putting protesters on stretchers and removing them from the post office. One protester on the ground surrounded by people (outside the post office). Harold Stallings and unidentified men walking up the stairs into the post office and walking in the halls of the post office. Stalling sitting in a chair and standing with his arm around an unidentified woman. Stalling sitting with Evan D. Yoes. Stalling sitting with woman (social protest, atomic age).
"Everyman" Protest (June 09, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-09-62.02-03] . 30 negatives
Protesters being lead out of a doorway and dragged across sidewalk. View of a US Marshall van with onlookers in the background. Unidentified men putting a protester into the back seat of a car. Overall views of a crowd outside the post office. Unidentified men sitting at a table and looking at books. Police carrying protesters on stretchers. Unidentified man walking out of the post office. Unidentified man in a crowded hall of the post office. Unidentified men standing on the sidewalk. View of Edward Lazar(?) sitting in the back of a car. Views of handcuffed protesters walking down a ramp into the post office for arraignment. Overall view of protesters sitting in a hall of the post office (social protests, atomic age).
"Everyman" Protest (June 11, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 186, [06-11-62.02-03] . 8 negatives
Constantine Kanoun, Michael Martin, Allen Shaaf and Jefferson Poland sitting next to each other on chairs. Martin with his back to the camera showing where guards ripped his shirt and pants. Views of protesters with signs for peace marching outside the post office (social protests, atomic age).
US and Romania cultural exchange (star of "Dracula" Silvia Popovici with Romanian Minister Petre Balaceanu)
Prison cells at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and hunt for convicts [06-13-62 and 06-14-62, ca. 15 negatives]
James R. Hoffa and Josephine Hoffa to promote "Drive" women's auxiliary of teamsters political arm (labor) [06-17-62, 1 negative]
Smog over city (environment) [06-19-62, 2 negatives]
Flight engineers strike (labor) [06-23-62, 4 negatives]
Surfboard race across Golden Gate [06-24-62, 4 negatives]
July 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 187-188, [070062-073162] . 500 negatives (estimate)
Anti-Defamation League press conference (Benjamin R. Epstein) (race relations) [07-02-62, 2 negatives]
Daly City site of New Saint Mary's Hospital (blessing of the ground with Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken)
Seventh Street Greyhound Bus Garage on strike (labor) [07-03-62 and 07-09-62, 6 negatives]
Seventh Street Greyhound Bus Garage on Strike (July 03, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 187, [07-03-62.09] . 2 negatives
Views of a lone striker standing in front of the gates to the Seventh Street Greyhound Bus garage (labor).
"Glass house" building where state employees complain about bad air and headaches (Eleventh and Market Streets)
Thomas Cole (president-elect of Alpha Phi Alpha) and William H. Hale (president of the Wile College) in interview on "higher negro education" (Afro-Americans) [07-06-62, 5 negatives]
Stanford press conference on influence of sports on human body (Russian Team Doctor Gregory Vorobyov and Professor M.F. Ivanitsky) (health)
Arts of San Francisco exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art (hat of wire and brass and other sculptures)
Hunters Point housing protest meeting [07-22-62 and 07-25-62, 10 negatives]
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Hunters Point Housing Protest Meeting -- City Hall . (July 22, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 187, [07-22-62.02] . 4 negatives
Views of Reverend A.J. White speaking into a microphone in front of a small crowd.
"Negro" protest marchers at City Hall (social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans) [07-23-62, 4 negatives]
Seventh Day Adventists' convention ("Jungle Bob Corriea," President Reuben Figuhr of Seventh Day Adventists, and others) (various dates)
Actress Sophia Loren and husband Carlo Ponti [07-27-62, 7 negatives]
Actress Sophia Loren and Husband Carlo Ponti -- Fairmont Hotel (July 27, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [07-27-62.11] . 7 negatives
Views of Sophia Loren sitting on a table. Loren sitting on a table with her husband Carlo Ponti in the background. Loren and Ponti at dinner. Loren sitting at dinner and receiving a kiss from Ponti.
August 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [080062-083162] . 500 negatives (estimate)
Interviews at San Quentin State Prison (Louis Moya and Gus Baldonado who will die along with Elizabeth McDuncan) (death penalty) [08-02-62 - 08-08-62, 38 negatives]
Interviews with Louis Moya and Augustine Baldonado -- San Quentin Prison (August 02, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-02-62.08] . 30 negatives
Portraits of Augustine "Gus" Baldonado, Louis Moya and his sister Eloise Gonzales. Moya and Gonzales are on death row.
Louis Moya and Augustine "Gus" Baldonado Execution -- San Quentin (August 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-08-62.03] . 8 negatives
People going into prison gates to watch execution, Reverend Floyd Gressett and Ray Higgins, former deputy sheriff, both got first confessions from Moya and Baldonado.
Laying of cornerstone at Grace Cathedral (Bishop James A. Pike and Reverend C. Julian Bartlett) [08-03-62, 8 negatives]
Laying of Cornerstone -- Grace Cathedral (August 03, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-03-62.11] . 8 negatives
Men standing on scaffolding and Peter McBean and Bishop J.A. Pike putting mortar into cornerstone with a gold trowel. Also The Very Reverend C. Julian Bartlett (buildings).
Fillmore Street (old New Fillmore Theatre and empty shops) (neighborhood) [08-03-62, 5 negatives]
Attorney General Robert Kennedy [08-06-62, 5 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon and Jenkins-Kolwyck [08-07-62, 7 negatives]
Richard M. Nixon Meeting with Jenkins-Kolwyck -- Bellevue Hotel (August 07, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-07-62.03] . 7 negatives
Richard M. Nixon shakes hands with Jenkins-Kolwyck at the meeting of the American Bar Association at the Bellevue Hotel. Also shown giving a press conference.
"Ma" Duncan (Elizabeth Duncan) execution at San Quentin State Prison and related events [08-07-62 - 08-08-62, 29 negatives]
Arrival of Elizabeth "Ma" Duncan -- San Quentin Prison (August 07, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-07-62.04] . 11 negatives
Death row inmate Elizabeth Duncan ("Ma Duncan") arrives at San Quentin from Corona Prison with black sweater over her head. Also with nurse Thelma Hawley. The car enters the gates and heads towards the gas chamber inside the prison.
Last Minute Reprieve Attempts for Elizabeth Duncan (August 07, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-07-62.05] . 6 negatives
Anti-execution vigil held at prison gate with Ted Hulbert, Bill Trampleasure, Albert Stanley, Art DiQuattro and David McGrath. Frank Duncan at prison. Attorneys Edward Cragen and Mrs. Frank Duncan argue with guard A.J. Peterson about gaining admittance to death house after deadline (death penalty).
After Execution of Elizabeth "Ma" Duncan (August 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-08-62.01] . 12 negatives
Witnesses leave the death chamber, a hearse leaves San Quentin with Elizabeth Duncan, the death announcement is given at a press conference, warden Fred Dickson sadly walks away from lethal chamber after execution.
Sit-ins at Board of Education at 135 Van Ness Avenue (social protests) [08-08-62, 3 negatives]
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) school pickets (social protests, civil rights) [08-10-62, 9 negatives]
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School Picket -- Congress of Racial Equality Members . (August 10, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-10-62.07] . 9 negatives
Members of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) picket on the sidewalk. Harold Treskunoff demonstrating against the school board while passerby gives him a dirty look (social protests, civil rights, integration).
Gratton School parents protest over Central Junior High plans (integration, race relations?) [08-13-62, 3 negatives]
New Pan-American Airlines building [08-13-62, 3 negatives]
Photographers Imogen Cunningham and Ruth-Marion Baruch [08-15-62, 5 negatives]
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) special assistant June Shagaloff in town for Central High School case (civil rights, integration) [08-17-62, 4 negatives]
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NAACP Special Assistant June Shagaloff . (August 17, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 188, [08-17-62.04] . 4 negatives
The NAACP Special Assistant for Education (June Shagaloff) in for the Central High case (civil rights, race relations, integration).
Redevelopment of Western Addition (neighborhood) [08-18-62, 5 negatives]
September 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [090062-093062] . 425 negatives (estimate)
TV shooting of "Sam Benedict" (includes real Jacob W. Ehrlich) [09-05-62, 12 negatives]
Television Shooting of 'Sam Benedict' With Jake Ehrlich -- Civic Center Plaza (September 05, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-05-62.03] . 12 negatives
NCB reporter Fred Storm, Edmund O'Brian (actor playing Jake Ehrlich), and Jake Ehrlich. Ehrlich watches the shooting of the scenes depicting his legal career.
Art exhibit at San Francisco's Main Library (artist Jim Maas with "Sam Siaman Monkey" and "Spring Chicken", Ronnie Cahn, Lucille Austin with "Judging Machine," and others)
Two million volt x-ray machine that x-rays parts of missile engines (radiation) [09-06-62, 4 negatives]
"KO Polio Sugar Ship" Mokuhana arrives in San Francisco (health) [09-10-62, 6 negatives]
"K.O. Polio Sugar Ship" Mokuhana -- Pier One (September 10, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-10-62.01] . 6 negatives
"K.O. Polio sugar ship" Mokuhana arrives and docks at Pier one with M.D. Jacqueline McDonald waving. Dr. McDonald on ship next to sign while Frank Benterou unloads the sugar.
Attorney General Mosk testimonial dinner (President Harry Truman and others) [09-11-62, 4 negatives]
Tutankhamen's Treasure exhibition at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor [09-11-62, 7 negatives]
Tutankhamen's Treasure Exhibition -- California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 11, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-11-62.11] . 7 negatives
Assistant Director Ross Smith of the California Palace to the Legion of Honor and Chief Inspector of Antiquities Mohammed A. Kamal-Eddin of Egypt unload the miniature solid gold sarcophagus of Tutankhamen. Judi McBean and Kamal-Eddin hold an alabaster lid head of Tutankhamen.
Opera season (Kurt Adler, opera star Dorothy Kirsten, and Mayor George Christopher sing out proclamation)
Nixon rally and visit (Richard M. Nixon and Pat Nixon) [09-12-62 and 09-14-62, 18 negatives]
Nixon Rally -- Oakland Lake Shore Park (September 12, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-12-62.08] . 6 negatives
Richard M. Nixon and Pat Nixon arrive at the rally and receive flowers from Carolyn Jue. Nixon talks to the crowd gathered.
New apartment development sites in Twin Peaks (cityscapes, neighborhoods) [09-17-62, 3 negatives]
New Apartment Sites -- Twin Peaks (September 17, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-17-62.05] . 3 negatives
Surveyor looking out across land with the bulldozed side of a hill in the background (development). New street being bulldozed in the city side of Twin Peaks just below the top. View of the skyline looking northeast past Twin Peaks Road (cityscapes, neighborhoods).
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) segregation protests [09-18-62, 09-19-62, 09-27-62, 17 negatives]
Galileo High School Segregation Meeting -- School Board -- Galileo High School Auditorium (September 18, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-18-62.12] . 8 negatives
President Dolores Tighe of the San Francisco chapter of the California Teachers Association, President George Hornstein of Sloat Community Mothers Club, SPUR representative John Hurten, and Dr. Harold Spears speak to the school board on the issues of segregation (race relations, civil rights, education).
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Congress of Racial Equality sit-in -- Galileo High School Auditorium . (September 19, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-19-62.05] . 6 negatives
Group of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) members hold a "sit-in" beginning at the School Board meeting on the eighteenth and continuing through the nineteenth (race relations, social protests, civil rights).
New homes on poles in Marin City [09-24-62, 10 negatives]
New Homes on Poles -- Marin City (September 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-24-62.05] . 10 negatives
Executive Director Bert Klahn of the Marin Housing Authority and foreman of the project Ed Johnston look at the plans for the houses while construction workers lay flooring and walls in the homes (neighborhood). Workers are helped along by a crane lifting the pre-constructed walls and roofing for the homes.
Richard M. Nixon buying News-Call Bulletin from "little colored newsboy" [09-27-62, 4 negatives]
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Nixon with African-Americans -- Fillmore and Sutter Streets . (September 27, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [09-27-62.03] . 4 negatives
Richard M. Nixon buys a newspaper from eight year-old African-American newsboy Paul Young for fifty cents.
October 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189-190, [100062-103162] . 675 negatives (estimate)
1962 Baseball World Series (San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees) at Candlestick Park stadium (Willie Mays) [throughout month, ca. 400 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown - Richard M. Nixon debate at Fairmont Hotel [10-01-62, 12 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown-Richard M. Nixon Debate -- Fairmont Hotel (October 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-01-63.09] . 12 negatives
Richard M. Nixon sitting on a chair. Edmund G. Brown standing and speaking at a podium. Nixon and Brown standing, shaking hands, and together at a podium.
Ike-Nixon campaign (Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon) [10-08-62, 35 negatives]
Ike-Nixon Campaign -- Post and Montgomery (October 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [10-08-62.01] . 7 negatives
Various views of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon waving from the back seat of a convertible. Views of Eisenhower shaking hands. View of a crowd gathered at the parade.
Ike-Nixon Campaign -- Executive Airport and Main and Market Streets (October 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [10-08-62.03-04] . 18 negatives
George Christopher, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard M. Nixon standing together. Eisenhower and Nixon walking together. Eisenhower speaking into microphones with Nixon standing behind him. Eisenhower and Nixon standing together. Eisenhower, Nixon and Christopher sitting in the back of a convertible. Nixon, Eisenhower and Christopher standing next to the car. Nixon and Eisenhower standing next to each other. Eisenhower sitting in the convertible and shaking hand with parade goers.
Ike-Nixon Campaign -- Cow Palace (October 08, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [10-08-62.08] . 10 negatives
Overall views of the crowd. Dwight D. Eisenhower walking with members of Richard M. Nixon's staff. Eisenhower walking with two unidentified men. Eisenhower standing at a podium and speaking. Eisenhower walking up to a podium. Views of Eisenhower standing at a banquet table.
Dinner for Governor Edmund G. Brown [10-09-62, 9 negatives]
Dinner for Governor Edmund G. Brown -- Fairmont Hotel (October 09, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 189, [10-09-62.08] . 9 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown and his wife standing together. Brown and his wife seated at a table (Mrs. Brown shaking hands with Tommy Pitts). Brown and his wife seated at a table with Pitts standing behind them. Brown sitting and signing an autograph. General views of the gathering. Views of Brown standing at a podium signing autographs for a crowd.
"Commie" literature seized in raid at 281 Page Street (communism) (censorship) [10-10-62, 2 negatives]
Real Estate Convention (Richard M. Nixon speaking) [10-11-62, 2 negatives]
Doctors meeting with Justine J. Stein, director of the Cancer Research Institute at UCLA Medical Center (health)
Storm (mudslides, cave-ins, floods) in San Francisco, San Bruno, Alameda, Burlingame, Oakland [10-12-62 - 10-14-62, 40 negatives]
Dedication of new Aquatic Plaza (Senator Eugene McAteer speaking) [10-02-62 and 10-16-62, 11 negatives]
Herbert Steiner (Socialist Party candidate for Governor) [10-18-62, 5 negatives]
Crown Prince Al Rida Al-Sanusi of Libya [10-19-62, 5 negatives]
Crown Prince Al Rida Al-Sanusi of Libya -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (October 19, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [10-19-62.04] . 5 negatives
Crown Prince Al Rida Al-Sanusi of Libya walking with acting Mayor Harold Dobbs(?). The Prince shaking hands with Dobbs. The Prince getting out of a car and shaking hands.
Fred C. Schwarz and Harry Bridges debate (labor) [10-22-62, 21 negatives]
Fred C. Schawrz and Harry Bridges Debate -- Fairmont Hotel (October 22, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [10-22-62.05] . 21 negatives
Various views of Fred C. Schwarz standing at a podium and speaking. Various views of Harry Bridges standing at a podium and speaking. Various views of Schwarz and Bridges sitting at a banquet table with other unidentified men (labor).
Pro-Cuba rally at Telegraph and Bancroft Streets in Berkeley (social protests, communism) [10-23-62, 11 negatives]
"Painted negro home" (racist vandalism) (Afro-Americans) [10-24-62, 3 negatives]
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"Painted Negro Home" -- Kirkham Street . (October 24, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [10-24-62.09] . 3 negatives
Various views of a garage door painted "KKK--Nigger Go Home" (race relations).
Supervisor Boas and Citizens' Committee inspect "slum area" on Howard Street (group shown on sidewalk)
Congressmen and military men briefed on "war crisis" (Cuba) [10-26-62, 19 negatives]
Congressmen and Military Men Briefed on "War Crisis" -- Appraiser's Building (October 26, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [10-26-62.08] . 19 negatives
Overall view of the participants in the briefing room. Various views of various participants (all standing): William Mailliard. John Francis Shelley. Albert D. Rosellini (Governor of the State of Washington). Warren G. Magnuson (Senator from Washington). Jim Battin. Governor Tim Babcock. Admiral Edgar H. Reeder.
Russian ship Zarja (scientist Leonid Pleshakov and Captain Boris Veselov) [10-30-62, 10-31-62, 13 negatives]
November 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190-191, [110062-113062] . 550 negatives (estimate)
UC Berkeley campus Chancellor Edward W. Strong [11-01-62, 12 negatives]
Chancellor Edward W. Strong -- UC Berkeley (November 01, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-01-62.02] . 12 negatives
Chancellor Edward W. Strong walking with other men on the UC Berkeley campus. Strong standing in the doorway of a classroom and walking in a room of seated students, etc.
New fallout suit (atomic age) [11-01-62, 3 negatives]
Patricia Nixon visiting Laguna Honda Home [11-01-62, 4 negatives]
Press conference with Russian delegation at San Francisco International Film Festival (Yuri Dobrokhotz, Lyudmila Pogozheva, and film directors Mikhail Romm and Andrei Tarkovsky)
Potrero Hills "crooked" Vermont Street (neighborhood beautification project) [11-03-62, 3 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown campaign rally and voting (includes Earl Warren) [11-05-62 and 11-06-62, 14 negatives]
Edmund G. Brown Rally -- Post and Fillmore Streets (November 05, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-05-62.02] . 6 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown talking into a microphone (Earl Warren standing behind). Brown walking in a crowd. Brown standing in a crowd and shaking hands.
Edmund G. Brown and Wife Voting -- Dorantes Street (November 06, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-06-62.07] . 8 negatives
Edmund G. Brown and wife standing outside the voting booth. Brown standing behind his wife while she signs her name. Brown sitting at a table and writing. Brown standing with a group of children.
National Volunteer Chairman of CARE Victor Borge [11-05-62, 10 negatives]
Various views of election day (including Mayor George Christopher, John Busterud, and John Francis Shelley)
Peace protesters picket at the Veterans' Day parade [11-11-62, 9 negatives]
Pickets at the Veterans' Day Parade -- State Building and City Hall (November 11, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-11-62.03] . 9 negatives
Little girl marching in the parade. Various views of soldiers marching. Various views of peace protesters standing with anti-war signs (social protests).
Fort Cronkhite and Fort Barry closed off because of Cuba [11-13-62, 6 negatives]
Prince Philip of Great Britain visits San Francisco Bay Area [11-13-62 and 11-14-62, 54 negatives]
Prince Philip of Great Britain -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (November 13, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-13-62.02] . 12 negatives
Views of Prince Philip outside walking and shaking hands. Various views of Prince Phillip sitting with Consul General Randle Reid-Adam.
Prince Philip of Great Britain -- UC Berkeley and The Palace Hotel (November 13, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-14-62.04-05] . 15 negatives
Prince Philip standing with Admiral Chester Nimitz. The Prince stepping out of a convertible. The Prince walking with Clark Kerr? and in garden court. The Prince speaking at the podium to those at the banquet. Views of the prince dining.
Prince Philip of Great Britain -- Hotel St. Francis, Mayor's Office and the San Francisco Museum of Art. (November 13, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 190, [11-13-62.06] . 23 negatives
Mayor George Christopher and Prince Philip standing together. The Prince and Christopher looking down from a balcony. Lucy Barratt standing next to a teapot and talking to the Prince. The Prince looking inside the teapot. The Prince talking with an unidentified group of women. The Prince walking through a doorway. The Prince looking at various exhibits at the San Francisco Museum of Art. Christopher giving a pin to the Prince. Christopher standing next to the Prince (sitting). Christopher and the Prince shaking hands. Christopher and the Prince standing and talking with an unidentified woman. The Prince standing and talking with unidentified men.
GOP press conference (Republicans Caspar W. Weinberger and Senator John F. McCarthy) [11-14-62, 3 negatives]
Drawing of proposed Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley [11-15-62, 2 negatives]
Peace group with "red" Professor Joseph Parker Morray and anti-Castro Cuban refugees picket California Hall (includes former Cuban Consul Carlos Tornes) (communism, social protests) [11-16-62, 7 negatives]
"Red" Professor Joseph Parker Morray and Anti-Castro Cuban Refugees -- California Hall, UC Berkeley (November 16, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [11-16-62.01] . 7 negatives
Various views of anti-Castro protesters marching with signs. Former Cuban consul for San Francisco Carlos Tornes standing with a sign. Views of Professor Joseph Parker Morray speaking at a lectern (communism, social protests)
Golden Gate freeway project (transportation) [11-27-62, 26 negatives]
Golden Gate Freeway Project -- Battery Street (November 27, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [11-27-62.01] . 26 negatives
Views of construction from the top of the custom building. Objects found during the construction. People standing outside the construction site and trying to look in. Views of cranes and equipment. Ed William looking through surveyors instrument.
Tower and shell of burned out St. Mary's Cathedral [11-27-62, 6 negatives]
Machinists strike at Lockheed Missile plant in Sunnyvale (labor) (11-27-62, 8 negatives)
Professor of Anthropology Earle L. Reynolds (in connection to Everyman III anti-nuclear protest) [11-28-62, 3 negatives]
December 1962 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [120062-123162] . 475 negatives (estimate)
Lotta's Fountain (Mayor George Christopher helps Miss San Francisco Sally Ann Hamberlin get drink from fountain)
Charles McDew of Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee with issue of "The Student Voice" of Atlanta, Georgia (Afro-Americans, civil rights) [12-04-62, 2 negatives]
Opening of New Schubert Hall at San Francisco Historical Society (Mr. and Mrs. William Ely Chambers of New York who gave main reading room, and Walter L. Schubert who gave building)
Press interview with William Worth (foreign correspondent for an Afro-American newspaper in Baltimore)
Senator Harrison A. Williams tours San Francisco skid row (Howard and Third Streets area) [12-08-62, 3 negatives]
Various views for feature on Market Street (storefronts, buildings, street scenes, etc.) (neighborhood)
Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken (press conference and at airport after arrival from Rome) (12-11-62 - 12-12-62, 13 negatives)
Revitalization and "do it yourself" redevelopment of Union Street (various businesses) [12-13-62, 12 negatives]
Revitalization and "Do-It-Yourself" Redevelopment of Union Street (December 13, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [12-13-62.01] . 12 negatives
Roger Stephens standing outside the "Clipper Ship Antiques" store. Views of the store "Spero Arbes." Erik B. Bauer and Lola M. Bauer standing next to a table piled with antiques. Keith Lamb and Mrs. Ward M. Smith standing in a garden. David Randazzo standing outside the Gate House restaurant. Drusilla C. Ashley standing on the steps of her store.
Robert Denver (Bob Denver) of "Dobie Gillis" television show and wife Margaret [12-14-62, 4 negatives]
Robert Denver -- City Hall (December 14, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [12-14-62.01] . 2 negatives
Actor Bob Denver standing with his wife Margaret and attorney Murray Chotiner.
Centennial of Jewish chaplains (Rabbis Solomon Freehof and Eckin Voorsanger, and General Charles E. Brown)
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) picketing South African ship Raki (Afro-Americans, social protests, race relations) [12-17-62, 10 negatives]
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NAACP and CORE Picket the South African Ship Raki -- Pier Nineteen . (December 17, 1962) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 191, [12-17-62.09] . 10 negatives
Views of picketers on Pier Nineteen marching with signs. Views of the South African Ship the Raki (ship) (Afro-Americans, social protests, race relations).
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission?) hearing (Frank Kennamer, Archie Chevrier, and Gardiner Johnson)
PUC (Public Utilities Commission) hearings on use of remedial devices on bus doors and convex mirrors
January 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 192, [010063-013163] . 575 negatives (estimate)
Chinatown views (streets, people, and buildings) (cityscapes) [01-00-63, 38 negatives]
Luncheon for artist Beniamin Bufano (includes Mayor George Christopher, Governor Edmund G. Brown, and Harry Bridges) [01-03-19, 2 negatives]
Ambassadors visit San Francisco (Matrika P. Koirala of Nepal, Mahmound Riad of United Arab Republic, and Miso Pavicevic of Jugoslavia)
Printers Week at the Schmidt Lithograph Company (Mayor George Christopher, Miss Printers Week Gail Hanuk, and others)
Strike by Iranian students demanding free elections in Iran (social protests) [01-08-63, 11 negatives]
Beniamino Bufano and his "Bufano Society of the Arts" (George Anderson, Al Baccari, Russell Wolden, Harvey Sachs, Jacob Shemano, Mrs. and Mr. George T. Davis)
KPFA radio station protest meeting (social protests) [01-08-63, 4 negatives]
KPFA Radio Station Protest Meeting -- Berkeley (January 08, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 192, [01-08-63.11] . 4 negatives
Civil Liberties Union Albert Bendich and program manager of KPFA Elsa Knight speaking to crowd. Overall view of the gathering with manager of KPFA Trevor Thomas (social protests).
Chinese Doctor C.Y. Ling return from Formosa (Taiwan) (he served as advisor to Chiang Kai Shek and instructor in economics at War College in Taipei)
New Public Welfare Commissioner Ben Blumenthal sworn in by Judge Leland Lazarus (includes Mayor George Christopher)
Democratic politicians Jesse Unruh and Don King [01-17-63, 4 negatives]
California Historical Society Awards (Warren Howell, Dwight L. Clark, Walter Starr, and Albert Shumate)
"The Potential of Woman" panel on "The Private World of Mrs. Mitty" at UC Hospital (Alice K. Leopold, Enoch Callaway, Alan Watts, John Money, Esther Peterson, and others) [01-19-63 - 01-26-63, ca. 25 negatives]
Antonio Sotomayer and wife at his show at M.H. De Young Memorial Museum [01-28-63, 3 negatives]
Musician Louis Satchmo Armstrong learns Chinese moon guitar [01-30-63, 3 negatives]
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Louis Satchmo Armstrong Learns Chinese Moon Guitar -- Fairmont Hotel . (January 30, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 192, [01-30-63.07] . 3 negatives
Louis Armstrong playing the Chinese moon guitar while owner of Imperial Palace restaurant Kee Joon holds a trumpet.
Council for Civic Unity Annual Dinner meeting (Daniel Koshland, Nathaniel Colley, and Mrs. James A. Pike)
February 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [020063-022863] . 550 negatives (estimate)
New President of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Doctor Thomas Burpri (Afro-Americans) [02-01-63, 3 negatives]
Members of US 1963 Mount Everest expedition [02-01-63, 12 negatives]
Crab boats (ships) stream out to the bay (funeral cortege) [02-02-63, 8 negatives]
San Francisco Council of Churches (new and old President Reverend G. Howie and Reverend C. Julian Bartlett)
Meeting to call strike on Southern Pacific Company (railroad, transportation) (William McGovern, James Weaver, and others) (labor) [02-06-63 - 02-25-63, ca. 35 negatives]
Strike Deadline -- Southern Pacific Company -- San Francisco Depot (February 06, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [02-06-63.03] . 6 negatives
Shots of crowds inside the Southern Pacific depot (labor).
Strike -- Southern Pacific Company (February 07, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [02-07-63.01-02] . 13 negatives
Commuters leaving Southern Pacific station at Third Street and Townsend Street (labor).
Strike -- Southern Pacific Company (February 07, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [02-07-63.02] . 4 negatives
K.K. Schemp(?), Manager of Personnel, and Frank O'Neill, Chief of Federal Mediation Board (labor).
MGM Cinerama movie "How the West was Won" (Mayor George Christopher, Thor Smith, Cindy Kemper, and others)
Publishers dinner (Oakland Tribune publisher Joseph Knowland, and AP journalists Wes Gallager and Bob Eunson)
5000th Chinese refugee arrives from Hong Kong on President Wilson (ship) [02-19-63, 2 negatives]
Association of Catholic Newsmen (Jack Miller, Ernie Lans, Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken, and others)
Kindergarten children picket Mayor George Christopher's office protesting rule on animals at Randall Junior Museum (social protests)
Demolition of Fox Theatre at Market and Polk Streets [02-28-63, 34 negatives]
Demolition of Fox Theatre -- Market Street and Polk Street (February 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [02-28-63.10-11] . 12 negatives
Shots of women in model posture perched atop wrecking ball to celebrate demolition of the Fox Theatre. Some medium distance shots of theater being destroyed.
Demolition of Fox Theatre -- Market Street and Polk Street (February 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 193, [02-28-63.11] . 22 negatives
Lupe Elias sheds a tear for the Fox Theatre, with holes in theater in background. Views from inside the theater towards California State Auto Insurance Company. Medium distance shots of destruction.
March 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [030063-033163] . 650 negatives (estimate)
California Teachers Conference (Ambassador B.K. Nehru of India and Deputy Secretary of Education Tobias R. Weaver of Great Britain)
Southern Pacific Railroad union official (meeting relating to strike) (labor) [03-00-63, 12 negatives]
Beatniks at Hall of Justice [03-05-63, 12 negatives]
UC Berkeley cyclotron scenes, Bevatron [03-05-63, 14 negatives]
Young Adult Nite Club (night club, includes musician Bobby Freeman) [03-06-63, 2 negatives]
Studebaker Avanti car [03-08-63, 4 negatives]
Politician Dean Acheson [03-11-63, 7 negatives]
Air raid shelter (civil defense) [03-12-63, 14 negatives]
Air Raid Shelter -- Seventh and Howard Streets (March 12, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [03-12-63.02] . 14 negatives
Mayor George Christopher atop a ladder placing a fallout shelter sign on a pole. Police chief Cahill, fire chief Murray, and Christopher in the shelter testing water from a bucket. Tome Larke, chairman of mayor's(?) committee on civil defense resting against brooms in the shelter (civil defense).
Grace Cathedral cross [03-19-63, 33 negatives]
Grace Cathedral Cross -- Grace Cathedral (March 19, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [03-19-63.05] . 33 negatives
Bishop Pike blessing the cross as it is raised up by crane, small crowd watching. Views of the cathedral under construction. Views of the cross as it is lowered into position atop the cathedral.
UC plays role in space program [03-20-63, 10 negatives]
UC Plays Role in Space Program (March 20, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [03-20-63.05] . 10 negatives
Cynthia Brush looking at model astronaut sitting in the aft section of proposed space capsule. M. Sabana(?) looks at the Ranger Series Exploration Lunar Landing Capsule Mission (drawings). Paul Kejloff, Roy Holloway, and E.H. Connolly examine space capsule (space age).
Alcatraz Prison (last prisoners removed, inside cell blocks, etc.) (03-21-63, 80 negatives)
Alcatraz Prison Closes -- Alcatraz and Executive(?) Airport (March 21, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [03-21-63.08-09] . 80 negatives
Alcatraz convicts exiting bus directly into airplane. Last convict, Davis, entering the airplane. General views of guard tower, prison bars, and the interior of the prison (entrance to cafeteria, cells, hallways, spiral staircase). Reporters gathered at a news conference. Exterior views of the prison. Men standing over model replica of the prison. Shots of the "population assignments" board. Views of the convicts exiting the prison. Views of boats leaving the island.
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra [03-22-63, 6 negatives]
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. -- UC Campus (March 22, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 194, [03-22-63.03] . 6 negatives
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. sitting at a table behind microphones. Schirra standing next to a model space capsule. Schirra speaking with man and woman (space age).
Former NATO Commander in Chief General Lauris Norstad [03-29-63, 2 negatives]
April 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 195, [040063-043063] . 675 negatives (estimate)
Movie director Alfred Hitchcock [04-01-63, 3 negatives]
Children from Presidio Hill Elementary School read letters from Japanese children in Japanese Tea Garden of Golden Gate Park
Dedication plaque for Pony Express (includes President of Society of California Pioneers Waddell F. Smith)
New cobalt room at Children's Hospital (health, nuclear medicine) [04-03-63, 2 negatives]
New Cobalt Room -- Children's Hospital (April 03, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 195, [04-03-63.11] . 2 negatives
Dr. Robert S. Sherman (attending radiologist), Mrs. Ross W. Beales (president of the board of directors), and Mr. Eugene Leedhaw (from General Electric) standing next to the new cobalt machine at Children's Hospital (health, nuclear medicine).
Harry Bridges and James Hoffa (labor) [04-03-63, 11 negatives]
Harry Bridges and James R. Hoffa -- ILWU Hall (April 03, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 195, [04-03-63.12] . 11 negatives
Harry Bridges pinning a delegate pin on James R. Hoffa (Jimmy Hoffa) at the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union hall. Hoffa speaking to the delegates from behind a podium (labor).
Singer Barbara Streisand at News-Call Bulletin office (04-03-63, 19 negatives)
Crystal Springs Dam [04-15-63, 20 negatives]
Democratic victory dinner (Governor Edmund G. Brown and wife, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, and Congressman John Francis Shelley) [04-16-63, 6 negatives]
Democratic Victory Dinner -- Fairmont Hotel (April 16, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 195, [04-16-63.06] . 6 negatives
Mrs. Orville Freeman, Governor Edmund G. Brown and wife, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman standing for a photograph. Brown standing with arms raised in victory. The Browns sitting with Congressman John Francis Shelley.
Ceremony for 1906 earthquake near Lotta's Fountain on Market Street (Senator Tom Maloney and Bill White)
Republican congressmen and congresswomen (William Ayers, Catherine May, and Frank Horton) [04-20-63, 2 negatives]
Republican Congressmen and Congresswoman -- Hotel St. Francis (April 20, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 195, [04-20-63.02] . 2 negatives
William Ayers (congressman from New York), Catherine May (congresswoman from Washington), and Frank Horton (congressman from New York) sitting at a table.
New dehydrated food for Army [04-24-63, 3 negatives]
May 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 196, [050063-053163] . 600 negatives (estimate)
Peace march (social protests) [05-00-63, 4 negatives]
Most modern ambulance (health) [05-01-63, 3 negatives]
East Bay water system [05-02-63, 25 negatives]
New French Hospital (health) [05-03-63, 32 negatives]
Press interview with author James Baldwin [05-07-63, 11 negatives]
Group who pasted signs over city "Peace is our only shelter" (social protests, civil defense commentary) [05-13-63, 6 negatives]
Suspended Sentences for Pacifists (May 13, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 196, [05-13-63.03] . 6 negatives
Arabella P. Colton, Virginia L Rike, Peter V. Giffen, Timothy E. Earle, Ira J. Sandperl, Anthony W. Brown and David L. Price in court for pasting "Peace is our only shelter" signs all over the city (social protests).
San Francisco State University students protest segregation (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations) [05-17-63, ca. 18 negatives]
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Students Protest Against Segregation -- Fillmore Street . (May 17, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 196, [05-17-63.05] . 18 negatives
Students, both black and white, shown protesting through the Fillmore District against segregation. Mass meeting on Fillmore at Post Street (social protest, Afro-Americans, race relations).
"Negro parade" (cleric group supporting integration) (Afro-Americans, social protests, race relations) [05-23-63, 6 negatives]
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Parade in Support of Integration . (May 23, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 196, [05-23-63.08] . 6 negatives
Bishop James A. Pike and Reverend Hamilton Bosworth at news conference. Reverend Elmer McLaughlin, Reverend Clifford Crummey, and Reverend John Washington (civil rights, Afro-Americans, race relations).
"Big colored parade" (Afro-Americans, social protests, civil rights) [05-26-63, 51 negatives]
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"Big Colored Parade" -- Market Street to City Hall . (May 26, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 196, [05-26-63.01] . 51 negatives
Long views of crowds outside City Hall and gathered in streets. Views of a large crowd gathered around a stage to hear people speak. Parade participants marching with signs "We shall overcome" etc. (Afro-Americans, social protests, civil rights).
De Anza sarcophagus flying to Mexico (includes Director of California Historical Society Dr. Albert Shumate)
June 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [060063-062963] . 700 negatives (estimate)
Blind workers strike in Berkeley (labor) (disabled persons) [06-04-63, 5 negatives]
Blind Workers Strike -- Berkeley (June 04, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-04-63.07] . 5 negatives
Grace Petrie with Lloyd Landle and her guide dog, Becky, on the sidewalk with picket signs "Governor Brown, do you approve the State of California running a sweatshop for the blind?". Leonard Charlsen, Clarence Costello and his dog, Hobby, sitting on the curb (labor).
Jack E. Wood, Jr. of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (Afro-Americans)
Doctor Tom Brewer of UC Medical School leads pickets (social protests, civil rights) [06-12-63, 7 negatives]
Doctor Tom Brewer of UC Medical School Picketing (June 12, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-12-63.10] . 7 negatives
Doctor Brewer of UC Medical School leading pickets in front of Woolworths on Powell and Market Streets. (He wants to debate Major General Edwin A. Walker. Department of the Army designated Major General Edwin A. Walker chief of the Arkansas Military District during the Little Rock integration crisis] (social protests, civil rights).
Benjamin R. Epstein of Anti-Defamation League [06-13-63, 5 negatives]
Annex bill (Senator Eugene McAteer, Director of Cow Palace Robert McCarthy, Daly City Mayor Joe Verducci, and others)
Press conference with CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) (civil rights) [06-17-63, 3 negatives]
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Press Conference with Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Leaders . (June 17, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-17-63.10] . 3 negatives
Kermit Scott, vice chairman-elect, Bill Bradley, chairman-elect, Wilfred Ussery, present chairman, Chet Duncan, western regional field, Stanley Crockett, press chairman of the San Francisco National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Norman McGhee, of the CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) executive board (civil rights).
Rare book collector and dealer Warren Howell in his office at 434 Post Street [06-18-63, 7 negatives]
Young Republicans convention [06-19-63 - 06-27-63, 40 negatives]
Young Republicans Meeting -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 19, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-19-63.01] . 3 negatives
Jerry D. Roe, exectuive secretary of National Young Republican Federation from Washington DC, after speaking at the meeting.
Young Republicans Convention -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 25, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-25-63.05] . 5 negatives
Carol Bacciocco, register chairman, handing out envelopes. Candidates for Young Republican National Chairman. Current national chairman and the convention chairman.
Young Republicans Convention -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 26, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-26-63.02] . 7 negatives
Mary Anne Kennedy, candidate for "Miss New England". Rabid Republicans stampeding Goldwater headquarters.
Young Republicans Convention -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (June 27, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-27-63.08] . 13 negatives
Former Senator William F. Knowland gets applause as he waves in front of a picture of Abraham Lincoln.
Young Republicans Convention -- Longshoremen's Hall (June 27, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-27-63.09] . 9 negatives
Barry Goldwater with Pat Hutar, co-chairman of National Young Republicans. Goldwater with Pat Hitt, national committeewoman from California.
Nazi picket David Lee Ford picketed by Allen Finn at Julius and Ethel Rosenberg meeting (social protests) [06-21-63, 4 negatives]
Nazi Picket During Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Meeting (June 21, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 197, [06-21-63.01] . 4 negatives
At the Dell Web Town house Nazi picketer David Lee Ford holds sign "Americans don't honor communist Jew Traitors, We fry them." Ford is picketed by Allen Finn (social protests, communism, anti-semitism).
Candidates night (George Moscone, Alan Nichols, Jim Eklund, and others)
New IBM computer system [06-27-63, 4 negatives]
July 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 198, [070063-073163] . 513 negatives (estimate)
HUAC pickets (House Committee on Un-American Activities) (communism) [07-02-63, 9 negatives]
Hetch Hetchy and San Francisco Water Department merger (Wesley Getts and Oral Moore) [07-09-63, 7 negatives]
Hunters Point housing hearing (NAACP) (housing) [07-11-63, 3 negatives]
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Hunters Point Housing Hearing -- Bay View Center . (July 11, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 198, [07-11-63.05] . 3 negatives
Frank Quinn, Dr. Thomas Burbridge, Mrs. Ardith Nichols and William Bradley standing and talking (NAACP) (housing, race relations?).
Halsey (ship) with new guided missile launcher [07-16-63, 16 negatives]
Halsey (ship) with New Guided Missile Launcher -- Hunters Point (July 16, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 198, [07-16-63.12] . 16 negatives
Views of Captain Herbert H. Anderson standing with a missile. Various views of the Halsey (ship) from afar. Views of sailors working on the missile launchers and on deck. Herchel Turner standing on the deck with audio equipment.
Swearing in of Judge Norman Elkington for Board of Permits (Mayor George Christopher and W. Allen Ehrhardt) [07-17-63, 2 negatives]
Swearing in of new library commissioner (Michael Salarno, Judge Raymond Arata, and Mayor George Christopher) [07-18-63, 4 negatives]
Ban lifted on communist speakers (communism) [07-22-63, 8 negatives]
Press conference "negros" (Afro-Americans) [07-23-63, 12 negatives]
Author Betty Friedan [07-23-63, 5 negatives]
Food for Freedom press conference (NAACP member Aaron Henry) (Afro-Americans) [07-24-63, 7 negatives]
Food for Freedom Press Conference -- SF Sun-Reporter Offices (July 24, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 198, [07-24-63.09] . 7 negatives
Views of Aaron Henry (president of the Mississippi state committee of the NAACP) and Mrs. Joseph Eichler (co-chairwoman) sitting at a table and speaking into a microphone. Henry standing and talking (Eichler and three unidentified women are standing next to him). Eichler, Henry and three women standing together behind a table (civil rights?).
Smog (cityscapes, environment) [07-26-63, 18 negatives]
Press conference on housing discrimination bill (race relations) [07-29-63, 2 negatives]
Press conference on urban redevelopment (SPUR chairman William Roth, John Merrill, and Mortimer Fleishhacker, Jr.) [07-30-63, 2 negatives]
Picket by bookstore owner Nasser Shabazz (Afro-Americans) [07-30-63, 3 negatives]
Press conference on military traffic (Colonel Charles H. Lamback, Major General Rush B. Lincoln and Vincent F. Caputo)
Retiring military officers (Brigadier General Robert C. Tripp, Lieutenant General John Ryan, and Major General B.A. Holztworth)
August 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [080063-083163] . 600 negatives (estimate)
Artist Beniamino Bufano conflict over sculpture for Alcatraz Island [08-02-63, 08-07-63, 14 negatives]
Hiroshima peace pickets (social protests, atomic age) [08-03-63, 10 negatives]
Latin Americans visit Silver Tree camp for children (Manuel Selva, Joan Towers, Lorenzo del Cid, Frank Geratz, Lunardo Lopez, and Jorge Mario Guzman)
Chief Supreme Court Justice Phil Gibson administers oath of office to second African American judge in San Francisco (Joseph Kennedy) [08-09-63, 4 negatives]
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Chief State Supreme Court Justice Phil Gibson . (August 09, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [08-09-63.01] . 4 negatives
Chief State Supreme Court Justice administers the oath of office to Municipal Judge Joseph Kennedy, second African American judge in San Francisco (Afro-Americans).
Picket of PG&E nuclear reactor at Bodega Bay and views of site (social protests, atomic age) [08-15-63, 08-16-63 (*strip negatives), 08-30-63, 45 negatives]
Picketing the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) (August 15, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [08-15-63.01] . 8 negatives
People picketing on the sidewalk against the Bodega Bay atomic reactor (social protests, atomic age).
Views of Bodega Bay and Point Reyes National Park Atomic Power Plant (August 16, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [08-16-63.04] . 28 negatives
Many landscape views including small roads, water, and construction. A group of trailers and a trash can, men fishing off cliffs, a house under construction and a sign reading "Coming soon Drake's Paradise Estates" (housing development, environment).
Pickets at Sun paper (labor) [08-15-63, 10 negatives]
Geophysical group convention (George R. Laclavere, Vladimir Beloussov, Thomas Malone, Donald H. McLaughlin, Jerome B. Weisner, and Lloyd V. Berkner)
Views from Coit Tower and Ferry Building (cityscapes) [08-20-63, 18 negatives]
Freedom Riders en route to Washington (social protests, civil rights) [08-24-63, 14 negatives]
Vietnam Protest (social protests) [08-26-63, 9 negatives]
Vietnam Protest -- Opera House (August 26, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [08-26-63.04] . 9 negatives
People picketing with signs. Some read "Stop Beating on Buddha" and "Diem must go" in front of the Opera House. Protesters include U. Kim Khanah a Vietnamese UC student, Ann Pake and Conn Hallinan (social protests).
"Slug" tour (Consul General Abdon Ugarte of Bolivia and Consul General Toshio Yamanaka of Japan) [08-27-63, 5 negatives]
Civil rights demonstration (Mayor George Christopher) (social protests) [08-28-63, 9 negatives]
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Demonstration for Civil Rights with Mayor George Christopher -- City Hall . (August 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 199, [08-28-63.04] . 9 negatives
Mayor George Christopher in the middle of a large crowd in front of City Hall during a civil rights demonstration (social protests).
Freedom marchers return (from Washington?) (social protests) [08-29-63, 2 negatives]
Judge Harold Caufield swears in new head of San Francisco Re-development Agency Larry Palicios [08-29-63, 4 negatives]
September 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [090063-093063] . 700 negatives (estimate)
Religion - Race conference with Reverends Charles Dullea, Hamilton Boswell, Elder Hawkins, George Higgins, and Paul Sharpe; Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken; Mayor George Christopher; Rabbi Richard Hirsch; and Doctor Carl G. Howie (race relations) [09-04-63, 09-05-63, 6 negatives]
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Religion-Race Conference -- University of San Francisco . (September 04, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-04-63.11] . 3 negatives
President of the University of San Francisco Reverend Charles Dullea, Reverend Hamilton Boswell, Archbishop Joseph McGucken, Mayor George Christopher, and Rabbi Richard Hirsch sit at the conference table (race relations).
United Crusade with Mayor George Christopher and City Attorney Thomas O'Connor [09-05-63, 4 negatives]
Police recruit officers at graduation exercises of A.P. Giannini Junior High School (education) [09-06-63, 3 negatives]
Afro-American rally at Oakland Auditorium (James Meredith, Hal Perry and Reverend Ansel O. Bell) [09-08-63, 6 negatives]
African American Rally -- Oakland Auditorium (September 08, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-08-63.02] . 6 negatives
Crowd filling portion of the lower level of the auditorium listens as University of San Francisco NCAA basketball champion Hal Perry introduces the organizer of the rally James Meredith (race relations, Afro-Americans). Reverend Ansel O. Bell gave the invocation.
Meetings with Freedom Movement and NAACP (Joseph B. Williams, Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge, Joyce Godwin) (race relations) [09-11-63, 09-13-63, 14 negatives]
Race Meeting With Freedom Movement and NAACP -- City Hall (September 11, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-11-63.05] . 4 negatives
Chairman of the Freedom Movement's employment committee Joseph B. Williams and president of the local NAACP Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge meet and talk at City Hall (race relations, Afro Americans).
Freedom Meeting With Freedom Movement and NAACP -- Mayor's Office (September 13, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-13-63.06] . 10 negatives
Joyce Godwin, president of local NAACP Dr. Thomas Burbridge, and other city and state officials in Mayor Christopher's office (race relations, Afro-Americans).
Candidates filing for office (Charles Rogers, Gene McAteer, Tom Lynch, Max Moore and Samuel Jordan) [09-12-63, 11 negatives]
Royalty from Afghanistan (King Zaher, Queen Momaira, Ambassador John M. Steeves and Mayor George Christopher) [09-12-63, 7 negatives]
King Mohammed Zaher and Queen Momaira of Afghanistan at Marina Safeway supermarket [09-14-63, 14 negatives]
Picketers booked at Hall of Justice (Terry A. Francois) (race relations, Afro-Americans) [09-14-63, 3 negatives]
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Picketers Booked -- Hall of Justice . (September 14, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-14-63.03] . 3 negatives
Police officer Donald Ostrem Fingerprinting Terry A. Francois (race relations, Afro-Americans). Tracy A. Soms, Elizabeth A. Goldblatt, Kris Schivo and Nancy D. Handy all booked and waiting on bench in the Hall of Justice (social protests).
Protests and memorial for Alabama hate crime victims (Afro-American leader Leonard Farmer, US Attorney Cecil Poole, Rabbi Alvin Fine, William Chester and others (race relations, social protests) [09-16-63, 09-21-63, 20 negatives]
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Crowd Rallies for Birmingham Bombing Protests -- Post Office Building . (September 16, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-18-63.04] . 16 negatives
Rabbi Alvin Fine, Chairman William Chester, United States attorney Cecil Poole, and Leonard Farmer talk to the huge crowd filling the streets in front of the Post Office building about the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama which resulted in the deaths of four young girls (hate crimes, civil rights). A young woman holds a sign saying "We mourn for the child victims of Birmingham mobs and police" (social protests, race relations).
Student March in Memorial to Four Alabama Girls -- University of San Francisco (September 21, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-21-63.04] . 4 negatives
Students from the University of San Francisco march to Saint Dominic Church in memorial to the four girls that died in the Alabama church bombing (social protests, race relations).
Reception for new director of M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (Richard Rheem, Director Jack McGregor and others)
Printers strike at Philips and Van Orden plants (labor) [09-18-63, 10 negatives]
Printer Strike -- Philips and Van Orden Plants (September 18, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-18-63.07] . 10 negatives
Crowd of pickets outside of the plants. Crew workers refused to take the freight into the yard and got off of the train (labor). Carloads of paper pull past the pickets into Philips plant.
Mayor George Christopher appoints James P. Mitchell with Chairman Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge of the Freedom Movement present [09-19-63, 4 negatives]
Installation of student body officers at Luther Burbank Junior High School (education) [09-19-63, 3 negatives]
National Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins of the NAACP (Afro-Americans) [09-23-3, 2 negatives]
Press conference with Mark W. Johnson (coastal area manager, State Dept. of Employment) and Dr. Thomas Burbridge (San Francisco president of local NAACP)
Bar Association convention (William P. Gray, Superior Judge Gerald S. Levin, Ben K. Lerer, and others)
Cross burned into lawn of Afro-American home (race relations) [09-24-63, 6 negatives]
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Cross Burned into lawn of African-American Home -- Ingleside District . (September 24, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-24-63.08] . 6 negatives
Viola Desso and Josephine Brown look at the cross burned into Josephine Brown's lawn at 599 Bright Street (hate crimes, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Associate Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg speaking to Hastings law students (education) [09-24-63, 2 negatives]
Supreme Court Justices Clark, Black, Warren, Douglas, Reed, White, Brennan, Stewart, Goldberg, Gibson, Whittaker, and Governor Edmund G. Brown [09-25-63, 9 negatives]
Supreme Court Justices and Picketing -- Masonic Temple (September 25, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-25-63.01] . 9 negatives
Group pictures of Supreme Court Justices Clark, Black, Warren, Douglas, Reed, White, Brennan, Stewart, Goldberg, Gibson, Whittaker, and Governor Edmund G. Brown. Protesters gather outside of the temple and hold signs protesting the American Bar association and Justice Earl Warren's stance on divorce laws (social protests).
Press conference with Finance Minister Theophilus Donges and Consul General John Mills of South Africa
Obscene literature committee (Murray Schwartz, Richard Donovan, Anthony Beilenson, Gordon Winton and Sheila Jensen) (censorship?, pornography?)
Integration march in East Palo Alto in favor of diversity (race relations) [09-26-63, 11 negatives]
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Integration March -- East Palo Alto . (September 26, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-26-63.03] . 11 negatives
Residents of East Palo Alto march through the community with signs urging that it remain a diverse neighborhood and does not turn into "another negro ghetto" (race relations). Other signs praise the diversity of the community and the quality of the people living there (social protests).
Model of San Francisco waterfront (architect Mario Campi and Director James McCarthy of City Planning Commission)
Dr. William L. Cobb appointed assistant superintendent and human relations officer to Board of Education [09-27-63, 4 negatives]
Ground breaking for Boalt Hall (School of Law) at UC Berkeley with Chief Justice Earl Warren [09-27-63, 11 negatives]
Ground Breaking for Boalt Hall -- University of California at Berkeley (September 27, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 200, [09-27-63.09] . 11 negatives
Chief Justice Earl Warren shovels dirt and speaks to the crowd gathered for the ground breaking of new law school. Large crowd fills the courtyard of Boalt Hall.
October 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201-202, [100063-103163] . 950 negatives (estimate)
Model of acoustic shell for symphony (President Philip Boone of San Francisco Symphony with Nathaniel Owings and Armand Casini of Skimore, Owings and Merrill architects)
Thayer and Pamapa (Pampanito?) ships for National Maritime Museum [10-02-63, 10-03-63, 27 negatives]
Workers strike at Washington Township Hospital (labor) [10-03-63, 28 negatives]
Strike at the Washington Township Hospital -- Fremont (October 03, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-03-63.03] . 29 negatives
Strikers picket in front of the hospital as cars pull through the crowd (labor). Views of the workers in the kitchen and the laundry room of the hospital. Administrator of the hospital Robert C. Taylor.
Ribbon cutting with Agriculture Queen Karen Jensen and Chairman Carl Garrison of Agriculture Commission
Press conference with Willie Long of Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Arthur Jones, chairman of Bay Area Employees for Equal Opportunity (labor, civil rights) [10-04-63, 2 negatives]
Announcement of Chinese Independence Day (October 10) with acting Mayor Harold Dobbs [10-04-63, 3 negatives]
Nuclear disaster casualty training project at Presidio (civil defense, atomic age) [10-05-63, 4 negatives]
Nuclear Disaster Casualty Training Project -- Letterman Army Hospital -- Presidio (October 05, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-05-63.03] . 4 negatives
Simulated casualties of a nuclear disaster being treated by hospital Army nurses (atomic age, civil defense). Lieutenant Pete Phillips is treated for facial injuries from mock nuclear blast by Army nurse Captain Teresa Tinetti and Major Joseph Cusimano.
Press conference with Brotherhood Sleeping Car Porters union (A. Philip Randolph) (labor) [10-10-63, 2 negatives]
Black Muslim leader Malcolm X (Afro-Americans) [10-10-63, 3 negatives]
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Black Muslim Leader Malcolm X -- Towne House . (October 10, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-10-63.03] . 3 negatives
Malcolm X at a press conference in the Towne House (Afro-Americans, civil rights).
Youth Guidance Center "beard" hearing (Probation Officer James Forstner won't shave off beard) (dress code?, fashion?) (10-10-63, 10-18-63, 5 negatives]
Executive Director John F. Delury of Council for Civic Unity [10-14-63, 2 negatives]
PG&E plant at Bodega Bay (aerial views) [10-14-63, 30 negatives]
Aerial Views of the New PG&E Plant -- Bodega Bay (October 14, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-14-63.10] . 30 negatives
Aerial views of the site for the new PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) power plant at Bodega Bay and the surrounding areas. Ground views of the construction of the plant (atomic power?). [Oversize strip negatives filed out of sequence along the side of the box].
Anti-Tito (Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia) press conference with Serbian nationalists (Miroslav Djordjevic, Milton Lepstich and Voy Zcheyvich) (communism) [10-16-63, 8 negatives]
Anti-Tito Press Conference -- Serbian Nationalists -- Baker and Church Street Serbian Church (October 16, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-16-63.14] . 8 negatives
Executive secretary of the Citizens' Committee against Tito's visit to the United States Miroslav Djordjevich, president of the local chapter of the Serbian Defense Council of America Milton Lepetich, and member of the Serbian Defense Council of America Voy Cheyovich sit and answer questions at an anti-Tito press conference.
Lieutenant Governor Glenn Anderson and wife greeted by PUC commissioner Ted White [10-17-63, 3 negatives]
African American dentist named to State Board of Education (Dr. Daniel Collins) (Afro-Americans) [10-18-63, 10-22-63, 7 negatives]
Hotel and buildings to be demolished for Fifth and Mission Street parking garage [10-18-63, 6 negatives]
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu of Vietnam speaks at the Sheraton Palace Hotel, protesters [10-21-63, 10-27-63, 10-28-63, ca. 171 negatives]
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu Speaking -- Commonwealth Club -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (October 21, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-21-63.01] . 102 negatives
Mrs. Nhu of Vietnam prepares and speaks to a crowd that totally fills the giant gallery at the palace hotel. She receives red roses after her speech to the commonwealth club. Press conference views of Mrs. Nhu and her daughter Le Thuy. A large crowd of protesters gather in the streets outside of the Palace Hotel to protest the Vietnam War and Mrs. Nhu's visit to the United States (social protests). Some of the signs read "Mme. Nhu paid for by the USA", "End the war in Vietnam Now", and "adhere to 1954 Geneva agreement".
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu Returns to a Crowd of Protesters -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (October 27, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-27-63.01] . 10 negatives
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu of Vietnam and daughter Le Thuy accompanied by spokesperson UN Vietnam observer To Ngoc Thach, arrives to picketers. Protesters mob the sidewalks outside the entrance to the Palace Hotel with signs reading "No Nhus are Good News" and "America is the Real Dragon in Vietnam" (social protests, Vietnam War). One protester holds an effigy of Mrs. Nhu on a stick. Mrs. Nhu is escorted into the hotel by policemen.
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu Speaking -- Commonwealth Club -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (October 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-28-63.14] . 22 negatives
Mrs. Nhu greets and speaks with some people at the conference table before she starts her speech. She stands on a pedestal to speak to the large crowd filling the large hall of the palace hotel. Outside, protesters march around the entrance to the hotel asking for an end to US presence in Vietnam and pointing out the corruption of Mrs. Nhu (social protests, Vietnam War).
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu -- Sheraton Palace Hotel (October 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-28-63.15] . 25 negatives
Close-ups and long shots of Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu and her daughter Le Thuy at the Sheraton Palace Hotel speaking to city officials and other people present at the conference. Large Crowd of protesters remain outside of the Hotel (social protests).
Daughter of Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu, Le Thuy Dines Out -- Kan's Restaurant -- Chinatown (October 28, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-28-63.17] . 12 negatives
The daughter of Mrs. Nhu, Le Thuy leaves the Sheraton Palace Hotel with a police escort. Le Thuy, private secretary to Mrs. Nhu, Vietnam Observer for the UN To Ngoc Thach, and Bruce Baxter III eat at Kan's Restaurant in Chinatown.
California Historical Society Bar Association luncheon (Jesse A. Mueller, Joseph Meyerstein and Edward J. Lynch)
Test borings on Market Street for Bay Area Rapid Transit subway watched by BART President Adrien Falk [10-22-63, 18 negatives]
Test Borings for Bay Area Rapid Transit -- Market and Mason Streets (October 22, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 201, [10-22-63.06] . 18 negatives
Driller W.T. Jones sets up the drill and guides the bit into place from the giant drill mounted on the back of a truck at Market Street. President of Bay Area Rapid Transit Adrien Falk and a large crowd gather around the drill and watch as it drills into the ground (transportation).
Press conference with Rear Admiral Bernard Clarey, Vice Admiral Elton W. Grenfell and Rear Admiral Vernon Lowrance
Heart Association press conference at Mount Zion Hospital with Father Cletus Caffrey, Dr. Meyer Friedman and Dr. Ray Rosenman
Governor Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (New York) and wife Happy Rockefeller [10-22-63, 10-23-63, 32 negatives]
Senate fact-finding committee on medical assistance for the aged (health, senior citizens) [10-24-63, 7 negatives]
Press conference with Council for Civic Unity [10-24-63, 4 negatives]
Press Conference with the Council for Civic Unity -- Oakdale Avenue (October 24, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-24-63.14] . 4 negatives
Reverend Leonard Ferringe of the All Hallows Catholic Church and the reverend Amos Cambric Jr. of the Ridge Point Methodist Church answer questions at a press conference at 1715 Oakdale Avenue (civil rights).
Job discrimination picket against Harold Dobbs outside Mel's Drive-in (civil rights) [10-26-63, 2 negatives]
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Job Discrimination Pickets Against Dobbs -- Mel's Drive-in . (October 26, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [10-26-63.04] . 2 negatives
Protesters picket the job discrimination at Mel's Drive-in with signs asking "Where are the negro waitresses?" (social protests). Other picketers make reference to Harold Dobbs' job discrimination position (civil rights).
Lady Bird Johnson [10-28-63, 5 negatives]
American College of Surgeons conference on breast cancer (David V. Habif, Sir John Bruce, Robert C. Hickey, Justin J. Stein, and Edgar C. White)
Picket chief Chip Newman of ITU Local 21 (labor) [10-30-63, 3 negatives]
Governor Edmund G. Brown opens session on Study of Common Mental Retardation (mentally handicapped or developmentally disabled?) [10-30-63, 9 negatives]
November 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [110063-113063] . 500 negatives (estimate)
Missing girl (Judith Williamson) from Albany (throughout month) [11-00-63 - 11-22-63, ca. 140 negatives]
Team hopes to launch first civilian satellite (Kelly MacDonald and David Guidici) (space age) [11-00-63, 15 negatives]
Drilling for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) subway (California and Market Streets) [11-02-63, 5 negatives]
Hall of Justice press conference on demonstrations at Mel's Drive-In restaurant (social protests, race relations) [11-04-63, 9 negatives]
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Press Conference on Sit-in Demonstrations at Mel's Drive-in Restaurant -- Hall of Justice . (November 04, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [11-04-63.03] . 9 negatives
Various views of sit-in demonstrators gathered inside the Hall of Justice, including Tracy Simms, Philip Davis, and Jeffrey Cole. Demonstrators singing "We Shall Overcome" (civil rights).
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) leader attorney Floyd McKissick of North Carolina (Afro-Americans, race relations) [11-05-63, 2 negatives]
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CORE Leader Attorney Floyd McKissick of North Carolina -- Fillmore Street . (November 05, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [11-05-63.05] . 2 negatives
Portraits of Floyd McKissick of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) (civil rights).
John Francis Shelley (winner) and Harold Dobbs (loser) of mayoral election [11-05-63, 15 negatives]
John Francis Shelley and Harold Dobbs -- Market Street and Flood Building (November 05, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [11-05-63.14] . 15 negatives
John Francis Shelley standing at a microphone and surrounded by a crowd waving victory signs with their hands. Shelley standing and talking on the telephone next to his wife. Views of Leo Freidman standing with his wife. Dobbs standing with his campaign manager Haynie.
Civil rights lawyer (later judge) Cecil F. Poole (Afro-Americans) [11-06-63, 2 negatives]
Stanford students back from the Freedom Summer in the south supporting "Arron Henry" (civil rights, social protests, race relations?)
Conference on San Francisco Bay swimmers (acting Mayor Harold Dobbs and Rear Admiral Allen Winbeck) [11-08-63, 3 negatives]
Council for Civic Unity press conference with James H. Scheuer (chairman of Housing Advisory Committee Against Discrimination) [11-08-63, 4 negatives]
Former King Umberto of Italy and Francesco Ruspoli Duca di Morignano with William Hutchinson [11-10-63, 7 negatives]
Protest at Mel's Drive-in restaurant over hiring (race relations, civil rights) [11-12-63, 12 negatives]
Protest of Hiring Practices by Waitress Union -- Mel's Drive-in Restaurant (November 12, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [11-12-63.06] . 12 negatives
Various views of Jackie Walsh (president of the local Waitress Union) talking with the press. Joseph Belardi (chairman of the joint committee of Culinary Workers) talking with the press. Views of crowd.
Five alarm fire at Cliff House [11-12-63, 11-13-63, 65 negatives]
Five Alarm Fire -- Cliff House (November 12, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 202, [11-12-63.07] . negative
Various views of the blaze, firemen working on the fire, and destroyed buildings.
Women from San Francisco Women's Conference on Civil Rights meet at YMCA (Mrs. Joseph McCarthy and Chief Thomas Cahill) [11-19-63, 3 negatives]
Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (local reactions, prayer services) [11-22-63, ca. 80 negatives]
American-Soviet affairs counselor Igor K. Kolosovsky speaks to students at San Francisco State [11-27-63, 10 negatives]
New BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) headquarters (814 Mission Street) (transportation) [11-27-63, 5 negatives]
New building and around town views (cityscapes) [11-28-63, 39 negatives]
Soviet guests (Dr. Nikolai N. Blokhin, A.A. Vergheles, N.N. Inozemtev, Dr. N.M. Chegodaev, and D.A. Shmarinov )
December 1963 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [120063-123163] . 350 negatives (estimate)
Civil defense material piling up in warehouse at Oakland Naval Supply Center [12-03-63, 10 negatives]
Civilian Defense Material Piling Up in Warehouse (December 03, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-03-63.01] . 10 negatives
Stockman George Flanary checking the seventeen gallon water tanks, stacks of medical kits, Keith Perrin, leaderman, with food and crackers at the Oakland Naval Supply Center (civil defense).
Hearing with members of ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents) and Senate fact finding committee (Alan Short, J. Eugene McAteer, and others)
Palace of Fine Arts meeting with Mayor elect John Francis Shelley and Mayor George Christopher [12-03-63, 5 negatives]
Jefferson High School students re-enact senator's speeches on Federal Reserve system bill (education) [12-04-63, 11 negatives]
Pictorial Western Americana "gold rush" exhibit at The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley [12-05-63, 3 negatives]
SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) press conference with John Lewis (civil rights) [12-06-63, 4 negatives]
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) leader Belford V. Lawson [12-06-63, 5 negatives]
Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr. [12-09-63, 6 negatives, 73 strip* negatives]
Frank Sinatra, Jr. Kidnapping -- Lake Tahoe (December 09, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-09-63.03] . 79 negatives
Mug shot photos of suspects in the Frank Sinatra, Jr. kidnapping case. The interior of a motel room, the exterior of a motel with a man pointing, a press conference, police with guns at a roadside checkpoint with a stopped car, a man handcuffed lying on a bed, men talking on the phone, a suspect being moved.
Pleasant Hill / Lafayette housing tract [12-09-63, 21 negatives]
Supervisor's Health and Welfare Committee hearing on life ban on selling meat after 6 pm [12-10-63, 2 negatives]
Nobel prize winners (Emilio Segre, Robert Hofstadter, Edwin M. McMillan, Melvin Calvin, Wendell Stanley, Donald Glaser and Owen Chamberlain) [12-10-63, 4 negatives]
Nobel Day -- California Academy of Sciences (December 10, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-10-63.08] . 4 negatives
Seven winners of the Nobel Prize. Emilio Segre, Robert Hofstadter, Edwin M. McMillan, Melvin Galvin, Wendell Stanley, Donald A. Glaser and Owen Chamberlain. standing together.
Dedication of new Water Department yard (President Stuart N. Greenberg of Water Commission and Mayor George Christopher) [12-11-63, 2 negatives]
George Washington High School student Madeline Olsson wins award in English (education) [12-12-63, 5 negatives]
Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory (Pleasanton/Livermore) with new Superheat Reactor (atomic age) [12-12-63, 38 negatives]
Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory -- Pleasanton/Livermore (December 12, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-12-63.03] . 38 negatives
The inside of the superheat reactor, some men standing outside, the top of the reactor, also with man performing function inside the reactor, man standing in front of the reactor, the plant seen from a distance away with hills in background, copy of photo of overall view of plant, a man at the control panel with dials and switches (atomic age).
General Motors Plant strike (labor) [12-13-63, 12 negatives]
Payday for Strikers at General Motors Plant -- Fremont (December 13, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-13-63.05] . 12 negatives
Men with picket signs standing together, people lined up to pick up their paychecks, man looking at his paycheck, man with child at paycheck table (labor).
Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation meeting at Board of Education about lottery bill [12-16-63, 12 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) press conference with Chairman Bill Bradley regarding equal rights for workers (labor, race relations) [12-17-63, 5 negatives]
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Congress of Racial Equality Press Conference -- Macedonia Baptist Church . (December 17, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-17-63.08] . 5 negatives
Chairman Bill Bradley with the Reverend T.R. Provost and Pug Kilpatric, representing the West Bay Association of Food Industries, Inc. at a press conference (labor, civil rights).
East-West players visit Shrine Hospital for crippled children (disabled persons) [12-19-63, 12 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) field worker Maureen Murphy (race relations) [12-26-63, 5 negatives]
Imperial Potentate Harold C. Close meets with Islam Temple Potentate Walter R. Castro for East-West game
Commissioning of nuclear submarine at Mare Island with Chief Justice Earl Warren (atomic age) [12-27-63, 12 negatives]
Commissioning of Nuclear Submarine -- Mare Island Navy Yard (December 27, 1963) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 203, [12-27-63.05] . 12 negatives
Views of the submarine with many servicemen lined up on top of it, Rear Admiral E.E. Yeomans introduces Chief Justice Earl Warren at the microphone, the Rear Admiral lined up with another officer and Justice Warren, Justice Warren boarding submarine (atomic age).
New appointee to California State Fair Employment Commission Louis Garcia (civil rights) [12-30-63, 4 negatives]
January 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [010064-013164] . 525 negatives (estimate)
Mayor George Christopher makes last public speech [01-03-64, 10 negatives]
Portrait of Father Junipero Serra by Bolivian artist Arturo Reque Meruvia (includes the artist and Father Barry)
Interview with scientists ready for International Scientific Project on Galapagos Islands (Victor Van Straelen, Robert Unsinger, George E. Victor, and Sir Julian Huxley)
Preview of $450,000 maternity center at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (health)
Maternity Center -- St. Francis Memorial Hospital (January 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-09-64.06] . 11 negatives
Preview of $450,000 maternity center. Various views of RN Margaret Scherrer sitting in a chair and feeding a baby. Various views of Dr. Donald Campbell and head nurse Jean Ko attending to patient Sue Lowry. Views of Scherrer standing with baby in the nursery (woman nurses baby in nursery -- a new idea) (health).
Bevy of beautiful girls standing around Mayor John Francis Shelley as he signs proclamation (the Mayor said "This is better than Washington...")
"Series on smoking" (health) [01-10-64, 01-14-64 and 01-19-64, 24 negatives]
"Series on Smoking" (January 10, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-10-64.09-11] . 14 negatives
Dr. Elis Sox, Jack Castel and Lenny De Carlo smoking. Various views of Jake Ehrlich sitting in a chair and smoking (health).
"Series on Smoking" -- Pine Crest Pipe Shop (January 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-14-64.02] . 5 negatives
Various views of people shopping at the Pine Crest Pipe Shop. Roque J. Belaundi showing pipes to Bea Weille (health).
"Series on Smoking" -- Whitcomb Hotel (January 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-19-64.01] . 5 negatives
People gathered for the lecture on smoking. Robert E. Duntan standing at a lecturn and speaking into a microphone. Dunton and Dr. Edward John standing at a lecturn. View of a woman sitting in her chair and covering her eyes. Anti-smoking demos including Edward holding a brain encased in a glass container (health).
US Senate hearing on medical quackery (Mayor John Francis Shelley, Senator Harrison Williams, William E. Oriol, and others) (health)
Reverend Fred L. Shuttleworth of Birmingham (Alabama) of Christian Movement for Human Rights [01-14-64, 3 negatives]
Citizens protest about Rapid Transit (BART) (transportation) [01-14-64, 8 negatives]
Citizens Protest Over Rapid Transit -- Bosworth and Diamond Streets (January 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-14-64.14] . 6 negatives
Various views of Ester P. Franse standing and holding a map (transportation).
Crown Prince Harald of Norway arrival and visit to UC Berkeley (also includes Professor Hakon Hambre, Vice Chancellor Raymond Bresslor, Consul General C.O. Jorgensen of Norway, and others)
Interview with Reverend Hamilton Boswell of Jones Methodist Church about new Jones Memorial home (also includes architect Morton Tader with plans of new building)
"Youth for Service Boys" protesting violence against Chinese grocery store man Park Huey (social protests, race relations?) [01-14-64 - 01-16-64, and 01-22-64, 22 negatives]
Park Huey -- Franklin Hospital (January 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-14-64.16] . 5 negatives
Photograph of Park Huey. Views of Park Huey in a hospital bed (social protests, race relations?).
Park Huey's Family -- Revere Avenue (January 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-15-64.06] . 3 negatives
Yvonne Huey and her mother Mrs. Park Huey standing together behind a counter (social protests, race relations?).
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"Youth for Service Boys" Protest March -- Revere Street . (January 16, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-16-64.09] . 9 negatives
Marchers (including Afro-Americans) with signs protesting violence (social protests, race relations?).
Park Huey Back at Work -- Revere Street (January 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-22-64.01] . 5 negatives
Park Huey standing outside his store and holding his daughter while shaking hands with some children. Views of Park Huey and his family standing behind the counter in his store (social protests, race relations?).
Interview with prominent Russian scientist Professor Mikhail A. Lavrentyev (expert on hydrodynamics)
Last tourist souvenir stand on Fisherman's Wharf [01-17-64 and 01-23-64, 27 negatives]
Last Souvenir Stand on Fisherman's Wharf (January 17, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-17-64.03] . 19 negatives
Various views of last souvenir stand and its operator C.L. Howle. Views of the wharf without souvenir stands.
Sourvenir Stands Now Sell Food -- Fisherman's Wharf (January 23, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-23-64.05] . 8 negatives
Tony Cincotta, president of the Fisherman's Wharf Association, standing. View of Mike Geraldi selling bread. Views of unidentified people looking at crabs. View of the wharf without crowds.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara at airport and at Hunters Point Shipyard [01-17-64, 18 negatives]
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara -- Airport and Hunters Point Shipyard (January 17, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-17-64.04-05] . 18 negatives
Views of Robert McNamara shaking hands with Captain John Dolan, surrounded by reporters, and giving a speech. McNamara and Dolan walking together. McNamara sitting in the back of a car. McNamara standing aboard the Higbee (ship) with J.J. Herzog and Rear Admiral William Brockett.
Press tour of new Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (artist Vaseleos Kapousouz and Father Kosturos)
Royal Swedish training ship (Commodore Anders Nilson, Captain Alf Berggren, grandson of Swedish King Michael Bernadotte)
"Colored" boy elected student body president at James Denman Jr. High School (race realtions, Afro-Americans)
Western Furniture Show (includes views of bar made of old barrels and cast iron statue called "Dancing Lady")
Gene McAteer of "Save the Bay Association"/"Bonds for Israel" awards (former Mayor George Christopher, Consul Gideon Saguy of Israel, and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
New model of St. Mary's Cathedral [01-24-64, 9 negatives]
New Model of St. Mary's Catherdral -- Church Street (January 24, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-24-64.09-10] . 9 negatives
Various views of an overall scale model for the proposed St. Mary's Cathedral. Consulting architect Pietro Belluschi, Archbishop Joseph T. McGlucken, Justin Herman, and Reverend Thomas J. Bowe standing with models of the cathedral.
Senator Edward Kennedy and his sister meet with Trustee Clarence Heller [01-27-64, 6 negatives]
Pickets in front of the International Building (labor) [01-28-64, 8 negatives]
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and wife [01-28-64, 13 negatives]
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Wife -- Airport and Market Street (January 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 204, [01-28-64.04-05] . 13 negatives
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his wife stepping off an airplane and walking together with unidentified people. Mrs. Rockefeller accepting roses from Mrs. Lee Sherry. Rockefeller and his wife in large crowd.
City to fill up planters in the middle of upper Market Street with cement (neighborhood, street view)
Five person debate by candidates for Congress (Tome Flowers, Joe Bortin, Edward E. Heavey, Harry Johns, and Phil Burton)
February 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [020064-022964] . 400 negatives (estimate)
"National or State?" ruckus (protection of Limantour Spit and Francis Drake Bay?) (environment) [02-03-64, 12 negatives]
Mission merchants and guests (Mayor John Francis Shelley, Judge Leo Friedman, Chief of Police Thomas Cahill, and others)
Miss Idaho Linda Moulton with one of the largest mountain sheep heads "ever bagged in North America: 26' spread"
Mayors John Francis Shelley, Wallace D. Henderson, and Sam Yorty [02-07-64, 4 negatives]
Keynote speaker for Negro History week Rosa Gragg (Afro-Americans) [02-08-64, 2 negatives]
San Francisco Youth Conference on Religion and Race (Reverend Archie Hargraves of New York City and others)
Mayor John Francis Shelley and eleven newly appointed commissioners (Art Commission and Library Commission)
Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan of Ireland with Mayor John Francis Shelley and Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken
"Beatle" wigs are coming to Klein Toy Co. (fashion) [02-12-64, 3 negatives]
Politician Barry Goldwater [02-12-64, 34 negatives]
Barry Goldwater -- Airport and Fairmont Hotel (February 12, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [02-12-64.08-09] . 34 negatives
Various views of Barry Goldwater speaking to a large crowd. Goldwater waving to the crowd, and views of the press and supporters. Goldwater supporters holding signs. Overall views of a crowd listening to Goldwater speak. Goldwater supporters marching with signs outside the Fairmont Hotel.
Views (telephoto) from Twin Peaks (of Civic Center, the new Federal Office Building, St. Ignatius and Lone Mountain) (cityscapes)
News-Call Bulletin photographer Ed "Juby" McKeon with and without "Beatles" wig [02-13-64, 5 negatives]
Ralph Stackpole with pictures of his ideas of what to do with Alcatraz Island [02-14-64, 19 negatives]
Prince Bertil of Sweden escorted into City Hall by Mayor John Francis Shelley (includes Ambassador Herbert de Besche of Sweden)
San Francisco Union of Painters picket Lombard Street Gate of Presidio (labor) [02-24-64, 8 negatives]
Japanese city gardener George Tanaka asks for back pay while in internment camp (Japanese Americans) [02-25-64, 4 negatives]
Japanese Gardener Asks for Compensation -- City Hall (February 25, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [02-25-64.01] . 4 negatives
George Tanaka shown before Judiciary Commission of Supervisors asking for three years' back pay while interned in Utah (Japanese-Americans, war relocation).
Women wearing men's fashions at Bardelli's restaurant [02-26-64, 8 negatives]
Conference on "shop-in" demonstrations with Rev. Hamilton Boswell and Mayor John Francis Shelley (Afro-Americans, race relations, civil rights?) [02-26-64, 10 negatives]
"Fountain of the Four Seasons" turned on at Golden Gateway (housing development: highrise buildings shown)
March 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205-206, [030064-033164] . 475 negatives (estimate)
Sheraton Palace picketing (social protests, Afro-Americans, race-relations) [03-02-64 - 03-14-64, 40 negatives]
Sheraton Palace Picketing -- Hall of Justice (March 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [03-02-64.08] . 12 negatives
Tracy Sims standing. Overall views of crowds gathered at Hall of Justice. Picketers in court (social protests, Afro-Americans, race-relations).
Sheraton Palace Picketing -- Sutter Street (March 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [03-06-64.01] . 5 negatives
Tracy Sims and Mick Myerson sitting together and talking. Sims and Myerson with Bill Bradley and Dr. Berbridge. Sims, Myerson, Bradley, Berbridge, and unidentified people sitting around a table (social protests, Afro-Americans, race-relations).
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Sheraton Palace Picketing -- Palace Hotel and Hall of Justice . (March 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [03-07-64.01-02] . 13 negatives
Overall views of protesters gathered along a wall in the basement of Hall of Justice. Protesters engaged in sit-in at the Sheraton Palace. Views of police removing protesters (social protests, Afro-Americans, race-relations).
Sheraton Palace Picketing -- Hall of Justice (March 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [03-09-64.05] . 10 negatives
People gathered in court. Views of Tracy Sims and attorneys Malcolm Bernstein and Beverly Axelrod standing before the court (social protests, Afro-Americans, race-relations).
Jim Forman of Student Non-Violent Committee [03-03-64, 2 negatives]
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) pickets Cadillac agency (social protests, race relations) [03-09-64 and 03-14-64, 24 negatives]
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NAACP Pickets Cadillac Agency -- Van Ness Avenue . (March 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 205, [03-09-64.01] . 4 negatives
Various views of picketers marching with signs (social protests, race relations).
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NAACP Pickets Cadillac Agency -- Van Ness Avenue . (March 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [03-14-64.01] . 20 negatives
Protesters sitting inside on the floor of the Cadillac agency. Police carrying protesters out of the building. Protesters marching. Police gathered together and talking. View of a Cadillac with people standing near it. Various views of three unidentified men talking and standing near a Cadillac (social protests, race relations).
Groundbreaking for new neighborhood parking lot at Castro Street (between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets)
Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken, Dr. Carl G. Howie, Rabbi Alvin Pine, Reverend Eugene A. Boyle, and others
Governor Nelson Rockefeller (at UC Berkeley with students, and in Oakland at "Slim Jenkins" restaurant) [03-12-64, ca. 20 negatives]
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) aerial structures at 814 Mission Street (transportation) [03-12-64, 17 negatives]
Stuffed bear that is to be placed atop the new environmental design building at UC Berkeley (campanile in the background)
Joan A. Merriam to fly solo around the world (arriving in Oakland, with Oakland Mayor, take-off, etc.)
First annual St. Patrick's Day Snake Race for aid to "retarded" children (developmentally disabled? or mentally handicapped?)
Interim committee on human relations (includes Pastor Ross F. Hidy, Earl Raab, Mayor John Francis Shelley, and Frank Quinn)
Politician Pierre Sallinger (at airport, with Mayor John Francis Shelley, announcing his candidacy for Democratic Senate nomination, at Space Exposition in San Mateo, etc.) [03-20-64 - 03-24-64, ca. 50 negatives]
Ripley's French restaurant (Georges Firmignac mixing his famous "Ripley's Punch" and in the kitchen)
Movie stars Annette Funicello and Jody McCres sign autographs for kids [03-25-64, 2 negatives]
Aboard the Lock Loyal (ship) (Assistant Curator Anita Ventura and Captain W.A. Kennedy with ship model)
Luncheon in commemoration of the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of poet Robert Frost (includes sculptor of plaque Francis M. Sedgwick and grandson William Prescott Frost)
April 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206-207, [040064-043064] . 550 negatives (estimate)
Rockefeller luncheon (Vice Chair of Rockefeller Foundation Margaret Alderman and Nelson A. Rockefeller)
United Nations (UN) reception and other events [04-01-64 - 04-03-64, 32 negatives]
United Nations (UN) Reception -- Palace Hotel (April 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-01-64.01] . 2 negatives
Secretary General U Thant, Mayor John Francis Shelley, and Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson standing together.
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson and Secretary General of UN U Thant -- UC Berkeley (April 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 47, [04-02-64.10] . 10 negatives
U Thant and Stevenson standing at a podium and speaking. Placing sash over Stevenson. Stevenson shaking hands with Dr. Clark Kerr. U Thant shaking hands with Kerr. U Thant holding degree. Placing sash over U Thant. Stevenson holding degree stands next to Kerr.
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson -- Palace Hotel (April 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-03-64.05] . 5 negatives
Various views of Stevenson.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson and Secretary General of UN U Thant -- Mayor's Office (April 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-03-64.07] . 15 negatives
Views of crowds. Adlai E. Stevenson, U Thant, Fleishhacker, and Mayor John Francis Shelley standing together. Various views of reporters holding up microphones to Stevenson, U Thant, Fleishhacker, and Shelley. Views of U Thant receiving a redwood gavel from Shelley.
Dedication of UC Berkeley Laboratory of Chemical Biodynamics [04-01-64, 7 negatives]
Dedication of Laboratory of Chemical Biodynamics -- UC Berkeley (April 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-01-64.03] . 7 negatives
Various views of Professor Melvin Calvin standing at a podium and speaking to a crowd. President of Nobel Foundation Arne Tiselius standing at a podium and speaking.
Diet effects at Highland Hospital in Oakland (Investigator for the National Diet-Heart Study Dr. Laurance W. Kinsell)
Fort Baker in Marin County [04-03-64, 50 negatives]
Flag ceremonies honoring General Douglas MacArthur (flag atop Crown Zellerbach Building and flag at half mast) [04-06-64, 04-09-64]
Desegregation demonstration (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations) [04-07-64, 8 negatives]
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Desegregation Demonstration -- School Board . (April 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-07-64.05] . 8 negatives
Picketers with signs "If we really want integrated schools," "Segregation in housing is immoral," "Protect the right to buy property," etc., outside 170 Fell Street entrance to School Board headquarters building (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations).
Clergy march on "Rumford Act" (social protests) [04-08-64, 5 negatives]
Clergy March On "Rumford Act" -- Ferry Building (April 08, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-08-64.09] . 5 negatives
Marchers leave Ferry Buildings walking up Market Street to Attorney Generals office holding signs "Vote no to initiative" and "Come to the aid of justice" (social protests).
Icon ceremonies at St. Boniface Church (Father Alfred Boeddeker, Russian Orthodox Archbishop John Shahovskoy, and Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken) [04-09-64 - 04-10-64, 8 negatives]
"Science in Germany" at Masonic Auditorium (1750 large burning glass, 1860 velociped bike, and computer drawing table)
Politician Pierre Sallinger arrives at headquarters surrounded by four hundred greeters and "sweetheart girls"
Press conference on Civil Liberties Library (Ann Fagen Ginger, Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, and display of Civil Liberties publications)
Anti-war pickets and tax protests in front of Internal Revenue office (social protests) [04-13-64 and 04-15-64, 7 negatives]
Anti-War Pickets and Tax Protests -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (April 13, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-13-64.04] . 2 negatives
Views of Britt Peter, Ira Sandperl, and Denny Wilcher standing at a lecturn together (social protests).
Hearing on the Cadillac picket (social protests, civil rights) [04-13-64, 8 negatives]
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Hearing on the Cadillac Picket -- Hall of Justice . (April 13, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-13-64.12] . 8 negatives
Protesters involved in the Cadillac sit-in at a court hearing with attorney Willie Brown (social protests, civil rights).
Pickets and crowds at Nourse Hall (development protest) (social protests) [04-14-64, 14 negatives]
Pickets -- Nourse Auditorium (April 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-14-64.01] . 7 negatives
Protesters with signs marching outside Nourse Hall. Views of crowds gathered inside Nourse Hall (social protests).
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Pickets -- Nourse Auditorium . (April 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-14-64.07] . 7 negatives
Eddie Mattox standing at a podium and speaking. James Folger sitting and eating. Eugene Eagle, Mrs. Dorothy Shinder, Percy Jones, and Mrs Joye Goodwin standing and speaking. Portrait shot of Willie Brown (social protests).
Sheraton Palace Hotel picket trial (social protests) [04-15-64 - 04-16-64, 19 negatives]
Sheraton Palace Hotel Picket Trial -- City Hall (April 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-15-64.14] . 4 negatives
Overall views of crowd in a courtroom including Tracy Sims (social protests).
Sheraton Palace Hotel Picket Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-15-64.18] . 6 negatives
Views of a crowd gathered in a hall. Tracy Sims and others standing in a courtroom. Views of attorney Vincent Hallianan (social protests).
Sheraton Palace Hotel Picket Trial -- Hall of Justice (April 16, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-16-64.03] . 9 negatives
Attorney Vincent Hallinan and Patrick Hallinan sitting at a table with defendants (seated behind them in the first row of the courtroom). V. Hallinan and prospective jurors (social protests).
Disgruntled artists picket in front of Museum of Modern Art (social protests) [04-16-64, 4 negatives]
Artists Picket -- Museum of Modern Art (April 16, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 206, [04-16-64.10] . 4 negatives
Picketers marching with signs ("This show unfair to the public," "This show unfair to all artists," etc.) in front of the Museum of Modern Art, including Jean Varda ("agitator") and Gwen Sussex (social protests).
Ferry Building from top (cityscapes) [04-17-64, 16 negatives]
Alan Cranston campaigning for senator [04-20-64, 11 negatives]
Hospital convention (new type of hospital bed in which "electricity does all the work" and "complete surgery habit" for Sisters of the Sacret Heart) (health)
Democratic Forum (Birth Control Appropriation luncheon with Dr. Lawrence R. Neblett, Dr. Howard R. Herning, Dr. R. Elgin, and Monsignor James B. Flynn)
Presentation of Turkish Nargileh and carved meerschaum pipe to Mayor John Francis Shelley by Consul General Myron B. Goldsmith of Turkish Republic
Martin Luther King press conference and greated by Stanford students [04-23-64, 12 negatives]
Movie cameraman James Wong Howe (cinematographer) [04-24-64, 5 negatives]
Playground money cut from budget in Sunnyside District and agitation by mothers to restore funds (children with signs, mothers, and scenes in City Hall) [04-24-64 - 04-27-64, 17 negatives]
"Great Saloon Paintings of San Francisco" at Guy Milberry Union (paintings by A.D.M. Cooper, Serendat de Belzin, and others)
First Chinese to join San Francisco Fire Department Wylie Low [04-28-64, 40 negatives]
First Chinese to Join San Francisco Fire Department -- Ninetinth and Folsom Streets (April 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [04-28-64.15] . 40 negatives
Wylie Low standing with badge in hand, crouched near a fire truck, climbing the extension ladder, shining a fire truck, and cooking.
Communist speaker at College of San Mateo campus (Louis Francis, Robert Coleman, Patrick Olmer, President of College Dr. Julio Bortolazzo, and others) (communism)
End of US intervention in Vietnam press conference [04-29-64, 3 negatives]
May 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [050064-053164] . 475 negatives (estimate)
Professor Walter C. Lowermilk and director of expedition to Tell Nagila in Israel Richard A. Mitchell
Politician Alan Cranston at San Francisco Naval Shipyard [05-01-64, 6 negatives]
Governor's conference and civil rights speakers [05-06-64, 4 negatives]
Governor's Conference and Civil Rights Speakers -- Fairmont Hotel (May 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-06-64.10] . 4 negatives
Senator Nelson K. Doi of Hawaii, San Francisco Chief of Police Tom Cahill, member of the California Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Civil Rights Loren Miller, and Governor Edmund G. Brown at the conference table (civil rights).
Construction of forty-three story Wells Fargo building at Sutter and Montgomery Streets (cityscapes) [05-06-64, 35 negatives]
Construction of New Forty-three Story Wells Fargo Building -- Sutter and Montgomery Streets (May 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-06-64.16] . 35 negatives
Views of the construction. Giant 133 ft. pilings for the building being lifted up by a large crane and swinging over the street. View of the construction from the top of a high skyscraper next to the site. The construction workers stand inside the large pit for the foundation of the building (cityscapes).
United Nations (UN) Secretary for Political Affairs Ralph J. Bunche and UC Berkeley Chancellor Edward W. Strong
Wax figure of President Lyndon B. Johnson for Wax Museum paraded through San Francisco financial district
Ministers of Unitarian Church of San Francisco march for fair housing and against segregation (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations) [05-12-64, 22 negatives]
Unitarian Church Ministers March for Fair Housing -- Market and Grove Street, and Van Ness Avenue (May 12, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-12-64.10-12] . 22 negatives
Minister of the Unitarian Church of Monterey Robert O'Brien, Minister of the Unitarian Church of San Francisco Harry B. Scholefield, Minister of Saint Johns Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, and other ministers marching with picket signs and asking to vote "no" on the segregation amendment. Marching down Market Street and carrying signs "Clergy support fair housing." Ministers continue onto Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue. Unitarian minister from Memphis, Tennessee, James Madison Barr reads a statement (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations).
"Food and Civilization" symposium (Doctor Aloys L. Tappel, Doctor Charles Glen King, and Henry Luce)
Press conference on space astronauts (Captain James A. McDivitt) [05-15-64, 10 negatives]
Pickets in front of Pittsburg Steel Mills (labor) [05-15-64, 10 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) boycott at Sausalito Baptist Church (freedom class meeting) (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations) [05-18-64, 23 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) -- Sausalito Baptist Church (May 18, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-18-64.09] . 23 negatives
Congress of Racial Equality leads students to the Sausalito Baptist church for a freedom class once a week. Children walk down the street and into the church (social protests, Afro-Americans, race relations).
Golden anniversary of "first Chinese troop in the world" (Thomas W. Chinn who went in the group in 1921-43)
Peace Committee announces Doctor Linus Pauling rally (Lloyd McMurray, Doctor Carlton Goodlett, and Robert Randolph) (nuclear disarmament)
Presidio peace marchers before US Commission (social protests) [05-19-64, 6 negatives]
Presidio Peace Marchers Before US Commission -- Post Office Building (May 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-19-64.10] . 6 negatives
Presidio peace marchers Norman Chaslain, Willie Ballard, James Peterson, Percy Jones, Roy Robinson, and Kipp Dawson appear before US Commission for their arraignment hearing (social protests).
Hilton Hotel grand opening [05-21-64, 12 negatives]
Pickets in front of County of Alameda Welfare Department (social protests) [05-21-64, 7 negatives]
National Federation of Settlement and Neighborhood Centers convention at St. Francis Square Community Apartment Homes
Nazi speaker Ralph Forbes and student crowd to hear Forbes speaking at UC Berkeley Harmon Gym [05-22-64, 24 negatives]
Nazi Speaker Ralph Forbes -- Harmon Gym -- UC Berkeley (May 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-22-64.03-04] . 24 negatives
Student crowd fills Harmon Gym and overflows onto the steps outside to hear Nazi speaker Ralph Forbes speak. Forbes and others walk up the stairs to the gymnasium. Students listening to Fobes talk. Forbes converses with others.
Secretary General of SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) Konthi Suphamongkhon [05-22-64, 6 negatives]
Konthi Suphamongkhon -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (May 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-22-64.05] . 6 negatives
Press conference with Secretary General of SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) Suphamongkhon (known also as Mr. Konthi). Head shots of Mr. Konthi at the conference.
Nelson Rockefeller visits Laguna Honda Relief Home and breakfast with former Mayor George Christopher
Politician Alan Cranston visits ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) Hiring Hall
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) and NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) pickets Bank of America (social protests, Afro-Americans) [05-22-64 - 05-25-64, 21 negatives]
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CORE and NAACP Picket Bank of America . (May 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-22-64.12] . 12 negatives
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) and NAACP picket Bank of America. Protesters fill sidewalks around the corners on both sides of the street, some carry signs protesting Bank of America's hiring policies (social protests, Afro-Americans).
CORE and NAACP picket Bank of America (May 25, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-25-64.03] . 9 negatives
President and manger of the day and night branch of Bank of America gives a policy statement to the press in front of Bank of America. The protesters march around the perimeter of the bank (civil rights, social protest).
Palace Hotel sit-ins sentencing (social protests) [05-26-64, 6 negatives]
Artist's drawing of apartment house for senior citizens to be built in Western Addition at Laguna and Ellis Streets (housing)
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund check presentations (Joe Di Maggio, Nobel Prize winner Doctor Wendel Stanley, and others)
Martin Luther King press conference (civil rights, Afro-Americans) [05-29-64, 10 negatives]
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Reverend Martin Luther King Press Conference -- Grace Cathedral . (May 29, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 207, [05-29-64.03] . 10 negatives
Martin Luther King, Bishop James A. Pike of Grace Cathedral, Reverend George L. Bedford, and others sit at the conference table. Reverend King answers questions for the press and shakes hands with Bishop Pike (civil rights, Afro-Americans).
June 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [060064-063064] . 450 negatives (estimate)
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) leader Bill Bradley jailed [06-01-64, 2 negatives}
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CORE Leader Bill Bradley -- County Jail . (June 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-01-64.05] . 2 negatives
Views of Bill Bradley standing and looking through the bars of a jail.
Civil rights demonstrators in front of San Bruno County Jail (social protests) [06-03-64, 4 negatives]
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Civil Rights Demonstration -- San Bruno County Jail . (June 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-03-64.01] . 4 negatives
Overall views of demonstrators marching in front of jail gate (social protests).
Students and professors press conference at Stanford University on trip to Mississippi this summer (Professors Otis A. Pease and William McCord, and students) and missing students in Mississippi (civil rights) [06-04-64 and 06-26-64]
Civil rights marchers in front of City Hall (social protests, Afro-Americans) [06-06-64 - 06-08-64, 8 negatives]
Civil Rights Marchers -- City Hall (June 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-06-64.01] . 4 negatives
Various views of protesters marching with signs ("Separate isn't equal, freedom now!," "Jim Crow must go!", "CORE" (Congress of Racial Equality), etc.) in front of City Hall (social protests, Afro-Americans).
Paul Mantee holding space monkey, and Father George Marionetti [06-08-64, 3 negatives]
San Francisco 188th Birthday (at Mission Dolores, Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle, La Favorita Maria Antonia Wagstaff, Mayor John Francis Shelley, etc.) [06-11-64 - 06-27-64, ca. 15 negatives]
Press conference with Representatives Glenard P. Libscomb (Republican-Louisiana) and Melvin Laird (Republican-Wisconsin)
Actor James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart) on movie set in Sausalito [06-15-64, 13 negatives]
Socialist Youth conference (Terrence Hallinan and James Tyner) [06-16-64, 3 negatives]
Research Institute of the new Presbyterian Medical Center (Doctors Frank Gerbode and Victor Richards)
Lady doctor wins award (President of Women Physicians Club Doctor Ilsa Caswell presents award to Dr. Elisabeth McSherry)
Beatles Fan Club rally in Union Square [06-18-64, 5 negatives]
Visit of President Lyndon B. Johnson (communism, social protests) [06-19-64 - 06-20-64, 155 negatives]
President Lyndon B. Johnson Visit -- Concord and Palace Hotel (June 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-19-64.01-02] . 44 negatives
Various views of a very large crowd lining the streets as Johnson's motorcade drives through. Johnson stepping out of a helicopter and walking away.
President Lyndon B. Johnson Visit -- Market Street, Golden Gate Avenue, Civic Center and Airport (June 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-19-64.04-07] . 99 negatives
Lyndon B. Johnson shaking hands with spectators on Market Street. Crowds gathered on streets with signs to welcome Johnson. Views of police officers with dogs outside an abandoned building. Men standing around the podium (no crowds present). People waiting for Johnson to arrive at the Federal Building. CIO-AFL sign welcoming Johnson hung on a building. Johnson stepping onto a helicopter. Various views of demonstrators walking with anti-communist signs. Protesters marching with anti-Vietnam war signs (communism, social protests).
President Lyndon B. Johnson Visit -- Hilton and Fairmont Hotels (June 20, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-20-64.01-02] . 12 negatives
Johnson standing at a podium and speaking. Johnson shaking hands. Views of protesters marching with anti-Vietnam war signs. Johnson walking with police escort and surrounded by unidentified men (social protests)..
Lunch for Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin and wife [06-22-64, 12 negatives]
Lunch for Ambassador Anatoly Fedorovich Dobrynin of Russia -- Ferry Building (June 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-22-64.06] . 12 negatives
Governor Edmund G. Brown, Adolph Schuman and Ambassador Anatoly Fedorovich Dobrynin standing together. Various views of Dobrynin and his wife. Dobrynin standing next to a car.
AMA (American Medical Association) convention (doctors, equipment, and models, including Carla Borelli) (health)
Press interview on transplant of kidney from chimpanzee to man (includes Doctor John P. Merrill of Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston) (health)
FHA (Federal Housing Administration) loan for new appartments (John F. Pendergast and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
Sit-in by COFO (Council of Federated Organizations?) in front of US Attorney's office (social protests, civil rights) [06-24-64, 22 negatives]
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COFO (Council of Federated Organizations?) Sit-in -- US Attorney's Office . (June 24, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 208, [06-24-64.03] . 22 negatives
Several protesters (including African Americans) sitting on the floor of the US Attorney's office. Various views of Cecil Poole standing and surrounded by reporters. Men carrying or dragging protesters out of the office and building. Tom Miller speaking into a microphone as Poole looks on. Poole standing in an elevator with protesters (social protests, civil rights).
"Atomic park" at Bodega Bay [06-24-64, 9 negatives]
Sit-ins at the Post Office carried out (social protests) [06-26-64, 2 negatives]
July 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209-210, [070064-073164] . 525 negatives (estimate)
Republican convention [07-00-64 - 07-17-64, ca. 200 negatives]
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-00-64.07] . 28 negatives
Overall views of convention crowd gathered in Cow Palace. Group of Barry Goldwater supporters holding sings. Various views of a woman holding an inflatable elephant with convention crowd in background.
Preparations for Republican Convention -- Hotel St. Francis (July 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-01-64.03] . 11 negatives
Joan Mowery standing with GOP paraphernalia. Patricia Hitt sitting at a desk and talking on a telephone.
Northern California Republican Leaders -- Sun Reporter Building (July 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-02-64.01] . 7 negatives
Various views of Dr. L.S. Kimbrough, Grandvel Jackson, and Arthur Fletcher sitting at a table with microphones.
Preparations for Republican Convention -- Hotel St. Francis (July 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-02-64.07] . 2 negatives
Frank Reynolds sitting at his desk with headache medicine.
Melvin R. Lair and George Romney -- Hilton Hotel and Airport (July 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-06-64.07-08] . 9 negatives
Melvin R. Laird standing at a podium and speaking into microphones. George Romney and his wife stepping off an airplane. Romney with unidentified men, his wife, and sons. Romney at a microphone and surrounded by group of men.
Preparations for Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-07-64.06] . 9 negatives
Overall views of Cow Palace being prepared for the convention. Group of operators talking on telephones.
Abner W. Sibal, Reverend Martin Luther King and Others -- Hilton Hotel and Hotel St. Francis (July 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-07-64.15-16] . 25 negatives
Abner W. Sibal standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone. Views of an elephant "statue" atop the Roos-Atkins sign. "Goldwater Girls" and CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) picketers outside Hotel St. Francis. Roy Wilkins, Norman Hill, Charles Evers, Dick Gregory, and Reverend Martin Luther King standing at a podium and speaking into microphones (social protests).
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BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-07-64.16] . Reverend Martin Luther King, CORE and Others -- Hotel St. Francis . 1964-07-07 (July 07, 1964)
Governor William Scranton Arrives -- Airport (July 08, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-08-64.01] . 11 negatives
Governor Bill Scranton and supporters holding signs in the background. Photographer Sam Mikulin standing. Mikulin on the ground getting help from policemen. Scranton standing at microphones.
Republican National Leader William Miller -- Mills Tower (July 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-09-64.03] . 8 negatives
William Miller shaking hands with Charles H. Clifford.
William Scranton and Others -- Hotel St. Francis, Hilton Hotel, Maurice Hotel, Cow Palace (July 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-09-64.05-08] . 35 negatives
William Scranton standing at a podium and speaking into microphones (some views include crowd in the background). Child with Goldwater sign, woman and child sitting on steps with Goldwater signs, Mrs. Elly Peterson sitting in a chair, Mrs. Floyd Lee, and San Mateo County Sheriff Earl Whitmore addressing a large group of policemen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Broadcasting Studio -- Hotel St. Francis (July 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-09-64.10] . 11 negatives
Various views of Ann Koenig sitting behind a desk and looking at a studio prop wall. Dwight D. Eisenhower's name outside the studio suite.
Senator Jacob Javits of New York -- Ernie's (July 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-09-64.12] . 3 negatives
Views of Senator Jacob Javits of New York and Walter Winchell standing together. Roy Larsen (Time-Life), Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, and Javits sitting around a coffee table.
"GOP Excitement" -- Hotel St. Francis and Hilton Hotel (July 10, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-10-64.06] . 5 negatives
Views of Mary Alice Kleinjan holding GOP button. Fran Bryan standing with an unidentified man and holding a sign in support of Kitman. Bryan holding Kitman sign and walking with unidentified people. Wendy Tyler holding GOP elephant radio. Dale Feinsteing blowing up balloons.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 13, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-13-64.04] . 19 negatives
Overall views of crowd, including television on a stand, women wearing "Babcock" hats, men wearing "Arizona" hats, etc.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 13, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-13-64.06] . 11 negatives
Overall views of crowd at Cow Palace. Women group the "TOPS" standing together. Joe Martin sitting among the Massachusetts delegation. View of the Arizona delegation.
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Pickets at Republican Convention -- Cow Palace . (July 13, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-13-64.09] . 4 negatives
Views of civil rights protesters marching with signs outside Cow Palace (social protests).
"Color" for Republican Convention -- Chi Chi Club (July 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-14-64.01] . 4 negatives
Views of Sandi O'Brien serving customers and lighting candles.
GOP Tickets -- Hotel St. Francis (July 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-14-64.03] . 1.5 negatives
Hands reaching for a ticket held by an unidentified woman.
Republican Candidates and Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Hotel St. Francis (July 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-14-64.05] . 4 negatives
Republican candidates lined up to be photographed with Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-14-64.08-09] . 34 negatives
Views of Scranton delegates standing and cheering. Chinese dragon and drums entering convention hall. Mrs. Goldwater waving to the crowd. Dwight D. Eisenhower standing and addressing the crowd. William Knowland sitting with Gardiner Johnson and Helen Hill. Reporters interviewing protestesters sitting outside the gates of Cow Palace. Protesters being taken through the gates at Cow Palace. Policemen lined up outside Cow Palace (social protests).
California Delegate Meeting and "Color" for Republican Convention -- Fairmont Hotel and Mark Hopkins Hotel (July 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-14-64.11-16] . 25 negatives
Helen Alvarez Hill and William E. Miller sitting at a table with Peter Pitches standing behind. Miller standing with Nolan and shaking hands with John Collier. Dawn Marie Bastorello dressed in a cowgirl outfit. Various views of Ann Davey wearing a Scranton hat and taking pictures of an "Evaporate Goldwater" sign. Jim Woo Jr. and Susan Dunphy sitting together with Goldwater and Scranton paraphernalia.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-15-64.02-04] . 109 negatives
Portrait views of an unidentified reverend. Various views of delegations at the convention. Women sitting in "Goldwater" cowboy hats. Delegates outside Cow Palace. Crowds with signs. Television cameraman. Margie Galicich, L.E. Guillot, and Mrs. Jane Fiala getting their hair sprayed gold.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace and Fairmont Hotel (July 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-15-64.07-08] . 20 negatives
Overall views of crowd holding signs. Balloons in the air over the crowd. Kay Reagan covered in dollar bills. Richard M. Nixon shaking hands with unidentifed person. Nixon and William F. Nolan sitting at a table. Nixon, Nolan, and Helen Hill sitting at a table together.
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-15-64.12-13] . 14 negatives
Views of a huge crowd with signs picketing outside Cow Palace. Crowd with Scranton signs inside Cow Palace. Policemen with hoses standing around large packages. Portrait views of James E. Bent looking at a newspaper (social protests).
Republican Convention -- Cow Palace (July 16, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-16-64.06] . 18 negatives
Barry Goldwater and his wife waving to the crowd. Richard M. Nixon standing at a podium. Nixon and Goldwater standing together. Various views of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) picketers holding signs outside Cow Palace (social protests).
Committee Against Racial Demonstrations (Reverend C. Fain Kyle) (civil rights related) [07-00-64, 3 negatives]
Church Labor Council will march up Market Street on July 12 (Reverend Hamilton Boswell, William Chester, Reverend G.L. Bedford, and others)
"Modern IWW (Industrial Workers of the World)" around their sign off Geary Boulevard at Laguna Street (labor) [07-01-64, 7 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) pickets (social protests) [07-03-64, 2 negatives]
Executive Secretary of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Roy Wilkins (Afro-Americans) [07-06-64, 8 negatives]
Receiving check for two million dollars for the Palace of the Fine Arts (Walter Johnson, Governor Edmund G. Brown, and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
Dramatist and journalist Clare Boothe Luce [07-07-64, 7 negatives]
Human Rights march press conference and civil rights marchers (Afro-Americans, social protests) [07-11-64 - 07-12-64, ca. 25 negatives)
Human Rights March Press Conference -- Palace Hotel (July 11, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-11-64.02] . 6 negatives
William Chester, Jackie Robinson, William Turner, and unidentified men.
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Human Rights Marchers -- Market Street and City Hall . (July 12, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 209, [07-12-64.01] . 22 negatives
Views of crowds on plazza and marchers on street, some carrying signs ("Christians for social action," etc.) Views of a man walking to one side of the marchers and carrying a sign in support of Barry Goldwater. An unidentified woman and two men standing next to a statue of Abraham Lincoln (Afro-Americans, social protests, civil rights).
Ground breaking ceremony at Palace of the Fine Arts (Mrs. and Goodwin Knight, Mayor John Francis Shelley, Harold Zellerbach, Walter Haas, Walter Johnson, and others)
Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge turns himself into County Jail (Afro-Americans) [07-16-64, 9 negatives]
Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge -- Hall of Justice (July 16, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-15-64.03] . 9 negatives
Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge speaking with reporters. Views of crowd gathered in the lobby of the Hall of Justice. Burbridge standing behind bars. Burbridge standing at a counter and writing in a book. Burbridge walking through a prison doorway.
Sentencing in the Cadillac sit-in protestors (social protests, civil rights) [07-17-64 and 07-31-64, 11 negatives]
June White -- City Hall (July 17, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-17-64.02] . 4 negatives
June White and her daughter, Karen, standing together. Judge David D. French walking through a doorway (social protests, civil rights).
Sentencing in the Cadillace Sit-Ins -- Hall of Justice (July 31, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-31-64.04] . 7 negatives
Attorneys Brian Rohan and Terence Hallinan with Reverend Thomas Burbridge in a courtroom. Judge Hector Baida sitting in a chair (social protests, civil rights).
Californians against Proposition 314 (Doctor Harry B. Scholefield, Robert Nicol, and Cyril Magnin) (civil rights?)
Mayor John Francis Shelley and President of Pan American Airways Corporation dedicate new hangar at San Francisco Airport
Members of Beatles Fan Club in front of Royal Theatre (1529 Polk Street) [07-22-64, 5 negatives]
Printing plant protests over telephone books and strike breakers (labor) [07-22-64, ca. 12 negatives]
Pickets in front of Housing Authority (Afro-Americans, social protests) [07-23-64, 2 negatives]
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Pickets -- Housing Authority . (July 23, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-23-64.12] . 2 negatives
Picketers marching with signs protesting hiring practices.
Byron Rumford speaking at Jack Tar luncheon ("Rumford Act") (Afro-Americans) [07-24-64, 3 negatives]
Signing of Human Rights document by Mayor John Francis Shelley office [07-24-64, 11 negatives]
Signing of Human Rights Document -- Mayor's Office (July 24, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-24-64.06] . 11 negatives
Peter Tamaras, Mark J. O'Reilly Reverend George L. Bedford, Ardath Nichols, Rabbi Alvin Fine, Earl Raab, Tom Mellon, Herman Gallegos, and William Chester standing behind seated Mayor John Francis Shelley.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy [07-24-64, 7 negatives]
Protest meeting at Third Baptist Church regarding "Burbridge sentence" (Afro-Americans, social protests) [07-27-64, 3 negatives]
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Protest Meeting Regarding "Burbridge Sentence" -- Third Baptist Church . (July 27, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-27-64.05] . 3 negatives
Views of Willie Brown, Dr. Thomas N. Burbridge, and John Burton standing behind a lecturn (Afro-Americans, social protests).
Pickets in front of Carlisle & Co. Printers (labor, social protests) [07-27-64, 12 negatives]
Teamster Pickets -- Carlisle & Co. Printers (July 27, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-27-64.07] . 12 negatives
Teamster picketers marching with signs in front of Carlisle & Co. Printers. Various views of a Teamster banner hung on the side of a bus. Two men posting a sign on a bus. People walking into the Carlisle & Co. building. Man standing next to a bus and holding a sign (labor, social protests).
Teamsters picketing and violence in front of Phillips & Van Orden Printing Plant (labor, social protests) [07-28-64 - 07-29-64, 57 negatives]
Teamsters Picketing -- Phillips & Van Orden Printing Plant (July 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-28-64.06] . 4 negatives
Picketers with signs sitting on the ground. View of a banners hung on a bus. Picketers marching (labor, social protests).
Teamsters Picketing and Violence -- Phillips & Van Orden Printing Plant (July 29, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 210, [07-29-64.01-03] . 53 negatives
Policemen in riot gear placing people in a police van. Picketers standing and holding signs. Several views of policemen surrounding a man lying on the ground. Policemen escorting an unidentified man. Man with bandaged arm speaking with a woman. Picketers following police as they escort two men. Unidentified man walking with police. A group of men sitting on the hood of a truck. View of a car surrounded by picketers holding signs. Unidentified man speaking with a megaphone. John Burton and Willie Brown standing and holding picket signs. Views of a wreath in front of the entrance to the Phillips & Van Orden building. Long views of Milton Lomas? surrounded by picketers and speaking into a police car bull horn. Lomas? sitting in a police car and speaking into a CB. Views of Joe Forbush? speaking to policemen (labor).
Professor C. Wayne Shumaker, Hellen Norris, Colston Westbrook, Neil Shumsky, William Barrett, and others on board the Cleveland (ship)
August 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [080064-083164] . 375 negatives (estimate)
Artists Roy Ettinger, Dennis Stearns, and Jim Maher start San Francisco Art Gallery at 3938 1/2 Seventeenth Street
Opening of the wall into the new section of the Grace Cathedral [08-06-64, 13 negatives]
Opening of the Wall -- Grace Cathedral (August 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-06-64.05] . 13 negatives
Several views of the cathedral taken from the pulpit. Reverend C. Julian Bartlett with an unidentified man and reading a piece of paper. Various views of Bartlett destroying wall with an ax.
Beatles fans at San Francisco International Airport, Cow Palace, and other places [08-10-64 and 08-17-64 - 08-19-64, 161 negatives]
Beatles Fans Playing in a Fountain -- City Hall (August 10, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-10-64.07] . 16 negatives
Various views of Beatles fans playing in a fountain.
Site for the Beatles Arrival -- Airport (August 17, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-17-64.06] . 8 negatives
Various views of unidentified woman standing with a picture of the Beatles.
Beatles Fans -- Airport (August 18, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-18-64.03-05] . 40 negatives
Overall views of a large crowd (mostly young girls) standing behind a fence. Police holding people back. Police officer being helped by other officers over a fence. Police officer carrying a young girl. People waving from behind a fence. Views of the Beatles standing on a stage. Bobbi Lamb and Richie Six wearing "Beatle" dresses made from towels. Mrs. Welsh, Mary Chezzi, Jeanette Chezzi, Gloria Jones, and Cornina Garcia holding a sign that reads "Beatles Rule." Four "Beatlettes". People sitting on the ground eating, reading, etc. Various views of a group of Beatles fans. Debbie Damazil, Carol Damazil, and Jo Anne Jenkins sitting together on the ground beneath a blanket. Hitchhikers Louise Dorchich, Alice Fennema, and Carole Smith standing on the side of the road.
Beatles Fans -- Hilton Hotel and Cow Palace (August 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-19-64.03-08] . 97 negatives
Overall views of Beatles fans gathered outside Hilton Hotel. Anti-Beatles protester carrying religious signs. Portrait views of Donna Hooper, Margaret Mays, Vanna Carey, Debbie Greshamm, and Dave La Verne. Group of Beatles fans posing for a picture. Fans standing in a crowd outside the Hilton. Three unidentified people in a hotel room holding up Beatles pictures. John S. DeBow talking with Hilton security officer Frank Totaro. Crowds in the lobby of the Hilton. Crowd around a concession stand. Six girls standing together and holding up pictures of the Beatles. Screaming and crying fans. Views of collapsed fans. Policemen trying to push back a crowd.
Pickets in front of wholeseller "Baruh's" at 3095 Third Street (labor) [08-14-64, 5 negatives]
New freeway near Ocean Avenue [08-17-64, 4 negatives]
Lockheed Plant at Sunnyvale (working on missiles) [08-18-64, 17 negatives]
Working on Missiles -- Lockheed Plant, Sunnyvale (August 18, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-18-64.10] . 17 negatives
Eleanor LeBlanc working on welded module while Dick Gerner looks on. Christine Salazar looking into a microscope. Rudy Vasquez and Pat Magliocco working. Overall views of an assembly line for welded modules.
Shots of pickets at Golden Gate Way (Golden Gateway?) (labor) [08-19-64, 11 negatives]
Pickets -- Golden Gate Way (August 19, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-19-64.11] . 11 negatives
Shots of pickets at both entrances to a building, one man holds a sign that reads "Appliance distributor is unfair to IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 6. This dispute is with appliance distributors only" (labor).
"Fair housing" protest at Housing Authority Office at Richmond (social protests, Afro-Americans) [08-21-64, 6 negatives]
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Fair Housing Protest -- Housing Authority Office, Richmond . (August 21, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [08-21-64.04] . 6 negatives
Views of protesters standing and sitting on the floor with signs (social protests, Afro-Americans, civil rights).
Swearing in new Public Administrator Thomas J. Mellon (also Superior Judge Walter Carpmeti and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
New President of Board of Supervisors Joseph E. Tenney and outgoing one John J. Ferdon [08-31-64, 2 negatives]
September 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211-212, [090064-093064] . 438 negatives (estimate)
Swearing in of Attorney General Thomas Lynch by Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson [09-00-64, 2 negatives]
World Trade Fair (includes Miss Japan Daphne Nakai, exhibits, Queen, Miss Israel) [09-01-64, 09-08-64 - 09-11-64, 09-18-64, 42 negatives]
Swearing in of District Attorney John Ferdon with Mayor John Francis Shelley [09-01-64, 2 negatives]
Building dispute (Lansdale and Cresta Vista) (housing, development) [09-01-64 and 09-03-64, 37 negatives]
Building Dispute -- Lansdale and Cresta Vista Drive (September 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [09-01-64.13] . 8 negatives
Mrs. Sanford Fox's house perched above land to be developed. Fox standing on her deck over the land to be developed. A building under construction (housing, development).
B.W. Haveman of Inter-governmental Commission for European Migration (includes George Mardikian) [09-01-64, 6 negatives]
Mayor John Francis Shelley addresses Human Rights Commission at Main Library [09-02-64, 8 negatives]
Mayor John Francis Shelley Addresses Human Rights Commission -- Main Library (September 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [09-02-64.02] . 8 negatives
Various views of the Human Rights Commission members sitting around a table while being addressed by a standing Mayor John Francis Shelley.
Evening peak rush hour traffic at Fell and Cole Streets [09-03-64, 8 negatives]
Socialist candidate Eric Hass for President [09-3-64, 5 negatives]
Swearing in of new Police Captain Willison Lingafelter by Police Chief Tom Cahill [09-03-64, 5 negatives]
First "colored" police inspector "Gil" Gilford (Afro-Americans) [09-03-64, 3 negatives]
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"Gil" Gilford -- City Hall . (September 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 211, [09-03-64.09] . 3 negatives
Portraits of police inspector "Gil" Gilford (Afro-Americans).
Morning rush hour traffic [09-04-64, 12 negatives]
Countess Bernadotte of Sweden and son Dr. Folke Bernadotte with Chancellor John Sanders at UC Hospital radiation lab (health)
Police meeting with Chief Tom Cahill, Director of Intelligence Tom Fitzpatrick, Department Chief Al Nelder, Captain Arthur Williams, and Captain Al Anaud [09-08-64, 8 negatives]
"New style neighborhood for business buildings" (industrial park?) [09-09-64, 8 negatives]
Dizzy Gillespie for President (Dizzy at press conference) [09-09-64, 5 negatives]
Equal Employment Opportunity meeting [09-11-64, 3 negatives]
Opening of George Murphy's campaign headquarters (movie actress Gale Storm and actor Cesar Romero in crowd)
Boy (Edward Boden) beaten by gang "The Businessmen" (juvenile delinquency) [09-14-64 - 09-29-64, ca. 15 negatives]
Republican leaders form committee for Lyndon B. Johnson (George Killion, Edgar Kaiser, Frederic Whitman, Bert Levit, William Brinton, and others) [09-16-64, 4 negatives]
Old school in Half Moon Bay hills (with bell from 1866) [09-16-64, 29 negatives]
Demolition of colonnade at Palace of Fine Arts in Marina District (buildings) [09-17-64, 14 negatives]
Swearing in of new US Commissioner Richard Goldsmith by Federal Judge Oliver Carter [09-18-64, 2 negatives]
Saint Helena and Calistoga fire (Napa County) [09-21-64, 09-23-64, 44 negatives]
Fire -- Saint Helena and Calistoga (September 21, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [09-21-64.06] . 44 negatives
Smoke rising behind power lines and remains of a stone building. Views of general damage. Red Cross volunteer standing with at girl. Group of people gathered around a school bus.
Sonoma and Glen Ellen fire [09-22-64, 36 negatives]
Fire -- Sonoma and Glen Ellen (September 22, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [09-22-64.05] . 33 negatives
Aerial views of smoke rising from the hills of Sonoma and Glen Ellen.
Pacific Coast tennis championships (Jim McManus, Nicola Petrangelli, Don Jacobus, Manuel Santana, and Kathy Harter)
Episcopalians picketing California Real Estate convention about fair housing (against Proposition 14) (civil rights, social protests) [09-29-64, 9 negatives]
Horse and rider cowboy Justin Little Bit turned back from crossing Golden Gate Bridge (rode across country for Grand National)
Ex-Prime Minister Ferenc Nagy of Hungary with President Sister Joan Marie of College of the Holy Names [09-29-64, 4 negatives]
New associates at San Quentin State Prison (James Park, Philip McNamara, Raymond Wham, and Warden Lawrence Wilson)
Chief Justice Earl Warren visits Mayor John Francis Shelley [09-30-64, 8 negatives]
October 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [100064-103164] . 525 negatives (estimate)
Cable car system declared national historic landmark [10-01-64, 9 negatives]
Cable Car System Declared a National Historic Landmark -- Victorian Plaza (October 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-01-64.09] . 9 negatives
Chief Justice Earl Warren speaks to crowds and unveils plaque with Assistant Secretary of the Interior John A. Carver Jr. and Thomas A. Mellon.
Student demonstration at UC Berkeley (social protests, Free Speech Movement) [10-01-64 - 10-05-64, 44 negatives]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- Sit-in -- UC Berkeley (October 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-01-64.08] . 12 negatives
Various scenes of sit-in in front of Dean's office. Demonstrations and crowds in front of Sproul Hall. Dustin Mark Miller speaks pro-demonstration. Door of Sproul Hall sit-in. Mario Savio addressing demonstrators on steps of Sproul Hall; a child stands near him. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- UC Berkeley (October 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-02-64.01] . 20 negatives
Demonstration and crowds. Un-tenured assistant professor preaches moderation; unidentified Canadian stands nearby. Group leading demonstration stands on top of a car. Anti-demonstration picketer with sign "Law before disorder". Jack Weinberg escorted by UC Police Sergeant Robert Lidden and fingerprinted by UC Police Sergeant Joseph Halloran. Overhead view of massive crowd near Student Union. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- UC Berkeley (October 05, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-05-64.04] . 12 negatives
Speakers at demonstration. Art Goldberg, Byron Turner, Sociology Professor Nathan Glaser, and Mario Savio speak to the massive crowd. Views of crowd assembled in front of Sproul Hall (looking from view of speakers towards Golden Bear Center). [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
First "colored" traffic motorcycle officer, William F. Tull (Afro-Americans) [10-02-64, 6 negatives]
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First African American Traffic Motorcycle Officer -- Hall of Justice . (October 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-02-64.03] . 6 negatives
Officer William F. Tull on his motorcycle in front of the Hall of Justice (Afro-Americans).
Barry Goldwater speaking to crowds [10-03-64, 16 negatives]
Night golf with beauty queens Miss San Bruno (Judy Reeves) and Miss South San Francisco (Louise Leitner)
Society of California Pioneers with family silver and jewelry of Henry Goode Blasdel, first governor of Nevada
Prehistoric fossils found at Stanford Linear Accelerator center (Harold L. Powell) [10-06-64, 10 negatives]
Prehistoric Fossils Found at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (October 06, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-06-64.04] . 10 negatives
Ten to twenty million year old fossil remains of a large mammal found in the hillside near the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Harold L. Powell looks at the fossils embedded in the hill. Overall shot of the area where the fossils were found.
Lockout at Safeway warehouse (Richmond, Calif.) (labor) [10-07-64, 5 negatives]
Safeway Lockout of Teamsters -- Safeway Warehouse -- Richmond (October 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-07-64.08] . 5 negatives
Picketers protest the lockout of the Teamsters by Safeway (labor). A group of workers of the local 315, 942 and 595 chapters of the Teamsters picket outside the front gate of the Safeway warehouse in Richmond.
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) protest of Shrimp Boat restaurant (race relations, civil rights, social protests) [10-08-64, 10-15-64, 7 negatives]
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CORE Protest of Shrimp Boat Restaurant -- Hunters Point . (October 08, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-08-64.03] . 3 negatives
Shrimp Boat restaurant and market shut down by Congress of Racial Equality picketers. Views of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) picketers in front of building. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
CORE Press Conference on Shrimp Boat Restaurant -- Hyde Park Suites (October 15, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-15-64.03] . 4 negatives
Congress of Racial Equality press conference on the full effort to make the Shrimp Boat Restaurant change its practices (civil rights). Comedian Dick Gregory and secretary of CORE William Bradley announcing increased effort to change the practices of the Shrimp Boat.
Cowboy Justin Little Bit walks horse across Golden Gate Bridge (rode across country for Grand National)
Bottle breaking (christening) on first steel girder of Wells Fargo building (George Boyd, Fred McPherson, Robert Haynie, G.S. Wheaton, and H. Stephen Chase)
Richard M. Nixon and George Murphy [10-12-64, 6 negatives]
United African Appeal to promote education of African students (Rev. Eugene Henry Huffman) [10-13-64, 4 negatives]
Press conference on parks and benches (Jesse Unruh and Governor Goodwin Knight) [10-14-64, 3 negatives]
Demolition of Palace of Fine arts towering dome [10-14-64, 9 negatives]
Demolition of the Palace of Fine Arts (October 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-14-64.11] . 9 negatives
The wrecking ball is taken to the towering dome of the Palace of Fine Arts after the rest of the building has been felled. Views of the crane demolishing the dome with its wrecking ball.
West Portal School kids with toy missile for Halloween (education) [10-15-64, 4 negatives]
Ground breaking at Golden Gateway Center (Thomas J. Mellon, Philip N. Brownstein, and Allan R. Carpenter)
Celebration for the establishment of International Peace, Universal Freedom and Justice [10-18-64, 11 negatives]
Celebration for the Establishment of International Peace, Universal Freedom and Justice -- Union Square (October 18, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-18-64.01] . 11 negatives
Children representing different countries pin flowers on a large world globe and country flags are paraded around the square. Marion Wald of Bolivia is sitting. Crowds gather to watch.
Southern civil rights leader Aaron E. Henry campaigning for Lyndon B. Johnson [10-21-64, 4 negatives]
Preliminary injunction hearing against IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) by Cedar Coffee House (labor) [10-21-64, 3 negatives]
Preliminary Injunction Hearing Against The IWW -- Cedar Coffee House -- City Hall (October 21, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-21-64.13] . 3 negatives
Cedar Coffee House wants the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) to cut down on the number of pickets they use (labor). Attorney Jim White talks to the IWW members present.
Dan Shelley (brother of Mayor John Francis Shelley) made captain by Chief Tom Cahill [10-22-64, 3 negatives]
Children from Sanchez School at Civic Center Plaza learn about historic American flags (education) [10-22-64, 7 negatives]
Spokesman Gus Hall of Communist Party (communism) [10-26-64, 8 negatives]
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) protest White Citizens' Council meeting [10-26-64, 10-28-64, 15 negatives]
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White Citizens' Council Meeting -- CORE Protest -- Berkeley . (October 26, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-26-64.06] . 3 negatives
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) protest meeting in parking lot of Claremont Hotel. Protestors stand on wall with crowd assembled below. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
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White Citizens' Council Meeting -- CORE and SLATE Protest . (October 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-28-64.02] . 12 negatives
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) and SLATE picket outside Masonic Auditorium. Protestors carry signs. Protestors jeer at people who attended meeting as they leave building's garage. Robert Gill (local leader of Council) is interviewed by a reporter. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Lions Club award for heroes (Mayor John Francis Shelley, Anthony Piazza and Paul Gaspar) [10-27-64, 3 negatives]
Hearing of suspended student protestors at UC Berkeley (social protests, Free Speech Movement) [10-28-64, 15 negatives]
Free Speech Movement -- Hearing of Suspended Student Protestors -- UC Berkeley (October 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-28-64.06] . 15 negatives
Faculty committee hearing of eight suspended students: Brian Turner, Sandor Fuchs, Art Goldberg, Elizabeth Stapleton Gardner, David Goines, Mark Bravo, Don Hatch, and Mario Savio. Various scenes of student protest leaders and faculty committee. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6]
Glide Memorial Methodist Church press conference with Rev. Donald Ganoung, Rev. William Paesons [Parsons?] and A. Cecil Williams [10-28-64, 3 negatives]
Glide Memorial Methodist Church press conference (October 28, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-28-64.08] . 3 negatives
Press conference with Reverend Donald Ganoung, Reverend William Parsons and the chairman of "Direct Action-Christians for Social Action" A. Cecil Williams (civil rights).
International Foundation for Internal Freedom [10-29-64, 2 negatives]
Vandals rip signs and damage Barry Goldwater sound truck [10-29-64, 3 negatives]
Vandals attack Goldwater Campaign Sound Truck -- First and Mission Streets (October 29, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-29-64.03] . 3 negatives
"Goldwater girl" Lynn Goodrich picks up some of the American flags and Barry Goldwater signs that were torn off the sound truck by vandals.
Assemblyman Nicholas Petris (Democrat) with Roger Kent discussing scandalous Republican literature [10-29-64, 1 negative]
Political debate with Democratic assembly candidates Willie Brown, David Skinner and Russ Teasdale [10-29-64, 3 negatives]
Democratic Assembly Candidates Debate -- Torino's Restaurant (October 29, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-29-64.09] . 3 negatives
Willie Brown, Democratic luncheon chairman David Skinner, and Russ Teasdale hold a debate for the 24th assembly district after the Democratic luncheon at Torino's Restaurant.
New IBM graphic data processing system (computers) [10-29-64, 18 negatives]
New IBM Graphic Data Processing System -- Market Street (October 29, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 212, [10-29-64.12] . 18 negatives
The new graphical data processing system at IBM and IBM worker Kenneth McNary demonstrating how the system can record drawings from the screen by use of photography. He draws an input chart and a house on the screen which the system then stores (computers, technology).
Republican state central committee (Dr. Gaylord B. Parkinson and James Halley) [10-29-64, 3 negatives]
November 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [110064-113064] . 375 negatives (estimate)
Barry Goldwater political events [11-02-64, 35 negatives]
Parade For Barry Goldwater Campaign -- Market and Montgomery Streets (November 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-02-64.03-04] . 18 negatives
People crowd Market and Montgomery Streets for the campaign parade of Barry Goldwater. Goldwater sits up in a convertible as he is escorted down the street. Views looking down Montgomery Street at progression of parade from the top of a tall building. A woman sits on the ledge of the building holding a Barry Goldwater sign.
Barry Goldwater Makes Last Minute Campaign Speech -- Civic Auditorium (November 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-02-64.05] . 17 negatives
Barry Goldwater arrives at the San Francisco Airport with his wife and is taken to the Civic Auditorium where he gives a last minute campaign speech to a full house. Goldwater arrives to a crowd of supporters holding campaign signs.
Election victory party (Willie Brown, John Burton, and Phillip Burton) and no-victory party (Goldwater workers watch victory speech of Lyndon B. Johnson on TV) [11-03-64, 5 negatives]
Election Victory and Non-Victory Parties -- California Hall and Goldwater Headquarters (November 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-03-64.07] . 5 negatives
Victory party at California Hall with John Burton, Phillip Burton and Willie Brown. Non-Victory party at the Barry Goldwater Campaign headquarters with few Goldwater campaign workers watching Lyndon B. Johnson making victory speech on a small television.
"All that is left" after demolition of Palace of Fine Arts main dome [11-05-64, 34 negatives]
Ruins of Palace Of Fine Arts Main Dome (November 05, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-05-64.04] . 34 negatives
Views of the ruins of the main dome of the Palace of Fine Arts after its demolition. A few standing pillars are left in the middle of the arena where the dome stood (buildings). Views of the overall area where the dome stood with the city in the background (neighborhoods, cityscapes). Mike Gray feeds the geese in the pond in front of the ruins. Overall views of the ruins of the rest of the Fine Arts building.
Council for Civic Unity of San Francisco housing chairman Mrs. Karl Hanson (civil rights?, race relations?) [11-09-64, 4 negatives]
Student demonstration at UC Berkeley (social protests, Free Speech Movement) [11-09-64, 11-10-64, 29 negatives]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- UC Berkeley (November 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-09-64.04] . 13 negatives
General views of demonstrators and crowd near the front steps of Sproul Hall in the rain; Mario Savio speaks in the center. Students sign pledge. Savio speaks; projection speakers in foreground. Professor Paul Searle and Professor John Legget speak into microphone. View of protestors and crowd in front of the Student Union. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- UC Berkeley (November 10, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-10-64.04] . 16 negatives
General views of demonstrators and crowd in front of Sproul Hall; a man waves the American flag. Various speakers address the protesters near the Student Union. Two men speak each other amid reporters and photographers in a room.
Walter Robb given Philippine Republic medal of Legion of Honor from General Carlos Romulo with Consul General Jose Moreno present [11-09-64, 2 negatives]
Press conference at Commonwealth National Bank with former Mayor George Christopher [11-13-64, 16 negatives]
Motion Picture strike (labor) [11-14-64, 11-20-64, 11 negatives]
Market Street Theaters Close Due to Strike (November 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-14-64.05] . 4 negatives
Theater at Market Street is closed due to the motion picture strike (labor). Signs at the theater read "closed today due to motion picture strike."
Effects of the Motion Picture Strike -- Market Street (November 20, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-20-64.05] . 7 negatives
Sign on the Theater reads "To our Patrons: We regret inconveniencing you by being forced to close - please bear with us while we see it through." Views of the other people affected by the strike include Bartender Salvatore Soldano, Restaurant Partner George Singer, and garage owner Milton Swain.
Dedication of Mormon Temple in Oakland [11-17-64, 12 negatives]
Dedication of Mormon Temple -- Oakland (November 17, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-17-64.03] . 12 negatives
The dedication ceremony of a Mormon Temple in Oakland. Joseph Fielding Smith, President Hugh G. Brown, David O. McKay, President N. Eldon Tanner, President of Oakland Temple District Delbert F. Write and President of Oakland district O. Leslie Stone talk with a view of the temple in the background (buildings).
Joe Di Maggio testimonial with Ernie Nevers, Lefty O'Doul, Del Webb, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle [11-18-64, 9 negatives]
Joe Di Maggio Testimonial -- Palace Hotel (November 18, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-18-64.11] . 9 negatives
Ernie Nevers, Joe Di Maggio, Lefty O'Doul and Del Web laugh on a bench while the press take photographs. Willie Mays, Joe Di Maggio, and Mickey Mantle chat at the testimonial for Joe Di Maggio. Joe Di Maggio with a baseball bat and his giant birthday cake.
Student address on loss of John F. Kennedy by Shirley Jones of Woodrow Wilson High School (education) [11-18-64, 3 negatives]
Student demonstration at UC Berkeley (social protests, Free Speech Movement) [11-20-64, 11-24-64, 24 negatives]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Demonstration -- March -- UC Berkeley (November 20, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-20-64.12] . 10 negatives
Freedom of Speech protestors march to University Hall (the corner of Oxford and University Avenue) where the UC Regents hold a meeting. General views of student procession parading through campus. Student protestors march in front of University Hall; students hold banner "Free Speech"; speaker addresses crowd in front of building. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Free Speech Movement -- Student Meeting and Demonstration -- UC Berkeley (November 24, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [11-24-64.12] . 14 negatives
"Free Speech Movement" mass meeting. Mario Savio addresses the crowd gathered in front of Sproul Hall at noon. General views of massive crowd assembled. UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor Allan Searcy stands at podium and speaks to crowd in front of Sproul Hall. Other speakers include Professor Lawrence Levine (who is in favor of a sit-in) and Professor Morris Hirsch. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Israel award (ex-Mayor George Christopher, Myer Feldman, James Roosevelt, and Mayor John Francis Shelley) [11-22-64, 3 negatives]
Willie Clay of Marin College trying to get toys and clothes to kids in Mississippi for Christmas (Afro-Americans)
December 1964 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [120064-123164] . 250 negatives (estimate)
Renewal projects at Diamond Heights (neighborhood, housing, development) [12-00-64, 12-15-64, 10 negatives]
Renewal Projects in Trouble -- Diamond Heights (December 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-00-64.07] . 7 negatives
Views of a shopping center and a row of townhouses under construction on Red Rock Hill (Corona Heights?).
Atomic convention displays [12-01-64, 8 negatives]
Atomic Convention Displays -- Brooks Hall (December 01, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-01-64.04] . 8 negatives
Janie Vaegemast standing next to a robot. Jeannette Topping using "manipulators." Head of AEC (Atomic Energy Commission) Glenn Seaborg and Chet Holofield looking at GE reactor model. Holofield(?) and an unidentified man looking at model of seawater conversion plant.
Free Speech Movement (FSM) at UC Berkeley (social protests) [12-02-64 - 12-15-64, ca. 200 negatives]
Student Demonstration (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-02-64.02] . 12 negatives
Students walking in Sproul Hall carrying American flag and making victory sign. Woman sings and plays guitar. Policeman blocks protestors from entering door. Various scenes of student sit-in. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Student Demonstration (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 02, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-02-64.04] . 29 negatives
Students sleeping on steps of Sproul Hall with poster in background which reads "We Want Freedom." Students making placecards "Support Student Walkout." Marchers in front of Dwinelle Hall with signs "University Employees Walkout." Professor David Hackett speaking to his class. Lecturer speaks to students sitting on stage with signs (includes Mario Savio). [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Student Rally and Strike (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-03-64.02] . 4 negatives
Large student rally in front of Sproul Hall (view taken from balcony of Student Union). Female student is booked and fingerprinted. Female students sit in sheriff's bus making victory signs. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Student Arrests (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 03, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-03-64.06] . 48 negatives
Students being arrrested and dragged into buses by police. Students hanging sign and holding American flag from balcony of Sproul Hall. Student speaking to crowd and reporters outside building. General views of demonstrators and crowds in plaza. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Student Pickets (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 04, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-04-64.01] . 23 negatives
Students making posters in front of Dwinelle Hall. Pickets at edge of campus, in front of Dwinelle Hall, and in Sproul Plaza. Students in a classroom and in library. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Student Demonstration (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 04, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-04-64.02] . 87 negatives
Students being dragged into buses by police, sit-in, empty halls, pickets at the edge of campus, etc. General views of demonstrators and massive crowd in front of Sproul Hall (taken from among crowd and from balcony of Student Union). UC President Clark Kerr addresses crowd in the Greek Theatre. Crowds near gates at entrance to Greek Theatre. Scenes of UC students (defendants) seated in hearing held at the Berkeley Municipal Theater. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Court Hearing (Free Speech Movement) -- UC Berkeley (December 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-07-64.05] . 21 negatives
Student defendants walk from campus to court in a double file line. Professor Edward Sampson, Steve Weissman, and Mario Savio read a statement at press conference. Judge Rupert Crittenden. Students defendants in Berkeley Municipal Theater. Amnesty sign is paraded in front of courthouse. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Views -- UC Berkeley Campus (December 08, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-08-64.10] . 17 negatives
"A quiet day" on campus. Various views of the Campanile and students walking through the Sather Gate. Dog Ludwig in fountain on Sproul Plaza. Sign posted on tree reads "The FSM is going to die. Leave it alone. Stay away from the rallies." [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Views -- UC Berkeley Campus (December 09, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-09-64.02] . 8 negatives
"A quiet day" on campus (7:30am). Various scenes of students walking through Sproul Plaza to classes. [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Court Hearing for Arrested Students (Free Speech Movement ) -- Berkeley Little Theatre (December 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-14-64.04] . 3 negatives
Views of Berkeley Little Theatre (site of hearing for UC students arrested in sit-in demonstration). [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
"Atoms for Youth" performance [12-07-64, 17 negatives]
Scenes From "Atoms for Youth" Performance -- Larkin Hall, Civic Auditorium (December 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-07-64.01] . 17 negatives
Actors performing on stage with various instruments and mirrors (in one scene an actress stands on a stool with her hair standing on end). View of audience during performance.
Community Welfare office sit-ins and pickets in Oakland (social protests) [12-07-64, 7 negatives]
Demonstration for equal rights for farm workers (pickets at Braceros hearing) (social protests, labor) [12-07-64, 6 negatives]
Demonstration for Equal Rights for Farm Workers (Pickets at Braceros Hearing) -- State Building (December 07, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-07-64.08] . 6 negatives
Demonstrators picket outside State Building where hearing is held carrying signs "Social Justice for Farm Workers," "414 is an Evil Law," and others (social protests).
"Wizard of Oz" actors invade News-Call Bulletin (Paul Jayson as Tin Woodman, Judy Rolin as Dorothy, and Will B. Able as Scarcrow)
Funeral of Phyllis Fraser in Grace Cathedral (includes Charles Spaulding and Fraser's twin sister Mrs. Lawrence Reed)
"Viet raiders return" to Alameda Naval Air Station (Vietnam veterans) [12-14-64, 12 negatives]
"Viet Raiders Return" -- Alameda Naval Air Station (December 14, 1964) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 213, [12-14-64.05] . 12 negatives
George H. Edmondson sitting in an airplane and greeting his three sons: Mark, Scott, and Gregg. Edmondson kneeling on the wing of an airplane and kissing his wife, Janet. Jere Barton standing and hugging his wife Bobbie, and his daughter, Sharon. David Timberlake standing on the wing of a plane and carrying his son, Steve.
Picketing in front of Hartford Building at California and Kearny Streets and Pier Fifty (ship Cap Delgado) (labor) [12-15-64, 6 negatives]
January 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [010065-013165] . 375 negatives (estimate)
Free Speech Movement (FSM) at UC Berkeley (social protests) [01-04-65, 32 negatives]
Free Speech Movement (FSM) -- UC Berkeley (January 04, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [01-04-65.01] . 32 negatives
Overall views of crowds gathered to listen to Professor David Friedman, Mario Savio, and others. Singer Joan Baez standing at microphones and playing guitar. Martin Roysher, Professor Friedman, and Steve Weissman speaking. Views of Clyde Thomas Irwin holding Nazi signs (American Nazi Party) and view of torn-up Nazi sign. Irwin and Robert Martell standing together. Jay Frank standing opposite of Irwin and arguing (social protests).
Free Speech Movement (FSM) students defendants in Berkeley court [01-05-65, 3 negatives]
Student Defendants in Court (Free Speech Movement) -- Veterans' Memorial Hall, Berkeley (January 05, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [01-05-65.04] . 3 negatives
Court scenes in Veterans' Memorial Hall. Sophomore Winton Cooley was the only defendant to appear in court. He said: "Apparently everybody but me knew a continuance would be asked for and granted." (Social protests).
Press conference with UC President Clark Kerr [01-06-65, 7 negatives]
Teamsters Local 85 candidates roughed up at meeting (labor) [01-07-65, 3 negatives]
Scenes from top of new Hartford building (cityscapes) [01-07-65, 9 negatives]
Hypnotist Anton S. La Vey with lion [01-08-65, 8 negatives]
Cancer Society press conference (Dr. Robert J. Samp and National Chairman for 1965 Cancer Crusade Lt. General Garrison Davidson)
President of Longshore Local # 10 Robert Rohatch tells of unions demands for tightening safety regulations... (labor) [01-11-65, 6 negatives]
Swearing in two commissioners (Superior Court Judge Walter Carpeneti, Harold L. Zellerbach, John Ward, and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
Willie Mays testimonial (includes Babe Pinelli, Herman Franks, Bill Rigney, Leo Durochera, and Chub Feeney) (baseball)
Musician David Tudor and composer John Cage [01-15-65, 3 negatives]
Professor murdered at UC Berkeley [01-23-65, 9 negatives]
February 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [020065-022865] . 300 negatives (estimate)
Crime lab and courtroom scenes (social protests?) [02-00-65, 19 negatives]
Crime Lab and Courtroom Scenes (February 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-00-65.04] . 19 negatives
Shoji Horikoshi looking through a microscope at "so-called cocaine" in the crime lab. Various courtroom scenes including people (Free Speech Movement student defendants?) standing in line. Protesters carrying signs ("Our Church Today, Yours Tomorrow") picket outside the building. (Relationship of views is uncertain. Sleeve may be miscellaneous views.) [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
Picket march on Department of Public Health (social protests) [02-02-65, 13 negatives]
Picket March -- Broadway and Department of Public Health (February 02, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-02-65.06] . 13 negatives
Various views of protesters outside the Department of Public Health building with signs. Protesters with signs inside a building on Broadway. Paul Schwabacher, Reverend Monique Easton, John Kelterer, and other unidentified men sitting around a table and talking (social protests).
Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany's remnants returned from Spain to San Francisco [02-05-65, ca. 20 negatives]
New science building at University of San Francisco [02-05-65, 3 negatives]
Laying first test track for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) at Concord [02-05-65, 4 negatives]
Shots of Civic Center and surrounding area taken from roof of new Federal Building (cityscapes) [02-09-65, 14 negatives]
Protests againts US involvement in Vietnam war (social protests) [02-12-65, 02-18-65, 12 negatives]
Anti-Vietnam Demonstration -- Federal Building (February 12, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-12-65.03] . 10 negatives
Mike Musra? and unidentified man raising Vietnamese flag. Large crowd gathered with signs outside the Federal Building. Struggle inside a crowd of people. Picketers marching with signs. Police raising American flag (social protests).
Interview with noted biblical archeologist Father Ronald de Veaux who has been closely associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls
Picketing by NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in front of San Francisco Housing Office (Afro-Americans, social protests) [01-12-65, 2 negatives]
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Picketing by NAACP -- San Francisco Housing Office . (February 12, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-12-65.09] . 2 negatives
Views of picketers marching with signs (social protests).
"Queer raid" guys dressed like girls all in jail (gays and lesbians, cross dressing) [01-13-65, 6 negatives]
"Queer Raid" Guys Dressed Like Girls -- Hall of Justice (February 13, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-13-65.01] . 6 negatives
Views of four unidentified cross-dressers sitting on a bench. Unidentified man speaking with another cross-dresser. Gun, keys, brass knuckles, pills, and brief case on a table.
Pro-America/anti-Vietnam writing on the Hub Theater marquee [02-16-65, 6 negatives]
Pro-America/Anti-Vietnam Writing on Marquee -- Hub Theater (February 12, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 214, [02-12-65.01] . 6 negatives
Various views of Wallace Levin standing and pointing to the Hub Theater Marquee which reads "Some Local Traitors Like the Viet Cong Flag. We Like This One. How About You?" (social protests).
Golden Jubilee of 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opening (retired editors Eugene Block and Ed "Scoop" Gleason, and Mrs. Relda Raff)
Train locomotive from Hawaii brought to Ocean Shore Iron Works to be reconstructed for Placerville Museum
Kahn family presents $125,000 gift to Oakland Museum (Arts Commission Chairman William J. Hayes and Irving Kahn)
View of city from top of Red Rock Hill (Corona Heights?) [02-28-65, 7 negatives]
March 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [030065-033165] . 575 negatives (estimate)
Rapid Transit (transportation) [03-00-65, 106 negatives]
Rapid Transit Constuction (March 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-00-65.01] . 106 negatives
Construction of rapid transit (BART?) cars in the hanger. Workers assemble the chassis of cars. Long rows of finished chassis lined up in the hanger, body of the car is then lowered onto the chassis with a pulley. Views of the construction of the railroad tracks with a large hydraulic (bolt gun?) that is used to bolt the track down onto the ground. Overall views of the inside of the hanger and the workmen. One worker inspects the mass of electronic equipment and wiring under the trains (transportation).
Strike at American Can Company (pickets in front of building) (labor) [03-01-65, 7 negatives]
Golden Gate Bridge (pouring cement on the extra lane for traffic coming from Marin County) [03-03-65, 24 negatives]
Construction on Golden Gate Bridge (March 03, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-03-65.10] . 24 negatives
Workers get ready to pour cement into the new section of the Golden Gate Bridge for an extra lane coming from Marin County. Views of the web of iron and steel re-bars extending out from the present railing on the bridge. A shot of the San Francisco Skyline from the bridge (cityscapes).
Mario Savio turns himself in in Berkeley (Free Speech Movement, social protests) [03-04-65, 2 negatives]
Catholic Aid Drive at Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls (Sisters Angela and Yvonne, and Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken)
Press conference about CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) (Afro-Americans, civil rights)
Rally after arrest for "obscenity signs" (Free Speech Movement, social protests) [03-05-65, 15 negatives]
Rally after the Arrest for "Obscenity Signs" -- Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley (March 05, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-05-65.02] . 14 negatives
Head of the English Department Mark Schorer talks to a huge crowd at Sproul Plaza from the steps of the Martin Luther King Student Union Building after the arrest of students for carrying "obscene signs".
Seward Street apartment project (Supervisors Jack Morrison and George Moscone talking to Seward Street) (housing)
Crusade rally at UC Berkeley (Free Speech Movement, social protests) [03-05-65, 6 negatives]
Attorney General Poole addresses CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) protesters (Afro-Americans, social protests, civil rights) [03-09-65, 7 negatives]
Attorney General Cecil Poole Addresses CORE Protesters -- Federal Building (March 09, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-09-65.10] . 7 negatives
Attorney General Poole talks to group outside Federal Building including Congress of Racial Equality members and other protesters (Afro-Americans, social protests, civil rights). [Contact prints available, shelved under BANC PIC 1959.010--PIC Part 3 : 10-28-64.6 -- ]
New Market Street plans unveiled (architect Mario Ciampi and President of BART Adrien Falk) (transportation)
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party [03-10-65, 3 negatives]
Clergymen going to Selma, demonstrations and protests on Selma, torchlight procession, etc. (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans) [03-10-65 - 03-23-65, 78 negatives]
Clergyman Returns From Selma -- Harrison Street (March 10, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-10-65.06] . 3 negatives
Interview with Reverend Donald Ganoung who had just returned from Selma protest (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
ILWU Protest on Selma -- Federal Building (March 10, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-10-65.07] . 18 negatives
Pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco addresses group of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU). Workers who filled Golden Gate Avenue in front of the Federal Building. ILWU regional director William H. Chester, Secretary of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council Dan Del Carlo, and President of ILWU Harry Bridges talk to the crowd (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Meeting of Various Church Groups Going to Selma -- Grace Cathedral (March 12, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-12-65.06] . 7 negatives
Unitarian Minister Harry B. Scholefield and Bishop Joseph Pike talk to church groups (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Ministers Leaving for Selma -- San Francisco International Airport (March 13, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-13-65.03] . 10 negatives
Groups of Bay Area ministers leaving for Selma and large crowd of well wishers at the San Francisco International Airport. Reverend Raymond Cope leads the group in prayer before the departure. Mrs. Walter Bremen in tears because of her husbands's departure (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
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Civil Rights Groups Protesting -- City Hall . (March 13, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-13-65.04] . 3 negatives
Large crowd of people gather in front of City Hall to protest Lyndon B. Johnson's failure to intervene in Selma (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
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Torchlight Procession for Selma -- Civic Center . (March 14, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-14-65.01] . 12 negatives
Torchbearers David Garblik and Peter Strauss are followed by long procession of protesters along Market Street near Civic Center. View of nuns marching down the street. Catholic Interacial Council marches with signs of support (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Clergymen and Doctors Leave for Selma -- San Francisco International Airport (March 17, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-17-65.07] . 8 negatives
Group of clergymen and doctors gathered at the San Francisco Airport to depart for Selma. Their families are with them to wish them goodbye (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Integration Demonstrators Return From Selma -- San Francisco International Airport (March 18, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-18-65.07] . 10 negatives
Rabbis, clergymen, professors, and nuns who returned from protests in Selma gather together (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Selma Press Conference -- Press Club (March 19, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-19-65.08] . 3 negatives
Interview with Reverend B.T. Anderson Jr. who had just returned from the protests at Selma (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Eighty-six-year-old Selma Freedom Marcher -- Continental Hotel (March 23, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-23-65.07] . 4 negatives
86 year-old Selma freedom marcher Margaret Ryan talks to the reporter in the Continental Hotel before leaving for Selma (civil rights, social protests, race relations, Afro-Americans).
Resignation of Clark Kerr and Milton Meyerson and noon rally outside of Sproul Hall that follows (social protests) [03-10-65, 6 negatives]
Clark Kerr and Milton Meyerson -- Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley (March 10, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-10-65.09] . 7 negatives
Following student protests Chancellors Clark Kerr and Milton Meyerson give their resignation speeches on Sproul Plaza in front of huge crowd of students.
Dr. Giovanni the "World's Greatest Pickpocket" gets married to Frances Haas (includes Jake Ehrlich and Judge Gerald Levin)
Racial issues in Hayes Valley housing projects (race relations) [03-15-65, 7 negatives]
Racial Issues in Hayes Valley Housing Project -- Haight Street (March 15, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-15-65.06] . 4 negatives
O'Neal family with their four children (race relations).
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Racial issues in Hayes Valley Housing Project -- Haight Street . (March 16, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-16-65.03] . 3 negatives
Several of the African American members of the community involved in the housing dispute in the Hayes Valley Housing Project Dennis Laza, Ruby Owens, Robert Fuzell, Cynthia Sweet, Nan Williams and Hellen White (race relations, Afro-Americans).
Court hearing for students carrying "obscenity signs" (Free Speech Movement, social protests, censorship) [03-16-65, 7 negatives]
Hearing for UC Students Carrying "Obscenity Signs" -- Berkeley Municipal Court (March 16, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-16-65.01] . 7 negatives
Hearing at the Berkeley Municipal court for the free speech protesters who were arrested for the use of "obscene" signs. Includes three students David Bills, Michael Klein and Arthur L. Goldberg with non-students Stephan H. Argent, John J. Thompson and Charles E. Artman arrive at the Municipal court.
Concord BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit District) test track (transportation) [negatives missing 5/1999. See 02-05-65?]
Twenty five million electron volt Betatron being installed at Mount Zion Hospital (health, radiation) [03-18-65, 17 negatives]
Betatron Installation -- Mount Zion Hospital (March 18, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-18-65.02] . 17 negatives
Twenty five million electron volt Betatron being installed. Large group of doctors and others watch from the ledge as the machine is lowered into its place. Includes radiological physicist who will run the Betatron (health, radiation).
Professor Morris W. Hirsch speaking to students at UC campus rally (Free Speech Movement?, social protests) [03-19-65, 5 negatives]
Professor Morris W. Hirsch Speaks to Students at Rally -- Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley (March 19, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-19-65.05] . 5 negatives
Views of large crowd gathered at Sproul Plaza to hear Professor Morris W. Hirsch speak (Free Speech Movement?, social protests).
"Women for Peace" rally in San Francisco (social protests) [03-19-65, 2 negatives]
Frames from stolen paintings found in Islais Creek near Pier Eighty-four (includes close up of Van Gogh's nameplate)
Artist Beniamino Bufano's statue for Ted Kennedy (engraver Dick Laung working on statue while Benny checks all details)
Peace pickets over fence at Oakland Army base (anti-Vietnam demonstration) (social protests) [03-23-65, 4 negatives]
Peace Pickets Climb Fence -- Oakland Army Base (March 23, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-23-65.02] . 4 negatives
Women and men protesting the Vietnam war outside of the Oakland Army base went over the fences and were dragged away by the MPs. Those outside of the fence hold a banner reading "Peace supplies, not war supplies for Vietnam" (social protests).
Newsletter "Spider" sold despite ban at UC Berkeley [03-24-65, 13 negatives]
Newsletter "Spider" Sold Despite Ban -- UC Berkeley (March 24, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 215, [03-24-65.03] . 13 negatives
"Spider" sold on campus. Various scenes of massive crowd in Sproul Plaza where "Spider" is being sold. Lugwig (dog) stands among crowd and plays in his fountain at Sproul Plaza. There were no arrests made (censorship).
Dedication ceremony of a monument on Cathedral Hill (includes Monsignor Thomas J. Bowe and sculptor Martin Metal)
Democrats' dinner for Senator Edward Kennedy [03-25-65, 10 negatives]
Democrats' Dinner for Senator Edward Kennedy -- Palace Hotel (March 25, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [03-25-65.02] . 10 negatives
Mayor John Francis Shelley greets Senator Kennedy and artist Beniamino Buffano presents a mosaic portrait to the Senator. Kennedy talks to Cyril Magnin and George Killion at the table.
Ninety-Seventh Charter Anniversary at UC Berkeley (Free Speech Movement, social protests) [03-26-65, 22 negatives]
Ninety-Seventh Charter Anniversary -- Harmon Gymnasium -- UC Berkeley (March 26, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [03-26-65.12] . 22 negatives
Various views of marchers, some include Mario Savio. Lord Robbins and Milton Meyerson speaking to crowd gathered in Harmon Gym (Free Speech Movement, social protests).
Dancers, waitresses, band, and others at Tiger-a-Go-Go disco [03-30-65, 16 negatives]
Computer education at Stanford University [03-30-65, 9 negatives]
New atomic power plant "turned on" in Vallecitos (atomic age) [03-31-65, 12 negatives]
New Atomic Power Plant -- Vallecitos (March 31, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [03-31-65.01] . 12 negatives
Young girl "turns on" the switch to the new atomic section of the power plant in Vallecitos. The president of PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) R.H. Gerdes shakes hands with the young girl who was born on the day that the original plant first produced power (atomic age).
April 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [040065-043065] . 550 negatives (estimate)
Civil rights demonstration at San Francisco Housing Authority Headquarters (social protests, civil rights) [04-00-65, 4 negatives]
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Civil Rights Demonstration -- San Francisco Housing Authority Headquarters . (April 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-00-65.10] . 4 negatives
Views of Joy Goodwin, Dorothy Lathan, Ann Jefferson, and Julia Commer wearing protest signs "Hear no FEPC (Fair Employment Practice Committee," "My hands are clean," etc. (social protests, civil rights).
Model of new Bank of California (President Charles de Bretteville and architect William Stephen Allen)
Berkeley hearing on Free Speech people [04-01-65, 2 negatives]
Opening of the UC Berkeley sit-ins trial at Berkeley Municipal Court (social protests, Free Speech Movement) [04-01-65, 20 negatives]
Opening of the UC Berkeley Sit-Ins Trial -- Berkeley Municipal Court (April 01, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-01-65.11] . 20 negatives
Various views of Mario Savio, Susan Goldberg, and Jack Weinberger sitting together. Judge Rupert Crittenden sitting at a table. Overall views of crowd gathered in the courtroom (social protests, Free Speech Movement).
Architect's sketch of the new Fire Department Headquarters building to be built on Golden Gate Avenue
New research computer at Presbyterian Medical Center (health) [04-02-65, 2 negatives]
Protest of "Concerned Citizens" organized by Reverend Bruce Parker of the Grace Baptist Church (social protests) [04-02-65, 4 negatives]
Reverend Bruce Parker Protesting -- Jack London Square, Oakland (April 02, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-02-65.06] . 4 negatives
Protest of "Concerned Citizens" organized by Reverend Bruce Parker of the Grace Baptist Church. Parker handing out anti-FSM (Free Speech Movement) signs to group of people ("Support Motorcade for Action against FSM Rioters") (social protests).
Glide Methodist Church press conference (includes Reverend A. Cecil Williams) [04-02-65, 2 negatives]
Wilderness conference (Chairman of convention Mrs. Edgar Wayburn, President of Sierra Club Wiliam A. Siri, and speaker on population problem Lincoln H. Day) (environment)
James Allan Mintkenbaugh[?] who sold US secrets to Russia at Oakland US Commissioner office (espionage, communism)
"Save the Forest" meeting (Chief Forester of American Forestry Association Kenneth B. Pomeroy) (environment)
View from 26th floor of Phone Building of San Francisco Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena, and waterfront (cityscapes)
Swearing in Human Rights Commission (Mayor John Francis Shelley and Sister Rose Maureen Kelly being sworn as new Human Rights Commissioner by Judge Raymond Arata)
Entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee at Trader Vic's bar [04-06-65, 33 negatives]
New news stand replaced by Cyril Magnin at Montgomery and Bush Streets (C. Magnin buys first newspaper)
Concord Rapid Transit (BART?) (transportation) [04-12-65, 29 negatives]
Concord Rapid Transit (April 12, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-12-65.08] . 29 negatives
Crowds gathered to watch the first trial run of the Concord Rapid Transit. Men pushing out a train car from a building. Long views of "BART Laboratory Car." Adrien Falk standing at trains controls. Falk and two unidentified men standing together. Views of people looking at model of new trains (transportation).
Trying new machinery at cable car barn (transportation) [04-13-65, 11 negatives]
Cable car in test run (car leaving car barn at turntable at Powell and Market Streets) (transportation)
Destruction of building at Franklin Hospital [04-13-65, 11 negatives]
Destruction of Building -- Franklin Hospital (April 13, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-13-65.12] . 11 negatives
Destruction of oldest hospital building in the city built in 1877. Various views of bulldozer destroying wall of building. George Monardo, Barbara Fresenberg, and Jane Berndsen standing in rubble and helping to tear down building.
Cable cars shut down again (workers work on bronze bearing at cable car barn at Washington and Mason Streets) (transportation)
Mario Savio reports for physical exam at Army Induction Center [04-15-65, 2 negatives]
Dr. Edris(?) Rice Wray of Mexico City and Dr. Alan Guttmacher of New York (birth control and family planning specialist)
Anti-Vietnam war protest marchers walking to Federal Building (social protests) [04-17-65, 7 negatives]
Russian Ballet director Igor and Mme. Moiseyev and Johnny Kan (Moiseyev receives directions in using chopsticks)
Glen Caldwell with attorney Patrick Hallinan (youth accused of shooting Balboa High School youths?) (juvenile delinquency)
Youths for Peace march at Tic Toc Drive-In where Balboa High School youths were shot down (social protests, juvenile delinquency?) [04-20-65, 3 negatives]
Armenian Martyrs Day press conference (Leaon Z. Surmelian, Bishop Torkom Manoogian, and Mayor John Francis Shelley)
Rally in front of Sproul Hall (UC Berkeley) [04-22-65, 8 negatives]
Rally -- Sproul Hall (April 22, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-22-65.09] . 8 negatives
Sue Stein, Mario Savio, and Art Goldberg standing at a microphone and speaking. View of the overall crowd gathered to listen to the speakers. Pro-Meyerson signs. Views of protesters with signs sitting on steps (social protests, Free Speech Movement?).
"The dirty words pickets" at UC Berkeley campus (social protests) [04-22-65, 10 negatives]
"The Dirty Words Pickets" -- UC Berkeley (April 22, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-22-65.17] . 10 negatives
Protesters marching and sitting on steps with signs saying "Reinstate the four students dismissed," and others. Mike Lerner standing at a microphone and speaking (social protests).
Topless raid of Broadway area [04-23-65 and 04-26-65 - 04-28-65, 50 negatives]
Topless Raid -- Broadway Street Area (April 23, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-23-65.05-07] . 24 negatives
Girls taken to jail for topless performance. Topless woman performing before men seated behind table. View of a 'bail' tip jar. Two women interviewed by a reporter. Strippers walking through a crowded room. Judette Banket, Baby Jane Dunn, Judy Keen, and Carol Doda sitting in court. Various views of a woman being escorted by unidentified men into a car.
Topless Raid -- Broadway Street Area (April 26, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-26-65.14] . 5 negatives
Topless women being helped into coats, walking down steps, and with coats on.
Topless Gals in Court -- Hall of Justice (April 27, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-27-65.01] . 2 negatives
Yvonne Dangers in court with turtleneck sweater that was choking her, Kay Star tries to loosen it for her..
Topless Raid -- The Cellar, Bush Street (April 27, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 216, [04-27-65.11] . 14 negatives
Paulette Hefner arrested at the Cellar strip club. Various views of perfomance including Yvonne Dangers standing on a bed-like object. Hefner walking with Amy Fliger and unidentified men.
Negro priest press conference at 1399 McAllister and Third Streets Baptist Church (Afro-Americans) [04-23-65, 3 negatives]
Bogalusa rally (social protests, Afro-Americans) [04-23-65, 10 negatives]
Author Ken Kesey [04-24-65, 5 negatives]
Project Sea Lab at San Francisco Naval Shipyard [04-26-65, 22 negatives]
Irish folk dancer (violinist and author Sean O'Sullivan, piper Don Sullivan, dancers Gretta Flannery and Peter Browne, and pianist Michael Powell)
Don Canter press conference with Ronald Reagan [04-27-65, 3 negatives]
National Conference of Christians and Jews awards (Mayor George Christopher, Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken, Gov. Mark Hatfield, and Walter Haas)
May 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 217, [050065-053165] . 475 negatives (estimate)
Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken helps serve food to elderly at the Sister of the Poor home (includes Chief of Police Tom Cahill)
Strawberry pickers at Farm Labor Office [05-04-65 - 05-05-65, 14 negatives]
Strawberry Pickers -- Farm Labor Bureau -- Oakland (May 04, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 217, [05-04-65.07] . 4 negatives
Views of Clifford Stevenson sitting at a desk. Laborers seated in chairs. Jack Rocca talking with laborers (labor).
Cinco de Mayo celebration at Mission High School [05-05-65, 2 negatives]
Professors protest at San Jose State College (labor) [05-13-65, 6 negatives]
Topless dancer Carol Doda [05-14-65, 4 negatives]
Students protest at Lowell High School over student association president [05-14-65, 2 negatives]
Pickets in front of Iranian consulate (social protests) [05-14-65, 5 negatives]
Vietnam protests at UC Berkeley (social protests) [05-21-65 - 05-22-65, 51 negatives]
Vietnam Protests -- UC Berkeley (May 21, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 217, [05-21-65.06-07] . 41 negatives
Various overall views of a large crowd. David Krech standing at a microphone and speaking to the crowd. Views of Phil Ochs standing in front of the crowd and singing. People sitting on the ground with pro-Vietnam signs.Professor Aaron Wildavsky speaking into a microphone. Robert Scheer speaking into a microphone (social protests).
Indians from Pyramid Lake (Paiute reservation) present specimen of Cui-ui fish to Steinhart Aquarium
Press conference and picket lines about Japanese fishing (labor) [05-27-65, 6 negatives]
Arrival of Hancock (ship) from Vietnam [05-30-65, 8 negatives]
June 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 217-218, [060065-063065] . 425 negatives (estimate)
Co-op store as first step in poverty program in Hunters Point area [06-03-65, 4 negatives]
Task force for culturally deprived kids at St. John's Ursuline Convent at Bosworth Street (child welfare)
ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) picket lines in front of Industrial Supply Co. (strike for union recognition) (labor) (06-07-65, 2 negatives)
President's Program for Progress [06-10-65, 2 negatives]
Blind visitor to dedication of new Garden of Fragrance in Golden Gate Park arboretum (disabled persons)
Redevelopment of Market Street (cityscapes)
ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) gives truck to be used in Mississippi voter registration (civil rights, labor)
Consul L.F.L. Pyman of England shook hands with Dr. Carlton Goodlett before leaving England [06-18-65 - 06-23-65, 11 negatives]
Two women named in UC Un-American release (Mrs. Frank D. Norris and Mrs. Margaret Geldes Frantz (communism?) [06-18-65, 8 negatives]
Juneteenth festival parade (Miss Bronze and her maid of honnours riding in parade for "colored people") and Miss Bronze contest (Afro-Americans) (06-19-65 and 06-22-65, 9 negatives)
Juneteenth Festival Parade -- Laguna Street and Fulton Street (June 19, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-19-65.03] . 6 negatives
Views of various floats in the Juneteenth festival parade.
Linda Byrd-Johnson (President Lyndon B. Johnson's daughter) with Security Service at Curran Theatre and airport
United Nations celebrations [06-23-65 - 06-28-65, 341 negatives]
United Nations Celebrations -- Airport and Civic Center (June 23, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-23-65.03-04] . 25 negatives
Includes views of Mr. and Mrs. Rakotomalala of Madagascar, Papal observer Giovanetti, Mrs. Hasagann of Romania, Andre Nyankiye of Burundi, Mr. T. Ikzumbuir of Congo, Mr. Gobl Abharai, and Mr. Chieh(?) of China. Various views of guards and visitors standing next to the United Nations charter and Boy Scouts putting up United Nations flags.
United Nations Celebrations -- Airport (June 23, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-23-65.08] . 8 negatives
Various views of the Ambassador of Russia being greeted by Mortimer Fleishhacker, Jr. at the airport.
United Nations Celebrations, Reception and Pickets -- Legion of Honor (June 24, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-24-65.02] . 28 negatives
Views from reception including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wardle, Mrs. Sherman Crary-Atherton, Mr. and Mrs. Khampan of Laos, Admiral Walter Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Chin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goldman, Dr. and Mrs Miguel Alfonso of Cuba, wife of Ambassador Achkar of Guinea, and Ambassador Tabor of Denmark. People holding anti-United Nations signs near entrace to the Palace of the Legion of Honor (social protests).
United Nations Celebrations -- Palace of the Legion of Honor and Airport (June 24, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-24-65.04-07] . 54 negatives
Various views of delegates and guests attending a gathering. People standing in line for tickets to the United Nations meeting. Views of Secretary General of UN U Thant, Mayor John Francis Shelley, and Mortimer Fleishhacker. Also includes Ralph Bunche, Shelley greeting Alex Quaison-Sackey, and Archbiship Martin J. O'Connor.
United Nations Celebrations -- Macy's (June 24, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-24-65.10] . 19 negatives
Various views of several national flags hung outside Macy's.
United Nations Celebrations -- Opera House (June 25, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-25-65.01-03] . 59 negatives
Views of anti-Vietnam War protesters picketing. President Lyndon B. Johnson sitting in a car. Christine Salton with unidentified men. Delegates sitting in the opera house. President Johnson speaking to delegates. Several national flags hanging outside of Macy's (social protests).
United Nations Celebrations -- Airport, Civic Center, Opera House, and Palace Hotel (June 25, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-25-65.05-08] . 120 negatives
President Lyndon B. Johnson arriving at the airport. Various views of a large anti-Vietnam War protest including riot police. President Johnson standing in a gathering (with wife and daughter?) outside the opera house. Interior of crowded opera house. President Johnson arriving at the opera house. Press conference. Sir Alex Quaison-Sackey, Secretary General of UN U Thant, Robert Gros, Mayor John Francis Shelley, and Mortimer Fleishhacker, Jr. standing together. U Thant with unidentified people. Various views of people at the United Nations' grand banquet (social protests).
United Nations Celebrations (June 26, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-26-65.03] . 25 negatives
Ambassador Roger Seydoux of France speaking. Secretary General of UN U Thant and Alex Quaison-Sackey. Nicolai T. Fedorenko of the Soviet Union. Adlai E. Stevenson. Anti-United Nations picketers. Picketers for freedom of the Baltic States (social protests).
John E. Everson of Transportation Commission pointing to possible tube crossing from San Francisco to Marin [06-24-65, 3 negatives]
Possible Tube From San Francisco to Marin (June 24, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [06-24-65.03] . 3 negatives
Views of John E. Everson pointing to a map of a possible tube crossing from San Francisco to Marin taken at the Board of Supervisors Transportation Commission (transportation).
Berkeley sit-in sentencing (Free Speech Movement?, social protests) (courtroom scenes and attorney Malcolm Burnstein) [06-28-65, 8 negatives]
July 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218-219, [070065-073165] . 400 negatives (estimate)
President Johnson's "War on Poverty" (Mrs. Edmund G. Brown and Mrs. John Francis Shelley at Le Conte Elementary School)
Pigeon feeding law (two young tourists who didn't know about the law are surrounded by the "beasts")
Singer Joan Baez and Ira Sandperl to set up School of Non-Violence [07-01-65, 9 negatives]
Admiral Chester Nimitz receives medal from Korea [07-03-65, 6 negatives]
Admiral Chester Nimitz and Ambassador Hyun Chul Kim -- Korea House (July 03, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-03-65.01] . 6 negatives
Admiral Chester Nimitz standing while Ambassador Hyun Chul Kim of Korea pins a medal on him. Kim shaking hands with Nimitz. Also includes Consul General Do Soon Chung.
Pacifist pickets and arrests at Oakland Army Base (social protests) [07-06-65, 7 negatives]
Oakland housing project protest (housing, social protests) [07-06-65, 8 negatives]
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Housing Project Protest -- Oakland . (July 06, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-06-65.06] . 8 negatives
Views of protesters marching down a sidewalk. Marvin Myers standing (housing, social protests).
Pickets by employees of Cement Masons at the Alcoa Project (labor) [07-06-65, 4 negatives]
Paul Hager rehearsing chorus for "La Forza Del Destino," medical mission to Mexico (Dr. Richard S. Hahn and family)
Picketer Wilbur Minzey lies in front of the Federal Building garage (he says he is a member of IWW, Industrial Workers of the World) (labor)
Front window of the Green Art Gallery filled with "junk" [07-12-65, 9 negatives]
Opening of the new Unorganic Materials Research Laboratory at UC Berkeley (Speaker Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the US Atomic Energy Commission) [07-16-65, 11 negatives]
Opening of the New Unorganic Materials Research Laboratory -- UC Berkeley (July 16, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-16-65.02] . 11 negatives
Long views of the Unorganic Materials Research Laboratory. Crowd gathered outside the laboratory. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg standing at a podium and speaking.
Sit in trial in Berkeley (Nicholas Zvegintzov, attorney David Buxbaum and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Steinberg) (social protests)
Western Conference of Teamsters officials (labor) [07-20-65 - 07-21-65, 12 negatives]
Western Conference of Teamsters Officials -- Hilton Hotel (July 20, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-20-65.05] . 6 negatives
Views of James Hoffa, Jack Annand, and Einar Mohn standing together. John English, Mayor John Francis Shelley, and Joe Diviny sitting behind a table (labor).
Western Conference of Teamsters Officials -- Hilton Hotel (July 21, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-21-65.11] . 6 negatives
Views of James Hoffa standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone. Hoffa standing with James Hoffa Jr. Hoffa standing with Einar Mohn. Hoffa standing next to a seated John English (labor).
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) press conference (Afro-Americans) [07-20-65, 2 negatives]
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NAACP Press Conference -- Palace Hotel . (July 20, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 218, [07-20-65.09] . 2 negatives
Views of C.L. Dellums standing behind Tarea Hall Pittman, Judge Joseph Kennedy, and Leonard H. Carter (Afro-Americans).
Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at Hotel St. Francis [07-21-65, 6 negatives]
Laddersitters Tom Grant and Mart Byron outside of the Purple Onion trying to "force" an audition [07-21-65, 6 negatives]
Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and daughter en route to Bohemian Grove [07-22-65, 5 negatives]
Civil rights leader Earnest Thomas (leader of "civil rights rebellion" in south) (Afro-Americans, race relations)
Auto machinists strike (labor) [07-26-65, 6 negatives]
Sit-in sentence (social protests) [07-26-65, 9 negatives]
Opening ceremonies of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Annual meeting (Mayor John Francis Shelley, President Richard Horner, and Dr. William Pickering)
FSM (Free Speech Movement) rally in front of UC Berkeley Sproul Hall and Veterans Hall (social protests) [07-29-65, 8 negatives]
Free Speech Movement Rally -- UC Berkeley and Veterans Hall (July 29, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [07-29-65.05] . 8 negatives
Mario Savio standing and speaking into a microphone. Various views of a large anti-Vietnam War crowd gathered outside the Veterans Memorial. People marching in an anti-Vietnam war protest (social protests).
Bay Area Minorities Affirmative Action conference (race relations) [07-29-65, 3 negatives]
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Panel meeting (Arthur R. Kantrowitz, Simon Ramo, Abe M. Zarem, and others)
Automechanic Dick Thompson is picketing his place of work with his dog "Astro" (labor) [07-30-65, 3 negatives]
August 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [080065-083165] . 250 negatives (estimate)
Republican State Convention (Dr. Gaylord Parkinson, James W. Halley, Putnam Livermore, and Dr. Merle H. Boyce)
Pickets over segregated schooling in front of Board of Education building (race relations, social protests) [08-02-65, 11 negatives]
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Pickets Over Segregated Schooling -- Board of Education . (August 02, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-02-65.06] . 11 negatives
Various views of protesters (including the Reverend Cecil Williams) marching with signs in front of the Board of Education (social protests, race relations).
Ronald Reagan autographs new book "Where Is the Rest of Me?" [08-04-65, 3 negatives]
Pakistani sailors strike Dutch ship Friesland (bad food, treatment, etc., includes union members and attorneys) (labor) [08-04-65 - 08-05-65, ca. 20 negatives]
Peace demonstrators picket troop train Santa Fe - Emeryville (social protests) [08-06-65, 6 negatives]
Closing of Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Health Center and public protest of closing of Clinic (social protests) [08-10-65 and 08-19-65, 7 negatives]
Closing of Telegraph Hill Nighborhood Health Center -- Lombard Street (August 10, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-10-65.02] . 4 negatives
Nurse Ann Reagan checking in patients. Dr. Hurta Renna checking Mabel Wong while her little brother Lyman Wong watches.
Pickets in front of Pier Thirty-nine to protest loading of ships for Vietnam (social protests) [08-12-65, 1 negative]
Negro Community on Economic Opportunity (Afro-Americans) [08-25-65, 7 negatives]
Negro Community on Economic Opportunity -- Bayview Community Center (August 25, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-25-65.02] . 7 negatives
Various views of Benjamin Criswell of NAACP, Ken Simmons, and Mrs. Ruth Williams sitting at a table and speaking into microphones (Afro-Americans).
Composer and musician Duke Ellington commissioned by Grace Cathedral to produce "Concert of Sacred Music" (also includes Bishop James A. Pike and Reverend C. Julian Bartlett) [08-25-65, 15 negatives]
Stanford Linear Accelerator [08-26-65, 37 negatives]
Stanford Linear Accelerator (August 26, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-26-65.01] . 37 negatives
Stanford Linear Accelerator under construction. Various views of adjustments being made inside the accelerator by Rober Crockett, M.R. Buck, and Gene Cisneros (atomic age, technology).
Doctors and hospital equipmant convention (new operating table by Sterling Co., "videoviewer X-Ray system," and others) (health)
The Beatles (arrival, at Cow Palace, fans, etc.) [08-30-65 and 08-31-65, 172 negatives]
Beatles' Fan -- Cow Palace (August 30, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-30-65.08] . 4 negatives
Views of Frank Ferguson sitting on a motorcycle.
Beatles' Fans -- Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto -- Airport and Cow Palace (August 31, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [08-31-65.01-04] . 168 negatives
Views of Sandi Dombroski sitting outside the Cabana Hotel. Views of Catherine Arekelian sitting in the forecourt of the Cabana Hotel. Views of the "Beatles Bobbies" keeping fans out of the lobby of the Cabana Hotel. Various views of policemen keeping fans away from The Beatles car. Views of The Beatles stepping off an airplane. Close-up views of Paul McCartney sitting in the back seat of a car and waving. Various views of The Beatles playing on stage. Various views of fans. Various views of fans being carried off stage. Views of The Beatles sitting together on stage behind four microphones.
September 1965 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [090065-093065] . 75 negatives (estimate)
The Beatles leave Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto [09-01-65, 19 negatives]
The Beatles and Fans -- Cabana Hotel -- Palo Alto (September 01, 1965) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 219, [09-01-65.01-03] . 19 negatives
Various views of fans waiting outside the Cabana Hotel for The Beatles to leave. Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison in truck which took them away from crowds surrounding hotel. Views of an anti-Beatles sign hung on a freeway pass.
Undated -- Various Unknown Dates . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 220, [000051-000065] . negatives (estimate)
Prisoners of War arrive at Travis Air Force Base (from Korea?) [ca. 15 negatives, April or May 1953?]
Various unidentified views (officers, ship, large funeral, etc.) [ca. 25 negatives, July-October 1953?]
Soldiers and sailors on troop ship and in pier warehouse (and unidentified large machinery) [July-October, 1953?]
"Popcorn Bawl" (boy crying with hand stuck in popcorn dispenser. Hearst contest winner, by photographer Ken Adams.) [October 1953?]
Call Bulletin Photo Service airplane on ground and unidentified aerial photograph [3 negatives, February 1954?]
Servicemen returning (from Korea?) on troop ships and views of ships and submarines in bay (US Navy fleet arrival?) [ca. 20 negatives, February 1954?]
Servicemen returning from Korea on several transports including the W.H. Gordon (ship) [ca. 15 negatives, 1954?]