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.