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]