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Oakland Harbor Collection

Owning Institution: Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center

About this Collection

This collection features photographs of industrial activity, ships, railroads, and workers at the Oakland Inner Harbor in Oakland, California. Also included are several aerial views of the harbor and estuary. Photographs date from the 1880s to the 1980s. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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28 items found in this collection

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Aerial view of Oakland estuary, showing the Bay Bridge approach and the …
Aerial view of Oakland Inner Harbor looking toward San Leandro Bay
Aerial view of the Oakland estuary looking west, showing Sunset Lumber Company …
Aerial view of the Port of Oakland showing cranes and the eastern …
Bird's eye view of Oakland estuary, showing the Oakland hills
Boats and ships on the Oakland estuary
Clay Street wharf showing the freighter Hawaiian
Coal loading at Howard Terminal in Oakland, California
Delivery men at Howard Terminal in Oakland, California
Engineers and crew pose in front of a pair of Howard Terminal …
Entrance to the Howard Terminal docks and warehouses in Oakland, California
Howard Terminal delivery trucks line up at Warehouse no. 6
Logs at dockside near City of Oakland terminal No. 2
Lumber being loaded onto ships at Oakland estuary
New cars being loaded at Howard Terminal in Oakland, California, for shipment …
Oakland estuary looking south, showing boat traffic
Schooner in the Oakland estuary approaching Alice Street bridge
Ships and loaded docks at Brooklyn Basin in the Oakland estuary
Ships in the Oakland estuary south of the Webster Street Bridge
Ships near coal loading machinery at Howard Terminal in Oakland, California
Southern Pacific Railroad mole, looking southeast into the Oakland estuary
United States Army Base showing Albers Brothers Milling Company, Treasure Island, and …
University of California Boathouse at Sessions Basin at the foot of 5th …
Unusual view of bow of Naval cruiser U.S.S. Oakland moored at Grove …
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