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Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center

Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center

The Oakland History Center is an important center for the study of the history and current development of the East Bay. Its collection contains a wide variety of materials relating to the history of Oakland and the larger Bay Area, including books, magazines, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, sheet music, trade catalogs, and scrapbooks.

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1,757 items found in 22 collections

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Action! Men of 18 and 19… Choose Your Combat Branch
Aerial of Christmas display at City Hall Park as seen from upper ...
Aerial of "Christmas on the Moon" display at City Hall Park in ...
Aerial view, looking north from around East Creek Slough, of the Nimitz ...
Aerial view, looking south from around 16th Avenue, of the Nimitz Freeway ...
Aerial view of Chevrolet plant, 69th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Oakland, ...
Aerial view of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Lincoln Avenue, ...
Aerial view of Claremont Hotel in Oakland, California, showing spa and tennis ...
Aerial view of Claremont Hotel in Oakland, California, showing tennis courts in ...
Aerial view of Dimond Canyon and surounding, still largely undeveloped, neighborhoods in ...
Aerial view of Durant Motor Company, East 14th Street and Durant Avenue ...
Aerial view of Lakeside Park in Oakland, California, showing downtown and the ...
Aerial view of Landvale and Broadway intersection in Oakland, California. Lake Temescal ...
Aerial view of nearly completed Oakland City Hall, 1912
Aerial view of Oakland City Hall and City Hall Park, circa 1960
Aerial view of Oakland City Hall, circa 1913
Aerial view of Oakland City Hall looking toward San Pablo Avenue, circa ...
Aerial view of Oakland City Hall with City Hall Park in foreground, ...
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 ...
Aerial view of upper Dimond Canyon and surounding, still largely undeveloped, neighborhoods, ...
Affiche de Sem (Second War Bond)
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