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Title
William Byron Rumford freeway dedication ceremony
Date Created and/or Issued
1980-11-15
Contributing Institution
Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection
California Revealed from African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Rights Information
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Description
Recording of the dedication ceremony of a segment of state highway 24, the Grove-Shafter Freeway, renamed the William Byron Rumford Freeway in honor of the first African American elected to a state public office in Northern California.
Written on tape: 5900 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 11:15am-12:15pm; 43
Type
sound
Format
Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Speeches
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
AV-29
caolaam_000157
Language
English
Subject
Rumford, William Byron, 1908-1986
Provenance
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
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