Object Type: Folder
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Title from back cover. An album of photographs made by Cheney Photo Advertising Co. that show comparative views of Oakland real estate, typically between 1916 and 1925, but with beginning/ending dates ranging from 1916 to 1928. The original album includes testimonials, not included here, from business partners and purchasers of properties from Wickham Havens' firm. Areas depicted : Forest Park, Haddon Hill, Mandana Blvd., Trestle Glen, Wala Vista and Hillside Homes (in Berkeley and Oakland: 270 Alvarado Road, 6124 Buena Vista Avenue, 5610 Golden Gate Avenue, 616 Beacon Street, 94 St. James Drive, 6197 Contra Costa Road and 5600 Estates Drive.) A table of contents is included. Certain images were previously published in "New or greatly enlarged industrial establishments of Oakland and East Bay cities" (Oakland Chamber of Commerce, [1917]).
10/16/25, 8:59 PM
Documents pertaining to the Peralta family's Spanish- and Mexican-era land grants and their subsequent adjudication in United States courts.
9/13/25, 10:21 PM
A small selection of maps from the Oakland History Center's collection, mostly focusing on very early maps of Oakland. These maps were originally digitized as part of the "Selections from the Collections of the Oakland History Center" collection.
10/14/25, 6:17 PM
These photographs show the construction of Campbell Village, a low income housing project located in West Oakland, California between Campbell, Willow, 8th, and 10th Streets. It was constructed by the Oakland Housing Authority between 1940-1941 after existing structures were razed. Many of the photographs in this collection show the same vantage points at different dates throughout the construction process, providing a time lapse of the neighborhood before, during, and after construction.
6/13/24, 9:44 PM
These photographs show the construction of Peralta Villa, a low income housing project located in West Oakland, California between Cypress, Union, 8th, and 12th Streets. It was constructed by the Oakland Housing Authority between 1940-1942 after existing structures were razed. Many of the photographs in this collection show the same vantage points at different dates throughout the construction process, providing a time lapse of the neighborhood before, during, and after construction.
6/12/24, 12:08 AM
An album entitled "Picturesque Oakland. 1889." Pages in the album are primarily photogravures produced from photographs by W. S. Jones, depicting Oakland buildings and streets, with some landscape, waterfront and Lake Merritt views. Includes an introductory essay and poem by Joaquin Miller.
4/17/25, 1:39 AM
