Joseph Lewis Walton photograph collection of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge under construction, 1933-1936

Ironworkers on the Bay Bridge. Joseph Lewis Walton is marked with an X.
Ironworkers on the Bay Bridge. Joseph Lewis Walton is marked with an X. Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.

Joseph Lewis Walton was an ironworker on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during its construction in the 1930s. Walton's daughter, Sandra M. Flinton, assembled this collection from Walton's photo albums. Some of the photos show Walton at work on the bridge and are so indicated.

 
(OHC COLL 2019-11)
The collection contains 77 black-and-white photographs ranging in size from 3 x 4.5 in. to 4.75 x 7.25 in.

Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.