Larsen (Richard D.) Photograph Collection

Historic image of California Governor Jerry Brown standing in crowd at Arbor Day tree planting at Joaquin Miller Park
California Governor Jerry Brown standing in crowd at Arbor Day tree planting at Joaquin Miller Park, 1978, Richard D. Larsen photograph collection , MS 106, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

The Richard D. Larsen photograph collection consists of 55 photographs of an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony in Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland, California on March 7, 1978. Many of photographs show California Governor Jerry Brown speaking to a crowd at the event, the California National Guard Historic Music Fifes and Drums of Old Calaveras performing in historical costume, and members of the Oakland National Guard assisting in the planting of tree saplings.

Dates: 1978
 
Collection number: MS 106
 
Creator: Larsen, Richard D.
 
Collection Size: .25 linear feet (1 box)
 

Guide to the Richard D. Larsen Photograph Collection

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