Shades of North Oakland Photograph Collection

Snapshot of a woman reclining on a lounge chair
Madeline Morse reclining in chair in living room, 36th and Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California, 1967, Shades of North Oakland photograph collection, MS 99, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

Shades of North Oakland was a neighborhood photograph collecting project conducted by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland and the Oakland Public Library in July 1999. The project was an outgrowth of a statewide photograph project, Shades of California, that sought to document the daily lives and the historical, political, and cultural contributions of diverse communities in California.

Dates: circa 1888-1999
 
Collection number: MS 99
 
Collector: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
 
Collection Size: .75 linear feet (2 boxes)
 

Guide to the Shades of North Oakland Photograph Collection

Available at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO)

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