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Oakland 1946 General Strike

SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

SITE OF THE 1946 GENERAL STRIKE WHEN WOMAN RETAIL CLERKS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE A UNION ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL AFL-CIO    Submitted by: Sarah Fine @fineplanner

  • oakland
  • california
  • strike
  • women
  • unions

Frank Ogawa

 

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • city hall
  • ogawa
  • japanese american
  • internment
  • wwii
  • concentration camps

Latham Square

  • oakland
  • latham
  • california
  • bay area

Heros of All Wars

DEDICATED TO AMERICAN HEROS OF ALL WARS BY OAKLAND DETACHMENT MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ARMISTICE DAY 1935

DEDICATED TO AMERICAN HEROS OF ALL WARS BY OAKLAND DETACHMENT MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ARMISTICE DAY 1935

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  • califorinia
  • war
  • marines
  • armistice day

Crossroads

CROSSROADS Latham Square is actually a triangle, an accidental space created by the meeting of new and old roads. Broadway did not extend above 14th Street until the late 1880s, when it was needed...

CROSSROADS Latham Square is actually a triangle, an accidental space created by the meeting of new and old roads. Broadway did not extend above 14th Street until the late 1880s, when it was...

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  • califorinia
  • latham
  • telegraph
  • oxford comma

General Strike

GENERAL STRIKE! In December 1946, management refusal to recognize a union of retail clerks in stores adjacent to Latham Square led to a general strike involving 100,000 workers in Alameda County....

GENERAL STRIKE! In December 1946, management refusal to recognize a union of retail clerks in stores adjacent to Latham Square led to a general strike involving 100,000 workers in Alameda County....

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  • califorinia
  • latham
  • strike

The Lathams

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  • nevada
  • oakland
  • california
  • education
  • public schools
  • radio
  • kind deeds club
  • kpix

Oakland City Hall

OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was by...

OAKLAND CITY HALL Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland’s fifth City Hall. Its construc-tion was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was...

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  • califorinia
  • city hall

Latham Fountain

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES H. LATHAM AND HENRIETTA MARSHALL LATHAM AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR HUMANITY  PRESENTED TO THIS CITY OF WHICH THEY WERE EARLIEST RESIDENTS BY THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE...

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES H. LATHAM AND HENRIETTA MARSHALL LATHAM AS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR HUMANITY  PRESENTED TO THIS CITY OF WHICH THEY WERE EARLIEST RESIDENTS BY THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE...

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  • california
  • bay area
  • latham
  • prevention o...

Van Kleef Commemorative Plaque Way

    John B. Williams

    IN LASTING MEMORY OFJOHN B WILLIAMS, 1917 - 1976, A MAN OF VISION, COMPASSION AND COURAGE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY1964 - 1976DEDICATED BY HIS COL-LEAGUES WHO ELECTED...

    IN LASTING MEMORY OFJOHN B WILLIAMS, 1917 - 1976, A MAN OF VISION, COMPASSION AND COURAGE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY1964 - 1976DEDICATED BY HIS COL-LEAGUES WHO ELECTED...

    • bay area
    • california
    • oakland
    • redevelopment

    Site of Original Campus of University of California

    Site of College of California Original Campus of University of California University of California, Chartered March 23, 1863. Located between Franklin and Harrison, 12th and 14th Streets, from...

    Site of College of California Original Campus of University of California University of California, Chartered March 23, 1863. Located between Franklin and Harrison, 12th and 14th Streets, from...

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    • university o...
    • berkeley
    • oakland
    • college
    • history
    • california

    Donald R. McCollum

      People Who Like This Sort of Thing Will Find This The Sort of Thing They Like

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