Members of Aunt Elise’s Club, children’s clubs formed around the popular Sunday Tribune section, performed at the American Theatre (formerly the Reliance) in the 1920s. (Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
A slideshow of Oakland theaters is now online, http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/05/05/trip-in-time-theaters-of-yesteryear/
Oakland, CA March 2, 1928 - Dale Winter and husband Henry Duffy break ground for the Dufwin Theater at Seventeenth Street, between Telegraph and San Pablo.
(Mose Cohen / Oakland Tribune)
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
“Once women got what they wanted by crying, we of today got it by trying.”
Oakland, CA July 14, 1924 - Members of the Business and Professional Women’s Club break ground for the clubhouse they financed and built at 1550 Webster Street. Among them are holding company president Dr. Lillian Shields and club president Miss Suzanne Chalmers.
(E.A. “Doc” Rogers / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Oakland, CA November 26, 1926 - Two boys put a boat on Grand Avenue after a terrific downpour flooded basements and suspended traffic. (Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Berkeley, CA November 23, 1923 - Dedication of the University of California Memorial Stadium. Old grads from all over the country attended the ceremonies held on the eve on the Big Game. (E.A. “Doc” Rogers / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives)
Cover of the December 16, 1923 Oakland Tribune Sunday Magazine.
If you missed our “Trip in Time” slideshow celebrating American Indian History Month, you can still view it here http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/11/02/trip-in-time-celebrating-american-indian-heritage-month/
