Oakland birdseye view 1893

Description:
Lithograph, birds' eye view of the City of Oakland, Calif. View of the east shore of San Francisco Bay, City of Oakland, Oakland Estuary, and environs. Note: Streets, buildings, and features of the landscape as represented are not always accurate.

Date of Document:
1893

Document Author:
Elliott Publishing Company (San Francisco).

Geographic Location:
Oakland, Calif.

Context:
Slightly in from the right edge of the image, about midway from top to bottom, is the meeting of Telegraph and Claremont avenues. While the surrounding area immediately to the righth (east) shows very few structures, the Ladies Relief Society s Home for the Aged (notable for its tower) can be seen.