Oakland Police Dept. Tactical Squad & California Hwy. Patrol prepare to engage with antiwar demonstrators at Oakland Draft Induction Ctr., c. 1969
- Photograph by
- Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999
- Subject of
- Oakland Police Department, American, founded 1853
- Date
- ca. 1969
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.9 × 24 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts uniformed police standing and marching in lines. Standing on an urban street are policemen in various uniforms. In the foreground are four men in shirts and pants of dark blue, with white helmets. Beyond them are additional police lined up in ranks three deep. They wear light colored helmets and shirts, and dark pants. Another line of policemen can be seen filing in to the ranks from the right margin. In the background are buildings and high rises. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#25."
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
- Object number
- 2016.117.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Linda A. Jackson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




