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Frank Silva Oakland and Alameda waterfront photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pho-0080
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of longshoremen at work and Oakland and Alameda waterfront environs from 1978 to 1986 taken by longshorman and photographer, Frank Silva. Silva's images document a significant period of change from break cargo handling to mechanized containerization and the advent of globalization. Silva's subjects are the men he worked alongside and the machinery and equipment used on the docks.
Dates:
1978-1986
Found in:
Labor Archives and Research Center