Architectural Salvage Assessment, Contributing ... - City of Oakland

Figure 3.3. Construction activity at Oakland Army Base, October 1941. In
this view (looking north from Building 99), the wood frame of the
Administration Building is going up, with diagonal wood sheathing
partially in place. The filled land required piles to support foundations,
and numerous timber piles are visible stacked on the ground. Workers
can be seen around the piles that have been driven for the Cafeteria
(Building 60), at left‐center of image. (Oakland Army Base Archives.)
Figure 3.4. In this similar view, taken from the roof of Building 99 five
weeks later, in early December, the Administration Building and Cafeteria
have been enclosed with diagonal board sheathing. The tents may be those
of the 394 th Quartermaster Battalion, an African‐American unit that assisted
in the first phase of construction at Oakland Army Base. (Port of Oakland
Archives.)
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