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Cover illustration for 'On the Waterfront: The Other Side of Berkeley,' featuring a colorful depiction of Berkeley's waterfront in 1930, with a plane flying above, buildings, smoke rising from factories, and a ship in the water.
From the Berkeley Yearbook of 1930, altered by Rosalyn Sproule.
Link to Calendar over a picture of a 1932 Berkeley Business Promotional Calendar
CALENDAR
Link to Berkeley History in Brief over a picture of Moving Berkeley’s Town Hall, 1899
BERKELEY HISTORY IN BRIEF
Link to a 4-Minute Video over a picture of the Steel Frame Arch at San Pablo and University Avenues, circa 1930
4-MINUTE VIDEO
Link to Resources over a picture of the Marin Circle Fountain Dedication, 1911
RESOURCES

Images: A 1932 Berkeley Business Promotional Calendar; Arch at San Pablo and University Avenues, circa 1930; Marin Circle Fountain Dedication, 1911; Moving Berkeley’s Town Hall, 1899.

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