Homes of the Past

A village of Native American bark teepees. 1872. Albert Bierstadt, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California, Kahn Collection. More info »

A Californio ranch near Monterey. ca. 1849. Alfred Sully, artist. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

Murphy’s Camp. 1853. Isaac W. Baker, photographer. Daguerrotype. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

Pipe City. 1932. M.L. Cohen. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Martin J. Cooney. More info »

Imperial Valley – People in Camps. 1935. Dorothea Lange, photographer. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Paul S. Taylor. More info »

Untitled. 1935. Dorothea Lange. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Paul S. Taylor. More info »

Manzanar Relocation Center. July 3, 1942. Dorothea Lange, photographer. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Paul S. Taylor. More info »

Untitled. 1906. Dr. Robert A. Leet. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Dr. Robert Leet. More info »

Northern California Indians, Daisy and Lena, six months after the missionaries came. ca. 1885. Photographer unknown. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »