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Picture This: California’s Perspectives on American History
is an educational resource that features primary source images
from the Oakland Museum of California’s collections that reflect
the rich cultural diversity of California.

  • Over 140 primary source images for students and educators
  • Includes photographs, drawings, posters, and prints
  • Connections to California State History Standards
  • Covers a 200 - year time span
  • Visual literacy activities
  • Historical information with each image


Early California
Progressive Era
Depression Era
World War II/Post War Era
Vietnam/Civil Rights Era
Post Vietnam Era
Cesar Chavez stands in front of a United Farm Workers banner advocating a grape boycott. July 22, 1985. These young women are identified as "The Haymakers." July 22, 1910. A woman described as "Eastern Sierran" California Indians poses for the camera with her children. The baby is wrapped into a cradleboard. Members of the San Francisco Ad Hoc Committee To End Racial Discrimination protest for equal employment opportunities. September 4, 1964. Japanese American children in Hayward await relocation during World War II. May 8, 1942. Oakland Museum of California