THE FOLKLANDISH LIBRARY
of books, videos, and collectibles
Before we opened the gallery we began collecting items for our "Folklandish Library". Through flea markets,
the internet, and odd donations we began to amass a sizable bounty of 20th Century Oakland memorabilia. The collection
included over 100 books of local interest, many relavent videos, and an interesting series of found objects.
One of the nicest additions to the library was Dan Fontes' family collection of matchbook covers, which displayed hundreds of
tiny advertisements for local businesses. Most of these businesses of couse are gone, but the style and content of the matchbook covers
are documents to a completely different era in Oakland.
Also of interest:
Here's a link to the Wikipedia list of books about Oakland.
Here is our guide to videos of local interest.
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