Name of association on false front of building, with date 1883; on window and on side of building is James L. Barker, real estate and insurance. Unnamed hardware store next door and Lumber Yard. The 1884 directory lists F. K. Shattuck as president, and Barker as manager; office corner of Dwight Way and Shattuck Avenue.
Copy from 1885 book by lithographer/publisher W.W. Elliott, "Oakland and Surroundings Illustrated" (public domain, available online)