1860’s, 1870’s, 1880’s & 1890’s | Museum of History Benicia
The famous Benicia Cement plant was opened in 1860. It specialized in a hard, water-resistant product used for bridges, dikes and sea walls like the San Francisco Embarcadero. In 1864 the Hume Carquinez Packing Co. later known as Hume Cannery was opened as a Salmon packer.
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During the 19th century, canneries and tanneries formed the core of Benicia’s economy. The earliest tannery, the Pioneer Tannery, was founded in 1864 and underwent several changes of ownership. Within a short time period others followed, creating a cluster of tanneries. In 1869, Robert Shaw opened the Shaw Tannery.
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2010年9月27日 · In spite of this, the nuns who visited Benicia commended the town’s healthy and accessible location. When the gods of industry moved in, they impugned the atmosphere further with the emissions of a tannery, a cannery, and (eventually) a glue factory: when it comes to the smells of city living, we have little reason to be nostalgic.
A look back at the flagship of Benicia’s tannery industry, and …
2014年7月4日 · The Benicia Tannery closed, quietly, around the end of 1929. The Herald, at least, had no hint closure was coming. In July 1929 it reported that Moses Salz, after 28 years at the tannery, was leaving for the S.H. Frank Tannery in Redwood City, but the story made no mention of any coming closure.
Distinct History — Benicia Business
During the 19th century, canneries and tanneries formed the core of Benicia's economy. The Benicia Tannery (now The Tannery Building: Food, Spirits and Shops) included a 3 story high currying shop, drying rooms, a bark mill and an immense bark …
Benicia Cannery during Fire and Afterwards - 1984.001.0101A | Benicia …
B/W photographs of Benicia Cannery during fire and afterwards. Print size 3.5 x 5 Collection Benicia Historical Museum Collection Subjects Benicia State Capitol
PCAD - Hume, G.W., Company, Canning Plant, Benicia, CA
In 1922, the G.W. Hume Company, founded in 1864 in San Francisco, CA, operated a cannery in Benicia, CA, one of three in the state. Others were located in Turlock, CA, and Graton, CA. The firm canned fruits, vegetables and salmon.
The Tannery Building - Benicia, CA - Yelp
Delivery & Pickup Options - 3 reviews and 9 photos of THE TANNERY BUILDING "I love this cool old building. Lots of great small town hidden shops. I take oil painting lessons with bill parsons there at the parson studio. It over looks the water. Very relaxing! I highly recommend swinging by & doing some shopping.
- 位置: 129-131 First St Benicia, CA 94510
Benicia waterfront - 2017.030.0630 | Benicia Historical Museum
The caption says: "Benicia water front, showing rear of the Western Creameries, the two story barn where Japanese labors from the Cannery made their homes; Condare wharf and office, home, Benicia Cannery and the Cal. Rex Spray wharf." Date circa 1920 Print size
Teaching California
The canning of fish in Benicia, in Northern California, is believed to have begun with the Hume Carquinez Packing Company in 1864. In the 1860s, salmon from the Sacramento River were in abundant supply. At its height in the 1880s, the cannery business processed 10 …