Wes Falgar Collection

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Contra Costa County Historical Society

724 Escobar Street

Martinez, California 94553

(925) 229-1042

http://www.cocohistory.com/

2018

Descriptive Summary

Title: Wes Falgar Collection

Dates: 1959

Collection Number: 2008.08

Creator/Collector: Falgar, Wes

Extent: 1 box

Repository: Contra Costa County Historical Society

Martinez, California 94553

Abstract: The collection includes an employee identification card, hard-hat and related material for Wes Falgar, who worked at the Tidewater Oil Company’s Avon Refinery in 1959; and a portable grain scale that was used by grain buyers in the field and in warehouses, with a descriptive information sheet provided by local rancher Don Wood. It is unknown if the grain scale relates to Wes Falgar.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred Citation

Wes Falgar Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection includes an employee identification card, hard-hat and related material for Wes Falgar, and a portable grain scale.

Indexing Terms

Agriculture, farming

Refining, oil

Additional collection guides

Guide to Collection