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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Souvenir of Winehaven photograph album
Creator:
California Wine Association
Identifier/Call Number: PC PA 245
Physical Description:
0.77 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1907-1909
Abstract: Photograph album containing 13 black
and white, silver gelatin, photographic prints showing the stages of construction of
Winehaven at Point Molate, Richmond, California between 1907 and 1909.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire the California Wine
Association moved its headquarters to Point Molate on the east shore of the San Pablo Bay in
Richmond, California, naming the facilities Winehaven. Between 1907 and 1919, Winehaven held
the title of the world's largest winery, shipping 500,000 gallons of wine to both foreign
and national locations. Upon the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) the
winery shut down and sold off its assets to avoid bankruptcy.
[Identification of item, date]; Souvenir of Winehaven photograph album, PC PA 245; [box
number, folder number]; California Historical Society.
Photograph album containing 13 black and white, silver gelatin, photographic prints showing
the stages of construction of Winehaven at Point Molate, Richmond, California between 1907
and 1909. Photographs show unidentified men (most likely Winehaven associates) standing at
railroad crossing at Point Molate; construction of the Winehaven facilities including
various buildings and a pier; a Union Pacific Railroad boxcar and railroad tracks; women,
men, and children standing on patio of a Winehaven building; and the view of Winehaven from
the San Pablo Bay. Many photographs show the storage tanks of the Chevron Richmond Refinery
in the Potrero Hills, located north and east of the Winehaven facilities. Front and back
pages of photograph album have sticker labeled: "California Camera Co., Haight and Sixth,
Alameda, Cal."
Materials in this collection, which were created between 1907 and 1909, are in the public
domain in the United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Point Molate (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Richmond (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Vinters -- Contra Costa County -- Pictorial works
Viticulture -- Contra Costa County -- Pictorial works
Wine and wine making -- Contra Costa County -- Pictorial
works
Wine industry -- Contra Costa County -- Pictorial works
Photograph albums