Redwood Manufacturers Company Plant in Pittsburg, Calif., ca. 1915-ca. 1925
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 274 photographs, various sizes; compiled in 2 albums, 18 x 35 cm. and 29 x 40 cm. 41 digital objects
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Redwood Manufacturers Company Plant in Pittsburg, Calif. albums contain 274 photographic prints taken circa 1915 to circa 1925. The subject of the albums is the Redwood Manufacturers Co. (Remco), located in Pittsburg adjacent to the U.S. Steel Corporation. Both albums feature scenes from the Remco factory and wharf which include grounds, lumber yards, machinery, a wide array of Remco redwood products -- such as pipes, tanks, doors, balusters, posts, shingles, siding, railing, columns, and models -- and several steam ships. The second album (1905.11965) also pictures residential exteriors presumably featuring Remco products, installation activity, damaged buildings, a loading crane accident, and Remco president C.J. Wood.
Photographers featured in the collection include R.J. Waters & Co. and Frost Photo of Oakland.
Several photographs have been glued to the album pages, thus preventing access to their verso captions.
- Acquisition information:
- Unknown.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481