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View of the property of the Port Costa Warehouse & Dock Company, possibly 1884

Per note on the enclosure, "Photostat negative - drawer 39 S.F. Bay, Towns, etc." Image is reproduced in John Kemble's book, "San Francisco Bay: A Pictorial Maritime History," pg. 44, with the following caption:[CR] "The great grain docks of Carquinez Strait....When the Central Pacific completed its connection through Martinez in 1879, the advantages of the deep waters of Carquinez Strait for loading grain were at once realized. Ocean-going vessels, river steamboats, and the railroad could all conveniently connect here. By 1884, grain wharves extended almost continuously along four or five miles of the strait. Half the ships clearing San Francisco with grain for foreign ports loaded at Carquinez Strait. The Port Costa Warehouse and Dock Co. had a capacity of 70,000 tons of grain and was operated by G.W. McNear and Co. These warehouses were equipped with elevated double-track railroad lines, moving chain elevators, and could accommodate a dozen or more ships at a time."

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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Code: SAFR

NPS Museum Number Catalog : SAFR 21374
Local Park number : P93-065, Series 3, File Unit 11, Item C11.07012

San Francisco Maritime Museum classified photograph collection, 1575-1984
San Francisco Maritime Digital Museum Archival Collection

Title: Guide to the San Francisco Maritime Museum classified photograph collection, 1575-1984 located on the Online Archives of California website.
URL: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8hm5f30/

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