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Title |
Oversize photo print of Frank's Tannery, c. 1920s |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Oversize Photo Print of Frank's Tannery, c. 1920s. Large panoramic photographic print depicts the several wooden buildings of Frank's Tannery. There is a large smokestack in the background on the left and a creek in the left foreground. Tannery buildings set next to frontage road that runs alongside the creek. In the lower right is a small bungalow home with a wrap-around corner porch. An automobile sits out front. Two figures are visible on the road between single-story buildings and a two-story building. Photo print is mounted to Masonite and two ends are "framed" with single wooden boards. There is a large wooden rectangle mounted to back for mounting. |
Date |
1920s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Photographer |
Catalog Number |
2018.012.001 |
Dimensions |
H-24 W-73 D-2 inches |
Dimension Details |
24 x 73 x 2 |
Collection |
3D - Art |
Inscription Text |
(none) |
Notes |
"One of the largest tanneries in the world was the renowned S.H. Frank Tannery, which operated on Redwood Creek from 1874–1959. At its peak the tannery produced nearly 13 tons of leather each week. Tannin from red oak trees in the area enabled Frank’s tannery to produce "the strongest leather in the world." By 1897 Frank’s Tannery became a large -scale industry with business contacts all over the world." The business closed its doors in 1959, and the buildings burned to the ground in 1968. [https://medium.com/redwood-city-voice/historical-blog-series-industries-7d370790d4bc 04/25/2018] |
Search Terms |
Frank's Tannery Photograph Photographs Prints Redwood City Tanneries Tannery Tanning Industry |
Subjects |
Leather industry Photographic prints Photographs Prints Redwood City Tanneries |
Credit line |
Courtesy of George Conway |