Richmond, California, 1913 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Richmond, California, 1913, preserved in this historic image. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: General view, Standard Oil Company, Richmond, Calif.
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Richmond, California, 1913
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Richmond, California, in 1913 was a young industrial town on San Francisco Bay, shaped by the Santa Fe Railway, which had made it a terminus and shipping point in the years after 1900. The Pacific Coast Borax Company and the Stege Sanitary Company's earlier presence had already given the waterfront a manufacturing character, and the town was growing quickly as its population climbed past several thousand. Richmond incorporated as a city in 1905, so by 1913 its civic life was still taking shape, with local leaders debating streets, water, and the expansion of its wharves. Residents would have known the place as a rail and bay-front community set against the hills, a working town rather than a resort.
| Created / published | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,301 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | General view, Standard Oil Company, Richmond, Calif. |
| Reference | CA Richmond 1913 |
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