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   Wagons on Arguello Street.
 


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Caption:   Wagons on Arguello Street (c.1890). Grain from surrounding farms was sent to the Redwood City grist mill for conversion to flour. The flour was then shipped by train to San Francisco for export. Shown in this photograph are horse-drawn wagons waiting for an incoming train. The sacks on the wagons are filled with flour from the local grist mill.
     
Photo Date:   circa 1890
     
OwningLibrary:
   Redwood City Public Library
     
Subjects:  

Tanneries -- Redwood City, CA

Wagons and Animal Teams
 
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