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   Beeger Tannery drying sheds.
 


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Caption:   Beeger Tannery drying sheds (c.1920). Henry Beeger bought a small Redwood City tannery in 1880 and in ten years, expanded the business from three to 20 employees. Tanneries in Redwood City were a by-product of the lumbering industry. Tanbark was stripped from trees, then dried and boiled in water, creating the tannic acid used in making leather. Shown in this photograph are leather hides that have been tanned and are under-going the drying process. After Beeger's death in 1898, the business was run successively by his wife, Mary, his eldest son, Carl, and his younger son, Henry Jr. The latter closed the tannery upon his retirement in 1947. Beeger Tannery was located on the site of the present-day Towne Ford dealership.
     
Photo Date:   circa 1920
     
OwningLibrary:
   Redwood City Public Library
     
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Industry -- Redwood City, CA

Tanneries -- Redwood City, CA

 
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