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Caption:   Frank Tanning Company wharves on Redwood Creek (1910). Frank's Tannery began operations in 1873. 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. The sheds at the left of the photograph held dried tanbark. Frank's Tannery was located on the site of the present-day Mervyn's Plaza. The business closed in 1959 and the vacant buildings burned to the ground in a 1968 fire.
     
Photo Date:   1910
     
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   Redwood City Public Library
     
Subjects:  

Lumber Industry -- Redwood City, CA

Tanneries -- Redwood City, CA

Harbors & Wharves -- Redwood City, CA
 
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