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'''A. E. Newby''' was a San Jose dried fruit packer. His business was listed in an 1896 city directory. | '''A. E. Newby''' was a San Jose dried fruit packer. His business was listed in an 1896 city directory. | ||
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| + | A significant fire hit the Willows plant on November 15, 1894. It described the packing house as a "brick structure of three stories covered by a corrugated iron roof." The fire destroyed a large grader (capacity 50 tons/day), several elevators, 25 drapers, dippers, scales, 35,000 cherry boxes, and six or seven carloads of fruit<ref>The Big Drier Fire: November 16, 1894 San Jose Evening News.</ref>. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details | ! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details | ||
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| + | | San Jose || 1894 || Myrtle Ave. near Willow Street || Double building of brick, box factory, several other structures<ref>On Fire: November 15, 1894 San Jose Evening News</ref>. | ||
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| San Jose || 1896 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=13%20South%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 13 South First Street] || [http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/directories/id/18/rec/5 1896 San Jose City Directory] | | San Jose || 1896 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=13%20South%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 13 South First Street] || [http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/directories/id/18/rec/5 1896 San Jose City Directory] | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 13 October 2014
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
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| Main Location |
San Jose |
A. E. Newby was a San Jose dried fruit packer. His business was listed in an 1896 city directory.
A significant fire hit the Willows plant on November 15, 1894. It described the packing house as a "brick structure of three stories covered by a corrugated iron roof." The fire destroyed a large grader (capacity 50 tons/day), several elevators, 25 drapers, dippers, scales, 35,000 cherry boxes, and six or seven carloads of fruit[1].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| San Jose | 1894 | Myrtle Ave. near Willow Street | Double building of brick, box factory, several other structures[2]. |
| San Jose | 1896 | 13 South First Street | 1896 San Jose City Directory |