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| primary_town = San Jose, CA
 
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| primary_dates = 1908 - 1948
 
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| brands = B. B., Crati, Arno, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Paradise, Roma, Uvas, Vesuvius<ref>Bisceglia Brothers: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3071898?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 California Food Products directory].  1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.</ref>
 
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'''Bisceglia Brothers''' was a cannery in San Jose.
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The extended Bisceglia family ran the cannery: Joseph, Alfonse, Bruno, and Pasquale Bisceglia, and Philippina De Rose.  The family came to the United States in 1885<ref>Frederick W. Marrazzo, "Italians in the Santa Clara Valley", 20xx, Arcadia Publishing</ref>, and initially farmed<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/47871268@N02/12886809143 Southern Pacific shipping order]: boxes of tomatoes from Morgan Hill to [[California Canneries]] Co. in San Francisco.</a>  Receipt for 30 boxes on Sept. 13, 1898, and 11 boxes on September 14, 1898.  Robert Bowdidge collection.</ref>.  They set up their first cannery in Morgan Hill in 1903, then moved to Gilroy.  In 1913, they moved the cannery to Monterey Road in San Jose<ref>Frederick W. Marrazzo, [http://books.google.com/books?id=I7xarYW9BGcC&lpg=PA39&ots=t1K9z97cUo&dq=%22bisceglia%20brothers%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q=%22bisceglia%20brothers%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false Italians in the Santa Clara Valley], 20xx, Arcadia Publishing.</ref>.  Soon after, they relocated the cannery to San Jose.  By 1919, the Bisceglia Brothers Canning Company was the largest cannery in the world and employed 1,000 workers."<ref> from History San Jose blurb with fruit labels.</ref>.  The company also made and sold wines before and after prohibition. 
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Clara Bisceglia Cribari, sister of the Bisceglia brothers, started running the cannery in 1919. Cribari had come to the U.S. in 1900 as a two year old.  She later married Dr. Henry Zanger.  She inherited land in Pacheco Pass from the brothers in 1938; in 1943, three of her sons started running fruit stands in Pacheco Pass and started the [http://www.casadefruta.com/about-history.php Casa de Fruta] property along Highway 152. 
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Edith Daley visited Bisceglia Brothers in the summer of 1919 and reported on the workplace<ref>Big European Contracts Held by Bisceglias: [July 21, 1919 San Jose Evening News].One of [[Edith Daley]]'s summer-of-canneries articles</ref>.
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In 1922, Bisceglia Brothers funded the [[San Jose Warehouse Company]] to act as a public warehouse for themselves and others<ref>In the Matter of the Application of San Jose Warehouse Company for an Order Authorizing Issuance of Capital Stock: [http://books.google.com/books?id=HRs4AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA911&ots=EPAK9ySpsS&dq=bisceglia%20cannery&pg=PA912#v=onepage&q=bisceglia%20cannery&f=false California Railroad Commission]. Decision #10634, June 29, 1922.</ref>.  The California Railroad Commission case for the warehouse company explicitly notes that there were no existing public warehouses near the Bisceglia Brothers cannery, and that the warehouse would likely be used only by the cannery.  The Commission reminded the warehouse owners that public warehouses needed to serve the public - they couldn't deny access to non-Bisceglia customers.
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The Bisceglia cannery was acquired by [[Mayfair Packing]] in 1948.
  
 
==Locations==
 
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| Gilroy || 1908-1910|| ||  
Joseph Perelli worked there when he was young.
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| San Jose || 1910-1913 || South Tenth Street ||
 
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| San Jose || 1936 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1440%20South%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 1440 South First Street] ||  
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| San Jose || 1913-1936 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1440%20South%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 1440 South First Street] || Became [[Mayfair Packing]] / Sun Garden.
 
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[http://content.scu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/svhocdm&CISOPTR=930&DMSCALE=100&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=1&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20transportation&DMTHUMB=1&REC=16&DMROTATE=0&x=322&y=126 Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co, Monterey Road, San Jose  San Jose State University]
 
[http://content.scu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/svhocdm&CISOPTR=930&DMSCALE=100&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=1&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20transportation&DMTHUMB=1&REC=16&DMROTATE=0&x=322&y=126 Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co, Monterey Road, San Jose  San Jose State University]
  
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==References==
Cannery was in Morgan Hill, moved to Gilroy around 1909, moved to South 10th Street in San Jose in 1910. Acquired by Mayfair in 1948.
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Clara Cribari started running the cannery in 1919. (Three of her sons started running fruit stands in Pacheco Pass and started
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[http://www.casadefruta.com/about-history.php Casa de Fruta] Also sold wines in 1936.
 
"In 1913 the Bisceglia Brothers moved their cannery to Monterey Road in San Jose, California. In 1919 the Bisceglia Brothers Canning Company was the largest cannery in the world and employed 1,000 workers." from History San Jose blurb with fruit labels.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 15 February 2015

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

San Jose, CA
Active

1908 - 1948
Brands

B. B., Crati, Arno, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Paradise, Roma, Uvas, Vesuvius[1]

Bisceglia Brothers was a cannery in San Jose.

The extended Bisceglia family ran the cannery: Joseph, Alfonse, Bruno, and Pasquale Bisceglia, and Philippina De Rose. The family came to the United States in 1885[2], and initially farmed[3]. They set up their first cannery in Morgan Hill in 1903, then moved to Gilroy. In 1913, they moved the cannery to Monterey Road in San Jose[4]. Soon after, they relocated the cannery to San Jose. By 1919, the Bisceglia Brothers Canning Company was the largest cannery in the world and employed 1,000 workers."[5]. The company also made and sold wines before and after prohibition.

Clara Bisceglia Cribari, sister of the Bisceglia brothers, started running the cannery in 1919. Cribari had come to the U.S. in 1900 as a two year old. She later married Dr. Henry Zanger. She inherited land in Pacheco Pass from the brothers in 1938; in 1943, three of her sons started running fruit stands in Pacheco Pass and started the Casa de Fruta property along Highway 152.

Edith Daley visited Bisceglia Brothers in the summer of 1919 and reported on the workplace[6].

In 1922, Bisceglia Brothers funded the San Jose Warehouse Company to act as a public warehouse for themselves and others[7]. The California Railroad Commission case for the warehouse company explicitly notes that there were no existing public warehouses near the Bisceglia Brothers cannery, and that the warehouse would likely be used only by the cannery. The Commission reminded the warehouse owners that public warehouses needed to serve the public - they couldn't deny access to non-Bisceglia customers.

The Bisceglia cannery was acquired by Mayfair Packing in 1948.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Gilroy 1908-1910
Morgan Hill 1906-1907
San Jose 1910-1913 South Tenth Street
San Jose 1913-1936 1440 South First Street Became Mayfair Packing / Sun Garden.

Photos

dried fruit plant and rail spurs, 1940's

Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co, Monterey Road, San Jose San Jose State University

References

  1. Bisceglia Brothers: California Food Products directory. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.
  2. Frederick W. Marrazzo, "Italians in the Santa Clara Valley", 20xx, Arcadia Publishing
  3. Southern Pacific shipping order: boxes of tomatoes from Morgan Hill to California Canneries Co. in San Francisco.</a> Receipt for 30 boxes on Sept. 13, 1898, and 11 boxes on September 14, 1898. Robert Bowdidge collection.
  4. Frederick W. Marrazzo, Italians in the Santa Clara Valley, 20xx, Arcadia Publishing.
  5. from History San Jose blurb with fruit labels.
  6. Big European Contracts Held by Bisceglias: [July 21, 1919 San Jose Evening News].One of Edith Daley's summer-of-canneries articles
  7. In the Matter of the Application of San Jose Warehouse Company for an Order Authorizing Issuance of Capital Stock: California Railroad Commission. Decision #10634, June 29, 1922.