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| primary_business = Cannery | | primary_business = Cannery | ||
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| − | | primary_years = | + | | primary_years = 1895 - 1959 |
| brands = Comet, Crescent. | | brands = Comet, Crescent. | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:fe-booth-centerville-1926.jpg|240px|thumb|right|F. E. Booth, Centerville, 1926.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/pacificservicema1627paci/pacificservicema1627paci#page/322/mode/1up Pacific Service Magazine, October 1926].</ref>]] | [[File:fe-booth-centerville-1926.jpg|240px|thumb|right|F. E. Booth, Centerville, 1926.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/pacificservicema1627paci/pacificservicema1627paci#page/322/mode/1up Pacific Service Magazine, October 1926].</ref>]] | ||
| − | '''F. E. Booth''' was a cannery in Centerville, California | + | '''F. E. Booth''' was a canning company started by Frank E. Booth in 1895. The company had fish, fruit, and vegetable canneries in California. The company initially canned sardines in Monterey<ref>[https://calisphere.org/item/91ad3ce45ad5341fb4674bfb8e6962bd F. E. Booth Cannery]. California State Library, California History Section Picture catalog. "Frank E. Booth built cannery in 1895, canning salmon and sardines. Founded company, F.E. Booth Co., based in San Francisco.</ref>. Booth was the first to mechanize the canning project, and first to hire Sicilian fishermen<ref>[https://www.santacruztrains.com/2016/10/cannery-row-hovden-food-products.html Cannery Row: Hovden Food Products Corporation]. In [https://www.santacruztrains.com].</ref>. Frank was the son of Robert Booth, "president of the Sacramento River Packers"<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PlH_8K8Ucr4C&lpg=PA51&ots=9fhiqfBP34&dq=frank%20e.%20booth%20canning&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q=frank%20e.%20booth%20canning&f=false Canneries]. In Marti Aiello: Pittsburg. Arcadia Publishing.</ref>. |
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| + | Booth's cannery in Centerville, California primarily canned tomatoes and fruit juices<ref>Canning News: [http://books.google.com/books?id=va3mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&pg=RA9-PA28#v=onepage&q=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&f=false November 1921 Canning Age] Company starting canning juices and pulps on November 10.</ref>. The cannery was started in 1917<ref>1917: [http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2011-08-02&file=1917+++TCV.txt Fremont History]. Ground broken in April, 1917. </ref>, with its plant about two miles northeast of Newark on the Western Pacific Railroad<ref>U.S.G.S. benchmark for smokestack of F. E. Booth cannery: [http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=HT2589 geocaching.com] Smokestack was 80 feet high; plant burned in November 1959.</ref>. The company also had a plant at Pittsburg, California<ref>Many Canneries Receive Licenses: [http://books.google.com/books?id=pQRNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA197&lpg=RA1-PA197&dq=f.e.booth+centerville&source=bl&ots=wltlQyVou-&sig=nNlG28H0EonN1DI94ImMzin1R1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u0q3Udj0FKq6igLqzoGYAQ&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=f.e.booth%20centerville&f=false California Department of Public Health Weekly Bulletin, January 23, 1926] </ref> | ||
In 1920, F. E. Booth was president and general manager, M. S. Eisner, vice president, J. G. Jessie, secretary<ref>F. E. Booth Co. [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3071898?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 California Food Products directory]. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.</ref> | In 1920, F. E. Booth was president and general manager, M. S. Eisner, vice president, J. G. Jessie, secretary<ref>F. E. Booth Co. [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3071898?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 California Food Products directory]. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 13 October 2019
| Business |
Cannery |
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| Main Location |
San Francisco |
| Brands |
Comet, Crescent. |
F. E. Booth, Centerville, 1926.[1]
F. E. Booth was a canning company started by Frank E. Booth in 1895. The company had fish, fruit, and vegetable canneries in California. The company initially canned sardines in Monterey[2]. Booth was the first to mechanize the canning project, and first to hire Sicilian fishermen[3]. Frank was the son of Robert Booth, "president of the Sacramento River Packers"[4].
Booth's cannery in Centerville, California primarily canned tomatoes and fruit juices[5]. The cannery was started in 1917[6], with its plant about two miles northeast of Newark on the Western Pacific Railroad[7]. The company also had a plant at Pittsburg, California[8]
In 1920, F. E. Booth was president and general manager, M. S. Eisner, vice president, J. G. Jessie, secretary[9]
The company lasted into the 1930's as a tomato canner[10]. The cannery building itself burned in November 1959.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 1920 | ||
| Monterey | 1920 | Fish cannery | |
| Pittsburg | 1920 | ||
| Reedsport, Oregon | 1920 | Likely fish cannery? | |
| San Francisco | 1920 | 110 Market Street | Head office. |
References
- ↑ Pacific Service Magazine, October 1926.
- ↑ F. E. Booth Cannery. California State Library, California History Section Picture catalog. "Frank E. Booth built cannery in 1895, canning salmon and sardines. Founded company, F.E. Booth Co., based in San Francisco.
- ↑ Cannery Row: Hovden Food Products Corporation. In [1].
- ↑ Canneries. In Marti Aiello: Pittsburg. Arcadia Publishing.
- ↑ Canning News: November 1921 Canning Age Company starting canning juices and pulps on November 10.
- ↑ 1917: Fremont History. Ground broken in April, 1917.
- ↑ U.S.G.S. benchmark for smokestack of F. E. Booth cannery: geocaching.com Smokestack was 80 feet high; plant burned in November 1959.
- ↑ Many Canneries Receive Licenses: California Department of Public Health Weekly Bulletin, January 23, 1926
- ↑ F. E. Booth Co. California Food Products directory. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.
- ↑ History: Early Farmers of Union City: August 27, 2008 Tri-City Voice