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| + | '''William M. Bevins''' ran a fruit dryer on the Los Gatos Road (Bascom Ave.) in the 1890's. Bevins had also owned land in [http://www.stanford.edu/~jonallan/History%2053S/Course%20Readings/Tutorow%20Chap9.pdf Menlo Park] which was later bought to be part of Stanford University. | ||
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| + | Bevins was originally a printer<ref>Listed in 1872 San Francisco directory as [http://archive.org/stream/sanfranciscodire1872langrich/sanfranciscodire1872langrich_djvu.txt Printer with S.F. Cooperative Printing, dwelling at corner of Tyler and Webster.]</ref>. By 1900, he apparently as a letter carrier<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=c61KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=william+bevins+san+jose+orchard&source=bl&ots=p3OA_GGdmu&sig=40c-YpQmGET9jBZFt_kOWcb3DpM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7Z24UcKQLaa50QGjuoFg&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=william%20bevins%20san%20jose%20orchard&f=false 1900 San Jose city directory] only shows a William L. Bevins, letter carrier, residence Willow near Orchard.</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 13 December 2014
| Business |
Fruit dryer |
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| Main Location |
San Jose |
William M. Bevins ran a fruit dryer on the Los Gatos Road (Bascom Ave.) in the 1890's. Bevins had also owned land in Menlo Park which was later bought to be part of Stanford University.
Bevins was originally a printer[1]. By 1900, he apparently as a letter carrier[2].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| San Jose | 1893 | Los Gatos road |
References
- ↑ Listed in 1872 San Francisco directory as Printer with S.F. Cooperative Printing, dwelling at corner of Tyler and Webster.
- ↑ 1900 San Jose city directory only shows a William L. Bevins, letter carrier, residence Willow near Orchard.