Author: Carol A. Jensen and the East Contra Costa Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 073859993X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
San Francisco's "opposite shore" is showcased for its maritime role in securing the city's financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile, Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural, mineral, and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products, ensuring California's unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County, securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
Maritime Contra Costa County
Author: Carol A. Jensen and the East Contra Costa Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 073859993X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
San Francisco's "opposite shore" is showcased for its maritime role in securing the city's financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile, Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural, mineral, and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products, ensuring California's unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County, securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 073859993X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
San Francisco's "opposite shore" is showcased for its maritime role in securing the city's financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile, Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural, mineral, and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products, ensuring California's unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County, securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
Maritime Contra Costa County
Author: Carol A. Jensen
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531667757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
San Francisco's "opposite shore" is showcased for its maritime role in securing the city's financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile, Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural, mineral, and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products, ensuring California's unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County, securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531667757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
San Francisco's "opposite shore" is showcased for its maritime role in securing the city's financial preeminence. Located minutes from San Francisco by ferry or automobile, Contra Costa County provided deepwater ports for shipping agricultural, mineral, and manufactured goods around the world. Pacific commodity traders made use of these ports to ship products, ensuring California's unique global economic role. Immense wealth was created from goods shipped from maritime Contra Costa County, securing a vibrant economy from the Gaslight Era to the days of Haight-Ashbury.
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center/Vision 2000 Maritime Development, Disposal and Reuse, City of Oakland, Alameda County
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Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Maritime Policy and Regional Economic Development--port Development
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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West Coast Maritime Industries Survey
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Special Subcommittee on Pacific Coast Maritime Matters
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Oct. 1 and 4 hearings were held in Seattle, Wash; Oct. 5 hearing was held in Portland, Oreg; Oct. 6 hearing was held in San Francisco, Calif; Oct. 7 hearing was held in Oakland, Calif; Oct. 13 hearing was held in Long Beach, Calif; Oct. 14 hearing was held in San Diego, Calif.
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Oct. 1 and 4 hearings were held in Seattle, Wash; Oct. 5 hearing was held in Portland, Oreg; Oct. 6 hearing was held in San Francisco, Calif; Oct. 7 hearing was held in Oakland, Calif; Oct. 13 hearing was held in Long Beach, Calif; Oct. 14 hearing was held in San Diego, Calif.
Amending the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Maritime Affairs
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Category : Maritime law
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
[pt. 1]:Considers legislation to revise Federal shipbuilding and operating subsidy programs, to authorize Federal investigations of employment and wage conditions on subsidized vessels, and to authorize a shipbuilding contract allocation program to maintain regional shipbuilding employment levels; pt. 2: Considers legislation to authorize Commerce Dept acquisition of vessels and material for emergency and war purposes and to revise methods for payment for construction and computation of depreciation on reconstructed vessels. Immediate effect of legislation would be to authorize Government purchase of Monterey and Mariposa to be utilized as troop carriers.
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Category : Maritime law
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
[pt. 1]:Considers legislation to revise Federal shipbuilding and operating subsidy programs, to authorize Federal investigations of employment and wage conditions on subsidized vessels, and to authorize a shipbuilding contract allocation program to maintain regional shipbuilding employment levels; pt. 2: Considers legislation to authorize Commerce Dept acquisition of vessels and material for emergency and war purposes and to revise methods for payment for construction and computation of depreciation on reconstructed vessels. Immediate effect of legislation would be to authorize Government purchase of Monterey and Mariposa to be utilized as troop carriers.
Amending the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, General Management Plan (GMP)
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Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Benicia-Martinez Bridge System Project, Contra Costa County, Solano County
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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History of Contra Costa County, California
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Category : Contra Costa County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
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Category : Contra Costa County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
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