Fall 2012 Volume 17, Issue 3

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Museum at 515 Railroad venue Mail to P. 0. Box 1816, Pittsburg, CA 94565 http://www.pittsburghistoricalsociety.com Phone 925-439-7501 or email PittsburgCAMuseum@att.net

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Special Interest Articles:

Christmas Party Set Election of Officers Evolas Honored Pioneer Dairy story Dick Nelson autobio 1 1

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Annual Meeting and Election of Officers on November 14

2012 members will have the opportunity to nominate new candidates (who have given their permission) to serve as museum board members. You may call Election Chairman Frank Hurtado at 925-427-6580 with your nomination. The Annual Meeting will be called to order at 10:30 a.m. On the 14th of November during which final nominations will be accepted and closed. If there are no nominations in addition to the current officers, then the election can take place by acclamation at the annual meeting.

Regular Highlights:
Board of Directors Books & Gifts Curator's Corner Fundraising Fun Announcements 6 2, 8 2 5 6

Evolas Honored by Soroptimist Club for Service to the City

On Saturday, November 3, our Treasurer, Joanie Evola, with husband Nolan were honored at the Soroptimist Club annual That's Amore!

Festa ltaliana 2012. The award, the Soroptimist International of Pittsburg Community Achievement Award, was given for their outstanding ongoing service and unstinting affection for their native city. Held at the Good Shepherd church social hall, the crowd was entertained by Nikky D and Class Act while enjoying an Italian menu of pasta, meatballs and Italian sausage with salad and dessert.

Donors
Membership New Members

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New Open Hours

Wednesday 1 4 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. 3 p.m. The museum will be closed during January for a thorough cleaning & repairs.

Holiday Party, Installation of Officers on December 13

Our annual Christmas gathering & dinner will be held at the museum on Thursday evening, December 13 at 6:00 p.m. social and 7:00 p.m. catered dinner @ $25 each. Reserve your place with Gail Pearson 925-432-7876 or Joanie Evola 925-432-3767, Rosemarie DiMaggio 432-3648 or the Museum 439-7501

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Fall 2012 Pittsburg Historical Society Newsletter Vol 17, #3

President's Page
Edmund Caruso
Once again we are nearing the end of the year with not only national and local, but our own Historical Society elections before us. I ask that you please take a little time to study the issues before us, and, VOTE. It is our voice that keeps Democracy alive. Here at the Society we have had a very busy few months. We have received many new (to us) artifacts from Pittsburg's past, so if you haven't been in for a while come on down and see what's "new". You will be surprised! Pay special attention to the stage area! We have replaced the office and front foyer heat/air condition system, so we now will be able to work in comfort, summer and winter. Thanks, A Quality Heating and Air Inc.. You will also notice that the Front Doors have been refinished, thanks to Frank Siino, and are ready to take on winter. Also, notice the front of the building's new paint job. Thank You , Max's Painting. We'll do the upper section next year, for much repair is needed. We painted the side and rear of the building, too. Earlier this year we repaired the two front windows on the sidewalk. The glazing had totally disintegrated and were leaking when it rained. We also replaced a broken rear window. The sub-committee which reviewed and modified our Constitution and ByLaws has completed its work and on the 7th of November the Board will review the changes and, hopefully, will adopt them. We will then print and mail the package to all members for their input. Because we are nearing the holidays, this mailing will take place early next year and we'll have a special membership meeting for your input and voting to adopt the changes. Also, this year we are going to test a mail-in ballot for Society elections. I have placed Frank Hurtado as Chairperson for the Election Committee. Frank is putting his committee together. Anyone interested in running for a position on the board pay attention to the election info in this newsletter or call Frank Hurtado at 925-427-6580. This year has been a lot of fun and a real challenge, and thanks to your donations and membership we were able to complete much needed repairs. Thanks also, to my Board for their support and I hope I'm able to serve you again in the new year.

Ed Caruso, President'

Curator's Corner
Rosemarie DiMaggio
Hi all, just want to keep you updated on what I have been working on since our last newsletter. Actually a lot of what I have been doing lately pertains to family history information, as this is what we have been receiving a lot of. As this takes more time to complete, as compared to exhibiting an item, it is not as evident, and you would have to look at our family history binders, or in the family display cases located in the Family History Room to see what has been added. We have also been receiving miscellaneous photos that you can see displayed throughout the museum, in addition to other items such as bottles that have been recovered, that were made here in Pittsburg. We are in the process of displaying police uniforms (winter and summer) from the estate of Mel Cooper, a former Pittsburg police officer, who recently passed away, in addition to items from Camp Stoneman as he also served as an MP there. Sherill has just completed a binder of Jack London, who was a frequent visitor to our waterfront area in it's hey day, especially the Bay View Saloon.

She continues to update, index and manage our large library. Our two bridal books are bulging, and we will be into our third one soon. We just received some bridal photos from Mary's Dress Shop, from some of her first brides, when the shop was on West 4th. St. These photos were just found as she had put them away many years ago. Well, I think that's just about it for now, and I will have more for you next time. Hope to see you soon, and remember the coffee pot is always on, and you are always welcome.

Rosemarie Di Maggio,
Curator

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Glimpse of History:
Nels S. Nelson, founder of Pioneer Dairy was born in Sweden and immigrated to America, landing in New York in New York in 1886. He worked on dairy farms in Illinois and Minnesota, learning the ways of America's farming methods, this being his trade in Sweden. Years later he moved to San Francisco and bought two milk routes from a large city dairy, saving his money and with those savings he purchased a small city dairy named the San Carlos Dairy located on Noe Street. It was very successful and some years later Nels decided to move across the bay to a small town named Black Diamond. The reason for this move was that he could not get sufficient amounts of 'raw' milk to process for his company. Nels leased a substantial amount of prime acreage located at the foot of Montezuma Street in Black Diamond (now Pittsburg) where he operated the Diamond Dairy for a number of years.

Diamond Dairy and Pioneer Dairy of Pittsburg, California

Modern Creamery of Martinez, centralizing all manufacturing of their dairy products to the main plant in Pittsburg. In 1944, the U.S. Navy munitions base at Port Chicago, which was located four miles from Pittsburg, had a devastating explosion that shook the area for many miles in all directions in north in Contra Costa County. The blast caused their two fifty-feet tall boiler room stacks to fall at the Pioneer Dairy processing plant in Pittsburg. As reported by radio and all newspapers, the populace thought "we" were under attack from the Japanese. The tragedy, death, and destruction that summer evening remains in the memory of many to this day! At the annual State Fair in Sacramento, the Pioneer Dairy entered samples of their milk products to be judged for quality, purity and . other aspects pertaining to quality control on a continuing basis. Pioneer Dairy won over 38 medals from the State of California for being the largest and one of the most sanitary dairies in the state. The dairy was also awarded the U.S.A. Government "E" flag for it's excellence to the war effort. The flag proudly flew at its main plant in Pittsburg. At this time our dairy was the only one in Northern California that made all their milk products from scratch. Every dairy product you can imagine was manufactured at the Pittsburg main production plant-milk, cottage cheese, buttermilk, butter, ice cream, and a variety of ice cream bars, one being the patented "ZIPPY" ice cream bar. The dairy was the first to offer ornate hand decorated ice cream cakes as well! During WW2, the Pioneer Dairy served the military including Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg Replacement Center, Treasure Island Naval Base, Alameda Air Station as well as others in the area. A number of outgoing ships at times carried Pioneer Dairy Products. The dairy was supplied with "raw" milk from the dairy ranches located in Lodi, Manteca, and others in the nearby area, then shipped by early morning cold car trains to Pittsburg for pick up by the dairy. These early morning trains would stop at pick up points to load ten gallon milk cans to deliver to their final stop at Pittsburg. These trains back then were known as "Stop and Go Milk Trains." If the passengers aboard those slow moving trains were in a hurry to reach their destination, they were out of luck, for sure! The Pioneer Dairy participated in the annual Columbus Day celebration by entering a Pioneer Dairy parade float. The procession streamed down Railroad Avenue and Black Diamond Streets. Sometimes grandson Dick Nelson would dress in all white as a Dairy Delivery Man and toss out samples of Pioneer Ice Cream to the parade watchers-everyone's favorite.

By Dick Nelson as told to John Buffo, Ed Caruso, Sherill and Ed Hecock, July 2012.

He renamed it the Pioneer Dairy which was advertised as "Contra Costa's Own!" The name Pioneer Dairy was its mainstay until 1958. It is documented in this county's "Early Business Pioneers" published in 1926. John Buffo, historian, society board member, and past president of Pittsburg Historical Society reflects that in reading an old newspaper article, in 1939 the Pioneer Dairy had an annual payroll of over $100,000.00, that being a substantial amount in the early years of the Bay Area growth. It is also noted that in the 1940's, the Pioneer Dairy took purchase of the

(Pioneer Dairy Float on page 5 right)

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Autobiography: Richard Nelson, Photographer

Sherill Hecock, Librarian
Typed by Sherill R. Hecock August 12, 2012 doctor in his later 'grown-up' life. Little did we know way back then! I personally wrote some short snaps for the old Hearst Post Enquirer in the 1950's. I have so many memories of days gone by in Pittsburg, and as I write this autobiographical account, more memories resurface the Greyhound Bus Depot, the Dinky Station, the morning and evening newspapers arriving from Oakland and San Francisco, the "Ladies of the Night" District, Sol Berg Men's Clothing Store... I was there to take it all in. Reading the old Pittsburg newspapers I have saved... names and names! The Byron Times newspaper articles about the Pioneer Dairy and many many Pioneer Dairy newspaper ads. There are copper newspaper cuts of fleets of trucks, horse and buggy wagons, medals and certificates which the dairy won starting at the Pacific Slope Expedition in the early 20's in San Francisco. S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.--anyone know what these initials stand for? My dad, Carl J. Nelson and many other gentlemen were members...Date of this was March 7, 1961, a certificate in mint condition! (Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America). My dad had a beautiful tenor voice and at the drop of a hat he'd sing for any occasion and actually he did, at no charge. He sang with a group at the St. Peter Martyr Church in the late 1920's. He also played the piano and kept the family aglow with his songs. My mother Aura was a gifted artist who had drawn ladies fashion figures layouts for Vogue Magazine circa 1920'searly 30's. Vogue is still in publication today. I remember my first girlfriend, Miss Gloria Grabstein. Her father owned Grabstein's Department Store at the end of Railroad Avenue. We were only 5 years old. Oh well!!! My true love was yet to come. The first attempt by Pittsburg High School at the publication of a school paper was made in the year 1924. The paper was printed in newspaper form, entitled The Boomerang with Miss Lillian Nelson, my aunt, as its first editor. The Boomerang was printed in Oakland. Numerous sales and entertainments were given by the pupils in order to raise enough funds to cover the printing cost. To save money, the paper was soon published in magazine form with mimeographed pages that were turned out by the school's machine. A permanent cover design was created by the editor, Miss Nelson, and various other schools made plates for the section titles. It is noted that the very first copy which was published by the school had no nameit's banner read "YOU NAME IT." 1 I have a copy of this. 1 The above paragraph taken from the 1926 Pirate Yearbook, Vol 1. Mr. Clarence Fornwald, the Pittsburg High band instructor produced the greatest high school bands of the area! We marched, we traveled, we won prizes for the 'best.' In 1939 a

Richard Nelson was interviewed at his residence in Westmont Retirement Center, Brentwood, CA. 94513
I was born in the small town of Martinez, Contra Costa County, California in 1924. My birthplace was in an apartment over the local mortuary. My folks Carl J. and Aura Nelson were renting this apartment while awaiting their move to Pittsburg, California, just a few short miles "going east a bit." My grandfather Nels S. Nelson wished to have my father, Carl, join him as the General Manager of my grandpa's Pioneer Dairy, located in Pittsburg. "We" settled into our new home on West 10th Street when I was 2 months of age and thus my story begins... I am quick to mention that among my favorite memories are those of growing up in the small family-oriented town of Pittsburg and still remain with me today. "Them sure were the good old days!" When I was about 12 years of age I started to take and develop pictures in a shack in our backyard on 10th Street. Many years later Virgil Lucas opened a commercial/ industrial photo shop. We located at the foot of East 10th near Harbor Street. The Tahiti Club was our next door neighbor. Many of the photos we took are on display at the Pittsburg Historical Society. Such photos are Woolworth's 5 and 10 Store, J.C. Penny's, Aiello Furniture, Montgomery wards, Shell Chemical, Dow Chemical, JohnsManville, air shots of Pittsburg and more. We also photographed numerous weddings, birthday parties and celebrations. Remembering the days when Pittsburg had 5,000 or so inhabitants, there were two daily newspapers: The Post Dispatch and the Daily Independent. Both were published in the afternoon. A lot of us school kids had paper routes after school. I delivered both those newspapers. I also delivered the Stockton Record for a brief time. That newspaper was short lived as at times it would not arrive in Pittsburg! Years later Ted Bishop published the Post Dispatch and in his passing Mrs. Barbara Bishop took over the business of publishing the newspaper. The Pittsburg Daily Independent was published by Pittsburg's Post Master at that time, until it ceased its existence, after which, the Post Dispatch bought the printing press from the Independent. Later on, the Pittsburg Weekly Sentinelpublished for a short time and when they stopped publication, the Dispatch bought some of their excess printers and fonts. I also had a job after school helping to can sardines at the F.E. Booth Cannery in town. My first real job that got me my own Social Security Number was filling gas tanks at Cardinale's Gas Station after school and early evenings. My school pals Howard Patterson and Harold Hill also held part time jobs at the station. In my freshman year of High School, Cyril Bruno portrayed a doctor in the process of gathering 'make-believe' huge surgical knives ready to operate on a fellow student. Cyril later became a 'real'

(Nelson Autobiography Con'd on page 5)

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Pioneer Dairy Parade Float

year to remember for our school band, not only was it the celebration of the Bay Bridge opening but also the Golden Gate International Exposition (World's Fair) at Treasure Island. The Pittsburg High School band was invited to play an afternoon performance at the fair. We traveled by school bus crossing the new bridge to Treasure Island, another WOW! Years later my wife Ann and I purchased tickets to see Jack Benny Show on stage at Harrah's in Reno. It was a great show but a bit after the last show of the evening performance around two in the morning we went to a lounge to have a cup of coffee. There sitting alone at a table was none other than Mr. Clarence Fornwald. I could not help myself, I had to say Hello even if he didn't recognize me after so many years. I can hardly believe it to this date, yes, he 'barely' did but more so as we went on talking. Mr. Fornwald was at that time the lead 'base player' for Harrah's 30 piece in house orchestra. DOUBLE WOW!!! I joined the Navy and at the time of the Port Chicago blast I was on duty as a hospital corpsman somewhere in the South Pacific. During my tenure I learned of my mother's passing. The Navy was not able to release me from my duties and thus was unable to attend my own mother's funeral. That memory still brings tears to my eyes. While in the Navy I had this 'great moment' in the service. While stationed at the Coronado naval hospital in Southern California about 60 miles from Los Angeles, I took liberty to the Hollywood Palladium, home of the big bands dance hall. There one night I met my future wife of 67 years, Ann Scianna. A sweet and beautiful Italian girl. Strangely, Ann did not want to dance with me but then she consented (it must have We been the Navy uniform) and the rest is history were married as soon as I was discharged from the Navy. Four great kids, three girls and a son, plus a bunch of grand and great-grand kids to boot! The Big Band playing that night was Tommy Dorsey. WOW! The big bands of those days would play with the RKO circuit stage shows that travelled from city to city ,

Photos of this float are on display in the Pittsburg Museum Library in a binder entitled "Columbus Day Parade Photos." usually for a day, then on to the next town. The El Campanil Theatre in Antioch was a Sunday afternoon must - to see the great bands. Getting a ride or hitch hiking is how we arrived there. After 10 or 15 years of marriage to Ann, the RKO Golden Gate Theatre advertised "In PersonTommy Dorsey and Orchestra now playing for 5 days only." Guess what, Ann and I went with friends to four performances and received a prized autographed photo from Mr. Dorsey. WOW! Upon discharge from the Navy, Ann and I bought a home in Antioch and lived there for 14 years. I commuted to Pittsburg for work at the dairy for a year and also Elwood (Bud) Herbert, John Enea, Cyril Bruno, and I worked at Camp Stoneman as truck drivers. We drove laundry to the U.S. Laundry Co., back our trucks up to the docks, unload the dirty laundry. Then we waited 3-4 hours for the fresh load which we brought back to Camp Stoneman. We would kill time by taking in a show in the city and we got paid for this too! I remember this to be in the late 1940's or early 50's. Anyway, it was after the war as I remember. Such is the life of Dick Nelson, well lived!
Museum's Pioneer Dairy Photos shown are by Dick Nelson

Banner Year for Fund Raising:

Thanks to the efforts of museum volunteers and sponsors, we have had another exceptional fundraising year. This year started out with our first ever Roaring 20's Casino Night co-hosted with the Pittsburg Arts and Community Foundation. The Good Shepherd Church was transformed into a real 20's-like atmosphere including gaming tables. Music was provided by Nikki D and a delicious dinner was prepared by Outback Steakhouse. In conjunction with the California Theatre Restoration Group we hosted a fun filled evening at the El Campanil Theatre enjoying the music of Louie Prima, Jr. and the Witnesses.

Gail Pearson

We held our 3 rd Bunco Party with our friends from The Pittsburg Women's Community League, sold raffle tickets at the very popular Football Hall of Fame dinner and hosted our 4th Annual Pasta Dinner at the Pittsburg Elks Lodge. Proceeds from these events helped us to do much needed maintenance to your museum. (See Pres Page) Join us for our Holiday Party on December 13 at the museum at 6 pm (see page 1). More details will come later. We are already planning for next year so watch for future newsletters, mailings and emails announcing our 2013 calendar of events. Be sure we have your email address to get advance notice.

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Fall 2012 Pittsburg Historical Society Newsletter Vol 17, #3

Those Who Make Things Happen

CoNli..4A9 Op $001A Nov 14.... Annual Meeting 10:30 am

Thanks to our donors:

PWCL - At their fall luncheon the Pittsburg Women's Community League made a surprise gift to the museum of 10 new card tables! What a gift from our Bunco partners. Gail Pearson, joanie Evola, and Lenette Hendricks from the museum were there and accepted the generous gift. Look for another Bunco night coming up in 2013.

2012 Officers Committee Chairs

President Edmund Caruso 1St VP Denise Lawrie
2nd VP Diana Gunter

Dec 13.....Christmas Party at Museum, 6 p.m. greet, and 7 p.m. Dinner. Bunco is being set up for 2013.

Museurel GIf E Shop

Afghan Spinner Birds Calendar- Eddie Hart Calendar - photos - Camp Stoneman City Maps Postcards Key Chains Lapel Pins Tote Bags White T-shirt S M XL - $10.00+ 2XLBlue T-shirt Polo Shirt New! Sweat Shirt S-XL $26.00+ 2XL Jacket Cap Pittsburg Hospital Reunion, DVD Una Storia Segreta CD Una Storia Segreta DVD Prisoners Among Us DVD $38.00 10.00+ 15.00+ 5.00+ 2.00+ 2.00+ 7.50+ 5.50+ 10.00+ 14.00+ 8.50+ 13.50+ 28.00+ 27.00+ 8.00+ 15.00+ 18.95+ 27.95+ 25.00+

International AFL-CIO At our September board meeting,

members of AFL-CIO Local 1440 Steelworkers Union presented a check for $750 to the museum from the International Union sent by their official who had recently viewed our collection with local representatives and were so amazed at the information and displays about the mill that they sent the donation with Mark Valdez, president of local group, (right) and Linda Doppe. President Ed Caruso (left) gratefully accepted the generous gift.

Secretary Francine Confetti

Treasurer

Joan Evola
Member at Large Joe Lucido Trustees

Vincent J. Ferrante
Jill Yeager, Ralph Soliz Museum

Rosemarie DiMaggio Curator

Historians Marti Aiello, John Buffo Building Dennis Mutulo Parliamentarian Rose Scudero Ways & Means Gail Pearson Public Relations Group Carol Schmalenberger Publications

The final three concern the Italian internment during WW 2.

Red Salmon Monument Needs Help

This Alaska fishing vessel, placed as a monument to our fishing industry by the city, is in severe need of repair. If you want to be involved in this project, please contact the museum. Above: President of the museum board of Directors, Ed Caruso (left), accepts a gift of $750 from International AFL-CIO through Local 1440 Steelworkers Union.
Sherill Hecock photos

Carol Schmalenberger
Publicity Membership Sherill Hecock Denise Lawrie Sunshine Rosalie Sangimino Memorials Gail Pearson, Denise Lawrie Financial Advisor

We Need You!
We need volunteers to work at the museum on occasional Saturdays The hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pittsburg museum 925-439-7501

Jess Hurtado
The President appoints the Committee Chairs and Trustees with consent of the Board of Directors

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Fall 2012 Pittsburg Historical Society Newsletter Vol 17, #3

Membership Musings
Denise Lawrie & Sheri!! Hecock
New Members:
Paul Flores, Oakley, CA Linda & Joseph LaCasse, Pittsburg Jennifer Whitney, Antioch, Anita Fenstermacher, Pittsburg Sean Martin, Antioch David & Andrea Campos, Pittsburg Sheila & Buck Black, Pittsburg William Dunnaway, Discovery Bay Anita Fenstermacher, Pittsburg Cynthia Mercado, Walnut Creek Jim McDonald, Castro Valley Shirley Evers-Manley, Oakland Gwynne Davi, Pittsburg

Member News:

Alfred Affinito, local attorney and museum member, has deeded his home and land, which originally belonged to early Pittsburg industrial developer C. A. Hooper, to the East Bay Parks system. It will use the house for an office with an access to the park. Thanks, Alfred, for your generosity in retaining the rural character of your property for use of the public.

Memorials: Gifts have been gratefully received in memory of these persons:

Dan Shepherd Anna Bondi Jimmie Martin Frances (Fay) Lanzafame Yvonne Annette Mercurio Hurtado Connie Marks Anthony Neno Aiello

In Memoriam

Yvonne Mercurio Hurtado

Yvonne was a retired travel agent and wife of Jess Hurtado of our museum board of directors:-

2013 Memberships Available:

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Photographs - schools, military portraits, fishing, canning, harbor, industries, mining, ranching, fire, police Documents, papers, letters, ledgers, books Pittsburg and Camp Stoneman Memorabilia

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A History of the Commercial Fishing Industry of Pittsburg, California. John R. Light $7.50 + tax From Ashes to Fire. Fr Ricardo Chavez. History of St.Peter's Catholic Church, Pittsburg. $15 + tax Una Storia Segreta. Lawrence DiStasi, editor. Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment during World War II. $23.71 total incl tax. King and Queen of the River. Stan Garvey. Famous riverboats on the Sacramento 1927-40. $15.95 + tax. A History of Early Pittsburg. Sue Cardinalli Boysen. $5.00 + tax America the Great, My Life and My Home.. Dominador Robles writes an odyssey of immigration $16 + tax. Camp Stoneman. Marti Aiello. Story of the Army installation in Pittsburg 1941-1954. $5.00 + tax Camp Stoneman - Contains 14 photos of Camp Stoneman. $10.00 + tax

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NEW - Shadows on the Hills: Place Names of Contra Costa County, California. William Mero. $19.99 + tax.

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NEW - Sicilian Secrets. Al Bonanno, Sicilian cooking. $23+tax. Port Chicago, In Their Own Words. Ken Rand. Residents' letters & memoirs of the closing years. $7.50 + tax A City by Any Other Name... Native son Fr. Ricardo Chavez. Pittsburg history using all its names. $25 plus tax Images of America: Pittsburg. Marti Aiello, Photo history using 180 photos from our collection. $19.99 + tax Days Gone By in Contra Costa County, Nilda Rego. 3 Volumes of newspaper history columns. $15.00 each + tax Looking Back Series: 5 histories, all by Earl Hohlmayer. Tales of east county, fishermen, boats, $19.95 each plus tax and shipping. Steamships (newest) $23 plus tax Bowling in Pittsburg. Robert Lewis. 8x11 Lots of photos. $5.00 plus tax Autograph Book by Sarah Davis - Memories of 1880 Nortonville, mining town on Mt. Diablo. $4.50 + tax Historically Speaking on the Bethel Island Area. Bob Gromm. 266 pages. $30 + tax. Winter Island: the Delta's Attempts at Eden. J & C Schmalenberger. Private island history. $10 + tax.

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