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Bayside Cannery

CITY OF SAN JOSE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY BAYSIDE CANNERY ca 1906 Established ca. 1906, Bayside Canning Company expanded to become the third largest cannery in the United States by 1931. Under...


CITY OF
SAN JOSE
CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY
BAYSIDE CANNERY
ca 1906
Established ca. 1906, Bayside Canning Company
expanded to become the third largest cannery in
the United States by 1931. Under the leadership of
Thomas Foon Chew, Bayside was the first cannery
in the world to can green asparagus. The main
building seen today was constructed in 1929


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