This operation was called the CALIFORNIA COTTON
MILLS AND FLOURISHED FROM THE EARLY 1900's until
the early 60's. California is one of the major
cotton producing states yeah! around the So. San
Joaquin Valley area. The ginned stuff was brought
by rail to the mill. The Tracks still run by the
building. It was turned in to thread and yarns
at this location. My Grandma worked in the place in the 40s' It was a union place that paid pretty good. Factories in Oakland? Yeah! Up E.12th St.
about was the Spark Stove Co.-made Heating Equipment and Kitchen Stoves and A huge DEL MONTE Cannery made ketchup year-around. Employed hundreds went away in the 70's. There were many good employers too bad it turned into CAMDEN and worse!

y Grandmother worked in the

When I first downloaded this, I was all set to view harsh cotton mills, antique machinery, and well, limbs all around the floor of the place. What I did see was a surprisingly modern-aged cotton mill, that looked to have machinery that wouldnt be out of place today. The mechanics of it were surprisingly complex, with human power kept to a minimum. Really interesting, considering this was 1924.

Silent footage, probably from the 20s, of cotton being unloaded, spun into thread, and woven into cloth in a big mill. ItÂs mildly interesting factory footage with some historical value.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.