Selby Smelting Works
Item
Title
Selby Smelting Works
Subject
Selby Smelting and Lead Works
Description
Views of nearby Selby Works, the contemporaneous chief refinery of gold, silver and lead in the West.
California Powder Works was the earliest industrial-age factory sited along the Carquinez Strait and San Pablo Bay shoreline. Many other factories in the early industrial age were located here, creating the core industrial base for the new Pacific West.
California Powder Works was the earliest industrial-age factory sited along the Carquinez Strait and San Pablo Bay shoreline. Many other factories in the early industrial age were located here, creating the core industrial base for the new Pacific West.
Source
Postcard and news articles.
Collection
Citation
“Selby Smelting Works,” Hercules Historical Society, accessed April 26, 2024, https://herculeshistory.org/items/show/343.