AAC-2220

[Shipment of coffee being unloaded at the San Francisco waterfront]

1960 May 16

Still image

1 photographic print: b&w.

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Folder: S.F. Districts-Waterfront-1960's-Longshoremen.
Newscopy: "A slingload of coffee, San Francisco's chief import, is unloaded at an Embarcadero dock. Last year 110,000 short tons of coffee from Central and South America, Mexico and Africa passed through the port."
On back: "STILL NUMBER 1---A slingload of green coffee sacks, 132 pounds to the sack, is offloaded at a Port of San Francisco dock. Last year more than 110,000 short tons of coffee from Central & South America, Mexico and Africa, valued at over $81,000,000, was imported here for local processing."
Negative #7308

brn: .b10171113

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