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Photo courtesy of Benicia Historical Museum

Pictured: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries there were several tanneries on lower First Street in Benicia and Kullman-Salz was the largest. It was not just the largest leathery tannery in Benicia, but the largest on the Pacific Coast and, in 1903, an employer of 200 men. At least one of the owners was purportedly a millionaire. The tannery closed down around the time of the stock market crash of 1929 and the buildings remained empty for 20 years, by which time all had been destroyed by fire.

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Raymond Burr

Raymond William Stacey Burr (1917 - 1993), the famous actor who portrayed "Perry Mason" and "Ironsides" on television, moved to Vallejo with his mother from his native British Columbia in 1923 when he was six years old. Raymond continued to live in Vallejo until he moved to Hollywood to begin his acting career. Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

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