Oakland Scavengers c1912
Description:
Garbage men, posing as if setting off to collect their monthly payments, Temescal district, Oakland, Calif. Left to right: unidentified man, Giovanni Repetto, Thomas "Bocci" Ferro, Dominic Muzio, and Frederico Martino. [Ted Wurm note] The photo probably was taken behind the Lagorio home on Claremont Avenue near Cavour Street," [Ray Raineri note]
Date of Document:
c1912
Document Author:
Unknown
Geographic Location:
Claremont Avenue and Clifton streets, Oakland, Calif.
Context:
In the first decade of the 20th century, garbage collection in Oakland was provided by independent collectors most of whom traced their lineage to the northern Italian region of Liguria who drove their horse-drawn garbage wagons to individual customers throughout the city. Competition for customers was fierce, and so in 1909, collectors banded together to form the all-Italian Oakland Scavenger Association. By 1920, it officially incorporated as the Oakland Scavenger Company, an employee-owned business. The enterprise, which included recycling and composting services, expanded into other East Bay cities. In 1986, Oakland Scavenger was acquired by Waste Management, Inc., a corporation operating throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Oakland Scavengers c1912
Description:
Garbage men, posing as if setting off to collect their monthly payments, Temescal district, Oakland, Calif. Left to right: unidentified man, Giovanni Repetto, Thomas "Bocci" Ferro, Dominic Muzio, and Frederico Martino. [Ted Wurm note] The photo probably was taken behind the Lagorio home on Claremont Avenue near Cavour Street," [Ray Raineri note]
Date of Document:
c1912
Document Author:
Unknown
Geographic Location:
Claremont Avenue and Clifton street, Oakland, CA
Context:
In the first decade of the 20th century, garbage collection in Oakland was provided by independent collectors most of whom traced their lineage to the northern Italian region of Liguria who drove their horse-drawn garbage wagons to individual customers throughout the city. Competition for customers was fierce, and so in 1909, collectors banded together to form the all-Italian Oakland Scavenger Association. By 1920, it officially incorporated as the Oakland Scavenger Company, an employee-owned business. The enterprise, which included recycling and composting services, expanded into other East Bay cities. In 1986, Oakland Scavenger was acquired by Waste Management, Inc., a corporation operating throughout the U.S. and Canada.