Memories of the Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company
By: M. M. Snodgrass ; an interview conducted by Judith K. Dunning in 1985.
Contributors: Dunning, Judith.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.; Online Archive of California.
Published: 1992
Subjects: Richmond-San Rafael Ferry and Transportation Co. -- History.; Ferries -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.; Richmond (Calif.) -- History.
Other titles: Memories of the Richmond San Rafael Ferry Company; On the waterfront : an oral history of Richmond, California.
Description: Snodgrass discusses Blackfoot, Idaho; move to Richmond, California, 1923; Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Co., 1924-1956: description of ferry, fees and schedules, crews, accidents, labor disputes, WWII impact; ferrying prisoners to San Quentin; loss of downtown Richmond, 1950s-1960.