A Photographic History Of Trinidad, California - Page One
The Ryder Wharf (1859-1914)
Charles B. Ryder's wharf on Trinidad Head was completed in August, 1859. Atop it ran a railway with cars drawn by mules or oxen. Rusted rails can still be seen today drooping down from the cut in the rocks made for the wharf's construction almost a century-and-a-half ago. (Photo courtesy Trinidad Museum Society.)
At the far end of the wharf was a huge boom for hoisting cargo. Anyone familiar with the movement of the waves in this area can appreciate how hazardous conditions must have been for those involved in loading and unloading the boats. This photo was taken in 1893, not long before the wharf was abandoned. (Photo by A. W. Ericson, courtesy Anne Odom.)
Another Ericson image (circa 1894), likely taken from a window in the Occidental Hotel at the foot of Galindo St. (Photo courtesy Trinidad Museum Society.)
Taken from the same vantage point a few years later. Note that a section of the old wharf has collapsed, indicating it had finally fallen into disuse. (Photo courtesy Trinidad Museum Society.)
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