Antioch, CA Turner & Dahnken G/F 5 Token

Collectible token from the City of Antioch California.

Size: 22mm

Material: Brass

Catalog: TC-109856, Album AM, K-37

Notes: James T. Turner & Fred Dahnken, Jr.....James T. Turner was born in Antioch on July 25, 1873. Educated at Antioch grammar school until the age of thirteen, then sought employment as farmer. Then became associated with his present partner, Mr. Dahnken, as manager in the Arlington Hotel, Antioch. In the fall of 1899 he left for San Francisco and made his first real business venture, which proved very successful, and which afterward turned out to be the coming together of the firm of Turner & Dahnken in the spring of 1901. In the summer of 1904, Mr. Turner opened up the beginning of the amusement business in Fresno, and after three months of success, their attention was drawn to the Lewis & Clark Exposition. They immediately moved their shows to the city of Portland, and after a successful season were unable to renew their lease, which necessitated their storing the shows. Mr. Turner then returned to Fresno, and Mr. Dahnken resumed the hotel business at Antioch. Immediately after the great San Francisco earthquake and fire Mr. Dahnken came to San Francisco to seek a possible location for their shows, and sent for Mr. Turner and wired Portland to ship their shows to San Francisco at once. In the meantime they prepared their location to receive their automatic vaudeville shows, located on Fillmore Street, San Francisco. - TC-User: toys4rob

Photo from a 1905 baseball publication. Turner & Dahnken sponsored Black Diamond Baseball Team. (Photograph not included.)