He was born in Loano to Pietro and Angela (Bolorino) Taramasso. He married Louisa Devincenzi on Feb. 11, 1912 in Oakland, California. They had two children, Verna and Harold.
Frank came to the United States in 1906, working his way over as a merchant seaman. He recalled delivering cargo to a port in Russia. He left his ship in New York where he stayed with a cousin (Giobatta Cepollina and family) for a short time. He worked near Sing Sing Prison in a brickyard to earn money for the train fare to the West Coast. He then took the train to San Francisco where he worked different jobs. He earned money by clamming; got 20 cents for each bucket of clams. He sold the clams to Spenger's Restaurant in Berkeley. At that time he was living on a houseboat in Sausalito (way before it was fashionable to do so). He also worked in the Delmonte cannery shoveling peach pits; he got 25 cents an hour. Rent at that time was about 4 dollars a month. In 1919, he helped found the Oakland Scavengers with 13 other men. They used horse drawn wagons to pick up the trash. They had seven wagons. He made about $125 per month at that time. He met his wife while working in the cannery. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed his time in the outdoors.
Frank came to the United States in 1906, working his way over as a merchant seaman. He recalled delivering cargo to a port in Russia. He left his ship in New York where he stayed with a cousin (Giobatta Cepollina and family) for a short time. He worked near Sing Sing Prison in a brickyard to earn money for the train fare to the West Coast. He then took the train to San Francisco where he worked different jobs. He earned money by clamming; got 20 cents for each bucket of clams. He sold the clams to Spenger's Restaurant in Berkeley. At that time he was living on a houseboat in Sausalito (way before it was fashionable to do so). He also worked in the Delmonte cannery shoveling peach pits; he got 25 cents an hour. Rent at that time was about 4 dollars a month. In 1919, he helped found the Oakland Scavengers with 13 other men. They used horse drawn wagons to pick up the trash. They had seven wagons. He made about $125 per month at that time. He met his wife while working in the cannery. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed his time in the outdoors.
He was born in Loano to Pietro and Angela (Bolorino) Taramasso. He married Louisa Devincenzi on Feb. 11, 1912 in Oakland, California. They had two children, Verna and Harold.
Frank came to the United States in 1906, working his way over as a merchant seaman. He recalled delivering cargo to a port in Russia. He left his ship in New York where he stayed with a cousin (Giobatta Cepollina and family) for a short time. He worked near Sing Sing Prison in a brickyard to earn money for the train fare to the West Coast. He then took the train to San Francisco where he worked different jobs. He earned money by clamming; got 20 cents for each bucket of clams. He sold the clams to Spenger's Restaurant in Berkeley. At that time he was living on a houseboat in Sausalito (way before it was fashionable to do so). He also worked in the Delmonte cannery shoveling peach pits; he got 25 cents an hour. Rent at that time was about 4 dollars a month. In 1919, he helped found the Oakland Scavengers with 13 other men. They used horse drawn wagons to pick up the trash. They had seven wagons. He made about $125 per month at that time. He met his wife while working in the cannery. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed his time in the outdoors.
Frank came to the United States in 1906, working his way over as a merchant seaman. He recalled delivering cargo to a port in Russia. He left his ship in New York where he stayed with a cousin (Giobatta Cepollina and family) for a short time. He worked near Sing Sing Prison in a brickyard to earn money for the train fare to the West Coast. He then took the train to San Francisco where he worked different jobs. He earned money by clamming; got 20 cents for each bucket of clams. He sold the clams to Spenger's Restaurant in Berkeley. At that time he was living on a houseboat in Sausalito (way before it was fashionable to do so). He also worked in the Delmonte cannery shoveling peach pits; he got 25 cents an hour. Rent at that time was about 4 dollars a month. In 1919, he helped found the Oakland Scavengers with 13 other men. They used horse drawn wagons to pick up the trash. They had seven wagons. He made about $125 per month at that time. He met his wife while working in the cannery. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed his time in the outdoors.
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