SCPL Local History Photograph Collection
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries' Photograph Collection contains more than 1000 local history photographs, dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. Whenever possible, there are notes for each photograph describing the event, persons, buildings, date, and place depicted. The notes also include links to related articles on our website.
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Salz owner and president, Norman Lezin inspects tanoak bark.
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Salz sales manager Howard Halper presented Miss California (name not known) with a leather gift at the tannery.
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Subject Headings and Keywords: Industries--Tanneries--Salz Tannery, Leather Industry, Women, Clothing and Dress, Men, Gloves, Eyeglasses, Luggage, Leather Goods, Logos, Signs
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The oldest building at Salz was probably built around 1861.
Views: 1539
Subject Headings and Keywords: Industries--Tanneries--Salz Tannery, Leather Industry, Buildings, Facades, Logos, Flags, Flagpoles, Fences, Signs, Factories, Horses, Carts and Wagons, Employees, Men
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"Papa" Anecito used horse and wagon to transport the tannoak bark from the drying sheds across Highway 9 to the main Salz Tannery buildings.
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Tan pits could be dangerous so employees often worked in pairs while removing vegetable tanned hides from them.
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salz-014
Green bark was removed from a tanoak tree.
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This Salz Tannery greeting card featured a product display that included fine saddles, personal leather goods and luggage.
Views: 1315
Subject Headings and Keywords: Industries--Tanneries--Salz Tannery, Leather Industry, Hides and Skins, Leather Goods, Saddlery, Saddles, Purses, Wallets, Shoes, Shoe Industry, Luggage, Greeting Cards
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San Lorenzo Tannery employees used sharp knives to "hand flesh" or separate the flesh from the hides.
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Stripping tannoak from trees was a labor intensive process.
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