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Well in right background. Foreground is storage tank for brine, the salt water cistern. Brine from all wells is piped into this cistern which serves merely as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs were place ca. 1870.

745. Brine Storage Tank

IDNO:
001424
Title:
Brine Storage Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
Well in right background. Foreground is storage tank for brine, the salt water cistern. Brine from all wells is piped into this cistern which serves merely as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs were place ca. 1870.
Steam engine that was used for working on the salt wells.

746. Steam Engine for Working on Salt Well

IDNO:
001425
Title:
Steam Engine for Working on Salt Well
Date:
undated
Description:
Steam engine that was used for working on the salt wells.
Salt on the assembly line.

747. Interior of a Salt Factory

IDNO:
001426
Title:
Interior of a Salt Factory
Date:
undated
Description:
Salt on the assembly line.
A salt water reserve tank.

748. Brine Storage Tank

IDNO:
001428
Title:
Brine Storage Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
A salt water reserve tank.
These pictures made before 1898 'probably at same time as Thompson made picture of entire plant'--also shown in this collection. Picture in upper left corner shows salt piled on drain boards after being lifted by hand from the crystalizing vats. Right upper picture shows salt being packed in barrels for shipment. Middle scene is in cooper shop. 'All salt at that time was shipped in barrels.' Lower left scene shows barrels of salt on platform ready to lower down incline to load on barges. Until the New York Central Railroad 'formerly the K&M' was built, all salt was shipped by barge or taken across Kanawha River and loaded on C&O Railroad at South Malden.

749. Collage Images of the Salt Industry

IDNO:
001429
Title:
Collage Images of the Salt Industry
Date:
undated
Description:
These pictures made before 1898 'probably at same time as Thompson made picture of entire plant'--also shown in this collection. Picture in upper left corner shows salt piled on drain boards after being lifted by hand from the crystalizing vats. Right upper picture shows salt being packed in barrels for shipment. Middle scene is in cooper shop. 'All salt at that time was shipped in barrels.' Lower left scene shows barrels of salt on platform ready to lower down incline to load on barges. Until the New York Central Railroad 'formerly the K&M' was built, all salt was shipped by barge or taken across Kanawha River and loaded on C&O Railroad at South Malden.
Brine Storage Tanks. The brine went from wells to storage tanks, the container in center of picture contains brine. The boiler furnishes heat, a pre-heating process for brine grainer. The brine came in from the left. Coal in foreground.

750. Brine Storage Tanks

IDNO:
001432
Title:
Brine Storage Tanks
Date:
undated
Description:
Brine Storage Tanks. The brine went from wells to storage tanks, the container in center of picture contains brine. The boiler furnishes heat, a pre-heating process for brine grainer. The brine came in from the left. Coal in foreground.
A towering smokestack to the right with railroad tracks running down the center and in the distance. A truck sits in the center with its door open.

751. Salt Works

IDNO:
001436
Title:
Salt Works
Date:
undated
Description:
A towering smokestack to the right with railroad tracks running down the center and in the distance. A truck sits in the center with its door open.

752. Distant View of Salt Works

IDNO:
001444
Title:
Distant View of Salt Works
Date:
undated
Picture of salt water cistern at Dickinson Salt Works. Brine from all wells is piped to this cistern, which serves as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs in foundation of this cistern were put in about 1870.

753. Salt Water Cistern at Dickinson Salt Works

IDNO:
001445
Title:
Salt Water Cistern at Dickinson Salt Works
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of salt water cistern at Dickinson Salt Works. Brine from all wells is piped to this cistern, which serves as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs in foundation of this cistern were put in about 1870.
This picture was taken in April or May 1931 while stoker was being installed. This is the only picture showing the foundation of old smoke stack and the old board roof over pans.

754. Installing a Stoker

IDNO:
001447
Title:
Installing a Stoker
Date:
1931
Description:
This picture was taken in April or May 1931 while stoker was being installed. This is the only picture showing the foundation of old smoke stack and the old board roof over pans.
A salt well derrick.

755. Salt Well of J.Q. Dickinson & Company

IDNO:
001448
Title:
Salt Well of J.Q. Dickinson & Company
Date:
undated
Description:
A salt well derrick.
View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.

756. Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River

IDNO:
001449
Title:
Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.