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Picture of 17 genuine Kanawha Salt Bags from J.Q. Dickinson and Co., Malden, W. Va. Also bags of Charmco Feeds Screened Cracked Corn from the Charleston Milling Company, Charleston, W. Va.

769. Genuine Kanawha Salt Bags

IDNO:
001421
Title:
Genuine Kanawha Salt Bags
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of 17 genuine Kanawha Salt Bags from J.Q. Dickinson and Co., Malden, W. Va. Also bags of Charmco Feeds Screened Cracked Corn from the Charleston Milling Company, Charleston, W. Va.
A salt well derrick in the midst of winter.

770. One of the First Salt Wells Drilled for J.Q. Dickinson & Company

IDNO:
001422
Title:
One of the First Salt Wells Drilled for J.Q. Dickinson & Company
Date:
undated
Description:
A salt well derrick in the midst of winter.
Salt well and salt dryer (in background) in the wintertime.

771. Salt Well and Salt Dryer (In Background)

IDNO:
001423
Title:
Salt Well and Salt Dryer (In Background)
Date:
undated
Description:
Salt well and salt dryer (in background) in the wintertime.
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.

772. 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.

773. 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.

774. Interior of a Salt Factory

IDNO:
001426
Title:
Interior of a Salt Factory
Date:
undated
Description:
Salt on the assembly line.
Interior of a grainer building.

775. Interior of Grainer

IDNO:
001427
Title:
Interior of Grainer
Date:
undated
Description:
Interior of a grainer building.
A salt water reserve tank.

776. 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.

777. 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.
Picture of shed, smokestack is on left, grainer is behind. Coal brought in here. Small Stack on right is storage for cinders.

778. Shed, Smokestack and Grainer in Salt Camp

IDNO:
001430
Title:
Shed, Smokestack and Grainer in Salt Camp
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of shed, smokestack is on left, grainer is behind. Coal brought in here. Small Stack on right is storage for cinders.
An aerial view of the factory with the salt water reserve tank in the foreground and other various buildings surrounding it.

779. Salt Well and Brine Storage Tank

IDNO:
001431
Title:
Salt Well and Brine Storage Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
An aerial view of the factory with the salt water reserve tank in the foreground and other various buildings surrounding it.
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.

780. 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.