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San Lorenzo Tannery employees used sharp knives to "hand flesh" or separate the flesh from the hides. The San Lorenzo Tannery began its relationship with Kullman-Salz in the 1880's. It was later sold to Kullman-Salz in 1917. It closed in 1929 due to…
The historic Salz smokestack dated back to the beginnings of the tannery in the 1890's. It fell during the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989. Salz staff thought that it had killed an employee who was working in the vicinity when it fell, but fortunately…
This photo of the Salz Tannery lunchroom was taken sometime during the mid-1950's. According to Jeremy Lezin, Salz was one of the very few companies in the 50's and early 60's that hired African Americans. As a point of interest, Helen Salz, Ansley's…
This Salz Tannery greeting card featured a product display that included fine saddles, personal leather goods and luggage. Salz California Saddle Leather TM was distributed nationwide. The company had an agent in Mexico as well. In later years Salz…
About 130 people worked for Salz Tannery when this photo was taken in 1998. The Lezins took group photographs every 5-10 years for the benefit of the employees - a tradition begun at the turn of the century.
Salz Tannery employed about 185 people in 1985. Though staff from every department was represented in this group photo, there were usually only 60-70% of the staff present at any given time. Whimsical cow cutouts were part of the courtyard scenery.…
Ansel Adams photographed this Salz Tannery employee working on the glazing process that made the California Saddle Leather TM unique.
Bark storage was crucial to the smooth operation of Salz Tannery. You needed to cut and store enough bark to last for a year. There was no protection from fire at the River Street sheds.
The Salz sculpture was hoisted by crane and paused on River Street prior to its installation in the tannery courtyard. The man in the picture is unknown.