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San Lorenzo Tannery employees posed for a group photo. Jakob Kron purchased an interest in the Grove Tannery in 1866. He purchased it outright in 1867 for $5,500. By 1890 A.C. Kron and Company was manufacturing products worth $160,000 a year. When…
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.
Two workers standing beside a building at the California Powder Works. The Powder Works was located adjacent to the San Lorenzo River, three miles north of the Bay, at Powder Mill Flats.
Six men standing beside a disassembled wheel house at the California Powder Works, at Powder Mill Flats.
The foundry, charcoal burner, and village for the workers at the California Powder Works. The Powder Works employed 150 to 275 workers. From 1864 to 1914, it was the main industry in Santa Cruz; at Powder Mill Flats
Three buildings at the California Powder Works: the original packing house, built in 1862
Magazine No. 3, Building No. 174, at the California Powder Works, had a capacity of 15,000 kegs; at Powder Mill Flats.