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A horse and mule team with a wagon-load of wood in front of the Centennial Flour Mill on Beach Hill. On the far right is the rear of horsecar #3 of the Pacific Avenue Street Railroad.
Limekilns on the former Cowell Ranch. The quarried limestone was dumped into the open pits from the path at the top. The square stone tower is an oil-burning "patent" kiln. This site, which was known as the "Lower Kilns was in use until 1946. It is…
An oil-burning "patent" kiln on the former Cowell Ranch. Oil-fired kilns began to be used in the 1880's as timber became scarce. Two older pit style kilns are visible to the left of the "patent" kiln. This site is now part of the UCSC campus, near…
The Cowell Ranch cooperage, which manufactured barrels for shipping the lime produced in the kilns seen in the background. This site is now part of the UCSC campus, near the Main Entrance.
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…
Salz president, Norman Lezin graduated from Reed College and originally wanted to pursue a career as a government worker. His marriage to Ansley Salz's daughter, Margaret brought him to Santa Cruz. He fell in love with the business and decided to…
This aerial photograph of Salz Tannery was taken in the early 1950's possibly by Vester Dick Photography. River Street/Highway 9 is on the left and the San Lorenzo River is on the right.
Salz employees Chuck Anstead (left) and Joe Bellas work with a Sheridan Press. Sheridan Presses were large machines designed to create heat and pressure. When leather was sandwiched between these huge plates, the surface was flattened, brightened and…
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…