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The Brookdale Fish Hatchery on the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz County, CA. The hatchery was in operation from 1905–1953. Printed on the front of the card, "1462 THE FAMOUS FISH HATCHERY, BROOKDALE, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA."
The tanoak used to dye leather was stored in drying sheds across Highway 9 from the main Salz Tannery complex. Modern forklifts replaced horse and wagon in the 1960s. The drying process took about six months. The building in this photo was used to…
Tanoak bark was stacked for drying. Originally harvested locally, tanoak provided the chief ingredient in tanning California Saddle Leather (TM), a Salz specialty. As local supplies dwindled, Salz purchased it from suppliers throughout California.…
Tan pits could be dangerous so employees often worked in pairs while removing vegetable tanned hides from them. Jeremy Lezin remembers that as a kid "Salz sales manager Howard Halper fell into the pits while conducting a tour." The term…
Stripping tanoak from trees was a labor intensive process. Salz Tannery purchased tanoak bark from suppliers who found a good supply along the Mendocino coast. The man in the photograph worked for a supplier.
A man stands before a large felled tree. Printed on the front of the card, "A Stick of California Stove Wood. Santa Cruz, Cal."