Salz employees with a splitter machine

Salz employee Red McCafferty and a co-worker work with a machine called a "splitter" to separate the hide structure into two distinct layers. Splitting the leather into a thinner, more pliable form, increased its markets.

Source of information: Jeremy Lezin

Creator: Adams, Ansel

Date: 1954

Type: PHOTO

Coverage:

Santa Cruz (City)
1950s

Rights: This photograph was taken by Ansel Adams and is the property of the Lezin Family. It is displayed here with the permission of the Lezin Family and the Ansel Adams Trust.

Restrictions on Use

Physical Dimensions: 8"x10"

Identifier: LH-aa-009

Economic Development of the City of Santa Cruz 1850-1950: Tanneries
Leather with Personality [A.K. Salz Company]
San Lorenzo Tannery [1896]

Collection

Photograph Collection

Citation

Adams, Ansel. “Salz employees with a splitter machine.” 1954. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/9956. Accessed 18 Oct. 2024.