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Group portrait of glass workers. Carl Heinty, Duivillie, Clark Dunn, Carl Johnson, Thomas, Dunn, Earl Bollinge, Walter Reitz, Occan Strom, Louie House, Altman-Packer, Charles Nixon, Charles Fish, Charles Clark, Herbert Heintz, Fred Laurence, Harry Nixon, William Faul.

1405. Glass Workers

IDNO:
001414
Title:
Glass Workers
Date:
unated
Description:
Group portrait of glass workers. Carl Heinty, Duivillie, Clark Dunn, Carl Johnson, Thomas, Dunn, Earl Bollinge, Walter Reitz, Occan Strom, Louie House, Altman-Packer, Charles Nixon, Charles Fish, Charles Clark, Herbert Heintz, Fred Laurence, Harry Nixon, William Faul.
Group portrait of the Marilla Window Glass Cutters of Morgantown, W. Va. On Engine from left to right: Arthur Lewis, Hugh Fairfield, Dan McLamell, Jim Kifer, Deney Lelabey, Fred Salzman, Orcan DuBoise, Frank Dallons. Standing on Engine: Harry Davenport. Standing on platform: Arthur Swan, Bill Lewis.

1406. Marilla Window Glass Cutters, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
001415
Title:
Marilla Window Glass Cutters, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Group portrait of the Marilla Window Glass Cutters of Morgantown, W. Va. On Engine from left to right: Arthur Lewis, Hugh Fairfield, Dan McLamell, Jim Kifer, Deney Lelabey, Fred Salzman, Orcan DuBoise, Frank Dallons. Standing on Engine: Harry Davenport. Standing on platform: Arthur Swan, Bill Lewis.
An old method of extracting salt. Salt was lifted out of water and placed on the boards 'walkways' to drain. It was then removed in wheelbarrows for storage.

1407. Salt Extracting Plant

IDNO:
001416
Title:
Salt Extracting Plant
Date:
undated
Description:
An old method of extracting salt. Salt was lifted out of water and placed on the boards 'walkways' to drain. It was then removed in wheelbarrows for storage.
Close up of a Bromine Still. The salt has been removed and Bromine is now being extracted.

1408. Bromine Still

IDNO:
001417
Title:
Bromine Still
Date:
undated
Description:
Close up of a Bromine Still. The salt has been removed and Bromine is now being extracted.
Group of salt wells with a railroad in the background. From wood cut made before 1900. This date is indicated by the fact that the picture clearly shows the salt wells being pumped by the sucker rod system, which was discontinued about 1898 for compressed air. The railroad tracks shown in foreground were not built until about 1890.

1409. Salt Wells and Railroad

IDNO:
001418
Title:
Salt Wells and Railroad
Date:
ca. 1890-1898
Description:
Group of salt wells with a railroad in the background. From wood cut made before 1900. This date is indicated by the fact that the picture clearly shows the salt wells being pumped by the sucker rod system, which was discontinued about 1898 for compressed air. The railroad tracks shown in foreground were not built until about 1890.
Pipes running along side the exterior of a wall.

1410. Pipes To Preheater from Settling Tank

IDNO:
001419
Title:
Pipes To Preheater from Settling Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
Pipes running along side the exterior of a wall.
Salt well. Two men are standing in the distance next to a telephone pole.

1411. Salt Wells

IDNO:
001420
Title:
Salt Wells
Date:
undated
Description:
Salt well. Two men are standing in the distance next to a telephone pole.
Picture of 17 genuine Kanawha Salt Bags from J.Q. Dickinson and Co., Malden, W. Va. Also bags of Charmco Feeds Screened Cracked Corn from the Charleston Milling Company, Charleston, W. Va.

1412. Genuine Kanawha Salt Bags

IDNO:
001421
Title:
Genuine Kanawha Salt Bags
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of 17 genuine Kanawha Salt Bags from J.Q. Dickinson and Co., Malden, W. Va. Also bags of Charmco Feeds Screened Cracked Corn from the Charleston Milling Company, Charleston, W. Va.
A salt well derrick in the midst of winter.

1413. One of the First Salt Wells Drilled for J.Q. Dickinson & Company

IDNO:
001422
Title:
One of the First Salt Wells Drilled for J.Q. Dickinson & Company
Date:
undated
Description:
A salt well derrick in the midst of winter.
Salt well and salt dryer (in background) in the wintertime.

1414. Salt Well and Salt Dryer (In Background)

IDNO:
001423
Title:
Salt Well and Salt Dryer (In Background)
Date:
undated
Description:
Salt well and salt dryer (in background) in the wintertime.
Well in right background. Foreground is storage tank for brine, the salt water cistern. Brine from all wells is piped into this cistern which serves merely as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs were place ca. 1870.

1415. Brine Storage Tank

IDNO:
001424
Title:
Brine Storage Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
Well in right background. Foreground is storage tank for brine, the salt water cistern. Brine from all wells is piped into this cistern which serves merely as a reserve supply should the wells be shut off for a short time. The bottom logs were place ca. 1870.
Steam engine that was used for working on the salt wells.

1416. Steam Engine for Working on Salt Well

IDNO:
001425
Title:
Steam Engine for Working on Salt Well
Date:
undated
Description:
Steam engine that was used for working on the salt wells.