Collection :: Salt Photos
Photographs of salt and salt production in the Hayward area. Primarily from Oliver Salt Company, c. 1900.
Men shoveling salt
Men shoveling salt into piles in front of what is probably the Oliver Salt works. 79.033.4869
Pump and bridge
To the right is a windmill, with a small footbridge leading to the salt works at the left in the distance. 79.033.4871
Barrels
Barrels lined up next to rail tracks. The tracks were probably for carts that were used to haul salt from the ponds to the mill. 79.033.4873
Archimedes screw pump
Close-up view of an Archimedes screw pump, used to pump water out of the salt ponds. 79.033.4936
Salt ponds
In the foreground are piles of salt. In the distance are various salt ponds and two Archimedes screw pumps. 79.033.4939
Waterway
View of the waterway that leads to the salt mill. Two boats are in the water near a dock on the far bank. The boat in the distance is a steam-powered paddle boat. 79.033.4883
Salt ponds & waterway
Oblique aerial view of salt ponds and the waterway that leads to the salt mill. 79.033.4917
Water pump
To the left is a windmill and small building, probably for pumping water out of the salt ponds. 79.033.4965
Building interior
Men bagging salt inside a wooden building. In the foreground is a pile of bags of salt. 79.033.4898
Salt production
Oblique aerial view of salt ponds, salt piles, and men shoveling salt. To the left is a waterway. 79.033.4941
