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  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

Salton Sea and salt works, Imperial Valley

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Salton Sea and salt works, Imperial Valley
PC-001-329A
Salton Sea and salt works, Imperial Valley, California
circa 1909
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These cones have typically been how salt was mounded for drying, beginning with the New Liverpool Salt Works in 1885. Their operation was destroyed when the Colorado River flooded and burst thorugh a head works for irrigation canals in the Imperial Valley. This salt mine may have belonged to the Standard Salt Company that began operations in 1901. This card has damage that shows up on the image as white blotches.
Salton Sea; Salt works; Salt mines; Imperial Valley
California - Salton Sea
  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York
Postcard
3.5 inches X 5.5 inches
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PC-001-329B
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