Paper clip marks stain the top and bottom right corners
History / Biographical
In 1932, the Neepawa Salt Company began producing salt from saline pools in the Neepawa area. According to Virgina Petch (2006), brine was pumped from two drilled wells and salt was extracted via vacuum pan evaporation process. (Source: "Salt-Making in Manitoba," Manitoba History Journal, No. 51, 2006)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a close-up of a salt well pump at the Neepawa Salt Works.
Neepawa Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Correspondence, 1960 Miscellaneous Application for membership list and covering letter, 23 February 1960 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Langford.
