These three photographs depict the Wadsworth Salt Company. The first photograph, which measures 6.75" x 4.5" (17.15 x 11.43 cm), shows women workers in the stitching room, where they sewed bags for the salt. The plant included a cooper shop and a bag factory to make containers for the salt.

The second photograph, which measures 9.5" x 7.5" (24.13 x 19.05 cm), shows a group of Wadsworth Salt workers in front of the plant. The small buildings and empty background suggest this is an early photograph because the Salt Works grew to be a large factory. The donor's mother, Ella Stauffer, is seventh from the right in the front row. The other women are unidentified. The final image, which measures approximately 3" x 5" (7.62 x 12.7 cm) is an exterior view of the factory and grounds.

Incorporated in 1893, the Wadsworth Salt Company was the first of the large industries organized in the city, employing up to 125 people. Its plant was in the south part of town and used twenty-five artesian wells to force water through salt deposits located about 3,000 feet below ground. The resulting brine was evaporated to make what was advertised as "The Saltiest Salt," because it did not have to be purified before sale. The salt was sold for table and dairy use. Wadsworth Salt closed in 1928 and its plant burned to the ground in a spectacular fire later that year.