Mastodawn

Gerberei
Früher nutzten Handwerker hier die Wasserkraft, um Tierfelle zu reinigen, zu stampfen und weich zu machen. Gerb- und Kalkgruben bezeugen die mühevolle Arbeit, bei der Pflanzenextrakte als natürliche Gerbmittel dienten. Das Leder ging danach an lokale Schuster und Händler weiter.
24.01.2026, #Greece #Peloponnese #Arcadia #Dimitsana #WaterPowerMuseum #museum #tannery #craftsmanship #tradition #heritage #leather [2]

winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

fire at the beggs and cobb tannery

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#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #winchester #massachusetts #fire #smoke #firemen #firehose #beggsandcobb #tannery #1950s

winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

fire at the beggs and cobb tannery

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

fire at the beggs and cobb tannery

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/52052898114
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/16912518968/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #winchester #massachusetts #fire #flames #inferno #beggsandcobb #tannery #1950s

winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

fire at the beggs and cobb tannery

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

tannery fire

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51895331609
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/16961179880/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #winchester #boston #massachusetts #tannery #beggsandcobb #fire #smoke #watertower #1950s

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winchester, massachusetts
september 1959

tannery fire

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

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The various vats of noxious materials at the Marrakech tanneries. It might have been more fun sometime without driving rain, but the weather probably kept the smell down.

#marrakech #marrakesh #tannery #leather #marruecos #morocco #northafrica #travel