The Arthur T. Way Leather Company was one of Salem's oldest leather companies. The property included a separate shed, which stored greases and solvents; this shed exploded during the fire, fanning the flames and the spread of the fire. Although the main building was sprinklered with a fire wall installed, the entire company was destroyed by the fire.
Date
undated
Subjects
Flame spread; Leather industry and trade - Massachusetts - Salem; Sprinkler systems, Fire; Arthur T. Way Leather Company (Salem, Mass.)
Repository
The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Format/Type
Photograph/JPEG
Negative Number
#8362
Date Digital
2008
Publication Rights
Requests for permission to publish material from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Reference Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
