Chestnut wood headed down chute toward chippers

Description

Chestnut trees provided a double use for Champion who pioneered, and had a patent on, the practice of extracting tannic acid and then using the sulphate method for pulping the wood chips to make paper. Champion was at one time the largest producer of 25% chestnut extract, exporting nationwide and to 12 countries. Production began in 1908 and halted in 1951 about 25 years after blight hit Western North Carolina killing off the chestnut trees. In this photograph chestnut wood falls down chute toward chippers for the last time as the Extract Department prepares to close down. R. M. Plemmons uses a pick to clear chute when it clogs up. More information about this photograph can be found in Champion publication The Log. Click the link in the “Related Materials” field to view the article on pages 1 - 3.
Details
- Creator
  - Unknown
- Format
  - Negatives (photographs)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1951-06;
  - Date digitized: 2017-03-18
- Extent
  - Dimension: 5" x 4"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Haywood County (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Canton Area Historical Museum
- Identifier
  - CAHM_EXT-06_10
- Related material
  - Find related materials in The Log Vol. 34 No. 08: Https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/7966
- Repository
  - Canton Area Historical Museum

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