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An advertisement for Johnson Matthey & Co. Ltd. Silver nitrate manufacturers
Paris SalpetriereThe manufactory of saltpeter (potassium nitrate) used to make gunpowder : in the 19th century it will become one of Pariss leading hospitals, associated with Charcot etc
A Photographic Positive 1853A mother seeks assistance in regards to her daughter accidentally spilling photographic chemicals, in particular staining her face from nitrate of silver
Tank room for boiling nitrate, Chile, South America -- the end product is pure nitrate of soda, known as saltpetre. Date: 1922
Method of refining saltpeter for making gunpowderMethod of refining saltpeter (potassium nitrate) for making gunpowder. circa 18th century
Nitrate fire in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South AmericaNitrate storage fire at the Gildemeister company premises in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Nitrate is extremely flammable. Date: circa 1910
Beacon tower at Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile, South AmericaPier and beacon tower at Taltal, a city and commune in the Antofagasta region of Chile, South America. circa 1910
Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile, South AmericaView of the coast at Taltal, a city and commune in the Antofagasta region of Chile, South America. Date: circa 1910
Aerial view of Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile, South AmericaAerial view of the town of Taltal, in the Antofagasta region of Chile, South America. Date: circa 1905
Fleet of cars, Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile, South AmericaFleet of cars at a company in Tocopilla, in the Antofagasta region, Chile, South America. Possibly company cars of a nitrate firm. Date: circa 1930
Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile, South AmericaMejillones, a coastal town in Antofagasta region, Chile, South America. Its name comes from the Spanish word for mussels, a local staple food
Plazuela Ecuador, Pisagua, Chile, South AmericaPlazuela Ecuador (Little Square of Ecuador), Pisagua, a nitrate shipping port in Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908
Caleta Buena, Tarapaca, Chile, South AmericaCaleta Buena, a coastal town in Tarapaca, Chile, South America, currently uninhabited. It was part of the nitrate industry. Date: circa 1905
Minerals / Extraction / 1891Nitrate extraction plant, Alacama desert, Chile