Pass the Salt: Reports, Photos, and Ads From the Smithsonian Archives
You can almost taste the salt when you open the boxes for the International Salt Company Records, 1888-1964 (bulk 1920s-1930s), housed at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History. The collection consists primarily of scrapbooks of advertisements for the International Salt Company's Sterling Salt label and other leading salt companies, especially Morton's. One scrapbook, devoted solely to Sterling Salt, promoted uses for the home (table salt, curing meats, and brines), industry (rock salt for winter weather), and agriculture (killing weeds).