While touring the Strataca Salt Mine Museum in Hutchinson, Kansas, we were reminded of one of the supplementary uses of the underground space. A company called the Underground Vaults & Storage leases a portion of the abandoned section of the mine to store important documents, films, and artifacts.
Hollywood movie companies pay UV&S to store original films and negatives from movies and television programs in the salt mine. The salt atmosphere preserves everything very effectively for decades. Also in the space are a few movie props and costumes. We found Mr. Freeze, Batman, Superman, and other costumes from popular films. We also saw the "Dorothy II" apparatus from Twister and a few props from Men in Black.
Hollywood movie companies pay UV&S to store original films and negatives from movies and television programs in the salt mine. The salt atmosphere preserves everything very effectively for decades. Also in the space are a few movie props and costumes. We found Mr. Freeze, Batman, Superman, and other costumes from popular films. We also saw the "Dorothy II" apparatus from Twister and a few props from Men in Black.
The most interesting item in the area is the original April 16, 1865, New York Herald. This paper is from the day after President Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater. The preservative qualities of the salt have kept this copy of the newspaper from typically yellowing, and the text is still easy to read.
