This collection consists of a vast array of photographic prints, negatives, slides, and ephemera chronicling the plants, employees, products, advertising, and brand strategies of the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Incorporated). The materials predominantly date from the second half of the 20th century and are divided into five series: Series I. Facilities; Series II. People; Series III. Branding; Series IV. Products; and Series V. Negatives. Many of the photographs are professional, work-for-hire images used for publicity and in-house publications, including the Hercules Mixer and Beacon Rocket.
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2 items
Product demonstration at chemical industry trade show (circa 1954)
Box 27, Folder 1- Circa 1954
Two views of a product demonstration at the Hercules Powder Company exhibition display at an unidentified chemical industry trade show. The individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.
Formed in 1912 as part…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Employees, Women employees, Hercules Incorporated
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Chemical show in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1954)
Box 27, Folder 1- 1954
General view of a portion of the Hercules Powder Company display exhibited at a 1954 trade show held at Chalfonte-Haddon Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Photographer Standard Photo Service Co.
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows
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National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 47- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display depicting steps in the manufacture of Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Toxaphene, Insecticides
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National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 47- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company. The two individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.
Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, 4-H clubs, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Science--Study and teaching, Insects
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Toxaphene exhibition display (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 46- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display panel marketing Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Toxaphene, Insecticides, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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Toxaphene exhibition display (March 1950)
Box 27, Folder 46- 1950-Mar
General view of an exhibition display panel marketing Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Toxaphene, Insecticides, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows
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Toxaphene exhibition display (March 1950)
Box 27, Folder 45- 1950-Mar-29 – 1950-Mar-31
General view of an exhibition display marketing Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this exhibit was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Driscoll, Norman J.
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Toxaphene, Insecticides, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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4 items
Toxaphene exhibition display (1952)
Box 27, Folder 44- 1952
Series of photographs depicting a Hercules Powder Company exhibition display showcasing the use of Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant, in grasslands farming. The individuals visible in the last…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Advertising, Industrial, Advertising, Toxaphene, Insecticides, Agriculture
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National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (1953)
Box 27, Folder 43- 1953-Dec-03
General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Lighthall, Allison
- Subject 4-H clubs, Corporations, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Hercules Incorporated, Science--Study and teaching, Insects
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2 items
Trade show in Mexico City (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 42- 1950s
Two photographs depicting the Hercules Powder Company display exhibited at a trade show held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations, Chemical industry, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated
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Casa Turull and Hercules Powder Company window display (February 1948)
Box 27, Folder 41- 1948-Feb
General view of a Spanish-language window display advertising a range of insecticides and disinfectants manufactured by Casa Turull and the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
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Casa Turull exhibition display (circa 1950)
Box 27, Folder 40- 1950s
General view of a Spanish-language exhibition display advertising a range of chemical products intended for agricultural use, including insecticides and disinfectants manufactured by Casa Turull and the Hercules Powder…
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Chemical products exhibition display (1948)
Box 27, Folder 39- 1948-Sep-20 – 1948-Sep-30
General view of a Japanese-language display advertising chemical products manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this display was exhibited at a trade show held in Tokyo,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations, Chemical industry, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated
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American Institute of Laundering Convention (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 38- 1950s
General view of several exhibition displays at the American Institute of Laundering convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey advertising Carco CMC (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) for use in detergents.
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Trost, H.B.
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows, Chemical industry, Corporations, Laundry, Laundry industry, American Institute of Laundering, Detergents
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Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display (circa 1930s)
Box 27, Folder 37- 1930s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a subsidiary of the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Robinson Studio
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Paper chemicals, Paper chemicals industry
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Chemicals for the Textile Industry exhibition display (circa 1950s)
Box 27, Folder 36- 1950s
Two photographs depicting Hercules Powder Company displays at a textile industry trade show held in Greenville, South Carolina.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Coxe, W.B.
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Textile industry, Textile chemical industry
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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1930s)
Box 27, Folder 35- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Hercules Powder Company's Paper Makers Chemical Division.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rideout
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Naval stores industry
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Dairy Industries Exposition exhibition display (1930s)
Box 27, Folder 34- 1930s
General view of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display at a Dairy Industries Exposition held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation operated…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Fred Hess & Son
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Paper industry, Paper chemicals industry
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Modern packaging exhibition display (1936)
Box 27, Folder 33- 1936
General view of a Hercules Powder Company display advertising modern packaging techniques at an unidentified 1936 trade show.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Packaging
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Ford show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
Box 27, Folder 32- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a Ford Motor Company trade show held in Detroit, Michigan. The display depicts the production of nitrocellulose and its use in a variety of products, including…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer MacGregor and Company
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Powder Company, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Nitrocellulose
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Delaware Power and Light window display (1954)
Box 27, Folder 31- 1954
General view of a 1954 Delaware Power and Light window display showcasing products manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Sanborn Studio
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Explosives, Explosives industry
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Rosin: The Source and Production of Gum and Wood Rosin
Box 27, Folder 30- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display panels depicting the production of gum and wood rosin by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Powder Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Gums and resins
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Careers in Chemistry exhibition display
Box 27, Folder 30- 1950s
General view of several unidentified individuals examining a "Careers in Chemistry" exhibition display highlighting the products and activities of the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Vocational guidance
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Virginia State Chamber of Commerce exhibition display
Box 27, Folder 29- 1950s
General view of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce exhibition display celebrating Chemical Progress Week. The display includes photographs from the Hercules Powder Company facility in Hopewell, Virginia alongside…
- Photographer Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated
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Naval stores products exhibition display
Box 27, Folder 28- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display showcasing naval stores products, including pine oil and wood turpentine, manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The display features a variety of products samples,…
