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Extruder at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of a Prodex brand extruder used in the production of Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Polymers, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Penton molding operations at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1961
General view of a machine used to mold Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Ring closure reactor at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of a ring closure reactor used in the production of Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Mildred Wells testing samples at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
Two views of employee Mildred Wells testing samples of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for residual fibers at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. As visible in the photograph, the samples were placed…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Wells, Mildred
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Mildred Wells using Brookfield Viscometer at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
General view of employee Mildred Wells using a Brookfield Viscometer to measure the viscosity of a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) solution at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Viscosimeter, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Viscosity, Hercules Incorporated, Wells, Mildred
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Mildred Wells using Hart moisture meter at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
General view of employee Mildred Wells using a Hart moisture meter to measure the moisture in a sample of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as cellulose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Wells, Mildred
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Apparatus for production of blasting caps at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of an unidentified employee setting a tray of shells into an apparatus used during the production of blasting caps at Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. The apparatus is likely a press…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery
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Assembly line production at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of employees at work assembling Vibrocaps manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Assembly-line methods, Corporations, Explosives, Women employees, Hercules Incorporated
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Automatic press machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
Close-up view of an automatic press machine used to fill shells with an explosives charge the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery
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Automatic press machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
Close-up view of an automatic press machine used to fill shells with an explosives charge the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery
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Employee conducting destructive range test at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of an unidentified employee using assorted machinery to test the destructive range and effectiveness of detonators and initiators manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Port Ewen, New…
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Employee inspecting Vibrocaps at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of an unidentified female employee inspecting Vibrocaps manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Women employees
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Employee operating Beckman (Berkeley) Time Interval Meter at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of an unidentified employee operating a Beckman (Berkeley Division) Time Interval Meter at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Time Interval Meters were commonly used for a range of…
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Employee operating apparatus for testing electric detonators
- 1962
General view of an unidentified female employee operating an apparatus used to test special electric detonators manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an…
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Employee operating automatic precision-assembly station at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of an unidentified female employee operating an automatic precision-assembly station used during the manufacture of detonators and initiators at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery, Women employees
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Employees at work on automatic loading line at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of several employees at work on the automatic loading line for the production of detonators and initiators at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. On the left-hand side of the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery
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Employees testing electric detonators at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of unidentified female employees testing electric detonators manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Women employees
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Production facilities at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
General view of employees at work in a facility used for the production and testing of detonators and initiators manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery