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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1952)
- 1952
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1952 American Association of Petroleum Geologists meeting held in Cleveland.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Miller-Ertler Studios
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Explosives, Explosives industry, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
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Timothy R. Curley operating lift truck at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of Timothy R. Curley operating a lift truck to move bales of cotton linters at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. At the Hopewell plant, raw cotton linters (short fiber residues left…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, Forklift trucks, African American men, Warehouses, Curley, Timothy R.
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Production of cellulose gum at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of the production of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as cellulose gum or tylose powder, CMC is a cellulose derivative commonly used as a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Percy L. Bell analyzing viscose solutions at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Close-up view of laboratory operator Percy L. Bell checking the composition of viscose solutions produced in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Hopewell, Virginia. The viscose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Laboratories, Bell, Percy L.
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Paul F. Brown operating bale breaking machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Two views of employee Paul F. Brown feeding raw cotton linters (short fiber residues left on the cottonseed after the longer staple, aka the "lint" fibers, are removed by ginning) into a bale breaking machine in the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Polymers, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, African American men, Machinery, Brown, Paul F.
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Leroy Brown and John Williams operating automatic banding machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of Leroy Brown and John Williams operating an automatic banding machine in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, African American men, Machinery, Brown, Leroy, Williams, John
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John Coleman operating roll rewinder at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of back tender John Coleman operating a roll rewinder in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the roll rewinder was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery, Coleman, John
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Fourdrinier machine in use at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Close-up view of a Fourdrinier machine in use at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this Fourdrinier machine was used to dewater sheets of so-called…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Donald Stevens operating sheet-making equipment at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Close-up view of laboratory operator Donald Stevens using a press to remove water from a sheet of so-called "chemical cotton," i.e. purified cellulose obtained from raw cotton linters, manufactured in the Cellulose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery, Stevens, Donald
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Control test at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of laboratory operator Donald R. Stevens checking the filtration characteristics of viscose solutions produced in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Hopewell, Virginia.…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Viscosity, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Extruder at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1951-May-01
Retouched photograph with a general view of an extruder used at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Extruders were commonly used to process and shape a variety of raw materials produced at the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Bussa Studio
- Subject Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Spiralok exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display for Spiralok cartridges manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use with Vibrogel explosives.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
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Spiralok exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display for Spiralok cartridges manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use with Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Processing Steps exhibit panels (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
Two photographs of exhibit panels depicting steps in the processing, manufacture, and packaging of explosives sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Permissibles exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
Series of photographs depicting an exhibition display for permissibles manufactured and sold 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
- Photographer Miller-Ertler Studios
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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National Crushed Stone Association (1950)
- 1950
Series of photographs depicting the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1950 National Crushed Stone Association trade show held in Chicago.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Explosives, Explosives industry
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Metal Mining Show (1950)
- 1950
Series of photographs depicting the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1950 Metal Mining Show held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rumel, Hal
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows, Mineral industries
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Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display promoting Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Protective Coatings display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
Artist's rendering of an exhibition display for protective coatings manufactured and sold 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 Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Coatings, Coatings industry
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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display advertising the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Manufacturer Acme Photo Company
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives industry, Explosives, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Gelemites exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display promoting Gelemite explosives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in metal mining.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Barbre, Thomas J.
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Industrial, Advertising, Mineral industries
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Hercomite exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display for Hercomite explosives manufactured and sold 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
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercomite Quarrying Explosives exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display for Hercomite Quarrying Explosives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
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Electric Blasting Cap Action exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display promoting electric blasting caps manufactured and sold 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
- Photographer Van Dyke Studio
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Dynamite Hollywood exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display advertising the Hercules Powder Company. The individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Len Weissman Photos
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows, Explosives industry