Advertisement for Daintex, a terpene-based chemical manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in soaps and detergents. The advertisement shows a list of Daintex distributers by state against a blue…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company reads "Cotton Insect News Flash! Arkansas" with a bale of cotton alongside the toxaphene tagline that reads "kills cotton pests." Accompanying…

Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a line drawing of a man cleaning with a mop and bucket. The text describes the cleaning properties of pine oil.
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Advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company depicts a woman holding folded laundry. Tagline reads "Smells Clean...Cleans Clean." Paragraph discusses how "housewifes prefer pine oil soaps for…

Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a pair of soapy hands. The accompanying text describes pine oil's "ability to quickly penetrate and remove grime and…

Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a man washing his hands at a sink. The accompanying text describes the benefits of pine oil for mechanics "removing…

Color print advertisement for permissible explosives manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows four lists of permissibles, separated into categories labelled For Rock Work, For Wet Work, For…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts the eastern hemisphere of the earth with an inset of a plant as well as a stylized plant overlaid on top of the earth. A paragraph below the…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company reads "Cotton Insect News Flash! Arkansas" with a bale of cotton alongside the toxaphene tagline that reads "kills cotton pests." Accompanying…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by the Hercules Powder Company depicts rows of cotton fields with an inset paragraph listing the pests toxaphene is effective in controlling. This advertisement appeared in Cot…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a photograph of two children admiring a…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement shows a spatula with a plastic handle against a blue…

Advertisement for Thanite, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement shows a small figure of a woman operating an insecticide sprayer, as…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company depicting pages from a calendar with a bale of cotton. A paragraph describes how the use of toxaphene will increase yields by killing weevil…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company reads "Cotton Insect News Flash! Mississippi" with a bale of cotton alongside the toxaphene tagline that reads "kills cotton pests." Accompanying…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company reads "Cotton Insect News Georgia" with a bale of cotton alongside the toxaphene tagline that reads "kills cotton pests." Accompanying paragraph…

Stylized print advertisement for CMC (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts a shirt, sock, curtains, underwear and a dress being washed with bubbles emanating from the wash. The…

Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company with an arrow reading "get this free booklet" pointing to a booklet entitled Current State and Federal Recommendations on How to Use and Apply…

Print advertisement for Toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company consists of an inset paragraph describing how the piney scent of Toxaphene makes it pleasing to aerial operators. This advertisement appeared in Nati…

The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1950 edition is digitized…

Color print advertisment for "Yarmor" F Pine Oil, a frother manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows an illustration of bubbles emanating from the Hercules logo. Inside the bubbles are qualities…

Advertisement for Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant developed by the Hercules Powder Company primarily for use in agricultural insecticides. The advertisement includes a checklist of insects killed…

Advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides featuring testimonials from various stakeholders, including a cotton grower,…

Advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides featuring testimonials from various stakeholders, including a cotton grower,…

Advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…