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Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp pine stump gathering

  • 1920 – 1940
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Silent footage of tree stump removal being done by Hercules Powder Company at an unknown location, likely in the southeastern United States. These stumps were removed using machinery and then transferred to a Hercules plant where they would be processed into various cellulose products.

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  • 18M 23S
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Hercules Powder Company. “Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp Pine Stump Gathering.” 16Mm (photographic film size), 1920–1940. Science History Institute 16mm Film Collection. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/do0lji8.

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