Hercules dynamite crates is a photograph by Flees Photos which was uploaded on February 18th, 2018.
Hercules dynamite crates
Hercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, which was formed as the Hercules Powder Company.... more
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Hercules dynamite crates
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Flees Photos
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Photograph - Home Decor And Giclee Wall Art By Chris Flees
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Hercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, which was formed as the Hercules Powder Company. Hercules Powder Company was formed in 1882 by DuPont and Laflin & Rand Powder Company to finance construction of a dynamite plant on land adjacent to San Francisco Bay owned by DuPont subsidiary California Powder Works.
Hercules was a major supplier of munitions for the federal government in WW I and WWII.
They had many suppliers through the years including Alliant Powder in Radford, Virginia who produce and continues to produce gunpowder. Although the Hercules Corp. still exists it was purchased by the Ashland Corporation after a bad investment nearly bankrupted the company.
Pictured here are a few dynamite crates.
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February 18th, 2018