Trojan Chemical Company loading plant, war workers, plant officials, and employees panoramic photograph
Creation: 1918 November 26Abstract
The Allentown Non-Freezing Powder Co. built this plant in 1903 to manufacture commercial explosives using its proprietary ingredient, nitrostarch. The panoramic photograph shows employees of the Trojan Chemical Company explosives plant in Seiple, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 November 26
Creator
- Trojan Chemical Company (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 photographic print : panoramic photograph ; 8 x 21 in.
Historical Note
The Allentown Non-Freezing Powder Co. built this plant in 1903 to manufacture commercial explosives using its proprietary ingredient, nitrostarch. In World War I, the plant expanded under the subsidiary company, the Trojan Chemical Company, into the manufacture and loading of explosives for grenades and mortar shells. After the war, all work was consolidated under the Trojan Powder Company.
Scope and Content
Employees of the Trojan Chemical Company explosives plant in Seiple, Pennsylvania.
Location
OO1-3
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Trojan Chemical Company loading plant, war workers, plant officials, and employees panoramic photograph
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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