Hercules Powder Company advertising poster, Not this trip, Old Pal
Creation: circa 1917Abstract
The Hercules Powder Company was one of the companies created from the break up of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours "powder trust" in 1911 as ruled by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. In its early years as a separate company, it continued to produce explosives and dynamite and used advertising styles and devices. This item is a poster depicting a World War I soldier leaving home and telling his hunting dog, "Not this trip Old Pal."
Dates
- Creation: circa 1917
Creator
- Hercules Powder Company (Organization)
- Fuller, A.D. (Arthur Davenport), 1889-1966 (Artist, Person)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physcial Description
1 photomechanical print : color ; 21.5 x 14 in.
Historical Note
The Hercules Powder Company was one of the companies created from the break up of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours "powder trust" in 1911 as ruled by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. In its early years as a separate company, it continued to produce explosives and dynamite and used advertising styles and devices, for example, advertising items at points of purchase similar to the DuPont Company.
Scope and Content
This item is a colorful advertising poster, one of at least two works done by artist A. D. Fuller for the Hercules Powder Company and printed by the Forbes Lithograph Company. The image depicts a World War I solider leaving home and telling his hunting dog, "Not this trip Old Pal." These images were used on company calendars and as advertising items at stores selling Hercules shooting powder.
Location
DF 1002.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Hercules Powder Company advertising poster, Not this trip, Old Pal
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
