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Land, Water and Peoples of the Refugio Valley
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Hercules Historical Society
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Hercules Historical Society
Hercules Historical Society
Land, Water and Peoples of the Refugio Valley
Rocks, Soils, Hills and Valleys
Estuary and Watershed
Human Settlement
Rails, Piers and Roads
Explosives Manufacture at the Hercules Works
Explosives and the Second Industrial Revolution
Commerce in Explosive Products
Operation and Development of the Hercules Works
Conditions of Production
The Municipality
Factory Town
Municipal Growth
Municipal Crisis
Municipal Austerity
Times and Places
Neatline
Neatline Time
Timeline
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“Historic US 40 Route” Sign Project
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Rock House Canyon - “Cradle of US Dynamite Industry”
Contemporary photo with cutline describing location of Giant Powder Works in Rock House Canyon, San Francisco.
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Advertisements of California Powder Works
Early advertisements for Hercules brand dynamite.
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Nitroglycerine Used on Sierra Tunnels, Transcontinental Railroad
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