8 3 199 https://herculeshistory.org/files/original/b27cc29b2c19f4504d9700aab6d37eeb.mov 0a00ba9b881bed9df1f4f7dccaf7c2be https://herculeshistory.org/files/original/849a6dc56b062396a65790f6539e3613.jpeg f286ce2b1628bacd26015f13c6bd0238 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stephen Lawton Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stephen Lawton Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Structure Fire Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Building 133 Destroyed by Fire Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-16 Subject The topic of the resource Building 133 Description An account of the resource <strong>Hercules, California (November 16, 2014)</strong> – An unoccupied historic building was engulfed in flames and quickly destroyed by fire today. The fire was reported at 1:00 PM. Firefighters from the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District, with aid from other agencies, controlled and extinguished the fire. Building 133 in flames, Nov. 16, 2014 The wooden structure, designated “Building 133”, was one of the last remaining buildings of the Hercules Works, an explosives and chemical factory important in California history. Today’s City of Hercules is the site of the Hercules Works, acquired in 1878 by the California Powder Works, which was founded in San Francisco in 1861. Later acquired by the DuPont firm, then operated as the Hercules Powder Company, it was one of the largest explosives plants in the world and a cradle of the scientific and technical innovation characteristic of the Bay Area’s modern economy. Through the mid-1950s, it was the dominant source of explosives used for mining, railroads and construction in California. It produced one-third of all the TNT used by the United States in World War I, and much of the explosive power needed to construct the Panama Canal. Building 133 in 2005 In 1980, Building 133 was listed with 35 other buildings and sites of the Hercules Works on the National Register of Historic Places as contributing to the only remaining example of a company town of an explosives plant in the United States. Building 133, constructed about one hundred years ago, was originally located in the Hercules company “Village” on Talley Way, near the superintendent’s mansion. It was used as family housing for factory supervisors, including the Purvis family. A wooden bungalow with typical period construction details, it was last occupied in 1999. Building 133 was then moved three times. In 2001, it was removed from foundations, partially dismantled and moved to a location north of Railroad Avenue. In 2007, the City of Hercules accepted title and delivery to property owned by the City (or its Redevelopment Agency) adjacent to Building 69, known as “Civic Arts”. Building 133 was again moved in 2010 to its final location west of Santa Fe Avenue, on an abandoned roadway, adjacent to the Union Pacific rail line, overlooking the San Pablo Bay. Since 2010, it was not maintained or protected. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steve Lawton (photos) and Dean Brightman (text) photos to be provided Bldg 133 Residences https://herculeshistory.org/files/original/9b450ec729c9be779b000a83b7156866.jpg b6b1311357a4583b840e0897b2e75cdb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource HHS Industrial Subject The topic of the resource Changes in the use of the Hercules Works land over time Description An account of the resource All uses of land, including buildings, roads, railroads, waterborne facilities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1878-2022 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hercules Powder Works Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Building 154 Subject The topic of the resource The Village Description An account of the resource Frontage of Building 154 in the Village Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Hercules Historical Society Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Bldg 154 Buildings https://herculeshistory.org/files/original/d6f0eb5da366976ad840af69b64ff614.tif d2173a6872711d1b6fcc1d72c1c3e717 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource HHS Industrial Subject The topic of the resource Changes in the use of the Hercules Works land over time Description An account of the resource All uses of land, including buildings, roads, railroads, waterborne facilities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1878-2022 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hercules Powder Works Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Building 160 as City Hall Subject The topic of the resource Building 160 Description An account of the resource View entrance to Building 160 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Hercules Historic Society Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Buildings