The Story of Dynamite

Year Published: 1923

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station. (1934 - 01/19/1975)ARC Identifier 12439 / Local Identifier 70.116 1925The Story of DynamiteReel 1 shows the manufacture of dynamite and its principle ingredient, nitroglycerin. Powdered and gelatin dynamite are mixed and packaged for use. Reel 2, dynamite is tested in laboratories and packed for shipment. Shows many scenes of dynamite being used in coal mining; iron mining; railroad construction (including the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado); and clearing tree stumps, ice, building, and obstructions in Hell Gate Channel, New York City.

Complete Record: Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station. (1934 - 01/19/1975) ARC Identifier 12439 / Local Identifier 70.116 1925 The Story of Dynamite Reel 1 shows the manufacture of dynamite and its principle ingredient, nitroglycerin. Powdered and gelatin dynamite are mixed and packaged for use. Reel 2, dynamite is tested in laboratories and packed for shipment. Shows many scenes of dynamite being used in coal mining; iron mining; railroad construction (including the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado); and clearing tree stumps, ice, building, and obstructions in Hell Gate Channel, New York City.