Histories of explosions at Du Pont powder mills, 1922-1935.

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Histories of explosions at Du Pont powder mills, 1922-1935.

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The records consist of seven different typescripts plus two duplicates describing explosions at various Du Pont powder mills between 1815 and 1935. They are compilations of eyewitness and retrospective accounts.

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