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1. Lab Inside Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047663
Title:: Lab Inside Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1948/03/12

2. Chemical Storage Barrels and Operations at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047664
Title:: Chemical Storage Barrels and Operations at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1948/03/12

3. Chemical Storage Barrels Underground at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047665
Title:: Chemical Storage Barrels Underground at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1948/03/12

4. Exterior View of Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047666
Title:: Exterior View of Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1948/03/12

View of factories taken from the bridge. Nitro, W. Va. was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

5. View of Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050414
Title:: View of Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1919
Description:: View of factories taken from the bridge. Nitro, W. Va. was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

View of Nitro from the hill behind the school.

6. View From a Hill of Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050416
Title:: View From a Hill of Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1919
Description:: View of Nitro from the hill behind the school.

View of the factories and railroad in Nitro, W. Va. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

7. Factories and Railroad, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050418
Title:: Factories and Railroad, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1919
Description:: View of the factories and railroad in Nitro, W. Va. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

View of the town and factories in Nitro. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

8. View of Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050458
Title:: View of Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1919
Description:: View of the town and factories in Nitro. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

View of homes and factories in Nitro, a town created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort. The gunpowder factories are visible in the distance.

9. View of Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050459
Title:: View of Nitro, W. Va.
Date:: 1919
Description:: View of homes and factories in Nitro, a town created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort. The gunpowder factories are visible in the distance.