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Guards for the synthetic rubber plant built on old Wertz Field in Charleston, West Virginia. The factory required so many guards because of it's high importance to the nation during war time. Rubber was one of the most important commodities during the war and because most of our supplies of it had been cut off we had to build our own synthetic rubber plants, which needed lots of protection.

1. Ford, Bacon, and Davis Inc. Guard Department Institute, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047603
Title:
Ford, Bacon, and Davis Inc. Guard Department Institute, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1942/11
Description:
Guards for the synthetic rubber plant built on old Wertz Field in Charleston, West Virginia. The factory required so many guards because of it's high importance to the nation during war time. Rubber was one of the most important commodities during the war and because most of our supplies of it had been cut off we had to build our own synthetic rubber plants, which needed lots of protection.

2. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Supply Supplies Inc., Laird Engineering Company Building

IDNO:
047041
Title:
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Supply Supplies Inc., Laird Engineering Company Building
Date:
1943/06/15

3. Employees Outside of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Supplies Inc., Laird Engineering Co. Building

IDNO:
047042
Title:
Employees Outside of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Supplies Inc., Laird Engineering Co. Building
Date:
1943/06/15

4. Possible Libby Queene Employee Operating Machinery Inside of Factory

IDNO:
047043
Title:
Possible Libby Queene Employee Operating Machinery Inside of Factory
Date:
1946-08-30

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Steel Erectors Inc., W. Va. Steel

IDNO:
047512
Title:
Steel Erectors Inc., W. Va. Steel
Date:
Undated
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

10. Lab Inside Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047658
Title:
Lab Inside Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

11. Workers Operating Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047659
Title:
Workers Operating Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

12. Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047660
Title:
Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.