Harrison Construction Company Operations on Kanawha Airport
Date:
ca. 1945-1946
Description:
Harrison Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania grading the Kanawha Airport site, circa 1945 or 1946, using a Northwest 80-D shovel to load a Euclid 15-ton capacity rear dump truck with shot rock.
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.