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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

20. Sandstone Traveling Down Chute Inside of Sun Sand Co. Factory

A crane lifts new smoke stacks to replace the old ones provided by Erie Iron Works in Erie, Pa. in 1924.

21. Smoke Stack Installation at Power House, Hinton, W. Va.

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

22. View of Nitro, W. Va.

View of Nitro from the hill behind the school.

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

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

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