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Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine, James Island,Charleston Harbor, Charles...

Significance: The structure is possibly of Pre-Revolutionary War construction and was used during the Civil War. The "magazine" is the oldest surviving building at the site of Fort Johnson, and is designated as... More

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

Heckert Oil Pumping Jack, 0.6 mile North of Connoquenessing Creek, 0.15 mile East of Powder Mill Creek, Renfrew, Butler County, PA

Heckert Oil Pumping Jack, 0.6 mile North of Connoquenessing Creek, 0.1...

Significance: Historically significant as a relatively rare survivor of the early-twentieth-century oil industry in southwestern Pennsylvania; manufactured by a short-lived, small manufacturing division of the ... More

Heckert Oil Pumping Jack, 0.6 mile North of Connoquenessing Creek, 0.15 mile East of Powder Mill Creek, Renfrew, Butler County, PA

Heckert Oil Pumping Jack, 0.6 mile North of Connoquenessing Creek, 0.1...

Significance: Historically significant as a relatively rare survivor of the early-twentieth-century oil industry in southwestern Pennsylvania; manufactured by a short-lived, small manufacturing division of the ... More

DuPont Powder Mill, Hagley Museum, on Brandywine River, Greenville, New Castle County, DE

DuPont Powder Mill, Hagley Museum, on Brandywine River, Greenville, Ne...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6, FN-7 Survey number: HABS DE-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000259

Powder Springs Bridge, Spanning Flat Creek at Dale Road, Powder Springs, Grainger County, TN

Powder Springs Bridge, Spanning Flat Creek at Dale Road, Powder Spring...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of the Pratt half-hip truss and of the work of the Converse Bridge Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Survey number: HAER TN-24 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Fort Gibson, Powder Magazine, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, OK

Fort Gibson, Powder Magazine, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibson, Muskogee C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS OK-34-6 Building/structure dates: ca. 1845 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000631

Ogden Arsenal, Smokeless Powder Magazine, 7870 North Drive, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Smokeless Powder Magazine, 7870 North Drive, Layton, Da...

Significance: Building 1932 provides particularly vivid insight into the processes involved in the manufacture and storage of munitions. In addition, this building contributes to an understanding of the U.S. A... More

Ogden Arsenal, Smokeless Powder Magazine, 7870 North Drive, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Smokeless Powder Magazine, 7870 North Drive, Layton, Da...

Significance: Building 1932 provides particularly vivid insight into the processes involved in the manufacture and storage of munitions. In addition, this building contributes to an understanding of the U.S. A... More

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layto...

Significance: Building 2002 housed the Black Powder screening and blending operations for primers used in 37mm anti-tank ammunition that was produced at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. The building provides... More

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layto...

Significance: Building 2002 housed the Black Powder screening and blending operations for primers used in 37mm anti-tank ammunition that was produced at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. The building provides... More

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layto...

Significance: Building 2002 housed the Black Powder screening and blending operations for primers used in 37mm anti-tank ammunition that was produced at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. The building provides... More

King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA

King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth C...

Survey number: HABS MA-326 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Significance: This through truss, consisting of a Pratt and a Warren span, presents classic configurations of the two truss types. One of the earlier rigid connected vehicular trusses in Wyoming, it presents a... More

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Significance: This through truss, consisting of a Pratt and a Warren span, presents classic configurations of the two truss types. One of the earlier rigid connected vehicular trusses in Wyoming, it presents a... More

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder Hole Pond, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, Barnstable County, MA

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder ...

Significance: Originally built in response to Federal period growth in coastal traffic, the Monomoy Point Light Station is now significant as an early example of cast-iron light construction for a secondary, fi... More

Greenway Court, Powder House, State Route 658 vicinity, White Post, Clarke County, Virginia

Greenway Court, Powder House, State Route 658 vicinity, White Post, Cl...

Survey number: HABS VA-108-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1752 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000829

Fortin de San Jeronimo, Powder House, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Fortin de San Jeronimo, Powder House, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PR-46 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction

Fortin de San Jeronimo, Powder House, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Fortin de San Jeronimo, Powder House, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PR-46 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

Jefferson Barracks, Stone Powder Magazine, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, MO

Jefferson Barracks, Stone Powder Magazine, Jefferson Barracks, St. Lou...

Survey number: HABS MO-1809-C Building/structure dates: 1851 Initial Construction

Irigary Bridge, Spanning Powder River on County Road No. 254, Sussex, Johnson County, WY

Irigary Bridge, Spanning Powder River on County Road No. 254, Sussex, ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Powder House, Mount Hope Street, Oldtown, North Attleboro, Bristol County, MA

Powder House, Mount Hope Street, Oldtown, North Attleboro, Bristol Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS MA-148 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction

Old Powder House, Broadway & College Avenue, Somerville, Middlesex County, MA

Old Powder House, Broadway & College Avenue, Somerville, Middlesex Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS MA-178 Building/structure dates: ca. 1710 Initial Construction

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highways 680 & 780, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highway...

Significance: Part of post-Spanish-American War spurt in building, this powder magazine was part of a pair (see CA-1839-1). Building #13 (Powder Magazine No. 4) was demolished for a freeway intersection. / The... More

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highways 680 & 780, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highway...

Significance: Part of post-Spanish-American War spurt in building, this powder magazine was part of a pair (see CA-1839-1). Building #13 (Powder Magazine No. 4) was demolished for a freeway intersection. / The... More

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 2, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 2, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Significance: This powder magazine, constructed in 1857, is almost an exact copy of the first stone magazine at the arsenal, which had been constructed the year before, and which also survives. Both are low, m... More

Fort Missoula, Powder Magazine, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Fort Missoula, Powder Magazine, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Significance: Fear of the recent Indian uprisings led to the establishment of a military post here, six miles southeast of Hell Gate Pass, to protect the Mullan Road. This all important link between Walla Wall... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Powder magazine, Charleston, South Carolina

Powder magazine, Charleston, South Carolina

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Wayne, Powder House, West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Fort Wayne, Powder House, West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS MI-27-4-B Building/structure dates: after 1840 Initial Construction

Powder for baby - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Powder for baby - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dudes and cowboys, Three Circle roundup camp, Powder River County, Montana

Dudes and cowboys, Three Circle roundup camp, Powder River County, Mon...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Leo Donathon wearing his identification badge for Hercules powder plant. Radford, Virginia

Leo Donathon wearing his identification badge for Hercules powder plan...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Unpicked cotton lying in the field in front of billboard offering to cash powder plant paychecks. Many who in other years would be picking cotton are now employed at the powder plant. Millington, Tennessee

Unpicked cotton lying in the field in front of billboard offering to c...

Public domain photograph of meeting, event, music festival, from Cleveland Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boys from out of town who have come to Radford, Virginia for work at powder plant. Unable to rent a room their first night in town they are spending it in the railroad station

Boys from out of town who have come to Radford, Virginia for work at p...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Father and son from Bluefield, West Virginia Both employed at powder plant. Radford, Virginia. In boardinghouse room which they share with four others

Father and son from Bluefield, West Virginia Both employed at powder p...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of women holding signs. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of women holding signs. Office of W...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Dormitories being built near Childersburg to accomodate the expected increase in employment at the nearby powder plant. Childersburg, Alabama

Dormitories being built near Childersburg to accomodate the expected i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William R. Coe, residence, River House, New York City. Powder room

William R. Coe, residence, River House, New York City. Powder room

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. David Gurly Tull, her son, and husband came from Arkansas looking for work at the new powder plant near Childersburg. Mr. Tull couldn't get a job at the powder plant but found temporary employment building bunkhouses. Childersburg, Alabama

Mrs. David Gurly Tull, her son, and husband came from Arkansas looking...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edwin V. Quinn, residence on Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida. Powder room

Edwin V. Quinn, residence on Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida. Powder ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Last grain of powder is dumped into the mill hopper as another hatch is completely filled. Next batch is in the foreground but will not be started until the present one is completely mixed. Mixing time varies with the characteristic of the batch, both as to the number of ingredients and the speed with which they mix thoroughly into the rubber. General Tires, Akron, Ohio

Last grain of powder is dumped into the mill hopper as another hatch i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people sitting around a camper. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people sitting around a camper. ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Stenographer has the use of a tiled bathroom in which to powder her nose and wash while she works for the Foreign Function Bureau, which is housed in a converted apartment building. Washington, D.C.

Stenographer has the use of a tiled bathroom in which to powder her no...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of an old camper. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of an old camper. Office of War Information Ph...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

W.L. Gilmore, residence at 115 Ocean Blvd., Golden Beach, Florida. Stair hall, to powder room

W.L. Gilmore, residence at 115 Ocean Blvd., Golden Beach, Florida. Sta...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workmen from the nearby powder plant in a cafe in Childersburg, Alabama

Workmen from the nearby powder plant in a cafe in Childersburg, Alabam...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Labels. North Africa, long starved by the Axis, sees the American flag on tea from the United States, 800 tons of it. Six million half-and-quarter-pound flag-stamped packages have been distributed so far. Fourteen million packages of cotton goods, used clothing, condensed and powder milk, sugar, tobacco, and other essentials have gone into North Africa since our occupation in November

Labels. North Africa, long starved by the Axis, sees the American flag...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lafayette College, Jessie Kirby Dormitory, Easton, Pennsylvania. Powder room

Lafayette College, Jessie Kirby Dormitory, Easton, Pennsylvania. Powde...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Powder House. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Powder House. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Builder: Pasquale, Virgil; Civilian Conservation Corps Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the direction of Victor Pasquale, a local Italian stone mason, for TNT storage, 1939 The Paradise Valley Fo... More

Fort Jefferson, Powder Magazine B, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Fort Jefferson, Powder Magazine B, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County...

Fort Jefferson was part of Fort Jefferson National Monument from 1935 to 1992. Since then it has been part of Dry Tortugas National Park. The address for the survey has been updated to reflect this change. This... More

U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine, East Garden, State Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine, East Garden, State Capitol Grounds, Bato...

1990 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine at Baton Rouge was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by the United States Army Engineer Department at a cost of $29,43... More

U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine, East Garden, State Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine, East Garden, State Capitol Grounds, Bato...

1990 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine at Baton Rouge was constructed between 1836 and 1838 by the United States Army Engineer Department at a cost of $29,43... More

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

DuPont Powder Mill, Hagley Museum, on Brandywine River, Greenville, New Castle County, DE

DuPont Powder Mill, Hagley Museum, on Brandywine River, Greenville, Ne...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6, FN-7 Survey number: HABS DE-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000259

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layto...

Significance: Building 2002 housed the Black Powder screening and blending operations for primers used in 37mm anti-tank ammunition that was produced at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. The building provides... More

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layton, Davis County, UT

Ogden Arsenal, Black Powder Screening Building, 7745 Navajo Way, Layto...

Significance: Building 2002 housed the Black Powder screening and blending operations for primers used in 37mm anti-tank ammunition that was produced at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. The building provides... More

Within the mine. Colonel Pleasants superinting [sic] the arrival of powder

Within the mine. Colonel Pleasants superinting [sic] the arrival of po...

Signed lower right: AR. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on an attached piece of cream paper: Carrying powder into the mine. The soldiers detailed for this duty carried the powder - a keg in either ... More

Within the mine. Colonel Pleasants superinting [sic] the arrival of powder

Within the mine. Colonel Pleasants superinting [sic] the arrival of po...

Signed lower right: AR. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on an attached piece of cream paper: Carrying powder into the mine. The soldiers detailed for this duty carried the powder - a keg in either ... More

King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA

King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth C...

Survey number: HABS MA-326 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Powder River Bridge, County Road 269, Leiter, Sheridan County, WY

Significance: This through truss, consisting of a Pratt and a Warren span, presents classic configurations of the two truss types. One of the earlier rigid connected vehicular trusses in Wyoming, it presents a... More

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder Hole Pond, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, Barnstable County, MA

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder ...

Significance: Originally built in response to Federal period growth in coastal traffic, the Monomoy Point Light Station is now significant as an early example of cast-iron light construction for a secondary, fi... More

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder Hole Pond, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Chatham, Barnstable County, MA

Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder ...

Significance: Originally built in response to Federal period growth in coastal traffic, the Monomoy Point Light Station is now significant as an early example of cast-iron light construction for a secondary, fi... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

Jefferson Barracks, Stone Powder Magazine, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, MO

Jefferson Barracks, Stone Powder Magazine, Jefferson Barracks, St. Lou...

Survey number: HABS MO-1809-C Building/structure dates: 1851 Initial Construction

Old City Powder Magazine, 21 Cumberland Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Old City Powder Magazine, 21 Cumberland Street, Charleston, Charleston...

Survey number: HABS SC-88 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Mifflin, Powder Magazine, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fort Mifflin, Powder Magazine, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Road...

Significance: The earth-covered west magazine, built about 1866, contains fine example of brick barrel vaulting. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS PA-1225-G... More

Fort Mifflin, Powder Magazine, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fort Mifflin, Powder Magazine, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Road...

Significance: The earth-covered west magazine, built about 1866, contains fine example of brick barrel vaulting. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS PA-1225-G... More

South Fork Powder River Bridge, On West Service Road of I-25, Kaycee, Johnson County, WY

South Fork Powder River Bridge, On West Service Road of I-25, Kaycee, ...

Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Fork Powder River Bridge, On West Service Road of I-25, Kaycee, Johnson County, WY

South Fork Powder River Bridge, On West Service Road of I-25, Kaycee, ...

Public domain scan of settlement or building architecture plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highways 680 & 780, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highway...

Significance: Part of post-Spanish-American War spurt in building, this powder magazine was part of a pair (see CA-1839-1). Building #13 (Powder Magazine No. 4) was demolished for a freeway intersection. / The... More

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highways 680 & 780, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 5, Junction of Interstate Highway...

Significance: Part of post-Spanish-American War spurt in building, this powder magazine was part of a pair (see CA-1839-1). Building #13 (Powder Magazine No. 4) was demolished for a freeway intersection. / The... More

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 2, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Benicia Arsenal, Powder Magazine No. 2, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Significance: This powder magazine, constructed in 1857, is almost an exact copy of the first stone magazine at the arsenal, which had been constructed the year before, and which also survives. Both are low, m... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Kolb House, Powder Springs Road, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA

Significance: Relatively rare example of Georgia frontier vernacular architecture. Part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, which preserves and interprets the area where Federal forces, led by G... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...

Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More

Oh not my powder puff --  I can't spare that : but Mars was adamant

Oh not my powder puff -- I can't spare that : but Mars was adamant

Public domain photo of drawing, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A black and white photo of a group of people outside a tent, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people outside a tent, Great Dep...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cowboy eating in Three Circle roundup camp, Powder River County, Montana

Cowboy eating in Three Circle roundup camp, Powder River County, Monta...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men sleeping in railroad station, Radford, Virginia. They come in from out of town to work in the powder plant and are often unable to find a place to stay the first night

Men sleeping in railroad station, Radford, Virginia. They come in from...

Public domain photograph of life in the USA during the 1930s-1940s, war, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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