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'Nitro, Kanawha County---rapidly expanding industry where once farm crop grew.'

1. Nitro, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026402
Title:
Nitro, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1965/07/22
Description:
'Nitro, Kanawha County---rapidly expanding industry where once farm crop grew.'

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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 from the bridge showing railroad tracks. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

7. View in Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
050415
Title:
View in Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
View from the bridge showing railroad tracks. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.
View of Nitro from the hill behind the school.

8. 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.
Unidentified group of people pose for photo in their masquerade costumes in the town of Nitro, W. Va..

9. Group in Costume for a Masquerade, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
050417
Title:
Group in Costume for a Masquerade, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Unidentified group of people pose for photo in their masquerade costumes in the town 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.

10. 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.
Unidentified boys and men march in a parade down the street in Nitro, with factories in the background. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

11. Parade in Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
050419
Title:
Parade in Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Unidentified boys and men march in a parade down the street in Nitro, with factories in the background. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.
Unidentified people play instruments at camp in Nitro, W. Va.Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

12. "Orchestra" at the Camp in Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
050457
Title:
"Orchestra" at the Camp in Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Unidentified people play instruments at camp 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.
Outside of house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence."

15. Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052618
Title:
Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Outside of house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence."
Inside detail of house No.29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture was part of the living-room.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

16. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052619
Title:
Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Inside detail of house No.29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture was part of the living-room.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"
Inside Nitro house No. 29, Nitro, W. Va. Room featured in picture is the dining roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

17. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052620
Title:
Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Inside Nitro house No. 29, Nitro, W. Va. Room featured in picture is the dining roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"
Sitting area inside Nitro house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture is another view of the living roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

18. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052621
Title:
Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Sitting area inside Nitro house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture is another view of the living roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"
Nitro's train station was likely on the Kanawha and Michigan Railway Company line.

19. Nitro's Union Station. Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052622
Title:
Nitro's Union Station. Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Nitro's train station was likely on the Kanawha and Michigan Railway Company line.
Scenery outside of Edgewood Country Club near Nitro. W. Va.

20. View from Edgewood Country Club near Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052623
Title:
View from Edgewood Country Club near Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Scenery outside of Edgewood Country Club near Nitro. W. Va.
Country Club Building in Nitro, W. Va. Edgewood Country Club was likely chartered as Glenwood Athletic Club in 1898.Later burned down.

21. Edgewood Country Club, near Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052624
Title:
Edgewood Country Club, near Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
Country Club Building in Nitro, W. Va. Edgewood Country Club was likely chartered as Glenwood Athletic Club in 1898.Later burned down.