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Charlestown Powder Plant 1940-1992 $20.00 [Add to Cart] |
Charlestown Powder Plant 1940-1992  |
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This is a one hour documentary on the fifty-two year
life of the smokeless powder manufacturing and bag loading facilityin Charlestown, Indiana. For more than five decades the powder plant provided smokeless powder and propellant charge bags for the military. Throughout WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, the Indiana Ordnance Works and Hoosier Ordnance Plant also provided jobs. More than 50,000 people were employed here at one time. Drawing from a wealth of military archived photos of the plant, technical manuals on powder manufacture, 1940-41 panoramic construction photos, rare video footage of the Load, Assemble, and Pack lines, and first person interviews with past employees of ICI, Olin Mathieson, GoodYear, and DuPont, the video tracks the changes and advancements of what was the largest, smokeless powder manufacturing plant in the world. Past employees of the plant, and military historians, will also enjoy the three bonus features included with the video. These include original footage of the Hoosier Ordnance Plant’s Load Line 2 in operation, a military promotional video on the loading of stick propellant charges, and a look at the steps involved in creating the large, 16" Navy charge. |
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Rose Island on a Summer Day  |
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This 60-minute video
reflects upon an earlier time when just getting somewhere was half the
fun. Join amateur historian Tom Chapman as he visits with twenty-five
individuals that visited Rose Island, worked at Rose Island, and even
lived at Rose Island. An amusement park that was touted as "a play-ground
and pleasure resort unexcelled anywhere within the central states."
This collection of first person interviews is rich in historical photos, maps, and images of the earlier Fern Grove Picnic Area, and Rose Island. As seen through the eyes of children, you'll hear about the fun and wonders found at Rose Island over seventy years ago. |
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