Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant photographs, 1940s-1970s

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Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant photographs, 1940s-1970s
Description
Jeffrey W. Cash collected and/or took the photographs of the plant in which he worked as a laborer (1942-1943), machine shop foreman and automotive equipment inspector (1954-1961), and mobile equipment inspector (1966-1973). The plant, known as the Volunteer Ordnance Works from 1942 to 1965, and later as Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, manufactured TNT for the Army. Contractors hired to run operations were Hercules Powder Company (1942-1945) and Atlas Chemical Industries (in 2004, ICI, Americas) (1965-2004). The site also held nitric and sulfuric acid production plants, and Farmer’s Chemical Association (now CFI) leased part of the land to make fertilizer. TNT production shut down in 1977, and all operations ceased in 1982. Plant site was developed for industrial parks, businesses, and recreational and educational uses. See library vertical files and VAAP environmental studies for more information.

Gift of Sara Cash Roach, January 11, 2004.
Identifier
Acc. 360

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