A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
A Project Mercury spacecraft boosted by a modified Atlas was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL at 9: 10 a.m. February 21, 1961. The Mercury capsule reached a peak altitude of 107 status miles and landed 1,425 miles down range.
Manufacturing Process of Dynamite including historic methods
This is an Atlas mixing machine, used in the manufacture of dynamite at Repauno about 1895. The box in the foreground contains inert ingredients which are placed in the trough. Nitroglycerin is added from the containers shown on the cart at the...
