File:Mining and Scientific Press - 1883-06-02 - Hercules Powder.jpg

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English: Advertisement for Hercules Powder, a brand of blasting powder made by the California Powder Works (later the Hercules Powder Company). The imaged captioned Hercules Slaying the Giants is not only mythological, but also metaphorical: at the time this ad was made, Giant Powder Company was a major rival of the Hercules brand. (image cropped and lightened)
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The original image is on page 378 of the issue dated June 2, 1883, available at the Internet Archive
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Author Signed "L. Curtis" and "A. Nahl"
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