The 200-pound rock Which crashed through a 2-foot wall in the home of Orol H. Sornberger. 3 Carter street, Woburn, landing in a closet and breaking down the door. Notice the arm seat, which Sornberger had just left. The rock was propelled through the air for a distance of more than 3500 feet from the General Crushes Stone Company quarry by a dynamite blast.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The 200-pound rock Which crashed through a 2-foot wall in the home of Orol H. Sornberger. 3 Carter street, Woburn, landing in a closet and breaking down the door. Notice the arm seat, which Sornberger had just left. The rock was propelled through the air for a distance of more than 3500 feet from the General Crushes Stone Company quarry by a dynamite blast.

[ca. September 1936]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Dynamite and Dynamiting

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