Dynamiting for Proper Drainage. In this "before the blast" soene, the man on the right is sinking a hole along the center-line of the proposed ditch of larger dimensions. Holes sunk along this center line will each be loaded with two sticks of dynamite. The man in the left carries a measuring stick to space the holes 18 inches apart.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Dynamiting for Proper Drainage. In this "before the blast" soene, the man on the right is sinking a hole along the center-line of the proposed ditch of larger dimensions. Holes sunk along this center line will each be loaded with two sticks of dynamite. The man in the left carries a measuring stick to space the holes 18 inches apart.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. January 1938]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Dynamite and Dynamiting

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