+"Radford Virginia USA" +1941 stock footage and images

Dedication of a smokeless powder plant in Radford, Virginia.

The United States Army and Government officials dedicate a smokeless powder plant (for firearm and artillery propellant) in Radford, Virginia, early in World War 2. Officers seated on stage. A man gives a speech. A crowd seated during the ceremony. View of the munitions factory. Interior of the plant. View of what appears to be cordite filaments being extruded from machinery. Men work in the munitions plant. Men slide on inclined safety slide escape at the entrance.