Date:5th of April 1883
Description:More illustrations from "The Dart" concerning the dynamite factory in Ledsam Street. Top left, looking sombre, is the chief protagonist in the case, Alfred Whitehead. Top centre is the "dynamite shop" itself - 128 Ledsam Street. Top right is Inspector Black who was promoted to Superintendent as a consequence of the case. Left middle is a picture of the bottles of acid in the front room. Middle bottom is Whitehead at work in the Distillery. Bottom right is one of the carboys full of nitro-glycerine.
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Source: Birmingham Libraries , Woodview Primary School
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