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Jump ahead to the 1930s where Paha Sapa, now known to others as Billy Slow Horse, is working as a powderman on the construction of Mount Rushmore, carving the four heads of U.S.
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Jump ahead to the 1930s where Paha Sapa, now known to others as Billy Slow Horse, is working as a powderman on the construction of Mount Rushmore, carving the four heads of U.S.
Archive 2010-04-01 2010
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An 11-inch pivot-gun on its revolving carriage was served by 24 crewmen and a powderman.
Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy
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At the outbreak of the Spanish War, he enlisted in Brooklyn as powderman on the battleship
Documenting the American South: the Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1909
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Seventeen men were required to work the pivot gun, whose duties were defined in the names applied to them, the powderman being the odd one.
A Victorious Union Oliver Optic 1859
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