Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Washington sends a letter of recommendation to Alexander Spotswood of Kentucky for E. I. du Pont de Nemours or Peter Bauduy during their trip to Virginia and Kentucky in search of domestic saltpeter sources. Washington notes that du Pont is a...
Hospitals; Charitable organizations; Fund raising;
Invitation from the Mary Washington Hospital to William du Pont Sr. requesting that du Pont be one of one hundred fifty donors of one thousand dollars each to support the construction of a new building for the hospital.
A relief map issued by the Public Roads Administration in Washington D.C. indicates approximately the average density of traffic on the proposed National System of Interstate Highways. The 40,000 mile system, advocated strongly by the AAA, would...
A relief map issued by the Public Roads Administration in Washington D.C. indicates approximately the average density of traffic on the proposed National System of Interstate Highways. The 40,000 mile system, advocated strongly by the AAA, would...
Some of the 8,000 paratroopers dropping into the drop zone from air transports. Elevation of planes at about 800 feet to 1000 feet. A point of interest- there were no fatalities during the entire day.
An experimental train that is packed full of mechanical marvels, new as tomorrow interior decoration and many postwar features for the comfort and safety of passengers, has just been launched by General Motors, its designer, for a six months...
