The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
written on back of print: "Studebaker 'President' 1940" stamped on back of print: "Only the exclusive reproduction rights from this ILLUSTRATION are sold by.... Raphael G. Wolff, Inc. 1714 North Wilton Place Hollywood, California."
Handwritten on back: "The family at Encanto, Calif. in the patio. August 1940." People identified as follows: Standing, L to R - John, George, Charles. Seated, L to R - Francis, Clara, Mother, Bill.
Aerial photograph of Fisher's Island, with Mansion House #10 marked. William du Pont, Jr. and his family stayed at this cottage during the summer of 1940.
First air express shipment in history of transportation consisting of five bolts of silk weighing 50 pounds was flown 65 miles in 71 minutes from Dayton to Columbus OH on Nov. 7 1910, lashed to the framework of an open cockpit Wright biplane....
The “inside story” of 1940 car-The slightest jiggle of this 1940 Plymouth, which Miss Average Motorist, ordinarily would never detect, is here picked up by the newest-type “vibration meter” and amplified to a roar like thunder in the...
On Plymouth new 1940 convertible coupe the top raises or lowers itself by vacuum power from the engine when the driver touches a control button. This year's model has auxiliary seats for extra passengers inside the car for better weather...
written on back of image: "Model - A conception of an automobile for the future, designed by Raymond Loewy. 1940" stamped on back of image: "Please Return To Betty Reese, Publicity Director Raymond Loewy Associates 425 Park Avenue New York 22,...
Thomas J. Watson (right), as President, International Business Machines Corporation, receives 1940 Award. Presented by Paul W. Alexander, President Wessel, Duval & Co.
Smithtown PA- Meet 52 year old Victor Pegoris, bituminous coal miner- a superman who hasn’t taken a day off this century since January 1, 1940 and has a letter from his boss, President of Pittsburgh Coal Company to prove it. Victor is a 186 lb...
An open pit mine, Great lakes Area. Page 2 of an original 46 pages compiled by the War Production Board in 1943. The photos range from the early 2oth C. to the early 1940's, a number of which were used in publications and advertisements prior to...
