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...
Admiral Du Pont discussing with Mr. Wheeten the relief of his command and how unfortunate it was how his name was being tarnished, notes that the biggest upset was not being relieved of his post, but the way in which it was handled
Parades & processions; Soldiers; Military organizations; Military officers
Letter from R. Emmet Robinson informing du Pont of a torch light procession that was being organized to welcome home the 4th Regiment of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. According to Robinson, the procession was also intended to affect an upcoming...
Mirrors are being arranged by DuPont research physicists preparatory to making preliminary studies in infrared microspectroscopy. The measure of light absorbed by a tiny sample will help determine the molecular structure of the material being...
The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
Text from back of image: 'This EXCLUSIVE PHOTO shows Lieutenant Leigh Wade's disabled plane, the 'Boston' being brought alongside the cruiser Richmond after being towed to the larger ship by the destroyer Billingsley. Our photo shows one of the...
4th Del. Regiment going to Texas, Ellen discusses Lammot being a lot of talk and a loose cannon, also mentions Mrs. Belin is very sick, likely to die in the Winter
Worries about Delaware Breakwater being unprotected from Southern ships, also two ships for sale in Philadelphia, and one could be fitted at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Correspondence from wife to husband regarding every day life, which she says she condenses on account of bad eyesight. She discusses the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard and others, and comments on the letters he has sent her. Sophia laments over not...
On Back: "East Wall; The proposed portrait of Mr. Cheston will presumably be hung just to the left of the clock, the portrait now there being moved to the right of the clock and the others being respaced accordingly"
Honest to goodness, this is really the largest commercial building in America. Merchandise Mart has four million square feet of floor space. Tower section alone is as large as most office buildings. If built up like most of the recent setback...
Giant fuselage of the Douglas DC-4, being lowered over the 139 foot wing of this colossus of the skies. The plane, now rapidly approaching test flights at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica, CA will carry 42 passengers, a crew of 5 and a heavy cargo...
A larger print of the unusual lighting effects are employed in the permanent exhibit buildings at the Los Angeles County Fair. The picture, an interior view of the agricultural exhibit building, show the type of fixture used, all being constructed...
Many of the qualities of nylon which make it so outstandingly suitable for brush bristles of all kinds, sutures, fishing leaders and tennis strings are dependent upon the step of drawing or stretching the filament after it has been formed by the...
This photograph shows the inspection of a hank of finished nylon which is ready for use as bristles in tooth, hair and industrial brushes. On either side of the hank which is being inspected are hanks which have been tied up in preparation to being...
