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...
Excavation site for new Federal Building; First Presbyterian Church and DuPont Building are in the background. The McComb Mansion was razed to make way for the Federal Building.
Written captions: "11th to 12th Streets; DuPont Building in background. Winchester home, former residence of Col. Henry McComb. Site of new post office and federal building."
on side of truck: "Federal Warehouse Company. Long Distance Moving. 800-812 S. Adams St. Peoria, ILL." stamped on back of image: "Photo from The Autocar Company. Autocar Trucks. Ardmore, PA." written on back of image: "INR Body MR Chassis. ...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Explosives; Dynamite; Firearms industry; Defense industry;
Table of Contents: Preparedness Through Advertising; Spring Time is Paint Time; Mountain Road Building; Iron the Civilizer; Evolution of the Mirror; Solvents for Nitrocellulose; The Day of the Leather Substitute; The War to Win the War; Federal...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Explosives; Dynamite; Textile industry; Dyeing;
Table of Contents: Some fast-selling Fabrikoid articles; Dumorite, the latest DuPont explosive; How the federal farm loan system can help the farmer improve his land; Raising a railroad bridge with dynamite; Broadening the market for Pyralin...
Table of Contents: How can we reduce federal expenses; Trapshooting moves forward; Not vulnerable; DuPont finishes are pre-tested; Modern disinfectants; High masonry dams in the west; The new jacket library; Some Yuletide uses; A set of Lucite or...
Letter from Alan R. Hawley, President of the Aero Club of America, to William du Pont thanking the latter for his monetary contribution to the club and offering him membership in the club without the initiation fee. Also included are summaries of...
Paperwork for alcohol permits during the era of Prohibition that allowed for the manufacture of fragrance and cosmetic products, also included with this permit is a letter from Maurice Campbell, Federal Prohibition Administrator
Cincinnati is now eating horse meat in doing her bit in intensive conservation of food. The citys first horse meat shp opened ahead of time Saturday morning owning to the rush of customers. One hour before 8 in the morning, the time set for the...
New York City Government to aid slum clearance with hundred million dollars-Orchard Street is not the worst tenement street in the lower East Side slum district. There are about two square miles of tenements like these. Work with Federal funds has...
Here's Tax Accountant John Gwaltney contemplating just a portion of more than 1700 tax forms which a big company must file each year. He has his own income tax headache and the DuPont Companys too. In addition to Federal taxes, there are the levies...
These 61 men and women, and the files, machines and other equipment that surround them, represent the force required to handle the DuPont Company's annual tax bill. In 1952, total taxes and re-negotiation for DuPont amounted to $395 million, more...
The records of Francis Bannerman Sons are typical of a small family business in their lack of formal structure. Basically, they document Bannerman's purchase of military goods from state and federal arsenals and their resale to individuals, with...
