Military organizations; Soldiers; Military officers
Orders for Company B from Captain Lammot du Pont. They include the formal dismissal of an underage company member along with times and places for drilling.
Mass pigmentation of textile fibers at DuPont's New Pigments Sales Service Laboratory. Here single end spinning machine is used for making viscose rayon pigmented with a new fade resistant 'Monastral' red. In this technique, color is put into the...
This building , used as a laboratory at the Repauno dynamite plant, Gibbstown, New Jersey was forerunner of DuPont Company's first formal research unit, the Eastern Laboratory, established in 1902 at Gibbstown. Lammot du Pont, father of the three...
Photographs of winning sketches made for a Du Pont student fashion design contest. Included are the first place winners for slacks, suits, formal wear, sport coats, and most outstanding talent.
Typed caption: Regal satin such as the rich, deep blue all acetate chosen by Patou for one of his most magnificent evening ensembles, was the most widely used fabric for formal gowns in the Paris collections. The skirt is slim to the knees, flaring...
Typed caption: This long theater suit, because of the richness of its color and design, could be worn for the most formal occasions. It was designed day Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner in a delicious melon shade in Whelan's 100% nylon lace...
Typed caption: The Madame X silhouette made famous by Sargent's portrait appears in this modern version, as provocative and feminine as ever. In this interpretation, Rosalie Macrinin uses a bias line that develops into the most figure flattering of...
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...
Written on back: "Miss America 1955, Lee Meriwether, starts down the runway at Scruggs Vandervoort Barney in her 'Everglaze' polished cotton formal gown, which opened the show."
Written on back: "One of Ayres' two windows on Meridian Street show 'Everglaze' polished cotton print and coordinating plain shades together with McCall's formal evening gown."