A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
Handbill promoting candidate William Cannon of the Union Party for Governor of Delaware. Cannon won the election and served from 20 January 1863 until 1 March 1865, when he died in office. Many Delaware politicians disliked Cannon because of his...
Military organizations; Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Special order issued by Brigadier General Albin Schoepf, commander of Fort Delaware, directing Captain Lammot du Pont and Captain Hugh Stirling to detach men from their companies (Companies B and D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry) to work in the...
Military officers; Sailors; Navies; Ships; Ship equipment & rigging
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and staff standing on the quarterdeck of the U.S.S. Wabash. Many of the ship's sailors can be seen in the background.
The huge tail span of the Constellation-first Lockheed to have three fins. Lockheed is famous for its many twin tailed airplanes. The three tail arrangement not only keep over all height to a minimum for convenience in fitting into hangars the...
This scene at the Newburgh, New York plant shows a step in the manufacture of coated fabrics. This illustration shows what is known as jig dyeing. The base goods are dyed to a shade closely approximating the face color of the finished goods....
This scene at the Newburgh, New York plant shows a step in the manufacture of coated fabrics. This illustration shows what is known as jig dyeing. The base goods are dyed to a shade closely approximating the face color of the finished goods....
Manufacturing Processes of Finishes- Automotive, 'Duco', Enamels, Lacquers, Paints
Bonded to building materials, DuPont's new 'Tedlar' PVF film gives them a useful, low maintenance outdoor life of many years without refinishing. Here, a DuPont salesman, right, check tests in Pre-Finish Metal plant in Chicago. In the building...
Highly ingenious laboratory tools and instruments help DuPont scientists uncover many secrets of nature ordinarily hidden from the human senses. This 'Breath meter' is so sensitive that mere blowing on the steel bar can easily be registered. This...
DuPont Exhibition at the New York Museum of Science & Industry
Display of some of the many uses of plastics featured at the former DuPont Exhibition at the New York Museum of Science and Industry, Rockefeller Center. By pressing a button the visitor could light up the row of Lucite methyl methacrylate pipes in...
Some perfumes are compounded from as many as sixty ingredients. The number of items in a compounding laboratory many reach into thousands. The young woman shown here is not only an expert on which of these items can be used successfully for...
Hendrick requests information about their battery. He intends to purchase an electric automobile, possibly a Columbia Surrey. Hendrick requires a battery of sufficient capacity to run a surrey 150 miles with one charge on good country roads such...
on front of card: "Ten Sleep Inn. Ten Sleep, Wyoming." on back of card: "Ten Sleep, Wyoming On Black and Yellow Trail, U.S. No.16. Ten Sleep Inn is located in a fertile irrigated valley at the foot of the west slope of the Big Horn Mountains,...
postcards; city & town life; neighborhoods; stores & shops; fire escapes;
on front of card: "Pell Street, Chinatown, New York City." on back of card: "China Town, New York City. Presents many strage sights and many a point of interest to the visitor who has a little leisure time to wander through the quaint streets and...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Agriculture; Mining; Plastics industry; Nylon;
Table of Contents: The diamond of many facets; From igloo to kraal; Coming of age; Super hayseeds; And one to grow on; The glorified sorter-counter; Rocky Mountain miner; The blanched-cloth mysteries; Detroit had to be shown; Packages of the...
Table of Contents: A step in the right direction; A mover and shaker in salt mines; Rescuing an architectural wonder; First line of defense against oil spills; The conservation of fine paintings; With many tanks from CBI; As good as the original;...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Packaging; Agriculture; Textile industry; Avalanches; Rescue workers; Recycling; Mobile homes; Paint industry; Automobile industry; Plastics industry;
Table of Contents: Sipping on success; On the air and on the road; Face-off with fury; And the winner is, glass; Define yourself; Recycling: a pet project; You can take it with you; A coat of many colors; Hardy buoys help solve polar mysteries;...
