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Title: Film testing at the Experimental Station
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: At the DuPont Company's Experimental Station near Wilmington, Delaware a Film Department chemist exposes a new experimental film to extreme conditions of temperature and ultraviolet radiation. The study is part of the company's fundamental research program. Such drastic accelerated tests help make it possible to predict product performance of packaging and industrial films under actual service conditions.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1644
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Exterior of Film Department building
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The DuPont Film Department's sales development and technical service laboratory in Chestnut Run is one of the most modern and complete of its kind. Built at a cost of $1 million, this laboratory provides technical assistance to customers and explores new packaging and industrial markets for films.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1642
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Taking electrochemical measurements to determine course of an organic reaction
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: A DuPont chemist uses electrochemical measurements to determine the course of an organic chemical reaction. Studies like this are part of a continuing program of fundamental research aimed at finding better polymers which may be used to make packaging and industrial films with new and valuable properties. DuPont's interest in polymer chemistry dates from 1927 when its fundamental research program, the search for scientific knowledge without regard to specific commercial objectives was...
Show moreA DuPont chemist uses electrochemical measurements to determine the course of an organic chemical reaction. Studies like this are part of a continuing program of fundamental research aimed at finding better polymers which may be used to make packaging and industrial films with new and valuable properties. DuPont's interest in polymer chemistry dates from 1927 when its fundamental research program, the search for scientific knowledge without regard to specific commercial objectives was launched. This picture was taken at Film Department research laboratory at the company's Experimental Station near Wilmington, Delaware.
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Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1646
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs

Title: Laboratory in the Film Department
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_1643
Collection: DuPont Product Information photographs