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Title: Experimenting with all weather clothing
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: At the Haskell Lab, DuPont scientists are constantly probing new fields. Typical of this ever widening interest is the all weather room, where scientists study body reactions at extremely high and low temperatures. By learning what happens at the extremes and by experimenting with new kinds of clothing, they hope to find ways to make people more comfortable under conditions in which they normally work and live. For comfort, they have learned is closely allied with safety.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
Hagley ID: 1972341_3879
Collection: DuPont Company product information collection

Title: Waterproof suits of nylon being tested
Date(s): 1940
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Waterproof suits of coated nylon were used by the Air Force in World War II. This test was made in icy waters of the North Atlantic.
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00002218
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photographs

Title: "The Deep freeze Suit" DuPont commercial, Cavalcade of America Commercials Reel No.1
Date(s): 1952/1957, 1952, 1957
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Film explains that warm winter clothing has been needed since World War II. Thermal wear, nicknamed 'The Deep Freeze Suit' was created by two civilians for the Armed Forces using DuPont materials. Spokesman shows a test of a man having taken a cold shower and then standing in a refrigerator in the wet clothes. He goes on to show civilian adaptations, regular winter wear for families sold in stores.
Collection ID: Cavalcade of America television commercials on film (Accession 2005.254)
Hagley ID: FILM_2005254_FC01_04
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video

Title: Better Living (November/December, 1968)
Date(s): 1968-11
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Public Relations Department (originator), Morrison, David (editor), Henderson, Alex G. (photographer), Henderson, Alex G. (illustrator)
Collection ID: f HD9651.9.D94 A14
Hagley ID: Better_Living_22_06
Collection: Better Living magazine