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Title: Indians
Date(s): 1970~, 1970
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Northern Pueblos Enterprises Inc. Hydroponic tomato plant, owned and operated by Native Americans, using plastic panels created by DuPont's Kevlar. From Compilation Reel 02.
Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC15_18
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: Invention' Discovery Channel Program on Stephanie Kwolek and Kevlar Fiber
Date(s): 1990-11-17
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Host Lucky Severson introduces segment on Stephanie Kwolek and DuPont's invention of Kevlar. Includes commercials.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Textile Fabrics Department videotapes, photographs, slides and promotions (Accession 2011.320)
Hagley ID: VID_2011320_B03_ID16
Collection: DuPont Company Textile Fabrics Department videotapes

Title: Spruance Recruitment
Date(s): 1974
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor), Radebaugh, William H. (director), Radebaugh, William H. (producer), Radebaugh, William H. (screenwriter), Paine, William (narrator), Arden FIlms, Inc. (production company)
Description: Recruitment film tells the story of the Spruance Technical Fibers plants near Richmond, Virginia, where originally Rayon and Cellophane were made. The plant was named after Rayon pioneer William Spruance. After the Rayon plants closed, new products were created there including Nylon, Teflon, Nomex, Tyvek, Kevlar as well as the original Cellophane plant. The film explains how the company found new hires and the benefits and training for new hires is discussed. Many employees of the company...
Show moreRecruitment film tells the story of the Spruance Technical Fibers plants near Richmond, Virginia, where originally Rayon and Cellophane were made. The plant was named after Rayon pioneer William Spruance. After the Rayon plants closed, new products were created there including Nylon, Teflon, Nomex, Tyvek, Kevlar as well as the original Cellophane plant. The film explains how the company found new hires and the benefits and training for new hires is discussed. Many employees of the company address the camera. Written, produced and directed by William H. Radebaugh. Produced by Arden Films, Inc. Narrator William Paine.
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Collection ID: William Henry Radebaugh films and scripts (Accession 1975.412)
Hagley ID: FILM_1975412_FC09
Collection: William Henry Radebaugh films

Title: Kevlar thread and products
Date(s): 1980
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00002122
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: Kevlar synthesis presentation slide
Date(s): 1986
Creator: Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014
Description: Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and terephthaloyl chloride (TCl) react in solution to form Kevlar (PPD-T)
Collection ID: Stephanie Kwolek photographs and videotapes (Accession 2014.248)
Hagley ID: AVD_2014248_02_02_03_018
Collection: Stephanie Kwolek photographs

Title: Kevlar thread and molecule model
Date(s): 1980
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00002123
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: Sikorsky UH-60-A Black Hawk helicopter
Date(s): 1980
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The Sikorsky UH-60-A Black Hawk helicopter, a utility tactical transport designed to meet mission requirements for the U.S. Army, uses about 160 pounds of Kevlar 49 aramid fibers in each craft. At least 80 pounds of weight savings are achieved by the use of the aramid fiber in doors, the tail rotor shaft, cover, stabilator, instrument panels and "doghouse." An additional 30 pounds are saved by the use of ballistic armor of Kevlar in the pilot's seat.
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00001680
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: Firefighter gloves of Kevlar 29 aramid fiber
Date(s): 1980
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00001682
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: DuPont Kevlar canoes
Date(s): 1983-02
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00001674
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: Kwolek snapshots
Date(s): 1928, 1984
Contributor(s): Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014 (depicted)
Collection ID: Stephanie Kwolek photographs and videotapes (Accession 2014.248)
Hagley ID: Kwolek_2014248_01_01_04
Collection: Stephanie Kwolek photographs

Title: Kwolek group and individual portraits
Date(s): 1970, 1985
Contributor(s): Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014 (depicted), Morgan, Paul W. (depicted), Griffing, John (depicted)
Collection ID: Stephanie Kwolek photographs and videotapes (Accession 2014.248)
Hagley ID: Kwolek_2014248_01_01_05
Collection: Stephanie Kwolek photographs

Title: Interview with Wesley Memeger, Jr., 2014 August 19
Date(s): 2014-08-19
Contributor(s): Memeger, Wesley, Jr. (interviewee), Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951- (interviewer), Oates, Mike (videographer), 302 Stories, Inc. (production company), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: Wesley Memeger, Jr. details his contribution to streamlining the synthesis of Kevlar, which allowed the timely start-up of the first commercial scale Kevlar plant. In the laboratory, the polymer for Kevlar had previously been prepared by polymerizing para-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl chloride in a mixture of two solvents, HMPA (hexamethylphosphoramide) and NMP (N-methylpyrrolidinone). Memeger found that a polymer with satisfactory molecular weight could be made using only HMPA, a...
Show moreWesley Memeger, Jr. details his contribution to streamlining the synthesis of Kevlar, which allowed the timely start-up of the first commercial scale Kevlar plant. In the laboratory, the polymer for Kevlar had previously been prepared by polymerizing para-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl chloride in a mixture of two solvents, HMPA (hexamethylphosphoramide) and NMP (N-methylpyrrolidinone). Memeger found that a polymer with satisfactory molecular weight could be made using only HMPA, a discovery which made the preparation of Kevlar more commercially viable, as it allowed for a continuous polymerizer in a single solvent system.

Memeger recounts that DuPont used HMPA as the solvent for Kevlar production in the early 1970s, but after toxicology tests conducted at the company's Haskell Laboratory raised doubts about the safety of the solvent, DuPont replaced HMPA with NMP and calcium chloride. Memeger describes his subsequent work at DuPont investigating melt processible polymers, which share some properties with Kevlar but lack equivalent chemical and thermal stability, as well as his work on ring opening routes to polymers with novel properties. An accomplished artist, Memeger continues to be impressed by the elegance and simplicity of the Kevlar polymer that produces such remarkable properties.
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Collection ID: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (Accession 2014.249)
Hagley ID: 2014249_20140819_Memeger
Collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Ted Merriman, 2015 December 4
Date(s): 2015-12-04
Contributor(s): Merriman, Ted (interviewee), Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951- (interviewer), Oates, Mike (videographer), 302 Stories, Inc. (production company), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: After describing his education and early work at the DuPont Savannah River plant, Merriman describes his first project at the Pioneering Laboratory at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington in 1969 working on new uses for ceramic aluminum oxide fiber PRD-29. Merriman then details his role in developing a pulped form of Kevlar fiber that made it suitable for use in automobile brake lining in the late 1970s, after it was discovered that the standard material, asbestos fiber, caused a...
Show moreAfter describing his education and early work at the DuPont Savannah River plant, Merriman describes his first project at the Pioneering Laboratory at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington in 1969 working on new uses for ceramic aluminum oxide fiber PRD-29. Merriman then details his role in developing a pulped form of Kevlar fiber that made it suitable for use in automobile brake lining in the late 1970s, after it was discovered that the standard material, asbestos fiber, caused a particular form of lung cancer. Merriman developed a process that produced Kevlar fluff using conventional paper-making equipment. Because Kevlar cost about one hundred times as much as asbestos, brake linings had to be redesigned to use very small amounts of it. Working with brake pad manufacturers, Merriman succeeded in producing a commercially viable Kevlar brake pads that had good wear characteristics and were quieter than other types. Brake lining became a significant market for Kevlar. Merriman also describes the extensive testing on Kevlar that DuPont performed at its toxicology facility, the Haskell Laboratory, to ensure that Kevlar did not have adverse health effects.
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Collection ID: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (Accession 2014.249)
Hagley ID: 2014249_20151204_Merriman
Collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Herbert Blades, 2014 August 19
Date(s): 2014-08-19
Contributor(s): Blades, Herbert (interviewee), Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951- (interviewer), Oates, Mike (videographer), 302 Stories, Inc. (production company), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: After describing his education and early work at the DuPont Company on polymer solutions, Herbert Blades recounts his contributions to the development of Tyvek and Kevlar. On the Tyvek project, he describes developing the polymerization process for creating high-density polyethylene fibers after such paper-like fibers had been accidentally created in the laboratory.

Blades details his work on Kevlar, for which he developed a commercially viable process to spin fibers from the polymer. Blades...
Show moreAfter describing his education and early work at the DuPont Company on polymer solutions, Herbert Blades recounts his contributions to the development of Tyvek and Kevlar. On the Tyvek project, he describes developing the polymerization process for creating high-density polyethylene fibers after such paper-like fibers had been accidentally created in the laboratory.

Blades details his work on Kevlar, for which he developed a commercially viable process to spin fibers from the polymer. Blades describes the three components of the process. First, he discovered that a relatively high concentration of polymer could be dissolved upon heating in 100 per cent sulfuric acid, which is non-aqueous and non-corrosive. The resulting solution had a low enough viscosity that it could be spun rapidly through a spinnerette, a small hole. Next, Blades discovered that instead of spinning the fiber directly into a water bath, leaving a small air gap led to fibers that were significantly stronger. Finally, he determined that the water "quenching" of the fiber occurred extremely fast. His spinning innovations made it possible to spin Kevlar fibers economically and at high speeds.
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Collection ID: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (Accession 2014.249)
Hagley ID: 2014249_20140819_Blades
Collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Don Sturgeon, 2019 January 24
Date(s): 2019-01-24
Contributor(s): Sturgeon, Don (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, Don Sturgeon gives a comprehensive account of his involvement with Kevlar applications at DuPont. He first describes his early life in Argentina. He then details the interview process he went through to get a position at DuPont. He describes in detail his first assignment at the PRL (Pioneering Research Laboratory), providing a snapshot of how DuPont managed technology in the late 1960s. He describes the application of Kelvar to both the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and...
Show moreIn his interview, Don Sturgeon gives a comprehensive account of his involvement with Kevlar applications at DuPont. He first describes his early life in Argentina. He then details the interview process he went through to get a position at DuPont. He describes in detail his first assignment at the PRL (Pioneering Research Laboratory), providing a snapshot of how DuPont managed technology in the late 1960s. He describes the application of Kelvar to both the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and to non-rubber reinforcement uses. He comments at length on the competition of Kevlar with Fiberglass and steel. He recalls the transition of Kevlar to venture status and the birth of Kevlar Special Products as initially a lesser contributor to venture economics that relied more heavily on tires and mechanical rubber goods.

He then describes his time (1976-1980) in the technical section of the DuPont Seaford plant, focusing on personnel management and frustrations. From his perspective, the first line technical personnel felt they had much responsibility but little authority and support from management. He describes the unsuccessful attempt by Human Relations staff to improve morale of the technical section of the Seaford plant. Concerning his time at Seaford, Sturgeon also details his attempt to bring a staple process CPU (Continuous Production Unit) online and his role in developing new carpet products for DuPont's commercial and residential carpet shows.

Sturgeon then discusses his return to Wilmington in Kevlar special products, which grew to include such applications as missiles, aircraft, armor, helmets, aero-engines, personnel protection, and optical cables. Many of the special products Sturgeon and his group developed were for specific niche applications but required large engineering and management efforts to design, test, and qualify. Sturgeon comments on the massive effort required to develop Kevlar in the marketplace and recalls DuPont's strategic efforts at forward integration, moving from being a materials supplier to a manufacturer of parts and sub-components. He also comments on high-density polypropylene, a competitor of Kevlar. In this discussion of Kevlar, Sturgeon remarks on the difficulties encountered in obtaining export licenses for Kevlar products to Asia and South America.

Sturgeon also describes his leadership of an Advanced Composite Systems products group, which was part of DuPont's efforts at forward integration. The multi-specialty group was formed to integrate DuPont product and processes and add any technology to make composite products using DuPont specialty fibers and resins. According to Sturgeon, however, management ultimately did not support the group due to the high labor costs and small market inherent in the products they were developing. Sturgeon remarks that the similar European composites group also did not succeed. He notes that reduced military spending after the end of the Cold War further contributed to the failure of the groups at DuPont, as the military had been a major customer for advanced composites products.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20190124_Sturgeon
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Interview with Louis Miner, 2020 November 2
Date(s): 2020-11-02
Contributor(s): Miner, Louis Henry (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, Louis (Lou) describes his career with DuPont, particularly his experience in the Kevlar special products business as an engineer. He goes into detail about his work on Kevlar ballistic protective garments.
Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20201102_Miner
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Kevlar on the American Medical Research Expedition at Everest
Date(s): 1981
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: The combination of light weight, high strength, and damage resistance made Kevlar 49 aramid fiber the obvious choice for this laboratory equipment shelter. It was used on the American Medical Research Expedition at Everest in 1981.
Collection ID: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268)
Hagley ID: AVD_2004268_P00001684
Collection: DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file

Title: Interview with Wesley Memeger, Jr., 2020 September 27
Date(s): 2020-09-27
Contributor(s): Memeger, Wesley, Jr. (interviewee), Nutter, Jeanne D. (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: During this interview, Dr. Wesley (Wes) Memeger details his early life in Florida. He describes his family, headed by his grandfather, working and travelling as migrant farmers. He then describes his elementary school, Webster School, and family beach trips to a segregated beach near Saint Augustine.

Memeger goes on to describe his first remembered experience with science, doing pendulum experiments in eighth grade physical science class. He then details his high school years at Excelsior ...
Show moreDuring this interview, Dr. Wesley (Wes) Memeger details his early life in Florida. He describes his family, headed by his grandfather, working and travelling as migrant farmers. He then describes his elementary school, Webster School, and family beach trips to a segregated beach near Saint Augustine.

Memeger goes on to describe his first remembered experience with science, doing pendulum experiments in eighth grade physical science class. He then details his high school years at Excelsior (later Richard J. Murray High School), both his studies and his participation on the football team. He also recounts an incident during a summer working on a flower farm when his mother stood up for him over the objection of the farm's white foreman.

Memeger then describes how he came to attend Clark College. He details various aspects of his college experience, including his dormitory and his chemistry professors. He discusses the impact that his English professor, M. Carl Holman, had on his life. He also details his participation in a 1961 student day of protest for civil rights. He then discusses his membership in Omega Psi Phi and how he met his future wife, Harriet.

Memeger goes on to discuss his graduate education at Adelphi University, including the impact that being a new father had on his graduate school experience. He then details his hiring by DuPont and describes the three other Black chemists who were at the company when he was initially hired. He also discusses how DuPont used a composite sketch of a Black contract employee on the cover of the 200th company anniversary issue of DuPont Magazine.

Memeger then details his involvement on the Kevlar project, describes the molecular structure of the monomer of Kevlar, and lists Kevlar products. He then discusses his patents and other aspects of his career at DuPont. He then speaks about his children and his involvement with the Delaware community serving on the boards of cultural institutions. Finally, Dr. Memeger discusses his life as an artist, from an early sketch of his son to his current projects and his collaboration with his wife, who is a fiber artist.
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Collection ID: Wesley Memeger oral history project (Accession 2021.202)
Hagley ID: 2021202_20200927_Memeger_video
Collection: Oral History

Title: Interview with Don Sturgeon, 2014 July 30
Date(s): 2014-07-30
Contributor(s): Sturgeon, Don (interviewee), Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951- (interviewer), Oates, Mike (videographer), 302 Stories, Inc. (production company), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: Donald Sturgeon details his work at DuPont evaluating the properties of Kevlar fibers, particularly for their utility in composite structures. He recounts that while the fiber was incredibly strong in tension, it had relatively poor performance in compression. The peculiar features of Kevlar fibers required that Kevlar reinforced products had to be carefully engineered. Initially, DuPont hoped that Kevlar would find a large market as tire cord. When tire manufacturers opted for steel belts in...
Show moreDonald Sturgeon details his work at DuPont evaluating the properties of Kevlar fibers, particularly for their utility in composite structures. He recounts that while the fiber was incredibly strong in tension, it had relatively poor performance in compression. The peculiar features of Kevlar fibers required that Kevlar reinforced products had to be carefully engineered. Initially, DuPont hoped that Kevlar would find a large market as tire cord. When tire manufacturers opted for steel belts in radial tires, DuPont had to find other markets for Kevlar.

Sturgeon further describes his work in developing novel applications for Kevlar. Because Kevlar was difficult to make and process, DuPont had invested an unprecedented $500 million by the mid-1970s. Instead of one large market, DuPont had to develop many smaller applications for Kevlar. Sturgeon worked on developing and promoting weight-saving Kevlar composite materials to the aircraft industry. He was also involved in developing bullet-proof vests and non-cut fabrics. Through these extensive product development and marketing efforts, Kevlar eventually became a profitable product.
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Collection ID: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (Accession 2014.249)
Hagley ID: 2014249_20140730_Sturgeon
Collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Warren Bruce, 2009 April 06
Date(s): 2009-04-06
Contributor(s): Bruce, Warren, 1930- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: Interview details period of incremental improvement in fibers; reporting and technical relationships between plants and hierarchy; strengths and weaknesses of DuPont fiber manufacturing process; and technical details about Dacron fibers, nylon type 90, Nandel and AMP-1.
Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20090406_Bruce
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Interview with Edwin Z. "Zach" Heafner, 2009 February 23
Date(s): 2009-02-23
Contributor(s): Heafner, Edwin Z., 1936- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, Heafner details the variety of assignments he held including quality control; process development and management; industrial fibers staff assistant to productions manager; business and planning support; site planning; Dacron process supervisor; research, labs and maintenance supervisor for Tyvek, Nomex, Kevlar products; and process safety manager for Kevlar, about which he wrote a book. He also describes a lockout and conflicts with unions in 1965 at Old Hickory. Heafner...
Show moreIn his interview, Heafner details the variety of assignments he held including quality control; process development and management; industrial fibers staff assistant to productions manager; business and planning support; site planning; Dacron process supervisor; research, labs and maintenance supervisor for Tyvek, Nomex, Kevlar products; and process safety manager for Kevlar, about which he wrote a book. He also describes a lockout and conflicts with unions in 1965 at Old Hickory. Heafner discusses the significant changes (technology, management philosophy, etc.) he observed over the course of his 42 year career with DuPont.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20090223_Heafner
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Interview with Bob Wolffe, 2014 November 15
Date(s): 2014-11-15
Contributor(s): Wolffe, Robert (interviewee), Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951- (interviewer), Oates, Michael (videographer), 302 Stories, Inc. (Firm : Wilmington, Del.) (production company), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Description: Bob Wolffe details his contribution to Kevlar, which primarily involved working with the aircraft industry to develop markets for Kevlar fibers in weight-saving composite materials. Wolffe consulted with aircraft engineers to learn their requirements and made composite materials to meet the industry's specifications. The first applications were for interior, non-structural uses where failure would not jeopardize the safe operation of the aircraft. Over time, DuPont developed significant...
Show moreBob Wolffe details his contribution to Kevlar, which primarily involved working with the aircraft industry to develop markets for Kevlar fibers in weight-saving composite materials. Wolffe consulted with aircraft engineers to learn their requirements and made composite materials to meet the industry's specifications. The first applications were for interior, non-structural uses where failure would not jeopardize the safe operation of the aircraft. Over time, DuPont developed significant domestic and international markets for Kelvar composites in aircraft. Wolffe notes, though, that the most important application was in ballistics.

Wolffe recounts DuPont's efforts during the 1980s to produce its own fabricated composite parts in an effort to move away from being primarily a supplier of Kevlar fabric. Wolffe attributes the failure of this venture to the company underestimating the importance of design and testing of aircraft parts.
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Collection ID: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (Accession 2014.249)
Hagley ID: 2014249_20141115_Wolffe
Collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews

Title: Flame resistant aircraft seating presentation slide
Date(s): 1995
Creator: Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014
Collection ID: Stephanie Kwolek photographs and videotapes (Accession 2014.248)
Hagley ID: AVD_2014248_02_06_05_015
Collection: Stephanie Kwolek photographs

Title: Solar Challenger
Date(s): 1982-04-12
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (spn)
Description: An airplane that uses solar power and other DuPont products such as Mylar and Kevlar. 60 second version.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: VID_1995300_B01_ID01
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: DuPont commercials circa 1950s - 1990s
Date(s): 1950, 1999
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Dennis Hayes & Associates, Rumrill-Hoyt, Inc.
Contributor(s): Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014 (depicted), Demby, Bill (depicted), Stevenson, Sylvia H. (depicted), Gould, Rich (depicted), Del Pesco, Thomas W. (depicted), Statz, Robert J. (depicted), Chowdhry, Vinay (depicted), Bowman, Mike (depicted), Kobsa, Henry (depicted), Jones, Pam (depicted), Belonio, Didi (depicted), Batman (Fictitious character) Robin, the Boy Wonder (Fictitious character)
Description: Includes the following commercials: Teflon II/Silverstone/Suprex No-Stick Seal 'Don't Get Stuck' (00:01:05); Stainmaster 'Take off' (00:01:54); Stainmaster 'Fancy Party' (00:02:38); SilverStone 'Bolts' (00:03:20); Antron Carpet Fiber 'Caveman/Dancers' (00:04:06); Cavalcade of America: The Inside Story of Tires(00:04:52); Teflon 2, non-stick cookware (00:08:15); Teflon 2 (Italian) (00:09:00); DuPont Presents: The Wonderful World of Nylon, 1964 (00:09:50); Coolmax fabric, "Explosion" featuring...
Show moreIncludes the following commercials: Teflon II/Silverstone/Suprex No-Stick Seal 'Don't Get Stuck' (00:01:05); Stainmaster 'Take off' (00:01:54); Stainmaster 'Fancy Party' (00:02:38); SilverStone 'Bolts' (00:03:20); Antron Carpet Fiber 'Caveman/Dancers' (00:04:06); Cavalcade of America: The Inside Story of Tires(00:04:52); Teflon 2, non-stick cookware (00:08:15); Teflon 2 (Italian) (00:09:00); DuPont Presents: The Wonderful World of Nylon, 1964 (00:09:50); Coolmax fabric, "Explosion" featuring Andre Agassi (00:22:53); Fishing line Magnum 720 and 1440 (00:23:45); Fishing Products 'High Impact,' 1990 (00:24:40); Teflon II Deserted Island (00:25:42); SilverStone Deserted Island (00:26:00); SilverStone Supra Deserted Island (00:26:18); Dacron, Pillow Talk (00:26:45); DuPont Theater: DuPont Chemistry, Standards of living (00:27:52); Kevlar: Survivors Club (00:31:05); Nomex: Race Car Drivers featuring Mario Andretti (00:31:58); FE 1301 fire extinguishing agent: Ring of Fire (00:33:18); Tyvek suits: Pharmaceuticals (00:34:38); X-Ray Subtraction system (00:35:50); Double Wall Oil Tanks: Applause (00:37:14); Lycra: Freedom (00:37:55); Stainmaster Carpet: Baby foot traffic (00:38:42); Stainmaster: Fancy Dinner Date (00:39:30); Plastics for Prosthetics featuring Bill Demby, 1987 (00:40:43); Blood Testing: Emergency, 1987 (00:42:05); Safety Auto Glass: Wedding/Windshield, 1988 (00:43:20); Glean Herbicide: Kids born after 1983 (00:44:23); Stainmaster Carpet: Snag (00:45:02); Lucite Paint: Secret Room (00:46:03); Lucite Paint: Bananas (00:47:19); Corfam Shoes: A Step Into Tomorrow (00:48:10); Rally Car Wax: Batman and Robin (00:50:27); Teflon: Husband cleans up (00:51:10); Industrial and Consumer Products: DuPont contributions (00:51:55); Kevlar: Heliocopter (00:52:45); Maidenform Tric-o-Lastic Lycra bra: Dance (00:53:28) ; Corian: 'Real Estate,' 1993 (00:54:31) ; Corian: Bath, 1997 (00:55:22) ; Food: Freshness featuring Vinay Chowdhry, 1996 (00:56:06); Composites: Shoes featuring Rich Gould, 1996 (00:57:03); Asphalt: Roads featuring Bob Statz, 1996 (00:57:54); Teflon featuring Tom Del Pesco, 1995 (00:58:50); Film: Holography featuring Sylvia Stevenson, 1995 (00:59:44); Kevlar featuring Stephanie Kwolek, 1995 (01:00:37); Bridges: Composites featuring Mike Bowman (01:01:42); Synthetic fibers featuring Henry Kobsa (01:02:14); Polyester Plastic: Recycling featuring Pam Jones (01:02:46); Nylon: Toothbrush featuring Didi Belonio (01:03:18); Smokey Joe's Cafe musical revue promotional piece [audio without picture] (01:04:04); Cirque Ingenieux show promotional piece [audio without picture] (01:10:23); Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile play promotional piece [audio without picture] (01:13:20)
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Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: VID-1995300-B10
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials, Film and Video

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