Aerial view of the Victoria Plant ten miles south of where the DuPont Company uses products of the petroleum industry, chiefly butadiene and natural gas, to manufacture a chemical knows as adiponitrile, employed in the manufacture of nylon....
Written on back of image: "Original nylon unit - Built for 4000 denier and smaller, any material. Built June-July 1951. Photographed Tuesday, Sept 25, 1951. #2 of 3. This shows the general machine, drive, controls for reversing, chamber, etc....
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built April-June 1951. Showing parts of the mechanical drive built for the crimper and feed aprons. Notice the two narrow feed belts. Notice horizontal [illegible], trap doors. Wet processing...
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built April-June 1951. Showing action of the Jelly Roll rolling and blowing hogs hair dropped on the moving apron by the feed hopper, top left. Crimper at lower right. Toe nails in the...
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built April - June 1951. This shows the Jelly Roll in action on Hogs hair - notice the dirt left on the apron by the roll. Hex roll feed hopper was only moderately workable. New assignment...
Written on back of image: "Photographed June 15, 1951. Built April - June, 1951. This shows the mechanical drive for the Jelly Roll, feed aprons, and misc. New assignment #318. William D. Hay
