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From back: "The Fathers of Brandywine. This drawing portrays the God of Waters, Neptune, pouring the water of the Brandywine Creek into the pocket of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont. The red color on his left cheek identifies the claret mark...
Transparent sheet of light sensitive film is inspected at DuPont's new plant for Dycril printing plates at Parlin, New Jersey. The complex technology utilized in the country's first full scale plant for making photopolymer printing plates involves...
A Dycril photopolymer printing plate gets a final check after being processed in less than 20 minutes. The plate is now ready for the press. DuPont introduced Dycril in 1957 and has invested more than $10 million over a twelve year period in the...
Lycra spandex fiber, wrapped in cellophane for shipping, is checked by inspectors at DuPont plant in Waynesboro, Virginia where the product is manufactured. This picture was taken as yarn buggies wait to be wheeled to the shipping area where the...
Lycra spandex fiber in production at the DuPont Company's plant in Waynesboro, Virginia undergoes a double check before shipping, Inspectress in background certifies yarn for shipping, wraps it in cellophane and racks it on shipping buggy. The...
Careful check of yarn formation on shipping bobbins holding Lycra spandex fiber is made by supervisor at DuPont's Waynesboro plant. This careful scrutiny of the yarn takes place even before it is okayed to be sent to inspectors who prepare it for...
Mylar polyester film is produced in experimental quantities in this semi works unit at the DuPont Company's Film Department Research Laboratory in Buffalo, New York. Finished film is being wound up on roll in center of picture. Full scale...
The DuPont Company's new $10 million plant for manufacture of Mylar polyester film, under construction near Circleville, Ohio is more than 50% completed and is expected to start operations in the latter part of 1954. This will be the first full...
Walter O. Simon (left) director of production and John L. Brill, technical director of the DuPont Company's Film Department, inspect a scale model of the chemical building which will be part of the $10 million plant which the company will build...
An aerial view of the Elastomers Chemicals Department plant at Beaumont, Texas. Here the DuPont Company makes methionine, an amino acid used a s poultry feed supplement. The value of a ton of good feed to a broiler grower can be increased $7 to $10...
