The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
Correspondence from Sophie to her husband describing the aftermath of the explosion and the people she is hosting in her house, including the Syle boys (Louis and Fred). Friend Polly and niece Lina stayed with Sophie to help around the house.
Correspondence regarding the destruction caused by the November 20, 1861 explosion in the powder yards (Press Room, Grain Mill, and Dust Mill in Upper Yard). Three people were killed including Joseph Russell, John Vichie, and Charles Mulherrin.
A controversy is developing in the ranks of TWA, The Lindbergh Line over the question are passengers in the Douglas airliners going to consume so much more food while flying that the cost of feeding them is going to show a sharp advance? The...
The papers of Paul Arthur are comprised of material collected by Dr. Arthur’s sister, Dorothy Arthur from 1967 through the 1988. The Collection is divided into two series. The first contains press releases from the DuPont Company and includes...
Printed caption: "On Bedford Street in Georgetown, just off the public square, is an old, shingled house. Once it was one of the most important buildings in Sussex County, for it was built as the County Court House in 1791 and used as such for...
This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
Newspaper clipping offering an anecdote about Marion du Pont and a former employee along with a description of the Montpelier Horse Show on the grounds of William du Pont's Montpelier Estate.
In the center is the director, Mortimer Stewart, who controls each of the three cameras. By a twist of a knob he brings any of the 3 cameras into the circuit. At the left is Izotta Jewel before one camera (camera in this case refers to the unit...
Hendrick writes that the drum of the foot break and the rest of the knuckle joint have broken. He needs a new drum and full knuckle joint and brake strap. Hendrick asks that the items be sent express as he does not want to lose an hour of this...
"A momentary burst of lights unequalled in the annals of photography turns night into day for this history making picture marking the centennial of the world famous Horseshoe Curve of the Pennsylvania Railroad, an engineering marvel to this day and...
A momentary burst of lights unequalled in the annals of photography turns night into day for this history making picture marking the centennial of the world famous Horseshoe Curve of the Pennsylvania Railroad, an engineering marvel to this day and...
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...
Printed caption: "The attempt to move the county government from New Castle to Wilmington was bitterly opposed by many. Legislative bills, referenda, and Grand Jury reccomendations were prepared to no avail until, in February 1879, the General...
This scene shows part of the loading of large cartridges of DuPont 60% gelatin dynamite in the Susquehanna River near Marietta, Pennsylvania. The cartridges were five inches in diameter, 24 inches long and weighed 25 pounds each. The illustration...
Hendrick ends this business letter by asking McKinney about his dealings with the American Electric Vehicle Company. Hendrick enumerates their failures in his own dealings with them.
Hendrick references the telegram he sent in the morning. He then enumerates his complaints which include two mechanical issues in addition to the tires. Hendrick assures the company he will pay the balance when the listed problems are corrected.
