A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
Handwritten on back: "The family at Encanto, Calif. in the patio. August 1940." People identified as follows: Standing, L to R - John, George, Charles. Seated, L to R - Francis, Clara, Mother, Bill.
Aerial photograph of Fisher's Island, with Mansion House #10 marked. William du Pont, Jr. and his family stayed at this cottage during the summer of 1940.
First air express shipment in history of transportation consisting of five bolts of silk weighing 50 pounds was flown 65 miles in 71 minutes from Dayton to Columbus OH on Nov. 7 1910, lashed to the framework of an open cockpit Wright biplane....
The “inside story” of 1940 car-The slightest jiggle of this 1940 Plymouth, which Miss Average Motorist, ordinarily would never detect, is here picked up by the newest-type “vibration meter” and amplified to a roar like thunder in the...
On Plymouth new 1940 convertible coupe the top raises or lowers itself by vacuum power from the engine when the driver touches a control button. This year's model has auxiliary seats for extra passengers inside the car for better weather...
Smithtown PA- Meet 52 year old Victor Pegoris, bituminous coal miner- a superman who hasn’t taken a day off this century since January 1, 1940 and has a letter from his boss, President of Pittsburgh Coal Company to prove it. Victor is a 186 lb...
An open pit mine, Great lakes Area. Page 2 of an original 46 pages compiled by the War Production Board in 1943. The photos range from the early 2oth C. to the early 1940's, a number of which were used in publications and advertisements prior to...
