Exterior of the stone house supposedly occupied by the du Pont family during the construction of Eleutherian Mills. Note on back of photo: "Original house on the Brandywine, Wilmington, Delaware, to which Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and his...
Admiral Du Pont sending via the steamer Massachusetts, two hundred-pounder rifle bolts (shells) and one forty-pounder recovered at Ft. Pulaskis, fired by sailors from the Wabash. He is sending them to Lammot for safe keeping and so not to alarm his...
Written on back: "Lukens 1955 annual report. A gleaming water tower made of Lukens stainless-clad steel plates is an attractive landmark for a large corporation's multi-million dollar technical center near Detroit. The tower, which is ellipsoid in...
Text from front: "Between Bradford and Kane, Pennsylvania; Height: 301 Ft., Length: 2250 Ft." On back: This mammoth steel viaduct carries the tracks of the Erie railroad across Kinzua Valley at an elevation of about 2000 feet."
Text from back of image: "This wonderful little water bird, specially designed to be catapulted from a ship's deck, has many unusual features, such as a speed of 120 miles per hour with a 220 hp Laurence Radial Motor. She climbs 780 ft. in ten...
Typed on inside: "Mulberry Tree, Longwood: At the top of the hill on south west side of entrance road. This tree died in the winter of 1944-45, excepting a few shoots. As shown it was 17 ft. 7 ins in circumference at a point 3 ft from the ground...
Typed on back: "Mulberry Tree, Longwood. At the top of hill on south west side of entrance road. This tree died in the winter of 1944-45, excepting a few shoots. As shown it was 17 ft 7 inches in circumference at apoint 3ft from the ground and had...
on front of card: "What is Roadside America? Who enters here will be taken by surprises! Be prepared to see more than you expect! You will be amazed at Roadside America's beauty and mechanical skill. Over 50 years in the making by our family. You...
Launching America's largest liner "SS America" at Newport News, VA. The United States Lines $17,000,000 luxury liner, for transatlantic service, has accomodations for over 1,200 passengers, 30,000 tonnage, 723 ft. in length.
on front of card: "What is Roadside America? Who enters here will be taken by surprises! Be prepared to see more than you expect! You will be amazed at Roadside America's beauty and mechanical skill. Over 50 years in the making by our family. ...