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; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Washington sends a letter of recommendation to Alexander Spotswood of Kentucky for E. I. du Pont de Nemours or Peter Bauduy during their trip to Virginia and Kentucky in search of domestic saltpeter sources. Washington notes that du Pont is a...
Artificial rubber industry; Chemical industry; Explosives; Factories; Nylon; Paint industry; Plastics industry; Rayon; Research; Textile industry
Booklet documenting the expansion of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's manufacturing facilities during the post-World War II period. Includes information and images related to the following projects: expansion of the Experimental Station in...
Text from back of image: "Langley Field, Va. - This dramatic picture was taken a few seconds after this giant bomber crashed after taking off at Langley Field, Va., Aug. 11th killing nine men."
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from January to June 1840. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from July to December 1840. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from January to June 1841. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from July to December 1841. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
Chemical industry; Factories; Rayon; Textile industry;
Article from the Thursday, October 13, 1949 issue of the Waynesboro News-Virginian newspaper documenting the history of DuPont's Waynesboro,Virginia rayon plant. Includes bird's-eye photographs of the plant from 1929 and 1949. Item 18 of 23 from...
Special 25th Anniversary edition of the Cellophane News plant newspaper documenting the history of the DuPont Spruance Film Plant in Richmond, Virginia. Vol. 5, No. 20. Tuesday, November 1, 1955. Item 17 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Occupational Outlook Branch. Discusses the disposition of plants built on government contracts during World War I, with significant attention given to DuPont's Old...
Illustrated booklet advertising the manufacturing facilities for sale due to the closure of DuPont's Hopewell, Virginia munitions plant at the end of World War I. Item 4 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Text from back of photo: "A Naval seaplane from Hampton Roads, Va. carrying Lieuts. G.R. Fairland and R.G. Caughlin, crashed into the James River at Richmond, Va. other day, from a height of 350 feet in the air. The officers were in Richmond to...
Text from back of image: "Manassas, VA - a plane from the 103rd Observation Squadron of the Pennsylvania National Guard shown attacking machine gun company "M" of the 111th Infantry of Media, PA, on famous Signal Hill during combat exercised held...
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.
