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...
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Aerial view of the 'Orlon' acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and 'Lycra' spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company at Waynesboro,...
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Bagging cellulose acetate flake at the Waynesboro, Va, plant of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company for shipment to film and plastics...
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Acetate, washed free of acids, being loaded for transportation to the dryers preparatory to becoming 'Acele' acetate rayon at the...
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Amount of pulp used per acetator per day now, in same acetatot as shown in other picture. Waynesboro Works – received from R.V. Hersey."
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Equipment for washing, prefabricating, and filtering cellulose acetate, early processes in the manufacture of 'Acele' acetate rayon at the...
DuPont Company's Rayon Department acetate textile fibers plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. Text from caption: "Amount of pulp used in 1929 per acetator per day. Waynesboro Works, received from R.V. Hersey."
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
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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...
Aerial view of the Orlon acrylic fiber, acetate yarn and Lycra spandex fiber plants of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. The Orlon unit was completed in 1958; Du Pont's acetate plant has been in operation in Waynesboro since...
Manufacture of acetic anhydride and recovery of acetic acid, important stages in the manufacture of Acele acetate rayon, are done in these towering columns and still at the Waynesboro, Virginia plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company.
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...
Night view of the acid recovery unit at the DuPont Company's acetate plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. The above unit, which was installed during the expansion program following WWII, improved the efficiency of the plant and reduced waste.
This modern outdoor industrial unit is the solvent recovery portion of DuPont's acetate yarn plant at Waynesboro, Virginia. Its function is to recover the acetic acid and ether which are used in the production of acetate fiber. Aside from...
Typed caption: "Night view of the acid recovery unit at the DuPont Company's acetate plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. The above unit, which was installed during the expansion program following World War II, improved the efficiency of the plant and...
