Parades & processions; Soldiers; Military organizations; Military officers
Letter from R. Emmet Robinson informing du Pont of a torch light procession that was being organized to welcome home the 4th Regiment of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. According to Robinson, the procession was also intended to affect an upcoming...
McCall does not believe that the recent British Orders in Council will affect the price of saltpeter. He discusses the availability of saltpeter in Philadelphia.
Mosby writes to find out when the canal from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh will open and how this will affect the transportation of powder. Mosby discusses sales in the Cincinnati market.
Particles of neoprene latex, made by DuPont, look like this when magnified 25,000 times. Prior to examination under the electron microscope, the specimen was show-cast with gold to give the three dimension effect. Shadow-casting is a relatively new...
Baby carriages roll smoothly and quietly with wheel bearings of Zytel nylon resin which require no lubrication. This is one of the first nylon bearing applications to go into commercial production, although the material is now widely used for...
The thousands of labels used to identify DuPont products show the diversity of the goods the company makes. For the first century Du Pont was primarily a maker of explosives. The past 50 years have seen the company broaden its base to become the...
