Printed on front: "Little patients being evacuated from the Hospital for Sick Children, London, WC1 after it had received a direct hit. Everyone was saved and the hospital carries on."
The before and after of what take place with Fiber E when treated with a dilute solution of caustic soda. In the rug construction above-which can be produced by knitting or weaving-the long, loose loops at the left show the DuPont Company's newest...
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.
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.
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.
Text from back of image: 'Refreshed after a night's rest, Paul Codos (left), and Maurice Rossi (right), gallant French flyers who landed in New York a day before, after a trans-Atlantic crossing from Paris, are shown at breakfast with Charles de...
Text from back of image: "After successfully crossing the Atlantic and after completing 3,000 miles of his proposed 3,800-mile flight, Lieut. Felix Waitkus, U.S. airman, was forced down by lack of gas and crashed in a field near Ballinrobe, County...
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."
Text from back of image: "Photo shows - giant Martin bombing plane after it had crashed to earth in Brooklyn, New York, burying six members of the army air service. Two officers, Major Folett Bradley and First Lieutenant Stanley Smith, were perhaps...
Notarized statement by Lammot du Pont of military equipment lost or destroyed during active service by Company B, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. Du Pont submitted a copy of this statement to the U. S. Ordnance Department in order to explain why...
Correspondence inquiring about Mr. Davis' late speech in Brooklyn, which Sophie heard about from Mrs. Charles du Pont. Sophie tells Mr. Davis about recent letters she has received from her husband about the war. Sophie also mentions taking care of...
Painting by Xanthus Russell Smith depicting the capture of the Confederate ironclad "C.S.S. Atlanta" on 17 June 1863. The U.S. Navy monitor "U.S.S. Weehawken," assisted by the monitor "U.S.S. Nahant," captured the "Atlanta" after a brief...
Typed captions: "Can't wait: After waiting for hours to buy nylons after they went on sale post World War II, this young woman couldn't wait to get home to put them on." "Royal welcome home was given nylon as it made its post-war appearance in...
Reunited in Germany, families of American occupation troops have quickly adapted themselves to their temporary new life. A typical family is DFC. James R. Cumming, 26, of Seattle WA his wife, Katherine and their son Larry, 2. Cumming, a chemistry...