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 on back: ""Man in center is son of former foreman who began work here in 1818 -died 1873. The son began work in 1857 and was foreman when the photo was taken. Man on entrance right began work here in 1850. DuPont Co.""
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Plastics industry; Nylon; Roads; Jewelry; Automobile industry;
Table of Contents: The stains that won't; Nylon on top of the world; Drawing the nation's portrait; Shampoos that refuse to compromise; Stamping out staph; Tedlar around the house; Seal savings into highway joints; High-temperature twins; New...
Glass wool for insulation as it comes off the conveyor belt, not 100 feet from the spot where the process began by dumping raw materials into the huge gas furnace.
Laser Beams-The promise of fusion power holds a great potential to meet the energy demands of the future. Architect and engineering studies began during 1973 on a $20 million High Energy Laser Fusion Facility at the Department of Energy's Lawrence...
Acrylonitrile, a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of Orlon acrylic fiber, is made in this Explosives Department production unit at the DuPont Company's Beaumont, Texas plant. Reflecting the latest developments of chemical technology,...
Lycra spandex fiber, wrapped in cellophane for shipping, is checked by inspectors at DuPont plant in Waynesboro, Virginia where the product is manufactured. This picture was taken as yarn buggies wait to be wheeled to the shipping area where the...
John Sheehan now makes about 10,000 combs in an eight hour day at the DuPont Company's Leominster, Massachusetts plastics plant which is operated by the Plastics Department. He handles two compact molding machines, each of which forms 10 combs...
I couldnt sleep. I went down into the sitting room of the farmhouse. I sat in my fathers old chair. Slowly I began to realize that this old house was more than just a house, that our old farm was more than just a farm. The farm itself gave me the...
DuPont Products and Chemical Relationships between Products
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...
Text from back of image: "Though it was a day of hair-raising risk of life, no person was injured at the spectacular aerial circus staged over the flying field at Lakehurst, N.J. on Saturday May 31st. There was one accident. A DeHaviland plane,...
Text from back of image: "Major S. M. Strong, flight surgeon of the Medical Corps attached to Mitchel Field at Garden City L.I., had a remarkable experience a few days ago while on a flight to test the recording barograph and get the 'ceiling' of...
The site of the Hartman & Fehrenbach Bavarian Brewery (H& F Brewery), which began in 1866, but fell into disuse during Prohibition. Later, homes built on site.
Began in 1866 as a drugstore at Seventh and Market Streets, it expanded into a large manufacturing plant of natural fruit juices and flavors. They employed 40 to 50 people - Hires Company bought it and used it for several years. Buildings later...
The Fenwick Island shoals were hazardous to ships moving north from Assateague Lighthouse to Cape Henlopen Lighthouse. The U.S. Lighthouse Board was instrumental in building the Fenwick Island lighthouse in 1859, which began its 119 years of...
