The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
Cartes de visite; Physicians; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "Dr. Hammond, U.S. Army" Hammond served at Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1862-63. He tried to implement numerous reforms of military medical...
Distillation columns soar gracefully into condensers at the DuPont Company's plant, ten miles from Victoria, Texas. A large investment in units such as these is characteristic of the chemical industry. Only by keeping facilities up to date can a...
Written on back: "Famed 'Texas Towers' of the Continental Radar Warning System wear leggings of Lukens Monel clad steel which reach from beneath the water level to above the splash level to provide protection against action of the salt water."...
Written on back: "Famed 'Texas Towers' of the Continental Radar Warning System wear leggings of Lukens Monel clad steel which reach from beneath the water level to above the splash level to provide protection against action of the salt water."...
A short distance below the Seventh Street Bridge, the Brandywine empties into the Christiana Creek and flows to the Delaware River and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean.
Designed in 1881 by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Pelleport was originally inhabited by William du Pont and his wife May Lammot du Pont. A number of du Pont family members lived in the house through the early twentieth century, but Pelleport was...
Designed in 1881 by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Pelleport was originally inhabited by William du Pont and his wife May Lammot du Pont. A number of du Pont family members lived in the house through the early twentieth century, but Pelleport was...
Tatnall-Febiger House - rear portion dates to 1735, and was probably the plantation house of Vandever farm. Joseph Tatnall added the front part in 1807 for his son Edward. His daughter, Sara Febiger, eventually came into possession of the home.
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "John Pelham of Alabama. Killed in battle - war of 1861-65. Class-mate at West Point." A native of Alabama, Pelham left West Point before...
