The papers of Paul Arthur are comprised of material collected by Dr. Arthur’s sister, Dorothy Arthur from 1967 through the 1988. The Collection is divided into two series. The first contains press releases from the DuPont Company and includes...
Corfam poromeric material, a unique DuPont development, made its debut in 1963 as a new shoe upper material. One of the basic ingredients of the new material is polyester fiber. Here in a new plant at Old Hickory, Tennessee, the man made material...
Santa Monica CA- Employees of Douglas Aircraft Companys plant here studies one of many material conservation posters erected throughout the shop. That they are taking the lesson to heart is evidenced by tremendous reductions in the percentage of...
Resurfacing material is made by mixing neoprene latex with a special kind of water setting cement and an aggregate of finely crushed stone. Man with brush is applying a prime coat of neoprene latex to secure a tight bond to the old concrete....
A metallic material with unique on and off magnetic characteristics has been discovered by DuPont scientists doing fundamental research on magnetic substances. Above a specific temperature the compound chromium manganese antimonides, is strongly...
Anxious to have his automobile before snow falls, Hendrick writes to complain about the delay of the completion of his automobile on account of inability to get material.
Cellulose acetate is the basic raw material for one type of safety base for photographic film made at DuPont's Parlin, New Jersey plant. The powder like material is made at another company at Waynesboro, Virginia ad shipped to the Parlin Photo...
The DuPont site at Old Hickory, Tennessee reflects the complexity of the many new products now being made on this location replacing rayon and cellophane which were once manufactured here. The aerial view show the new plants for Corfam poromeric...
Practically all types of sanding equipment can be used satisfactorily on Lucite methyl methacrylate resin. Drum sanders are most suitable for curved edges. Disc sanders work well when removing material from straight edges and outside curves. Belt...
Out of an inexhaustible source of raw material- coal, air and water- chemists in recent years have been producing new and vitally important products for modern life. Among these are textiles, dyes, antifreeze solutions, perfume bases and plastics....
Continuous roll of Corfam poromeric shoe material is inspected at DuPont's pilot plant for the man made upper material in Newburg, New York. A full scale plant is being built by the chemical company at Old Hickory, Tennessee and commercial...
The unique magnetic properties of a new compound are demonstrated in this simple experiment. The compound was discovered by DuPont scientists in a fundamental research project on magnetism. A burner flame, at the left, raises the temperature of the...
Stages of production of titanium metal are illustrated here. Raw material for its is ilmenite (left), a black sand like ore which is also the basic material for titanium dioxide pigments, the whitest white pigment made. First stage of the metal is...
This photograph shows a camphor flaker at the camphor plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company at Deepwater Point NJ. At this plant camphor is manufactured for medical as well as industrial use. This latter is known as technical camphor. Technical...
Text from back of image: "Copies by Satellite… The high-speech computerized copier system being produced by AM International, Inc. for Satellite Business Systems will "read" text or graphics material which will then be transmitted via satellite...
Text on photo: "Made under Patent No. 74,379, granted to Michael Kelly, Feb. 11, 1868. In addition to the 'thorn wires' the letter-patent specified the use of a 'rope of twisted hay or other suitable cheap material, saturated with tar or analogous...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Plastics industry; Nylon; Paint industry; Agriculture;
Table of Contents: Face lifting for industry; The canary camera; Titanium's down to earth now; Those 200,000 mile nylon tires; Weeds are their dish; Tomorrow's chemistry assignments; The nitrogen with built-in control; Cavalcade's afterlife; The...
