Exterior of the stone house supposedly occupied by the du Pont family during the construction of Eleutherian Mills. Note on back of photo: "Original house on the Brandywine, Wilmington, Delaware, to which Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and his...
Second floor room in the stone house supposedly occupied by the du Pont family during the construction of Eleutherian Mills. Note on back of photo: "Furnishings not Original."
First floor in the stone house supposedly occupied by the du Pont family during the construction of Eleutherian Mills. Note on back of photo: "Neither the staircase not the corner-cupboard is Original."
First floor in the stone house supposedly occupied by the du Pont family during the construction of Eleutherian Mills. Note on back of photo: "Furnishings not original."
The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
Photograph of a sketch made by Charles Alexandre LeSueur of the Piazza at Eleutherian Mills. Typed caption on back: "SUBJECT: Sketch by Charles Alexandre LeSueur (1778-1846), French Naturalist and Artist, made in 1822 of the Piazza of...
Still busily rolling out nylon is this casting wheel, part of the original equipment constructed in 1937 to make some of the first nylon. Although two large yarn plants have since gone into operation, this original wheel (made over from an engine...
The development of nylon came through the combined efforts of a team of scientists headed by the late Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers. Seven members of the original group associated with this development attended the dedication of The Carothers Research...
Near the village of Corner Ketch on Horseshoe Pike, the original church was erected in 1842, and burned in 1856. This newer church replaced the original one.
Traditionally cited as du Pont's first home on Hagley property. Interior view of room furnished with early 19th century furnishings. Written captions: "First floor of a stone structure on the site of the log house on the Brandywine near...
Traditionally cited as du Pont's first home on Hagley property. Interior view of second floor of house. Written caption: "Second floor of the original house (furnishings not original) on the Brandywine in which E.I du Pont and his family moved...
Painting of the American Eagle, which was built in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1795. The duPont family of fourteen persons saild from La Rochelle, france, in this vessel in October, 1799. After a three months' voyage they arrived in Newport,...
Illustration. Printed caption: "Penn State's official history began in February 1855 when the legislature passed a bill granting a charter to the Farmer's High School of Pennsylvania. On May 6, 1862 the name was changed to the Agricultural College...
Photograph of the original mansion at Archmere (in Claymont just north of the city), which was demolished in 1916 to make way for the new Raskob residence.
Photograph of the original mansion at Archmere (in Claymont just north of the city), which was demolished in 1916 to make way for the new Raskob residence.
Caption: "This first DuPont chemical laboratory was housed in this old saltpeter refinery building on the banks of the Brandywine near Wilmington, Dealware. Prior to the time this photograph was made, fire had destroyed (1899) a portion of the...
