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...
On Back: "Christine J. Lunt, PSFS Senior Vice President - Communications and Marketing Division, and Charles Smart, Ph. D., Paleontologist and Collection Coordinator for the Academy of Natural Sciences, discuss the origins of a section of a Wooly...
Because electrical sparks must be able to jump 200 times a second through the contact point of an automobile voltage regulator, this tiny part is platinum tipped. The platinum, at $1,334 a pound, makes the part one of the most expensive, ounce for...
Correspondence; Ordnance industry; Gunpowder; Government contracts
Copy of letters between George Harrison and Archibald McCall about why by the Navy Department did not sent powder to du Pont for remanufacture. This item was originally part of the next item, see McCall's letter, 1808-06-27.
Miss K. Grace Fahey, receptionist, under direction of Dr. Edward O. Hermann, research chemist, pours methylene blue dye over paper treated with Quilon stearato chromic chloride to demonstrate water repellency of the compound, developed by the...
This camp housed part of Hanford Engineer Works 52,000 population during WWII. Barracks pictured here sheltered construction employees of first atomic energy materials plant at Hanford, WA which DuPont designed, built and operated at the...
The dome in the foreground is part of containment vessel housing the Heavy Water Components Test Reactor at the Savannah River Plant. The vessel is 70 feet in diameter and approximately 125 feet high. Shown is the 65 foot portion of the structure...
Hendrick writes that he is pleased with the progress report. He engages in a discussion of how short the steam can be cut off for he wishes to have the best machine in this part of the country, as far as water and fuel are concerned which is...
Edward Tatnall occupied part of this house. The front part of house was added in 1807 and it became home of Joseph Tatnall's son, Edward, and later his son-in-law, Christian Febiger.
Writting on back: "Scene inside of No. 10 Gate. Scene when entering Hagley Yard at the Blacksmith shop gate. The road through this gate enters Hagley Yard at the Machine Shop and Millwright Shop door and is practically the dividing point between...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Electricity; Plastics industry; Metallurgical industry; Nylon;
Table of Contents: Tallow dips to electric lights; The salesmen's shadows; Cavalcade makes its TV debut; Blast to blast furnace; When the oil barrel was king; DuPont notes; Land revolution in ceylon; Metals from powder; What's new; Focus on...
Table of Contents: Carrier strike; Seating for the seat of nations; Inside pitch of uniforms; Seagoing roadway rides on rubber; Colorful lure in an island showcase; Environment by the ton; Master stroke for greener golf courses; More than a walk-on...
Table of Contents: The automotive imperative: part one; Booked solid; Quieter, safer,better; Alternative to asbestos; Bonds of integrity; More bounces to the ounce; Drycleaning goes door-to-door; Powder coatings: a better way to protect pipelines;...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Nylon; Plastics industry; Telephones; Fishing; Airships;
Table of Contents: Dial M for Modular; A tough line sends 'em reeling; The automotive imperative: part two; Finding formulas for fuel economy; Return of the blimp; Keeping current on electrical problems; A mixed match; Almost indestructible ally of...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Petroleum industry; Roads; Swimming; Bathing suits; Health care; Canning & preserving; Automobile industry; Plastics industry;
Table of Contents: Preventive paving; Lycra for the long course; Big-city medical care in a little-city clinic; A promise to people; Returns on a safety investment; Keeping jelly makers out of jams; The automotive imperative: part three in pursuit...
Table of Contents: A game competitor; Handled with care; New perspectives on the old brown box; Penetrating search for perfection; A nice reflection on Dallas; Making an impact on computers; From the front of the house to the back; Tall orders for...
Table of Contents: Guarding black gold; How to cover a wall without getting all hung up; In keeping with tradition; Teamwork for fashion; The roof is the proof of the building; I worked at the weaver's trade; Flight of the gossamer albatross;...
Table of Contents: A step in the right direction; A mover and shaker in salt mines; Rescuing an architectural wonder; First line of defense against oil spills; The conservation of fine paintings; With many tanks from CBI; As good as the original;...
