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...
Text from back of image: "Cutting one third from present flying time between New York and the Pacific Coast, 20-hour coast to coast flying time was instituted June 11th by the United Air Lines. The new schedule also reduces the flying time between...
Hendrick feels Taunton has had adequate time to ascertain if he is fiscally sound. He is insulted that they have not sent the boiler because they are suspicious about his ability to pay.
Hendrick writes to say the trial of the pump they sent was unsatisfactory. Hendrick is returning the pump to them. He apologizes for the length of time it took him to contact them, but the trial had to wait on the new boiler that had been ordered...
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Table of Contents: Preparedness Through Advertising; Spring Time is Paint Time; Mountain Road Building; Iron the Civilizer; Evolution of the Mirror; Solvents for Nitrocellulose; The Day of the Leather Substitute; The War to Win the War; Federal...
Letter from Henry Hoyt, a member of the Knickerbocker Club to William du Pont returning a check for $1,000 that du Pont had submitted for lifetime membership in the club. The Knickerbocker Club, a private gentleman's social club in New York City,...
Notarized statement by Lammot du Pont of military equipment lost or destroyed during active service by Company B, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. Du Pont submitted a copy of this statement to the U. S. Ordnance Department in order to explain why...
Cincinnati is now eating horse meat in doing her bit in intensive conservation of food. The citys first horse meat shp opened ahead of time Saturday morning owning to the rush of customers. One hour before 8 in the morning, the time set for the...
Oklahoma City has devised a new method of enforcing its parking regulations in the downtown section and at the same time, adding to the city's revenue. Miss Emmalle Jarvis is seen just as she prepares to put a nickel in one of the curbside parking...
Boston Navy Yard War Service awarded to Lieutenant Adolph A. Gathemann, U.S.N.; Text from image: Certificate of Registry, Register No. 27, Merit Roll, Boston Navy Yard, War Service, The name of Lieut. Adolph A. Gathemann, U.S.N. is hearby placed on...
How fast a lacquer or finish will dry is determined by the use of plate glass discs coated with the material to be tested and revolved slowly while a thin trickle of sand falls on them from a cone shaped container. It has been found by DuPont...
Caption: "A miner is here shown illustrating the old time method of boring holes in the face of a coal seam for the explosive charge used to loosen it. This apparatus is suspended by electric or other power drills. Many other aids have been...
Text from back of image: 'This photo shows Lieut. Smith. U.S. round-world flier, jumping from one gun to another aboard the sunken Von Hindenburg, flagship of the German battle fleet which was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1918. The picture was taken...
