Correspondence regarding the recent explosion on November 20, 1861 and its destruction. Sophie is taking care of Mr. Syle's children, whom she is very fond of. Sophie mentions two letters she has received from her husband.
Letter from Richard A. Strong of the Boy's Club to William du Pont thanking the latter for his monetary contribution to the organization and informing him of the progress of a young boy named Tony Schiro whom du Pont had been sponsoring with his...
Railroad cars loaded with produce for New York City markets cross the Hudson River on barges which come to rest alongside the New York piers. Before being auctioned off or shipped to consignees, the lots may be inspected by U.S. Department of...
Railroad cars loaded with produce for New York City markets cross the Hudson River on barges which come to rest alongside the New York piers. Before being auctioned off or shipped to consignees, the lots may be inspected by U.S. Department of...
Throngs herded in front of the Sub-Treasury building across the street from the New York Stock Exchange during the worst crash in the history of Wall Street. Extra details of police were called out to keep crowd, many of whom faced ruin, in check.
For the first time in almost four years, new passenger cars emerged from Studebaker assembly lines, today. The company had been ready to produce automobiles for 13 weeks, but a labor dispute in the plant of a major parts supplier held up...
DuPont's Textile Fibers Department's Orlon acrylic fiber manufacturing facilities are shown in this aerial view of the May plant located at Camden, South Carolina. In the foreground is the large plant which makes Orlon fiber in staple form and the...
Text from back of photo: 'The first relic of the round-the-world flight to be brought back is the map used by Lieut. Erik Nelson, engineering officer of the party, on the first leg of the long trip. It was brought back by a friend to whom Nelson...
Text from back of photo: 'Scattering rose petals to the four winds as a blessing on the round the world flyers for whom she was nominated as the goddess of flight, Miss Edna French, a member of a New York theatrical company, formed a pretty picture...
This early Georgian style building was begun in 1787 and completed in 1791. In 1870, it was enlarged to include two wings, which were removed in 1931 and the building returned to its original appearance. Bronze tablets mark Delawareans that were...
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...
