Transcription of the handwritten accounts of explosions in the DuPont powder yards between 1815 and 1885. Original is handwritten by Francis Gurney du Pont between 1860 and 1885.
Written on back: "Rear view of 92 or Elephant rolling mill. Due to occasional explosions, frame of mill was made of structural steel and side of sheet steel bolted to frame. After explosions, steel was straightened and replaced."
Correspondence regarding the destruction caused by the November 20, 1861 explosion in the powder yards (Press Room, Grain Mill, and Dust Mill in Upper Yard). Three people were killed including Joseph Russell, John Vichie, and Charles Mulherrin.
Correspondence from Sophie to her husband describing the aftermath of the explosion and the people she is hosting in her house, including the Syle boys (Louis and Fred). Friend Polly and niece Lina stayed with Sophie to help around the house.
This document contains a tabulation of the gunpowder produced by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company between 1803 and 1856. It is broken into categories of where the gunpowder was made, its grade, and whether it was produced for government or...
This document contains a transcription of a tabulation of the gunpowder produced by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company between 1803 and 1856. It is broken into categories of where the gunpowder was made, its grade, and whether it was produced for...
Map displaying the distances objects were thrown in a corning mill and dry house explosion in the Upper Yard (Eleutherian Mills) along with locations of buildings and the structural damage they received from the blast.
View of wreckage and stone walls, with pencilled captions clockwise around image: "Site H-17. Repauno-type barrier. Gearing from H-16. Site H-16. RAH ID 5 June 70.""
