"Robert J. Timby, (left) of 757 Wynnewood Road, Philadelphia, Pa., waves cap from cab of locomotive on "Broadway Limited" June 15, 1952, 50th Anniversary of trip he made as Fireman of the steam locomotive on original run of the "Pennsylvania...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for L & R Organics Products Co., Inc., records. The records of L. & R. Organic Products Co., Inc., are a fragment that had been
preserved in the old building and were discovered by a new owner in 2006. The records consist of files...
"Mammoth birthday cake with twenty-five lighted candles in the dining car of the "Broadway Limited," ready to be cut and served to each passenger on the train June 15th, which day marked the silver anniversary of this world-famous train, which...
"Train telephone service connecting various cars of the Broadway Limited of the Pennsylvania Railroad is an outstanding feature enjoyed by passengers on this all-room 16-hour Chicago-New York train. This charming patron in the dining car, is...
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,...
The famous Twentieth Century Limited pasues breifly for servicing at about 1 am at the New York Central Station at Buffalo, N.Y. on the overnight dash from New York to Chicago. Across the platform the Wolverine, bound from Chicago and Detroit to...
The famous Twentieth Century Limited pasues breifly for servicing at about 1 am at the New York Central Station at Buffalo, N.Y. on the overnight dash from New York to Chicago. Across the platform the Wolverine, bound from Chicago and Detroit to...
Due to the extreme care used from the picking of the fruit to the final packing and sealing, the product cannot and does not compete with the imported article primarilt hadndled by oriental methods but the American public shows it is willing to pay...
Scrapbook of gunpowder labels, advertisements, and advertising cards from British gunpowder manufacturers. Companies and brands include: The Kames Gunpowder Company; Curtiss & Harvey; Laurence & Son's; Hall & Son's; Laurence's Battle Gunpowder;...
Gunpowder labels, advertisements, and advertising cards for various gunpowder companies in the United States and Great Britain. Companies and brands include: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Hazard Powder Company; Wapwallopen Mills; H.A....
Picture above is a section of the adiponitrile storage area at the Niagara Falls plant of DuPont's Electrochemicals Department. During the manufacture of this nylon intermediate, furan, tetrahydrofuran and 1,4 dichlorobutane are produced. These...
Water tight cans of explosives being pushed into the cage at the collar of a 570 foot vertical mine shaft on Maud Island, about 120 miles northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. The explosive was used to blow the top off Ripple Rock, a two headed...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Henry Disston & Sons account books. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. was a major manufacturer of saws and other woodworking tools and one of the largest industrial firms in Philadelphia. The records, 1824-1918 (bulk, 1867-1907),...
