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...
Fishing lines made of DuPont nylon monofilament are strong and durable and have low visibility in the water. The line shown here is made of special DuPont nylon developed for spinning lines. It is limper, stronger than conventional nylon lines of...
Willow Run MI- Where less than a year ago workmen were still removing bomber machinery, a pair of 2000 foot long Kaiser-Frazer body trim lines now complete 45 bodies an hour each. The gigantic Kaiser-Frazer automobile lat is now equipped with two...
Mentions rumor of men coming from Maryland to rob the Delaware magazine, 4 nephews and other men went to guard it, and men from Pennsylvania will be camped at Brandywine Springs for protections as well. Also, mentions need for Lincoln to force...
Long Beach CA- As this swift and deadly attack bomber rolled off production lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys blackout plant here, the first for 1942, Douglas employees tagged it: With New Years greetings to Emperor Hirohito from 130,000,000...
Aircraft; Air mail service; Airline industry; Airplanes;
Boeing 40-B2's of this type carried mail and passengers between San Francisco and Chicago in 1927 on the 1,918-mile route of Boeing Air Transport, a predecessor company of United Air lines which marks its 25th anniversary this year. Payload of the...
This tri-motored Boeing 80-A, shown flying over Chicago, seemed a veritable "winged marvel" when introduced to air travelers in 1928 on the Chicago-San Francisco route of Boeing Air Transport, a predecessor company of United Air Lines
Women; Assembly-line methods; Aircraft industry; Radio industry;
Women are being used in increasing numbers on the assembly lines of the Kansas City, Kansas, plant of Aircraft's Accessories Corporation, as this photograph will testify. According to word from the company, the number of women employed in the...
In anticipation of the trend toward increasingly heavy air cargoes, United Air Lines launched the nations first high speed all cargo air service from New York to Chicago early this year. United officials predict that flying freight cards such as...
Excerpts from General Ledger that include account lines for Grinnell, Minturn and Company and selections from the Bills Receivable account lines concerning Grinnell, Minturn and Company's first powder order with DuPont.
The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to...
The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to...
The familiar 'Cel-O-Seal' bottle hood is now protecting open ends of airplane fuel and hydraulic lines, engines ports etc. during assembly and shipping. Operator shows how hoods are used to seal the pipes against dust, rust or sabotage efforts to...
Power lines with a view of the chemical buildings and fumes stack in rear at the Spruance rayon plant of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company, near Richmond, Virginia.
This dinner ensemble designed by Christian Dior in black nylon and rayon velvet, shows the restrained, yet flattering bosom lines that are typical of his current Paris collection. Dress has long slim lines, while short, shoulder baring coat is flat...
