Photograph taken in 1951 showing large center table which was made from a part of the old table used in 8th floor director's room from 1916 to 1930. After the original table was cut in two and each section refinished as an individual table, this...
1792 Blowing house to the left with pipe stoves for the hot blast in the center with the furnace and stock houses to the right. Note the bell beam at the top of the furnace.
50,000 gallon alcohol tanks. Miscellaneous alcohol fractions. The background shows two of five process gas holders, ranging from 100,000 to 750,000 cubic feet capacity. Seen leaving the top of one of th tanks, center, is Frank Anerson of the Belle...
A compacted billet of TD Nickel, DuPont's new high temperature alloy, is hoisted into a hydrogen sintering furnace at the company's Metals Center in Baltimore. The billet is heated to 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, which raises the density of the new...
A dozen fresh eggs, at left, are reduced by dehydrating to volume indicated in center container and weigh only five ounces. Compression at sub-freezing temperatures, in process developed by Auto Ordnance Company of Greenwich, Connecticut cuts the...
A graphic demonstration of the high temperature strength of TD nickel, DuPont's new alloy of 98% nickel and 2% thorium. The TD nickel bar reaches red heat, but does not fail at 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit under a load of 6,000 pounds per square inch....
A graphic demonstration of the high temperature strength of TD nickel, DuPont's new alloy of 98% nickel and 2% thorium. The TD nickel bar reaches red heat, but does not fail at 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit under a load of 6,000 pounds per square inch....
A larger print of the unusual lighting effects are employed in the permanent exhibit buildings at the Los Angeles County Fair. The picture, an interior view of the agricultural exhibit building, show the type of fixture used, all being constructed...
A miniature fashion review showing the use of Acele cellulose acetate yarn in the making of stylish dresses, as part of the former DuPont Exhibition at the New York Museum of Science and Industry, Rockefeller Center, A synchronized voice made it...
A pad steam process developed by the DuPont Company's Dyestuffs Division, provides an economical method for continuous application of vat dyes to relatively small quantities of fine fabrics. A working model of the apparatus is here being...
A wash and wear suit that tends to keep its crisp, fresh look through the hottest, muggiest day is this handsome style in a comfortable cord of Dacron polyester fiber and nylon. The suit can be laundered at the very first sign of soil, owing to use...
Aerial view of Kaiser Steel mill and new industrial area surrounding area at Fontana, CA. Image accompanied a press release by The Perrett Company, Los Angeles, CA.
Southern California's fastest growing industrial area is developing around the...
Aerial view. Typed caption: "The Explosives Department's Eastern Laboratory (foreground) at Gibbstown, NJ. The winding road in the center of the photograph running to the dock divides the laboratory from the Repauno Works. This pioneer research...