This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
10 men stand outside the du Pont house, at that time the Brandywine Club House. One holds a bicycle, two hold dogs. Written caption: "Brandywine Club House - residence of General Henry du Pont."
1759 Restoration in progress by National Park Service. Shoring suppoorting the stack will be removed as the stonework is restored. Upper portion is finished. The house on top with a stove inside was installed to permit workers to work in the...
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.
A line of loaded mine cars awaiting their turn on the weighing machine preliminary to being dumped at the head house of the Reynolds tipple; and one of the Company's modern electric hauling locomotives returning the mine after bringing out a train...