An air view of the DuPont Company's plastic plant at Parkersburg, West Virginia. Called the Washington Works, the plant has grown steadily since the start up in 1948. As a result, well over 1,000 new jobs have been created. The plant manufactures...
Bogue called to Mayor's office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and questioned amount of powder at the magazine and on selling powder to the South, mentions he does sell to stores in Virginia, needs advice of DuPont to stop selling. Mayor mentions...
Built in 1922, the bridge has a large bronze marker containing a list of Delaware's dead in World War I (WWI). Original bridge was built in 1893 at a cost of $79,000. Opened area to Washington Heights and spurred growth there.
Built in 1922, the bridge has a large bronze marker containing a list of Delaware's dead in World War I (WWI). Original bridge was built in 1893 at a cost of $79,000. Opened area to Washington Heights and spurred growth there.
Capitol Square from Richmond Hotel-The State Capitol building at Richmond, Virginia with the Washington Monument in the foreground and the Governor’s Mansion at the extreme left and rear of picture.
Caption text on photo: "'Butacite' polyvinyl butyral resin is used as inner layer of safety glass. Sheeting manufactured from this resin is of excellent clarity and color and is particularly resistant to the deteriorating influences of prolonged...
Caption text on photo: "A step in the manufacture of 'Butacite' polyvinyl butyral resin, which is used as the inner layer of laminated safety glass for automobiles. Here 'Butacite' is being cut to widths ordered by the customer to fit his...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Construction and building industry
Collection guide for John McShain papers. McShain was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor. His major projects included the White House renovation (1950-1951), the Pentagon, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library...
Continuity of the du Pont family's participation in the business is symbolized above. Four great-great-grandsons of the founder stand by one of the early mills along the Brandywine. These du Ponts four of the youngest members of the family now in...
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Dearborn directs the company to extract saltpeter from damaged gunpowder for the U.S. government. He references the Du Pont Company's interest in proving powder and remanufacturing gunpowder for the U.S. government.
Delrin acetal resin 50 pound bags ready for shipment to customers from DuPont's Washington Works at Parkersburg, West Virginia. Commercial development of Delrin in January, 1960 followed 12 years of research and development and the expenditure of...
Established in 1766, flour from this mill was hauled to George Washington's army at Valley Forge. The mill continued to operated with various owners until 1936.
Ordnance industry; Gunpowder; Ordnance testing; Military officers
Lieutenant John A. Dahlgren, head of the U. S. Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, agrees to proof samples of DuPont's powder. The powder being sampled is for a shipment to Grinnell, Minturn and Company, which purchased gunpowder for the British military...
Ordnance industry; Gunpowder; Ordnance testing; Military officers
Lieutenant John A. Dahlgren, head of the U. S. Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, informs DuPont that there will be a delay in testing powder samples because of shad fishing on the Potomac River. The powder being tested is for a shipment to Grinnell,...
General George Washington established his headquarters in Chadd's Ford, PA in Quaker farmer, Benjamin Rings' home before the Battle of the Brandywine in the Revolutionary War where the American troops were defeated by 18,000 British and Hessian...
General George Washington established his headquarters in Chadd's Ford, PA in Quaker farmer, Benjamin Rings' home before the Battle of the Brandywine in the Revolutionary War where the American troops were defeated by 18,000 British and Hessian...
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Henry Dearborn requests that the company remanufacture rifle powder for the U.S. War Department using U.S. government saltpeter in the company's possession.
