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...
Text from back of image: "Photo shows R. F. Kohr, chief of the aeronautical section of the Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC who is the inventor of a great helium-saving device for Uncle Sam's airships, at work on one of his motors that he used...
postcards; radio & television towers; radio stations;
on front of card: "WSM - America's Tallest Radio Tower, 878 Feet, Nashville, Tennessee. 323 Feet Higher Than the Washington Monument." on back of card: "Known as the Shield Station, WSM is the broadcasting station of the National Life and...
The brick house known as Buck or Carson’s Tavern was frequented by General George Washington in 1774 and as President on trips from Mount Vernon in Virginia to New Castle, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the early seats of government....
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Mason and E. I. du Pont de Nemours have met recently to discuss a particular matter, and Mason reports on his discussions with gentleman in Washington on this business. The letter does not offer details on this matter, though Mason's June 6, 1817...
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.
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.
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,...
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...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
Located on Old Kennett Road outside Wilmington, the mansion was built in 1933 for Amy du Pont, a noted horsewoman, and designed to be similar to George Washington's Virginia home, 'Mount Vernon.' The architect was Mrs. Mary Craig and the builder...
