"Inauguration of Dr. Arthur H. Compton as chancellor, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1946. Seated, from left: Gen. Leslie R, Groves, Dr. Vannevar Bush, Dr. Enrico Fermi, Col. Kenneth D. Nichols, Dr. George B. Pegram, Dr. Lyman J. Briggs....
A relief map issued by the Public Roads Administration in Washington D.C. indicates approximately the average density of traffic on the proposed National System of Interstate Highways. The 40,000 mile system, advocated strongly by the AAA, would...
A relief map issued by the Public Roads Administration in Washington D.C. indicates approximately the average density of traffic on the proposed National System of Interstate Highways. The 40,000 mile system, advocated strongly by the AAA, would...
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 requirements for windshields and...
Advertisement from the Heroines of America Series featuring Deborah Sampson Gannett (inset) who dressed as a man to fight in the American Revolution, she was twice wounded then discharged by Geo. Washington
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...
An Inn was located at the junctions of Routes 7 and 71 as early as 1765. After a fire, a second Inn was built facing Route 71, and, in 1791, President George Washington stopped here at the sign of the Red Lyon en route to Mount Vernon.
Bank calendar. Printed caption: "This house was built before the Revolution. Fame touched it briefly during the Revolution. On September 6, 1777, General Washington convened a meeting of his officers 'at the brick house by White Clay Creek to fix...
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...
