This house , built in 1770 and occupied by Joseph Tatnall, was the headquarters of General Lafayette and General Anthony Wayne during the Revolution. General Washington met here as well. Prominent persons were entertained by Tatnall. Gen....
Edward Tatnall, father of Joseph Tatnall, lived here and conducted Wawaset Nursery, now at 19th Street. His barn was close to Nineteenth and Washington Streets. He arrived in the U.S. in 1735.
Text from back of image: "The aerial hobo has appeared as a deluxe counterpart of his earthly contemporaries. In fact he is none other than a distinguished officer of the U.S. Army air service - Lieut. Frank E. Benedict who has departed from Clover...
This is an aerial view of Richland showing the housing and business development for the Hanford Engineering Works. This third plant is located on a 450,000 acre government tract 15 mile northwest of Pasco, 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...
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...
Caption: "Air Mail Pilots Shirley J. Short (in machine) and Harry G. Smith flew into Washington today with their machine loaded down with air mail letters for Charles A. Lindbergh, their buddy of the Air Mail service. Short flies between Cleveland...
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...
Located at the corner of Fourth and Delaware Streets. The house, built circa 1738 by John Finney, is the headquarters and museum of the New Castle Historical Society. It is believed that George Washington attended the wedding of Ann van Dyke and...
Text from back of image: 'Army officers and high government officials at Bolling Field, Washington, DC on April 3rd welcomed home the six army planes that have just completed a flight to the West Indies and return. Secretary Weeks extended the...
During construction of Hanford Engineer Works this barber shop operated day and night to handle 45,000 man construction force. In addition to the unprecedented $250,000,000 plant which DuPont build and operated for the government in WWII,...
