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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Martinsville Plant

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Martinsville Plant photographs

 Collection
Accession: 2023-208
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company that began manufacturing gunpowder in 1802, and is commonly known as the DuPont Company. In 1941, the Martinsville Plant opened in Martinsville, Virginia, as DuPont's second nylon hosiery manufacturing plant. This small collection consists primarily of aerial and exterior photographs of the Martinsville Plant from the factory's construction in 1940 to 1996, two years before its closing.

Dates: 1940-1996