Firehouses and historic buildings of Wilmington photographs
Creation: 1876-circa 1940Abstract
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The company was established in 1802 and began with the production of gunpowder. Collection consists of five photographs, four of which are exterior views of historic structures in Wilmington. Two fire companies are pictured, the Friendship Firehouse in the late 1800s and the fire station of Company No. 1
Dates
- Creation: 1876-circa 1940
Creator
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Hall of Records (Organization)
Extent
5 item(s)
General Physical Description
5 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The company was established in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) the company began with the production of gunpowder. The du Pont’s purchased a mill site on the banks of the Brandywine River just North of Wilmington, Delaware. During wartime the company was a major supplier for the United States government. During peacetime, the company marketed their product towards sportsmen and hunters. Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations. By 1926 the company officially dissolved the powder production unit, although it had already been inactive for many years.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of five photographs, four of which are exterior views of historic structures in Wilmington. Two fire companies are pictured, the Friendship Firehouse in the late 1800s and the fire station of Company No. 1 (undated but possibly in the early 1940s). Also pictured are the Harkness Building at the northwest corner of 10th and Market Streets and "The Willows," a private home near that same location. The fifth photograph shows the New York Curb Market Site at 31 Bridge Street, presumably in New York City.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Firehouses and historic buildings of Wilmington photographs
- Author:
- Laurie Rizzo
- Date:
- 2013
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
