Eleutherian Mills garden photographs and film
Creation: circa 1950-1970Abstract
From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives by the duPont family business. The name also refers to the house and gardens on the hill above the mills, which was the first duPont family home in America. This collections contains slides and color snapshot photographs of the garden at Eleutherian Mills. Also included is an 8 mm. home movie.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950-1970
Creator
- Unknown (Organization)
Extent
14 item(s)
Physical Description
5 transparencies : color ; 35 mm. or smaller. 8 photographic prints : color ; 3.5 x 3.5 in. 1 reel : si., col. ; 8 mm.
Historical Note
From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives by the duPont family business. The name also refers to the house and gardens on the hill above the mills, which was the first duPont family home in America.
Scope and Content
This collections contains slides and color snapshot photographs of the garden at Eleutherian Mills. Also included is an 8 mm. home movie.
Location
GL Box 2.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
There are no viewing or listening stations for analog audio, video, or film in the reading room. To access this material, please place a digitization request for the item(s).
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Eleutherian Mills garden photographs and film
- Date:
- 2015
- 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
