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DuPont Company display photographs

Creation: circa 1947
 Collection
Accession: 1998-260

Abstract

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. Defender Photo Supply, an early leader in the manufacturing of black and white sheet film, plates, printing paper and instructional books, was purchased by the DuPont Company in 1945. The DuPont Imaging Systems Plant, in Rochester, New York, manufactured photographic film and chemicals and ceased operations in 1995. This collection contains four display photographic prints made on DuPont Defender photographic paper. The views are all scenic and also included is an aerial photograph of the Rochester, New York plant of the DuPont Company's Photo Products Department.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1947

Creator

Extent

5 item(s)

General Physical Description

5 photographic prints : b&w ; 16 x 20 in.

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 Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). The company began with the production of gunpowder. Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations.

The Defender Photo Supply Company, established in 1899, was an early leader in the manufacturing of black and white sheet film, plates, printing paper and instructional books, and was purchased by the DuPont Company in 1945. The DuPont Imaging Systems Plant, in Rochester, New York, manufactured photographic film and chemicals and ceased operations in 1995.

Scope and Content

Collection contains four display photographic prints made on DuPont Company Defender photographic paper. The views are all scenic and include swans, a country scene, a house in snow, and a lighthouse. Also includes an aerial photograph of the Rochester, New York plant of the DuPont Company's Photo Products Department.

Location

DF Box 14.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
DuPont Company display photographs
Date:
2016
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

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