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Ernest du Pont portrait

Creation: circa 1883
 Collection
Accession: 2012-206

Abstract

Ernest du Pont (1880-1944) and his elder brother Francis Irenee du Pont (1873-1942) founded the U.S.F. Powder Company in 1919, which produced flashless cannon powder. This item is a cabinet card photograph of Ernest du Pont (1880-1944) as a young child.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1883

Creator

  • Unknown (Photographer, Organization)

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; cabinet card.

Biographical Note

Ernest du Pont (1880-1944) and his elder brother Francis Irenee du Pont (1873-1942) founded the U.S.F. Powder Company in 1919, which produced flashless cannon powder. Francis I. and Ernest du Pont patented several inventions and improvements in the manufacturing of smokeless and flashless powder. Ernest du Pont was the son of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1891) and Elise Wigfall Simons du Pont (1849-1919) and the great grandson of the founder of the DuPont Company, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834).

Scope and Content

This item is a cabinet card photograph of Ernest du Pont (1880-1944) as a young child.

Location

GL Box 1.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Ernest du Pont portrait
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

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