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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Penniman shell loading plant panoramic photographs

1918
 Collection
Accession: 1969-161

Abstract

The DuPont Company acquired a site on the York River in Virginia on which they planned to build a dynamite plant. The U.S. Government took over the property in 1918 and got the DuPont Company to build a shell loading plant instead. These three panoramic photographs show overall views of the shell loading plant at Penniman, Virginia during World War I.

Dates

  • 1918

Creator

Extent

3 item(s)

General Physical Description

3 photographic prints : panoramic photographs ; 14 x 203 in. or smaller.

Historical Note

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). 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. The DuPont Company acquired a site on the York River in Virginia on which they planned to build a dynamite plant. The U.S. Government took over the property in 1918 and got the DuPont Company to build a shell loading plant instead.

John A. Dick (1879-1972), the first full-time photographer hired by the DuPont Company, documented the growth of the plant during World War I in these photographs.

Scope and Content

Overall views of the shell loading plant at Penniman, Virginia during World War I.

Location

OO1-5

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Related Material

See Accession 1968.1.G54.1.290 for photographs of groups of Penniman workers.

Language of Materials

English


Additional Information

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Penniman shell loading plant panoramic photographs
Status:
Date:
2014
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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