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Leisure

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Albert L. Luther album

 Collection
Accession: 2022-214
Abstract:

Albert Lawrence "Larry" Luther (1895-1966) was a powerhouse operator for Southern California Edison Co. (SCE), a utility company that in 1917 merged with Pacific Light and Power Corporation. The centerpiece of the merger transferred ownership of the Big Creek hydroelectric project to SCE. Big Creek eventually became one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects. Luther's photograph album is from his time working for Southern California Edison Co. during the Big Creek hydroelectric project between 1917 and 1920. The images depict work and leisure, with captions written by Luther between 1917 and 1920.

Dates: 1918-1920

Century of Progress International Exposition photographs

 Collection
Accession: 2023-210
Abstract:

The Century of Progress International Exposition, otherwise known as the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, was held along Lake Michigan and Northerly Island Park in Chicago, Illinois, from May 27, 1933, to October 31, 1934. The theme was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." This small collection of photographs shows various views of the fair. The images are snapshots of buildings, exhibits, and amusements taken by an unknown photographer throughout the fairgrounds. The collection provides insight into what the experience of an average fairgoer was like.

Dates: 1934

Colonel J. Victor Dallin films

 Collection
Accession: 2018-226
Abstract:

Colonel J. (John) Victor Dallin (1897-1991) was an aviator and photographer who founded the Dallin Aerial Surveys Company in 1924. This small collection of films were shot by Dallin. There are five films, three are home movies, one is the reception for Charles Lindbergh in Philadelphia, and the fifth film contents is unidentified at this time.

Dates: 1927; 1940s

Jean Kane Foulke du Pont invitations

 Collection
Accession: 1310
Abstract:

Jean Kane Foulke du Pont (1891-1985) was a suffragette, prison reform activist, philanthropist, and wife of E. Paul du Pont (1887-1950). The collection contains invitations, mostly to weddings, but also to cocktail parties and debutante balls.

Dates: 1932-1971

Rockland oral history interview transcripts

 Collection
Accession: 2264
Abstract:

Rockland is an unincorporated old mill village in New Castle County, Delaware, and was later surrounded by du Pont family estates. The collection contains twelve edited oral history transcripts by Mary Laird Silvia (1938-2013) with people who lived in Rockland.

Dates: 1999-2011

William H. Bollmann papers

 Collection
Accession: 2024-228
Abstract:

William H. Bollmann (1927-2023) worked for his entire career at the American Can Company in Jersey City and Edison, New Jersey, finishing his time with the company in South Brunswick, New Jersey, as manager of quality control. This small collection includes photographs and booklets from Bollmann's time at the American Can Company. The materials date from 1951 to 1982.

Dates: 1951-1982