| American Car and Foundry Company and Hamilton Watch Company sheet music for company songs, 1940-1942
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| Creator: |
ACF Industries, Inc., Hamilton Watch Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1993.284 |
| Extent: |
2.0 items |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains two pieces of sheet music: "Volume for Victory," the song of the A.C.F. (American Car and Foundry
Company) and "Hamiltonia," song of the Hamilton Watch Company. The American Car and Foundry, Company was founded in 1899 and
is still considered a leading American manufacturer of railcars and railcar parts. The Hamilton Watch Company was founded
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892. Among other milestones, it produced the first electric wristwatch in 1957 and the first
digital watch in 1970. The Hamilton brand is currently owned and manufactured by the The Swatch Group out of Switzerland.
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| Creed and Company Limited manufacturing plant album, 1954
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| Creator: |
Adams, Charles |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2000.225 |
| Extent: |
1 volume |
| Abstract: |
Creed and Company Limited was originally founded as Creed, Bille & Company Limited by Frederick George Creed (1871-1957) and
Harald Bille (1879-1916) in 1912 to manufacture and sell telegraphy equipment. In the early 1900s, Creed had invented several
machines that facilitated the sending and receiving of Morse code messages. Much of Creed and Company's manufacturing capacity
was in Croydon, London, England. These photographs show a group tour of the Creed and Company Limited plant in Croydon on
October 14, 1954.
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| Michel Adanson notes on nitrate, undated
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| Creator: |
Adanson, Michel, 1727-1806. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
0906 |
| Extent: |
20 leaves |
| Abstract: |
During his lifetime, French botanist Michel Adanson (1727-1806) assembled a large number of notes and documents for a projected
but never completed scientific encylcopedia. This collection of Adanson's notes focuses on nitrates, including saltpeter.
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| Link to the Future film, 1974
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| Creator: |
Aerolog Productions, Inc.;
International Business Machines Corporation.
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| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2014.254 |
| Extent: |
1 film reel |
| Abstract: |
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) became a giant in the field of electronic data processing by the mid-1950s
after having achieved great success in the punch-card tabulating machine business in the 1930s. This is a sales film for IBM
about the history of information technology.
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| Alexander Brothers Leather Company ephemera, 1916-1920
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| Creator: |
Alexander Brothers, Inc.
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965
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| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1995.277 |
| Extent: |
13 items |
| Abstract: |
William Gray Purcell (1880-1965) was an architect who was hired by Alexander Brother's Leather Belting Company. In addition
to architectural duties, Purcell acted as their advertising manager from 1916 to 1918. These colorful items in this collection
were possibly covers designed for trade catalogs or publications. They are all copyrighted 1917, designed in a modern style,
and may have been commissioned for the company's commemorative fiftieth anniversary that year.
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| James F. Allee, Jr. photographs, circa 1900
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| Creator: |
Allee, Elheurah J.; Farmer's Bank of the State of Delaware |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.013 |
| Extent: |
6 items |
| Abstract: |
James F. Allee, Jr. (1884-1956), was a lawyer and publisher from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. This collection contains
six photographic prints from the J.F. Allee papers.
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| Associated General Contractors of America records, 1926-2002
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| Creator: |
Associated General Contractors of America. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2727 |
| Extent: |
6 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The Associated General Contractors of America formed in 1918 as a trade organization representing the interests of the construction
industry. Initially organized as a response to the demands placed on contractors during the First World War, today the Association
has over 26,000 member firms. The records of the Associated General Contractors of America consist of annual convention and
board meeting reports; minutes, digests of action, and resolutions of the executive committee; an unpublished history of the
organization, and general and internal policy statements.
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| World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago World's Fair tickets, 1893
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| Creator: |
American Bank Note Company; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2010.223 |
| Extent: |
4 items |
| Abstract: |
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations
of national or cultural significance. World's Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair which was staged from May to
October, 1893, commemorated 400 years since Columbus's New World arrival. This small collection consists of four printed tickets
to the World's Columbian Exposition, each bearing a different portrait: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus,
a Native American.
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| Irénée du Pont's Cuban estate "Xanadu" photographs, circa 1930, 1997
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| Creator: |
American Photo Studio (Havana, Cuba). |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1998.231 |
| Extent: |
21 photographic prints |
| Abstract: |
Xanadu was the name of the opulent Cuban estate of Irenee du Pont (1876-1963). He bought land on the Hicacos Peninsula of
Cuba to build the four-story estate. This collection consists of photographs of the exterior and interior of the home near
Varadero, Cuba.
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| Walter Magee Annette's DuPont advertising envelopes and blotter, 1903-1906
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| Creator: |
Annette, Walter Magee, 1874-1955; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1995.242 |
| Extent: |
25 items |
| Abstract: |
Walter Magee Annettee (1874-1955) was a DuPont Company dynamite salesman, who was based in Birmingham, Alabama. 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 and his son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont du Pont the company began with the production
of gunpowder. These are illustrated envelopes advertising DuPont Company smokeless powder and blasting powder; Giant powder
(a product of Atlantic Dynamite Co.); Atlas powder (a product of Repauno Chemical Co.); and Hercules powder (a product of
Hercules Powder Co.).
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| C.E. "Bim" Argyle steamboat albums, 1936, 1946-1949
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| Creator: |
Argyle, C.E., (Clarence Edward), 1927-2006 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2015.303 |
| Extent: |
2 volumes |
| Abstract: |
Captain C.E. (Clarence Edward) "Bim" Argyle (1927-2006) was a riverboat captain for Consolidation Coal and a World War II
Navy veteran. He worked primarily on steamers and coal barges along the Monongahela River in Western Pennsylvania. These two
albums record Argyle's river experience between 1943 and 1950. There are portraits of his co-workers as well as many photographs
of numerous commercial boats.
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| Paul Arthur, Jr. Papers, 1967-1994, bulk 1967-1977
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| Creator: |
Arthur, Paul, 1915-2000 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2536 |
| Extent: |
0.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The collection is comprised of material relating to the work of Dr. Paul Arthur, Jr. collected by his sister, Dorothy Arthur. |
| DuPont Company industrial safety calendars, 1932, 1937-1939, 1941-1942
|
| Creator: |
Arthurs, Stanley Massey, 1877-1950,
DeLand, Clyde O., 1872-1947
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company..
Hoskins, Gayle Porter, 1887-1962
Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972
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| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2000.216 |
| Extent: |
13 items |
| Abstract: |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. This collection consists
of six safety calendars issued by the DuPont Company. The illustrators who created these calendars--Stanley Massey Arthurs
(1877-1950), Clyde Osmer DeLand (1872-1947), Gayle Porter Hoskins (1887-1962), and Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972)--were
all artists who studied under Howard Pyle (1853-1911) at the turn of the twentieth century.
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| Artisans' Savings Bank (Wilmington, Del.) records, 1861-1960
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| Creator: |
Artisans' Savings Bank (Wilmington, Del.) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1099 |
| Extent: |
35.8 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
Founded in 1861, the Artisans Savings Bank of Wilmington, Delaware assisted working people to save and make money available
for home mortgages. This collection primarily consists of their financial records.
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| William Wallace Atterbury photographs, circa 1880-1935
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| Creator: |
Atterbury, William Wallace, 1866-1935 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1994.309 |
| Extent: |
1.0 linear foot |
| Abstract: |
William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935) was a career officer on the Pennsylvania Railroad and its president from 1925 to 1935.
The collection consists of photographs and other materials relating to William Wallace Atterbury. Many of the photographs
are portraits and other pictures of Atterbury and his family, friends, and associates, including his Yale classmates, business
leaders, and notable figures such as President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Charles Lindburgh.
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| Robert K. Austin picture file on the history the automobile in America, 1877-1979
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| Creator: |
Austin, Robert K. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1979.262 |
| Extent: |
4 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
This collection consists of a picture reference file of American automobiles built between 1877 and 1979. Most pictures are
illustrations clipped from magazines and other publications, but there are also some postcards, photographs, and ephemera
items.
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| Geoffrey D. Austrian research notes on Herman Hollerith, 1860-1990, bulk 1890-1929
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| Creator: |
Austrian, Geoffrey D. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2353 |
| Extent: |
4 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
This collections includes the research materials Geoffrey Austrian used to write
Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing. Austrian's research includes notes from interviews with Hollerith
family members and copies of materials from the IBM archives and other repositories, including the New York Public Library.
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| Avon Products Inc. photographs and audiovisual materials, 1858-2007
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| Creator: |
Avon Products, Inc. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1997.209 |
| Extent: |
70 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
Avon Products, Inc. is a manufacturer and direct selling company of beauty products. It is one of the oldest direct selling
companies in America. The company was founded in 1886 by David H. McConnell (1856-1937) as the California Perfume Company
(CPC). McConnell established a manufacturing headquarters and research laboratory in Suffern, New York, in the 1890s. During
the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, CPC expanded its line of products to include cosmetics, household cleaners,
food flavorings, and toiletries. The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, films, videos and sound recordings
date from 1856 to 2000. The materials depict Avon products, their manufacture, packaging and sale, Avon employees and representatives
and the offices, laboratories, factories and other structures owned by Avon Products, Inc. The collection is organized into
ten series: Administration, Conferences, Non-sales employees, Domestic locations, International locations, Public relations,
Sales managers and representatives, Selling methods and sales aids, Company history and philosophy, and Library, music, and
museum.
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| Avon Products Inc., Suwanee, Georgia site photographs, 1989-1992
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| Creator: |
Avon Products, Inc. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2013.264 |
| Extent: |
0.25 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
Avon Products, Inc., manufactures and sells beauty, household and personal care products. In 1989, ground was broken on a
new distribution center and warehouse in Suwanee, Georgia. The construction of the site was completed in May 1991 and officially
opened in February, 1992. This is a small collection of photographic color prints that document the construction of the Suwanee
distribution and warehouse site
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| American Car and Foundry woodwork, undated
|
| Creator: |
American Car and Foundry Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.007 |
| Extent: |
25 items |
| Abstract: |
American Car and Foundry Company was founded in 1899 as the result of a merger among thirteen railroad carbuilding companies.
This collection features 25 copy photographs of building interiors and exteriors with emphasis on wooden architectural elements.
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| Aurora Gun Club Records, 1930-2006
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| Creator: |
Aurora Gun Club. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2488 |
| Extent: |
2.8 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The collection documents the rich history of one of the Brandywine Valley’s most prominent target shooting organizations.
Records range from membership rosters, club bulletins and shoot results to financial records.
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| American Meat Institute, "Eat the Right Foods" poster, circa 1942
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| Creator: |
American Meat Institute.
Leo Burnett Co.
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| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2015.298 |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Abstract: |
The American Meat Institute (AMI) is a large trade organization for the meat and poultry industry. Founded in 1906 as the
American Meat Packers Association in Chicago. During World War II, the AMI stressed the importance of a balance diet in order
to keep both civilians and servicemembers strong and healthy. The AMI produced many posters to promote their efforts. This
poster shows categories of food along with how many servings is recommended daily.
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| Andrew Clow & Co. records, 1784-1835
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| Creator: |
Andrew Clow & Co. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
0650 |
| Extent: |
420 items |
| Abstract: |
|
| Collection of photographic miscellany, circa 1920
|
| Creator: |
American Aristotype Co. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1992.242 |
| Extent: |
6 items |
| Abstract: |
Aristo Gold was a product of the American Aristotype Co. which was purchased by Eastman Kodak Company before 1920. This is
a small group of material all related to photography. There are three stock photographs, company samples all printed on Aristo
Gold "pure collodian-matt surface for sepia effects" paper; a letter, a price list and a tearsheet.
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| Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies maps and plans, 1893-1942
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| Creator: |
Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2087 |
| Extent: |
70 items |
| Abstract: |
The Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies comprised twenty-eight mutual insurance firms that specialized in industrial
fire insurance. The collection consists of seventy original hand-colored plans and maps primarily depicting textile mills,
paper products factories and foundries in New England and New York.
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| All American Engineering Company photographs, 1943-1961
|
| Creator: |
All American Engineering Company |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1968.006 |
| Extent: |
58 items |
| Abstract: |
All American Engineering Company researches, engineers and develops airplanes and aviation equipment. The collection includes
photographs of air pick-up testing, airplanes, equipment, and personnel.
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| All American Engineering Company records, 1937-1975
|
| Creator: |
All American Engineering Company |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1541 |
| Extent: |
10 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The engineering and research unit of All American Aviation, once the principal feeder airline for the mid-Atlantic region,
became the All American Engineering Company in 1953. Their records document the early evolution of All American Aviation,
the development of its system of air pick-up service, and its use in postal and military applications.
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| Alan Wood Steel Company photographs, circa 1900s-1968, bulk 1940s-1960s
|
| Creator: |
Alan Wood Steel Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2013.209 |
| Extent: |
2 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The Alan Wood Steel Company was a small, family-controlled integrated steel company, producing primarily steel sheets. This
small collection consists primarily of interiors and exteriors of the companys' facilities, equipment, and workers. There
are also some images from various events related to the company.
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| All American Engineering Corporation photographs and audiovisual materials, 1938-1984, bulk 1951-1976
|
| Creator: |
All American Engineering Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1976.410 |
| Extent: |
13 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm which was incorporated on October 31, 1952.
The company was originally a division of All American Aviation, Inc. This collection consists primarily of films. There is
a small amount of photographs which corresponds directly to the film material. The collection is organized into two series:
Films and Photographs, both series are arranged alphabetically. Dating from 1937 to 1984, the Films series documents the company’s
innovations in the aviation industry, including pickup and recovery systems, catapults and arresting gear. The photographs
document different design projects and tests; most of this research was related to the aviation industry. There are photographs
of the facilities at the DuPont Airport on Centre Road near Greenville, Delaware, and the Georgetown, Delaware, test plant.
Richard du Pont and other personnel appear in some of the images.
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| American Decalcomania Company sample album, circa 1920
|
| Creator: |
American Decalcomania Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1997.230 |
| Extent: |
1 volume |
| Abstract: |
Decalcomania is the process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to glass, ceramic, metal, or
other material. The American Decalcomania Company was a major decalcomania company in the early twentieth century in the United
States. This collection is an undated loose leaf album showing samples of American Decalcomania Company's commercial decal
products.
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| Atlantic Dynamite Company payroll books, 1872-1898
|
| Creator: |
Atlantic Dynamite Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2706 |
| Extent: |
4 volumes |
| Abstract: |
Entries listing employees, hours worked, and wages paid at a dynamite plant at Kenvil, N.J. |
| Atlas Powder Company records, 1868-1958, bulk 1912-1958
|
| Creator: |
Atlas Powder Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1516 |
| Extent: |
104 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
Incorporated in 1912, Atlas Powder Company functioned as an independent explosives and chemicals company until 1971, when
it was purchased by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited (U.K.) and became its American affiliate under the name ICI Americas,
Inc. The collection consists of minutes, reports, and correspondence from Atlas in addition to both predecessor and subsidiary
companies.
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| Austin Powder Company album, circa 1900
|
| Creator: |
Austin Powder Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1973.231 |
| Extent: |
27 items |
| Abstract: |
The Austin Powder Company began in 1833 at a site south of Cleveland, Ohio along the Cuyahoga River. The album contains photographic
prints of the Austin Powder Company's plant near Solon, Ohio, circa 1900.
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| Automatic Merchandising Company album, circa 1955
|
| Creator: |
Automatic Merchandising Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2017.202 |
| Extent: |
1 volume |
| Abstract: |
Automatic Merchandising Company operated and installed vending machines. A signature product was the Auto-Snak, a set of food
vending machines which dispensed soda, coffee, milk, sandwiches, soup, salads, pastries and ice cream. This album is a promotional
salesman sample album of automatic food vending machines for factories, universities, and offices. The album promotes the
company's Auto-Snak machines.
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| DuPont Company Ponsol dye poster, circa 1930
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| Creator: |
American Trading Company. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1998.222 |
| Extent: |
1 image |
| Abstract: |
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 with the production of gunpowder. Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder
production and towards chemistry innovations. Ponsol is the DuPont trade name of a line of anthraquinone vat dyes first commercially
produced in the United States in 1919. The poster shows a woman in a blue sweater holding a branch of cherry blossoms. Chinese
legend around the sides of the image translates
Fabrics dyed in Ponsol never fade.
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| Chestnut Run Textile Research Laboratory vertical aerial photograph, circa 1962
|
| Creator: |
Aero Service Corporation |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2012.216 |
| Extent: |
1 photographic print |
| Abstract: |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The DuPont Company
opened the Chestnut Run Textile Research Laboratory in 1954 near Wilmington, Delaware as a research facility to test the effects
of normal wear and tear on DuPont's line of synthetic fibers and fabrics. This item is a vertical aerial photograph of DuPont's
Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Delaware.
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| Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation records, 1897-1960, bulk 1920-1960
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| Creator: |
Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
2333 |
| Extent: |
2.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation was a major producer of radio and telecommunications equipment during the
20th century. Cardwell sold its products to the United States Government, major corporations, and individual consumers. The
records contain technical information such as patents and design drawings, as well as a vast array of sales and promotional
material from the 1920s.
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| Atlantic Aviation Corporation photographs, 1927-circa 1990
|
| Creator: |
Atlantic Aviation Corporation. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1999.223 |
| Extent: |
23 photographic prints |
| Abstract: |
Atlantic Aviation was begun by Henry Belin du Pont (1898-1970) in 1927 to provide services for business aviation. In 1948
it moved from the Du Pont Airport to the new New Castle County Airport south of Wilmington, Delaware. Soon it expanded to
other airports around the country. The collection includes portraits and views of Atlantic Aviation facilities at various
airports. There are also a few photographs of airplanes, including the
Spirit of St. Louis.
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| Allen family papers, 1818-1925
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| Creator: |
Allen family |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1978 |
| Extent: |
1 linear foot |
| Abstract: |
Horatio Allen (1802-1889) was a noted civil engineer and inventor, who worked with the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, the
South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, the Croton Aqueduct, and the New York & Erie Railroad. The bulk of his the papers
is personal correspondence (1818-1864), and biographical materials collected by his family. Also included is a small collection
of Allen's business papers, particularly concerning his work on the New York & Erie Railroad.
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| American Iron and Steel Institute (AI&SI) Records, 1872-1985, bulk 1908-1975
|
| Creator: |
American Iron and Steel Institute. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Manuscripts and Archives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1631 |
| Extent: |
232 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The records of the American Iron and Steel Institute and its predecessors provide an overview of the American iron and steel
industries from their roots in the mid-eighteenth century to the early 1980s. The bulk of the archive consists of the Institute's
library. Most of the Institute's own publications, plus a large collection of steel industry annual reports, are cataloged
individually and stored in the general Imprints Department stacks.
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| American Iron and Steel Institute photographs and audiovisual materials, 1851-1980
|
| Creator: |
American Iron and Steel Institute.;
Keller, Albert T., 1869-1940.;
Woodman, Walter C., 1903-1979.
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| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1986.268 |
| Extent: |
21 linear feet |
| Abstract: |
The American Iron and Steel Institute is a trade association of North American steel producers. The group’s mission includes
advocating for public policy, education and innovation for the Iron and Steel Industry. The Institute was established under
the leadership of Elbert H. Gary (1846-1927) in 1908, after the Panic of 1907 brought an end to industry-wide consolidations.
This collection consists of photographs, research notes, audio, film, and video which document the history of the steel industry.
The images cover the entire scope of the steel industry from basic raw materials through the multiple aspects of steelmaking.
In addition to images documenting the technical aspects of steel production, there are photographs showing steel in use. These
include a variety of industrial and consumer applications and images related to the steel industry and environmental issues.
The Albert T. Keller photographs depict the sites or remains of early ironworks primarily in the mid-Atlantic states and New
England states during the 1930s and there are over fifty blast furnace complexes pictured. The Walter C. Woodman photographs
and research notes document the history of iron furnaces and Saugus Iron Works becoming a national historic landmark.
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| A Study of Railway Transportation photographs and manuals, 1951
|
| Creator: |
Association of American Railroads. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1994.253 |
| Extent: |
57 photographic prints |
| Abstract: |
Founded in 1934, the Association of American Railroads is a leading railway organization that focuses on productivity and
safety of the U.S. rail industry. Members include major freight railroads in North America and Amtrak. This collection is
an educational kit composed of three parts created by the Association of American Railroads. There are two teacher's manuals
and loose photographs.
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| Abraham & Straus Department Store paper model, circa 1894
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| Creator: |
Abraham & Straus. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1996.205 |
| Extent: |
3 items |
| Abstract: |
Abraham & Straus was a Brooklyn, New York based department store chain. It started in 1865 as Wechsler & Abraham, founded
by Abraham Abraham (1843-1911) and Joseph Wechsler (1837-1896) in downtown Brooklyn. In 1893, the Straus family, part owners
of R.H. Macy and Company, bought out Wechsler, and the name changed to Abraham & Straus. This collection is a paper fold-out
model of the Abraham & Straus Department Store in Brooklyn, New York.
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| A Century of Progress panoramic lithograph, 1934
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| Creator: |
A.C. Schultz Litho. Co.; Panorama Sales Syndicate. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1970.233 |
| Extent: |
1 image |
| Abstract: |
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations
of national or cultural significance. The Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition was held along Lake Michigan
and Northerly Island Park from May 27, 1933 to November 1, 1933. This item is a colorful printed panoramic overview of Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition fair grounds.
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