E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Haskell Works panoramic photographs
Creation: circa 1920Abstract
In 1902, DuPont took control of Laflin & Rand, including the Haskell Works. Infallible and Ballistite powders were manufactured there. The works played an important role in smokeless powder production during World War I. The panoramic photographs depict views of the Du Pont Company's smokeless powder works in Haskell, New Jersey and the workers village nearby.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920
Creator
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
- Dick, John A., 1879-1972 (Person)
Extent
2 item(s)
General Physical Description
2 photographic prints : panoramic photographs ; 10 x 46 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
In 1894, the American Smokeless Powder Company built a works near Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. The company was taken over by the Laflin & Rand Company in 1898, and a newly-built works near the old one was named after the company's president, J.A. Haskell (1809-1894). In 1902, DuPont Company took control of Laflin & Rand, including the Haskell Works. Infallible and Ballistite powders were manufactured there. The works played an important role in smokeless powder production during World War I, but was permanently closed in 1926, when the DuPont Company consolidated its smokeless powder production at Carney's Point, New Jersey.
John A. Dick (1879-1972), the first full-time photographer hired by the DuPont Company, documented the growth of the plant during WWI in these photographs.
Scope and Content
Views of the DuPont Company's smokeless powder works in Haskell, New Jersey and the workers village nearby.
Location
Drawer AA-06.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Haskell Works panoramic photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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