DuPont office workers group portrait
Creation: circa 1910Abstract
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 Eleuthère Irénée du Pont the company began with the production of gunpowder. This item is an outdoor group portrait of DuPont Company employees, apparently posed on the front porch and steps of the company office in the Hagley Powder Yards.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910
Creator
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 9 x 12 in.
Historical Note
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 (1739-1817) and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) the company began with the production of gunpowder. 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. Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations. By 1926 the company officially dissolved the powder production unit, although it had already been inactive for many years.
Scope and Content
This item is an outdoor group portrait of DuPont Company employees, apparently posed on the front porch and steps of the company office in the Hagley Powder Yards. Most of the workers are unidentified, although George H. Seitz is specifically identified and there is a list of names of 7 other employees. However, their positions in the photograph are not given. Those employees named are Emil Krauss, George Dougherty, Jim Hackendorn, Frank Haley, Tom Telly, Bill Rowe, and Bill Huston.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This item is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- DuPont office workers group portrait
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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