May 15, 2013
Empire State Building, circa 1940s Click here to view the item in our Digital Archives.

Empire State Building, circa 1940s

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Filed under: empire state building new york architecture building 1940s vintage black and white images photography 
April 11, 2013
Sticker for the Rockaway Roller Rink, circa 1941 Advertisement for the Rockaway Roller Rink at 50th and the Boulevard, Edgemere, New York.

Sticker for the Rockaway Roller Rink, circa 1941

Advertisement for the Rockaway Roller Rink at 50th and the Boulevard, Edgemere, New York.

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Filed under: sticker stickers advertisement roller skating roller skating rink Long Island New York vintage 50th Street Edgemere 1940s Hagley Digital Archives Hagley Museum and Library Rockaway 
March 11, 2013
Model with nylon wig designed by Emil Corsillo, circa 1940s Click to see more information about our upcoming exhibit: Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon

Model with nylon wig designed by Emil Corsillo, circa 1940s

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Filed under: nylon wig models 1940s textiles Emil Corsillo Inc. DuPont Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives fashion hair 
March 10, 2013
Advertisement for DuPont Nylon from The Saturday Evening Post, 1948 News about Nylon! Washable, stronger and they hold their shape! Click to see more information about our upcoming exhibit: Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon

Advertisement for DuPont Nylon from The Saturday Evening Post, 1948

News about Nylon! Washable, stronger and they hold their shape!

Click to see more information about our upcoming exhibit: Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon

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Filed under: advertisement advertising rayon nylon textiles clothing dress socks 1940s 1948 ads Saturday Evening Post DuPont Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives 
January 17, 2013
Having a nice time, but my Ass is pretty tired. 1942

Having a nice time, but my Ass is pretty tired. 1942

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Filed under: cartoons postcards travel 1940s 1942 Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives 
January 9, 2013
Mrs. Lavon Moser riveting a bomb bay door, 1944

Mrs. Lavon Moser riveting a bomb bay door, 1944

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Filed under: DuPont magazine photography vintage portrait bombers war manufacturing 1940s 1944 women world war II women war workers rivets 
November 30, 2012
Esquire Girls Revue, 1944 Participants on stage at the Hanford Engineering Works holiday show.

Esquire Girls Revue, 1944

Participants on stage at the Hanford Engineering Works holiday show.

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Filed under: 1940s Hagley Digital Archives Hagley Museum and Library Hanford Engineering Works dancing holidays 
November 21, 2012
Memo: How to Be A Super Secretary, 1945 “Hide your light! If you originate a good idea, you give the credit to your boss because you know when he advances you advance with him.”

Memo: How to Be A Super Secretary, 1945

“Hide your light! If you originate a good idea, you give the credit to your boss because you know when he advances you advance with him.”

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Filed under: secretary 1940s 1945 Remington Rand office workers typewriters employee employer relations workplace Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives 
October 31, 2012
Tintex Presents “Helpful Harry”: Handy Household Hints for Happier Housewives, 1940 Click to read more hints from Helpful Harry from our Trade Catalog and Pamphlets collection.

Tintex Presents “Helpful Harry”: Handy Household Hints for Happier Housewives, 1940

Click to read more hints from Helpful Harry from our Trade Catalog and Pamphlets collection.

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Filed under: tintex helpful harry housewives 1940s 1940 dyeing home economics products Promotions advertising advertisement Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives 
October 12, 2012
Testing nylon on humans, circa 1940s At DuPont’s Haskell Laboratory, small pieces of nylon were taped to legs or arms of hundreds of paid volunteers like those above. Patches were left on for one week, then removed for ten days and again applied. Final test of nylons purity came with wear tests of history by 5,000 women. Click to see more images from our DuPont Product Information collection.

Testing nylon on humans, circa 1940s

At DuPont’s Haskell Laboratory, small pieces of nylon were taped to legs or arms of hundreds of paid volunteers like those above. Patches were left on for one week, then removed for ten days and again applied. Final test of nylons purity came with wear tests of history by 5,000 women.

Click to see more images from our DuPont Product Information collection.

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Filed under: DuPont Company nylon Haskell Laboratory testing human testing products product research 1940s Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Digital Archives