Hagley Museum and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley Museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1972. Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.
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Listen to an interview with Ms. Tirado who enjoyed going to the 1964 World's Fair and took numerous friends and family members who visited her. http://queensmemory.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/237 (read more)
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Could the protect our youth be with reference to the crime and gangs linked to prohibition? It does seem to be against the banning of alcohol ... (read more)
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This is where historians are very helpful... I don't get this at all? Are they looking to get rid of prohibition? Does that mean they want ... (read more)
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site of former beer garden (read more)
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In front of Hotel du Pont (read more)
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Inside the railroad exhibition building at the New York World's Fair in 1939, Raymond Loewy stands by Pennsylvania S1 locomotive, which he designed. (read more)
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Raymond Loewy supervising the construction of the Chrysler exhibit. Inside the Chrysler building were exhibits of building cars, car displays, and a frozen forest of palm ... (read more)
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Avon representatives were winners of a sweepstakes to go to the 1964 World's Fair. (read more)
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From Official Guide Book of the New York World's Fair 1939, p. 181: "A Spectacular 105-foot tower, representing the complex apparatus used in chemical laboratories, stands ... (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Sesquicentennial site, showing Treasure Island and High Street. Dirigible visible in distance. From Official Sesqui-Centennial Daily Program, Tuesday, October 12, 1926, p. ... (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Sesquicentennial site, showing Gladway and Lagoons in foreground. Forum of Founders is visible in back, and Education and Pennsylvania State Building are ... (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Sesquicentennial site, showing army balloon (dirigible) being inflated. To the left of the dirigible is the Gladway, which contained amusement rides and ... (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Sesquicentennial site, showing League Island Park and shipyards. The park is known as FDR Park today. See map: http://digital.hagley.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p268001coll4/id/11457/rec/1. (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Philadelphia Sesquicentennial site. Printed caption: "Shriners convention at Municipal Stadium, viewed north." Today this is the location of the Wells Fargo Center ... (read more)
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Dallin Aerial Survey of Sesquicentennial site, showing Argentina buildings and campgrounds. The Pavilion of the Argentine Republic was one of the largest buildings on the grounds ... (read more)
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Pen and ink drawing from G.J.B. Carstensen, New York Crystal Palace (New York, 1854). The Crystal Palace was built to house the Exhibition of the Industry ... (read more)
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Crowd scene with streetcars outside main buildings of Centennial Exhibition. The Philadelphia International Centennial Exposition was the first official World's Fair held in the United States, ... (read more)
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Crowd scene outside main buildings of International Centennial Exhibition. The Philadelphia International Centennial Exposition was the first official World's Fair held in the United States, and ... (read more)
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In the Sinclair exhibit, life-sized recreations of dinosaurs were on display, and Sinclair's operations and future plans were depicted in dioramas. (read more)
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In General Motors' exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair, a futurama took visitors on a trip to the moon, under the Antarctic ice, under the ocean, ... (read more)
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In General Motors' exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair, a futurama took visitors on a trip to the moon, under the Antarctic ice, under the ocean, ... (read more)
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Inside the DuPont Company building, two casts presented "Wonderful World of Chemistry," which was comprised of a comedy tracing the history of chemistry from ancient Greece ... (read more)
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Inside the DuPont Company building, two casts presented "Wonderful World of Chemistry," which was comprised of a comedy tracing the history of chemistry from ancient Greece ... (read more)
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Inside the DuPont Company building, two casts presented "Wonderful World of Chemistry," which was comprised of a comedy tracing the history of chemistry from ancient Greece ... (read more)
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Inside the DuPont Company building, two casts presented "Wonderful World of Chemistry," which was comprised of a comedy tracing the history of chemistry from ancient Greece ... (read more)
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