Raw cotton, due to the presence of natural waxes and fats, is quite resistant to wetting by ordinary water, but the addition of a small amount of certain chemicals, known as wetting agents, causes the cotton to become wet rapidly. Wetting agents...

Written on back: "Konia c/o Miss Irene Gaylord. Marvine wishes to become a seamstress. See sad story. Sister of Label [?]." Written on folder: "In correspondance between Emily C. Wheeler of the National Armenia & India Relief Association."

Import autos are one of Dundalk Marine Terminals major commodities. Because of the vastness of the facility and the expertise of the local auto handlers, Dundalk terminal has become the largest import auto centers in the U.S., where it has handled...

Hendrick writes to Goodyear as instructed by the American Electric Vehicle company, in order to exchange the old tires for a new set. Hendrick discusses the specifications of the old tires and inquires about solid tires as compared to pneumatic...

Before bauxite can become the metal aluminum, the alumina must be removed from it. A step in the wet chemical process for obtaining alumina (aluminum oxide) is shown here. Impurities are being removed from the solution containing the bauxite. In...

The thousands of labels used to identify DuPont products show the diversity of the goods the company makes. For the first century Du Pont was primarily a maker of explosives. The past 50 years have seen the company broaden its base to become the...

In this laboratory, the Experimental station near Wilmington, Delaware, experiments are carried out on the molding characteristics of plastic materials. Such experiments are carried out on new types of products to determine whether or not they have...

US Coast Guard. Under the category of "Assistance to Life and Property" come the mercy activities for which the Service has become most reknowned. Coast Guard planes, cutters, shore stations, and other units are always ready at an instant's notice...

Unloading a barratte where a batch of treated pulp has been churned and mixed with carbon bisulfide to become cellulose xanthate, a chemical step in the manufacture of rayon at plants of E.I du Pont Nemours & Company. The pulp emerges deep orange...

Growing importance of chemistry in modern life carries the challenge of safeguarding public health and safety against unforeseen hazards. New chemicals are subjected to elaborate and exhaustive tests before they are permitted to become commercial...

Band saws are often used for cutting curves of large radius in Lucite methyl methacrylate resin. Because of the length of band saw blades, they dissipate heat more rapidly than do circular saws. Accordingly, they operate at lower temperatures and...

Display of the many different safety signs used at a single DuPont plant is a striking symbol of the companys prime concern for the safety of its employees. Signs are but one phase of a comprehensive company-wide program in which employees are...

A controversy is developing in the ranks of TWA, The Lindbergh Line over the question are passengers in the Douglas airliners going to consume so much more food while flying that the cost of feeding them is going to show a sharp advance? The...