Hagley Yard company housing notebook, 1902.

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Hagley Yard company housing notebook, 1902.

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This 153 page notebook describes the company housing. It gives the name of the occupant, the number of rooms in the house and describes the interior, the condition of the rooms, the kind of roof, the outbuildings, and repairs which need to be done. It appears that this 1902 volume was prepared by one George R. Cheyney who was in charge of inspecting the Du Pont Company's workers' houses.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Hagley Yard.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...