About Magazine Podcasts Events
Museum Hours:Wednesday–Saturday, 10AM–5PM

Digital Collections

Photographs

Steam and electric-heated spinning grids

  • 1946-Nov-11

Rights

No Known Copyright

Download all 2 images

PDFZIPof full-sized JPGs

Download selected image

Small JPG1200 x 1543px — 309 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3704px — 1.3 MBFull-sized JPG3636 x 4676px — 2.0 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3636 x 4676px — 48.7 MB
View
No Known
Copyright
PDF
Download PDF
ZIP
of full-sized JPGs
Download ZIP

Two close-up views of an electric-heated grid and steam-spinning grid and block assembly used during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The photographs are captioned "Figure 1" and "Figure 2," indicating that they appeared in a report or publication.

Property Value
Format
Genre
Extent
  • 11 in. H x 8.5 in. W
Subject
Rights No Known Copyright
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

Institutional location

Department
Collection
Physical container
  • Box 2

View collection guide View in library catalog

Related Items

Cite as

“Steam and Electric-Heated Spinning Grids,” November 11, 1946. Joseph X. Labovsky Collection of Nylon Photographs and Ephemera, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1831ck020.

  Export citation (RIS) ?

This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

Rights

No Known Copyright

Download selected image

Small JPG1200 x 1537px — 337 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3689px — 1.5 MBFull-sized JPG3644 x 4668px — 2.1 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3644 x 4668px — 48.7 MB

The Science History Institute recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful, containing racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, or homophobic language or depictions. The history of science is not exempt from beliefs or practices harmful to traditionally marginalized groups. The Institute is engaged in ongoing efforts to responsibly present and address the evidence of oppression and injustice inextricable from the history of science. If you would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts or if you encounter harmful, inaccurate, or insufficient descriptions, please contact us at digital@sciencehistory.org.