Black Powder

 

Pierre Gentieu began working for the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company in 1877.  Over the next forty years he captured numerous images of life at the Hagley Powder Yards.  The following images are from the Pierre Gentieu Collection of the Historical Society of Delaware.

Pierre Gentieu (left) at the DuPont exhibit during   the Madison Square Garden Sportsmans Exhibition, 1899

HSD Library-Gentieu Collection 46.85.47