DuPont commercial featuring Nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware (DuPont Cavalcade of America)

UPDATE: A higher quality version of this video is available here http://digital.hagley.org/FILM_200525... Editor of town newspaper "The Leader," Wright Robinson, discusses how Seaford, Delaware was once a small farming community but DuPont's Nylon plant, built in 1939, employed about 1,200 people and was instrumental in the town expansion. The commercial aired during the DuPont Cavalcade of America, circa 1955. Source: Hagley Museum & Library, digital.hagley.org Access to this item is provided for educational and research purposes only. The user assumes responsibility for obtaining permission from the copyright holder to publish or distribute this image. If you would like more information, please contact [email protected]. FIND US ONLINE: WEB: https://www.hagley.org FACEBOOK:   / hagleymuseum.  . INSTAGRAM:   / hagleymuseum   TWITTER:   / hagleymuseum   PINTEREST:   / hagleymuseum   ABOUT HAGLEY Experience the history of American innovation in the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.