Harry Darby Photograph Collection
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Title
Harry Darby Photograph Collection
Subject
Darby Manufacturing Corp.
Harry Darby
Manufacturing industries
Kansas City (Kan.)
Description
This collection features images of the Darby Manufacturing Corp. from the years 1942 to the 1960s and photographs of Harry Darby, his wife, and his friends Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower.
Creator
Various photographers including Wilborn & Associates, and Tyner & Murphy
Source
Kansas Room Special Collections
Publisher
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Date
ca. 1942-1965
Rights
Format
JPG
Language
eng
Type
Photographs
Collection Items
Darby Corp. Shipyard
Black and white photograph of Darby Manufacturing Corp., exterior with LCT-6s and LCM 3s in production.
Darby Corporation LCT Launch
Black and white photograph of a Darby Corporation LCT being launched into the Kansas River with Kansas City, Missouri skyline in the distance.
Manufacturing LCTs
Black and white photograph of workers manufacturing LCT's at the Darby Corporation during World War II. Factory interior view.
LCT Ready for Launch
Black and white photograph of a LCT being raised by a pulley and cable system at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
LCT on Launch Ramp
Black and white photograph of a Darby Corp. LCT being loaded onto the launch ramp into the Missouri River.
Inside Darby Manufacturing Corp.
Black and white photograph of workers insde the Darby Manufacturing plant.
Inside the Darby Corp. Factory
Black and white photograph of workers inside the Darby Corp. factory in Kansas City, Kansas.
Workers at Darby Manufacturing
Black and white photograph of workers inside the Darby Manufacturing plant.
Manufacturing Bombs at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of workers producing half ton bombs at the Darby Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II.
Manufacturing Bombs at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of workers producing half ton bombs at the Darby Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II.
Bomb Manufactured by Darby Corp.
Black and white phtograph of a WWII era bomb produced by the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Worker Manufacturing a Bomb at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of a Darby Corp. employee manufacturing a bomb during World War II.
Tanks Ready for Shipment
Black and white photograph of tanks on rail cars, ready for shipment from the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Manufacturing Steel Tanks
Black and white photograph of tanks being manufactured at Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Darby Equipment Ready for Shipment
Black and white photograph of Darby equipment loaded on railcars for shipment. Two men visible next to the tracks.
Caustic Air Scrubber
Black and white photograph of a caustic air scrubber produced by the Darby Corp. for Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. in Lawarence Kansas, loaded on the bed of a truck for tranport. Scrubber measured 4'6" x 102' amd was completed in 1954.
Men Working at the Darby Plant
Black and white photograph of four men working inside a large metal drum at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Special Process Vessel Loaded for Transport
Black and white photograph of a special process vessel produced by the Darby Corp. loaded for transport. The vessel was produced for the Bechtel Corp. for phasphates plants and used in the burning of phosphorus. It was 14' -6" x 45' long, made from…
Steel Vessel at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of large steel vessel being produced at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kanas.
Darby Manufacturing Corp.--interior
Color photograph of production work inside the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Rolling Steel Plate
Black and white photograph of large steel plate being rolled into a cylinder at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Special Process Vessel
Black and white photograph of Bechtel Corp. special process vessel manufacturing at the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas. The vessel was 14'-6" x 45' long, solid stainless steel Type 316 ELC.
Drum Column Hoppers
Black and white photogaph of six drum column hoppers at Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Industrial Gas Turbine
Black and white photograph of a 3,000 H.P industrial gas turbine at Westinghouse Elec. Corp, Aviation Gas Turbine Division. Shows weldments by the Darby Corp.
Steel Penstocks
Black and white photograph of steel penstocks running down a mountain. Possibly part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, a transmountain water diversion system that spreads over approximately 250 miles in Colorado and provides supplemental water…
Steel Tank in Production
Black and white photograph of the Darby Manufacturing Corp. with steel tank in production. Interior factory view.
Aluminum Tanks
Black and white photograph of aluminum tanks in production at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas. Interior factory view.
Steel for Intercity Viaduct
Black and white photograph manufacturing steel for the Kansas City Intercity Viaduct approach for Tobin Construction Co. Interior view of the Darby Manufacturing Corp.
Welder at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of a welder working inside the Darby Manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Kansas.
Military Trailer Frame
Black and white photograph of a military trailer frame produced by the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Tank with Colt Industries Logo
Black and white photograph of steel tanks branded with the Colt Industries logo, loaded on a train car.
Indianapolis Power & Light Railcar
Black and white photograph of a railroad car produced for Indianapolis Power & Light and Peabody Coal Co. by Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Kansas City Southern Caboose
Color photograph of a Kansas City Southern caboose made by Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas. Photographer's editing marks visible.
Trailer Train
Color photograph of a railroad car with corrugated metal sides. Produced by Darby Manufactuirng Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Peabody Coal Cars
Black and white phtograph of Peabody Coal Co. rail cars at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Inside the Darby Manufacturing Plant
Black and white photograph of workers at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Exhibit U
Black and white photograph of workers constructing a large convex part from steel plates at the Darby Manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo labeled "Exhibit U".
Inside Darby Manufacturing
Black and white photograph of workers inside the Darby Manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Kansas.
Truck with Trailer
Color photograph of a truck with a trailer manufactured by the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Truck Trailer
Black and white photograph of a trailer manufactured by the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Truck at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of workers welding the bed of a large druck at the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.
Dump Trucks at the Darby Corp.
Black and white photograph of 61 cubic yard capacity dump trucks with Green Coal Co. branding at the Darby Corporation.
Eisenhower Museum Dedication
Color photograph of Mr. K.S. Adams, Dr. Hilton Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mrs. Harry Darby, Senator Harry Darby and Mrs. K.S. Adams after the dedication of the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas.
Mamie Eisenhower and Harry Darby
Color photograph of Mamie Doud Eisenhower and Senator Harry Darby arriving for the wreath laying ceremony at the Place of Meditation at the Eisenhower Center in Abilene, Kansas.
President's Box
Black and white photograph of Harry Darby in the President’s Box at an unidentified event.
Portrait of Senator Harry Darby
Color photograph of the oil portrait of Senator Harry Darby painted by J. Anthony Willis
President Eisenhower with Portrait of Mrs. Eisenhower
Black and white photograph of Dwight Eisenhower with J. Anthony Wills portrait of Mamie Eisenhower