Online Exhibits

The DuPont Company on the Brandywine

This exhibit covers the history of the original DuPont Company gunpowder works in Delaware.



William G. McGowan's MCI : 1968 to 1991

This online exhibit traces the life of William G. McGowan and his tenure at MCI.




Wawa: The 45th Anniversary Exhibit
Wawa 45th Anniversary Logo
The Hagley Library helps celebrate the 45th anniversary of Wawa, Inc. with this online exhibit of photographs and archival materials from the company’s public relations department.




Building the Lydonia II
The Lydonia II, 1912
Exhibit documents the construction and launch of the Lydonia II in nineteen photographs taken by the Pusey and Jones Company from April 1911 to May 1912.







Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture
Raymond Loewy in 1934
Exhibit featuring the most prominent industrial designer of the twentieth century. He blended traditional styles with streamlining and European modernism, while satisfying Americans' taste for comfort and convenience.






A Bird's Eye View of the Delaware Valley: The Photography of the Dallin Aerial Survey Company
Dallin aerial survey crew
An online exhibit featuring select aerial images from Hagley's Dallin Company Collection.








Universal Design
Universal Design pioneer, Thomas Lamb
An online exhibit exploring the careers of Thomas Lamb and Marc Harrison, pioneers in the field of universal design.








Centuries of Progress: American World's Fairs 1853 to 1982
New York,  World's Fair, 1939

Digital exhibit based on Hagley's successful museum exhibit of the same name. Includes selections from our signifigant collections of material related America's World's Fairs and Expositions.








John J. Raskob (1879-1950): Capitalist and Philanthropist
John J. Raskob

An exhibit documenting the life and accomplishments of one of the most prominent figures in pre-New Deal business and politics.








Patent Medicine
Patent Medicine Trade Catalog

Exhibit featuring items from Hagley's library collection related to the history of patent medicine in the United States.