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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, Marianne Homburger and Viktor Homburger, May 30, 1938
- 1938-May-30
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his family in Germany about his scientific work at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the spring of 1938.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, February 8, 1938
- 1938-Feb-08
Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) gives his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), personal and professional life updates. He describes scientists he met on a recent trip to Detroit. Max ends the letter with the news of Alfred…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Professor James W. McBain
- 1938-Apr-05
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to James W. McBain (1882–1953), to ask if his son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) could correspond with him. At this time, Max Bredig had already emigrated from Germany to the United…
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Dyestuffs for Wood Stains
- 1900s
Sample book for dyeing solutions on wood from the Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, a German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate. Contains dyeing instructions and sixty-four mounted wood…
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All Wrapped Up in Ethocel
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose, marketed for its flexibility and shock resistance under extreme high and low temperatures. The advertisement features an illustration of the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Ethylcellulose, Plastics in packaging
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After the Deluge
- Advertisement for Dow Organic Solvents
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical organic solvents. The advertisement shows an illustrated scene of a man and woman whose clothes have been muddied by a passing car. The accompanying text describes the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Women in advertising, Solvents, Solvents industry, Dry cleaning, Dry cleaning industry
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One More for the Dry Cleaner
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Synthetic Solvents. The advertisement features a photograph of a group of children at a picnic. In the foreground is a young boy eating a hot dog with a mustard stain visible on his…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dry cleaning, Dry cleaning industry, Children in advertising, Solvents industry, Solvents
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Sentenced to Death
- Advertisement for Dow Methyl Bromide Insecticide
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Methyl Bromide, a fumigant insecticide. The advertisement shows a color illustration of a Japanese Beetle with a placard reading 'Sentenced to Death.' The accompanying text describes…
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Nobel laureates at Indian Institute of Science
- 1930s
Group portrait of Nobel laureates at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Beginning third from left, the individuals depicted in the photograph are identified as follows:
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman…
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The 53rd Element
- 1938
Color print advertisement for iodine manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a bottle of iodine and a manicured hand holding a dropper. A drop of iodine is illustrated against a plain…
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Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a subsidiary of the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Robinson Studio
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Paper chemicals, Paper chemicals industry
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Dairy Industries Exposition exhibition display (1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display at a Dairy Industries Exposition held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation operated…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Fred Hess & Son
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Paper industry, Paper chemicals industry
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Ford show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a Ford Motor Company trade show held in Detroit, Michigan. The display depicts the production of nitrocellulose and its use in a variety of products, including…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer MacGregor and Company
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Powder Company, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Nitrocellulose
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Foundry show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of a Hercules Powder Company display advertising Truline Binder at an unidentified foundry industry trade show.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Founding, Hercules Incorporated
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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a chemical industry trade show advertising a variety of products, including nitrocellulose, explosives, and naval stores.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Herbert Photos
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Naval stores, Naval stores industry, Nitrocellulose, Explosives industry
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Portrait of Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
- Circa 1938
Portrait of chemist and prolific inventor Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) best known for his involvement in the development of margarine, polyester, anti-knock gasoline, and paint and varnish remover.
Carleton Ellis was…
- Photographer Winburn, Jay Te
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Inventors, Ellis, Carleton, 1876-1941, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Paint industry and trade
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Exposure racks at Rohm and Haas home office
- 1930s
General view of exposure racks designed to test the weathering capabilities of varnishes and other products manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company. The racks are positioned on the roof of the company's home office…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Mills, Charles P.
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Weathering, Quality control
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Research laboratory for resinous products
- 1930s
General view of a research laboratory for resinous products at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware
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Employee at work in Rohm and Haas Company laboratory
- 1930s
General view of an unidentified employee at work in a laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Employees
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Rohm and Haas Varnish Laboratory
- 1930s
General view of the Varnish Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Varnish and varnishing, Varnish industry
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Rohm and Haas Resin Research Laboratory
- 1930s
General view of the Resin Research Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware, Gums and resins
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Divorcing a Dangerous Couple
- Advertisement for Dowtherm
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dowtherm, a heat transfer fluid manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a temperature and a pressure gauge, with…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Heat, Temperature
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The Magic of Magnesium
- 1938-Oct
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a sample of magnesium flanked by illustrations of a range of products made from…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade
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Paper urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Paper urine sugar comparator is labeled "Somogyi urine sugar test." This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be an indicator of diabetes.
Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) was a…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Used for the qualitative color comparison of urine samples, this urine sugar caparator consists of a wooden holder with holes along the top for holding test tubes next to the color indicators. The printed scale ranges…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
