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Percy L. Bell analyzing viscose solutions at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Close-up view of laboratory operator Percy L. Bell checking the composition of viscose solutions produced in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Hopewell, Virginia. The viscose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Laboratories, Bell, Percy L.
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Control test at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of laboratory operator Donald R. Stevens checking the filtration characteristics of viscose solutions produced in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Hopewell, Virginia.…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Viscosity, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Production of cellulose gum at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of the production of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as cellulose gum or tylose powder, CMC is a cellulose derivative commonly used as a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Fourdrinier machine in use at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Close-up view of a Fourdrinier machine in use at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this Fourdrinier machine was used to dewater sheets of so-called…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Leroy Brown and John Williams operating automatic banding machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of Leroy Brown and John Williams operating an automatic banding machine in the Cellulose Department at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, African American men, Machinery, Brown, Leroy, Williams, John
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Timothy R. Curley operating lift truck at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
General view of Timothy R. Curley operating a lift truck to move bales of cotton linters at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. At the Hopewell plant, raw cotton linters (short fiber residues left…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, Forklift trucks, African American men, Warehouses, Curley, Timothy R.
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Paul F. Brown operating bale breaking machine at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1951
Two views of employee Paul F. Brown feeding raw cotton linters (short fiber residues left on the cottonseed after the longer staple, aka the "lint" fibers, are removed by ginning) into a bale breaking machine in the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Cotton, Polymers, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, African Americans, Cellulose, African American men, Machinery, Brown, Paul F.
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Extruder at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1951-May-01
Retouched photograph with a general view of an extruder used at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Extruders were commonly used to process and shape a variety of raw materials produced at the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Bussa Studio
- Subject Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Machinery
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Calcium Chloride: the Ever Thirsty Chemical
- 1950-Jun-17
Advertisement for Dowflake Calcium Chloride, a product of the Dow Chemical Company marketed for use stabilizing road surfaces and as an efficient means of moisture control. The advertisement features a collection of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Humectants, Corporations, Advertising, Humidity--Control, Calcium chloride
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NYLON... and the Jantzen magic touch!
- 1950s
Color advertisement from Jantzen Knitting Mills, Inc. in Portland, Oregon for a Jantzen swimsuit. The ad features a young woman wearing a strapless light blue one-piece swimsuit. In the background, a young man wearing…
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Aluminum necklace
- 1900s
Round silver aluminum necklace consisting of numerous triangular shaped pieces arranged in an overlapping pattern; hook and eye clasp are attached via thread to the main body of the necklace.
- Subject Aluminum, Jewelry, Electrochemistry
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FlyDed Insect Spray
- After 1927 – before 1959
Pesticide bottle with blue and white text on orange, blue, and white label. Insect graphics. Red screw cap.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Food Processing...in Grandmother's Time
- 1951
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring a farm scene centered upon a woman stirring a large cauldron over a fire. The accompanying text details the use of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)…
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Detergents "Sink the Fleet" - But Speed the Wash
- 1951
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a young boy pouring powdered detergent into a small pool. A woman holding a basket of laundry is visible in the background. The accompanying text details…
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...The Midnight Oil!
- Advertisement for Dow Chemicals
- 1951-Sep-15
Color print advertisement for a range of chemicals, including hydrochloric acid, phenol, and caustic soda, manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in the petroleum industry. The advertisement depicts…
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"Hard Water" Fairyland...Hot Water Hazard!
- Advertisement for Dowell solvents
- 1950-Nov-04
Color print advertisement for Dowell Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a young woman examining stalactites and stalagmites in a cave. The accompanying text details the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Solvents, Solvents industry, Water--Hardness
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For Safety! Heavy Duty Brake Fluids
- 1951
Color print advertisement for synthetic materials manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in brake fluids. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a young boy chasing a baseball in front…
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"Watching the Birdie" with Aniline
- 1950-Sep-18
Black and white print advertisement for aniline and other industrial chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a photographer, with accompanying text…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Aniline
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The Riddle of the Calf that Didn't Disappear!
- Advertisement for Dow Agricultural Chemicals
- 1951
Black and white print advertisement for Esteron 245 and other agricultural chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, including weed killers, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and…
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The Riddle of the Extra Bushels!
- Advertisement for Dow Agricultural Chemicals
- 1951-Jun
Black and white print advertisement for a range of agricultural chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, including weed killers, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and grain and soil …
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Dow Crab Grass Killer: This One REALLY Works
- 1950s
Color print advertisement for crab grass killer granules manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Herbicides, Crabgrass, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations
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The Grass Isn't Always Greener...on the Other Side of the Fence!
- 1950-May-13
Color print advertisement for Dow Sodium TCA 90%, a "grass killer" manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use clearing grass from crop areas and irrigation ditches, among other applications. The…
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Formula for Plenty...Pattern for the Future!
- 1951
Color print advertisement for a range of agricultural products manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, including soil fumigants, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, and feed supplements. The…
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The Riddle of the Bark and the "Bite"
- Advertisement for Dow agricultural chemical products
- 1951-Oct
Black and white print advertisement for Esteron 245 and other weed, brush, and grass control chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a farmer…
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Dow Chemical Company sign at South Power Station
- 1950-Sep-12
Three views of the installation of a new sign on the roof of the South Power Station at the Dow Chemical Company's headquarters in Midland, Michigan. Installed in 1950, the sign measured 217 feet long and was visible to…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Branding (Marketing), Employees, Industries, Electric signs, Dow Chemical Company
