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Do roaches spread cancer? Tanglefoot Spray
- 1926-Apr-10
Color print magazine advertisement for Tanglefoot Fly Spray. The advertisement notably details the parasitic theory of cancer propagated by Dr. Louis Westenra Sambon (1867-1931) to advocate for the use of pesticides…
- Subject Diseases, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Tanglefoot Company, Cancer, Insecticides, Toxins
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Naphtol AS on Rayon
- 1927
Sample book for Naphtol AS dyes, used for "embroidery purposes, for effects in silk, woollen and cotton clothes, for curtains, underwear made of artificial silk, etc." Contains dyeing instructions and 70 mounted dyed…
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Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935)
- 1920s – circa
Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935). Hooker was born on April 19, 1865, in Benchley, Kent, England and studied at the Government Science School in South Kensington, London. Hooker earned his PhD from the…
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Results of an experiment to determine if corn can use ammonia nitrogen
- 1927-Jul-26
General view of culture samples used for an experiment to determine if corn growing under sterile conditions can use ammonia nitrogen. This experiment was conducted at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen…
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Dr. F.E. Allison studying the fixation of nitrogen by bacteria
- 1926-Apr
Two views of Dr. F.E. Allison studying the fixation of nitrogen by bacteria at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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Apparatus for oxidizing ammonia
- 1926-Apr
Two views of an apparatus used to oxidize ammonia with pure oxygen using bed catalysts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. The individual visible in the…
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Exterior view of the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1926-Apr
Two views of the exterior of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory facility located at American University near Washington, D.C. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was…
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Dr. E.D. Crittenden with apparatus for testing of catalysts
- 1926-Apr
Two views of Dr. E.D. Crittenden with an apparatus used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory to test catalysts at 1 to 100 atmospheres of pressure. Key components of the apparatus…
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C.A. Black with apparatus for measuring the solubility of methane
- 1926-Apr
Two views of Mr. C.A. Black with an apparatus used to measure the solubility of methane in hydrocarbons under high pressures at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in…
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J.E. Reuter at work in instrument shop at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1926-Apr
Two views of J.E. Reuter at work in the instrument shop at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory showing assorted machinery and tools.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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J.E. Reuter at work in instrument shop at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1926-Apr
Two views of J.E. Reuter at work in the instrument shop at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory showing assorted machinery and tools.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibition display
- Circa 1926
Two views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's exhibition display at the Chemical Industries Exposition in New York. Highlighting the work of the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory, the display includes panels on…
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Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory exhibition display
- 1926
Two views of an exhibition display concerning the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. The display includes assorted sample jars and a photograph…
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Study of the effects of boric acid on soy beans
- 1927-Jul-26
Two views of culture samples used to study the effect of boric acid on the production of nodules upon the roots of soy beans grown under pure culture conditions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen…
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Results of an experiment to determine if corn can secure nitrogen from air
- 1927-Jul-26
General view of culture samples used for an experiment to determine if corn can secure its nitrogen from the air if grown in the presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This experiment was conducted at the U.S.…
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Assorted Urea Plant apparatus
- 1926-Apr
Two views of assorted apparatus at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory's Urea Plant. Urea is a water-soluble powder form of carbonic acid frequently used as a fertilizer and feed supplement. The individuals present…
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Apparatus for measuring the compressibility of gases
- 1926-Apr
Four assorted views of a thermostat and equipment used to determine the compressibility of gas at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. In chemistry,…
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Louis Pasteur
- After 1885 – before 1953
Postcard image is a reproduction of Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire" [Pasteur In His Laboratory]. The portrait depicts Pasteur in his laboratory at the rue d'Ulm,…
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Potentiometer at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- Circa 1926
General view of a Brown Potentiometer and other assorted apparatus and machinery used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. Potentiometers are used to…
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Apparatus used to grow plants at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- Circa 1927-Jul-26
General view of an apparatus used to grow plants under sterile conditions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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Apparatus for studying the decomposition of ammonia
- Circa 1927-Jul-26
R.A. Nelson (left) and E.S. Lamar (right) demonstrating an apparatus used to study the decomposition of ammonia on hot catalyst surfaces by means of the coated strip method. This apparatus was used at the U.S.…
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Apparatus for studying the decomposition of ammonia
- Circa 1927-Jul-26
Close-up view of an apparatus used to study the decomposition of ammonia on hot catalyst surfaces by means of the coated strip method. This apparatus was used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen…
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Study of the decomposition of ammonia on catalyst surfaces
- 1926-Apr
R.A. Nelson (left) and Dr. C.H. Kunsman (right) demonstrating an apparatus used to study the decomposition of ammonia on catalyst surfaces at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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Apparatus for measuring thermionic properties
- 1926-Apr
General view of an apparatus used to measure the thermionic properties of catalyst surfaces at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. In chemistry, the term…
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Apparatus for testing water gas catalysts
- 1926-Apr
J.F. Shultz demonstrating use of an apparatus to test water gas catalysts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. The term "water gas" commonly refers to…
