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Unidentified man with instrument
- After 1949 – before 1976
A black and white photograph of an unidentified man standing next to an IBM 407 Accounting Machine. Introduced in 1949, the IBM 407 was one of a long line of IBM tabulating machines. The 407 read punched cards, totaled…
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2 items
Skein Dyed Yarn
- 1928 – 1968
Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…
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Teletype
- 1960s
Teletype telecommunication device with a QWERTY keyboard, acoustic couplers, and small LED screen to display typed text electronically. The text is transmitted live, via a telephone line, to a compatible device, i.e.…
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5 items
Dairy Science Instruments
- After 1959 – before 1989
Pyrex 70% Gerber Bottle - A glass tube bottle with bulbous ends and a flattened midsection. The mid-section has measurements from 0 to 70 mL. One end is inscribed in red "Cheese".
Used Gerber Bottle 8% - A glass tube…
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2 items
Prosthetic arm with hook
- 1900s
A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…
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Prosthetic arm with strings
- 1900s
A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…
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8 items
Standing Wheelchair Model
- 1900s
A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…
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2 items
Höhere Mathematik als Hilfswissenschaft für die Technik
- Higher Mathematics as an Auxiliary Science for Technology
- 1960s
- Publisher Demmig, R. (Richard), 1880-
- Subject Mathematics, Publishers and publishing, Tables, Science publishing
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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- After 1964 – before 1991
Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.
Bettye Greene was born on March…
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On Stream! New process makes rare earths available at lower cost
- 1965
Black and white print advertisement for the Molybdenum Corporation of America, known today as Molycorp, Inc. The advertisement includes an image of Molycorp's mining plant in Mountain Pass, California, with a smaller…
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Autographes et Documents Historiques
- Circa 1930 – 1985
Cover of an autograph catalog by Alain Brieux (1922-1985), an antique dealer, bookseller, and astrolabe specialist.
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13 items
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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7 items
Employees exiting Rohm and Haas home office building
- 1965
Series of photographs showing unidentified employees exiting the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia. These photographs were likely taken around the time the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Employees, Women employees
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Plexiglas chandelier at Rohm and Haas home office building
- 1965-Jun-14
General view of the Plexiglas chandelier in the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Pasquarella, Gus
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Architecture
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Charles C. Price with laboratory apparatus
- 1960s
Close-up black and white view of American chemist Charles C. Price examining a laboratory apparatus.
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Portrait of Charles C. Price (1913-2001)
- 1960s
Black and white portrait of American chemist and American Chemical Society president (1965) Charles C. Price (1913-2001). An instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Notre Dame, and the…
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Parke-Davis District Office and Warehouse featuring Plexiglas panels
- 1960s
Three photographs depicting the Parke-Davis District Office and Warehouse located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, part of a series documenting the use of Plexiglas in the building industry. Per notations accompanying the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Architecture, Parke, Davis & Company
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Uses of Plexiglas in the New Rohm & Haas Building
- 1965-Apr-21
General view of an exhibit panel detailing the varied use of Plexiglas in the fixtures and detailing of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at Independence Mall West in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Building materials, Architecture
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Trade show exhibit featuring Rohm & Haas building
- 1965-Apr-21
General view of an exhibit panel detailing the use of various Rohm and Haas Company products, including Paraplex and Rhoplex, in the new home office building located at Independence Mall West in Philadelphia.
The Rohm…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Building materials
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Aerial view of Rohm & Haas headquarters facing Independence Mall
- 1960s
Aerial view of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The photograph includes a view of nearby Independence Hall on the left-hand side of the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Architecture, Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994, George M. Ewing Co., Plexiglas
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Montgomery Ward store featuring laminated Plexiglas panels
- 1960s
Two photographs depicting the Montgomery Ward store located at the Apache Plaza Shopping Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of a series documenting the use of Plexiglas in the building industry. Per notations…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Chemical industry, Architecture, Montgomery Ward
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Plexiglas panel at Oak Cliff Savings & Loan building
- 1960s (Date of photograph and mount)
Photograph of a colored Plexiglas panel installation in a Mondrian design at the Oak Cliff Savings & Loan building located in Dallas, Texas, part of a series documenting the use of Plexiglas in the building industry.…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Plexiglas, Corporations, Chemical industry, Architecture
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Welcome to Rohm & Haas
- Circa 1965
Informational pamphlet for new Rohm and Haas Company employees, with an emphasis on the architecture of and materials used in the Rohm and Haas home office building located on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Included…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Architecture, Building materials, Plexiglas
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Stamp honoring Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849)
- 1965-Feb-18 (Date of issue)
Mexican postage stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Spanish-Mexican scientist, engineer, and naturalist Andrés Manuel del Río (1764-1849) best known for his discovery of compounds of vanadium in…
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Saran Wrap Squares display pack
- 1965
General view of two stacked display packs for Saran Wrap Squares. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was subsequently developed and marketed…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Marketing
