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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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Portrait of Eugene Garfield
- After 1960 – before 1975
Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…
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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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Fishing with a Green Laser
- 1969
Color print advertisement for Sylvania General Telephone and Electronics Company depicting the trajectory of green laser lights reflecting off of a school of fish. The advertisement text describes the company's…
- Creator Of Work GTE Sylvania Incorporated
- Subject Nd-YAG lasers, Lasers, GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Rare earths, Electrooptics, Solid-state lasers
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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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First day cover commemorating the launch of the Japanese nuclear ship “Mutsu”
- 1969
Philatelic First Day Cover Cachet and stamp depict the launching of the Japanese nuclear ship, Mutsu, and a structural diagram of an atom. The Mutsu was originally built as a nuclear-powered general cargo ship in 1968,…
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First day cover commemorating the launch of the Japanese nuclear ship “Mutsu”
- 1969
Philatelic First Day Cover Cachet and stamp depict the Japanese nuclear ship, Mutsu, and a structural diagram of an atom. The Mutsu was originally built as a nuclear-powered general cargo ship in 1968, but never…
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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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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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2 items
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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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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3 items
Mauve Colored Cotton Bow Tie
- 1950 – 1990
Adjustable mauve colored cotton self-tie bow tie.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Clothing and dress
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2 items
Gilbert no. 13025 Microscope and Lab Set
- 1960 – 1969
White metal case with color graphic of two young boys using the Gilbert microscope set. Case opens on a hinge. Inside, a blue styrofoam tray holds a plastic microscope, an electric plug-in light, an objective lens, a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
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2 items
Miller's 50% DDT Wettable
- After 1937 – before 1969
Miller's brand pesticide can with black and yellow text on red, yellow, and green label. Butterfly and landscape graphics.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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DDT W-50
- After 1941 – before 1972
Pesticide can with black and white text on red, white, and green label. "De-Pester" in white text across top of can.
- Manufacturer Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Perkin-Elmer carbon dioxide sensor
- 1969
Close-up view of an unidentified technician holding a carbon dioxide sensor manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations
