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Advertisement for Dow weed killer
- 1947-May
Print advertisement for weed killers and other agricultural chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a Tom Sawyer-esque boy walking down a dirt road with…
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Doomsday for the Dandelion
- 1946
Color print advertisement for weed killers manufactured and sold by the Agricultural Chemical Division of the Dow Chemical Company for use against dandelions and other noxious weeds.
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"Jes' Plumb Loco"
- Advertisement for Dow Agricultural Chemicals
- 1940s
Color print advertisement for weed killers manufactured and sold by the Agricultural Chemical Division of the Dow Chemical Company for use against locoweed and other noxious plants. The advertisement features an…
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Freed from FLIES Stock THRIVES
- Most pests surrender to Dow DDT
- 1947-Jun
Color print advertisement for DDT manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for pest control around barns and stables, as well as direct application to livestock. The advertisement features an illustration of a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Insecticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insect pests--Control, Livestock, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations
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Plenty to Admire...in Today's Dry Cleaning!
- 1946
Color print advertisement for Dowclene synthetic solvents manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in dry-cleaning, among other applications. The advertisement depicts a woman holding up a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Dry cleaning, Corporations, Advertising, Dry cleaning industry, Solvents, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Instructions, Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer, Model IR-2
- Bulletin 153-B
- 1947-Nov
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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Child posed with block of Styrofoam
- 1946
General view of a young boy posed holding a block of Styrofoam over his head to demonstrate the product's buoyant and lightweight properties.
Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam"…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Children, Polystyrene
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Employee cutting powder strands at Radford Ordnance Works
- After 1940 – before 1946
General view of an unidentified female employee cutting strands of .50 caliber powder extruded from a press to the proper length at the Radford Ordnance Works in Radford, Virginia. The Radford Ordnance Works was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Explosives, Military, Employees, Hercules Incorporated, World War (1939-1945), Explosives, Women employees, Machinery
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Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Can of Hopkins Rajah hair dye
- 1914 – 1967
Tin container of powdered henna pigment manufactured by S. B. Penick & Company. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna or mignonette tree. Whole henna leaves must be dried and…
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The Practical Chemist
- 1947
Cardboard box with color printing shows boys and girls engaged in household chemistry: cleaning and polishing metals, "chemistry magic," stain removal and laundry tasks. Inside, blue-labeled vials of chemical samples…
- Manufacturer Science Creations, Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Toys, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Cary Model 11MS Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1947 (Introduced)
- Manufacturer Applied Physics Corporation
- Subject Varian, Inc., Spectrophotometer, Applied Physics Corporation
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Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer Model IR-2
- 1946 – 1955
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer, Model IR2
- Beckman Bulletin 153
- 1946-May
The cover of the bulletin includes handwritten notes about printing dates and quantities.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Interior of Beckman Model IR-1 Spectrophotometer
- 1940s
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Model F resistor notes and diagrams
- 1946-Apr-08
Handwritten and -drawn notes detail the resistors used in the Model F pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate…
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Brine well at Dow Chemical Company plant
- 1940s
General view of a brine well at the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan. Also known as salt wells, brine wells are used to extract salt from subterranean caverns or deposits for use in a variety of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Salt, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Salt mines and mining
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Aerial view of Dow plant in Pittsburg, California
- 1940s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Pittsburg, California. A range of products and processes were researched, developed, and produced at the plant, including chlorination, textiles, fumigants, and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Sunderland, Clyde
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Aerial photographs
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Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- After 1934 – before 1970
General view of a section of the exterior of the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan. Seeking a source of raw material for its new plastic, ethylcellulose, the Dow Chemical Company joined…
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Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- After 1934 – before 1970
General view of a section of the interior of the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan. Seeking a source of raw material for its new plastic, ethylcellulose, the Dow Chemical Company joined…
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Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- After 1934 – before 1970
General view of a section of the exterior of the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan, showing several large storage tanks and two unidentified individuals. Seeking a source of raw material…
