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The Beckman Model DU Spectrophotometer and Accessories Instruction Manual
- 1954
This manual appears to have been a well-used desk copy. The stained cover provides evidence of secondary usage as a coaster.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
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Joseph X. Labovsky and staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1954-Dec-10
Group photograph of staff responsible for the development and manufacture of the "Type 9" textile at the DuPont plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Team supervisor Joseph X. Labovsky is seated at the center of the…
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Caroline Cooper and staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1950s
Group photograph of staff from DuPont's nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Caroline Cooper, the first forewoman promoted to shift supervisor, is visible in the front row, fourth from right. The rest of the…
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Group photograph of staff at nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia
- 1950s
Group photograph of staff from DuPont's nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. Supervisor C.P. White is visible in the front row, far left side. The rest of the individuals depicted in the photograph are unidentified.
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Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Lab featuring Atomic Energy
- 1950 – 1959
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Apparatus at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified apparatus, possibly a hopper or type of granulation equipment, at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility, likely the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Engineering Laboratory. Three…
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Testing of radioactive material at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
Two views of a chemist inserting radioactive materials into an apparatus at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and testing,…
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Fertilizer trays at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
General view of fertilizer trays on a suspension apparatus at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture drillability apparatus
- 1950s – circa
General view of a drillability apparatus with fertilizer hoppers, a starwheel, and rotating plate mechanism at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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Radioactive material handling at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
General view of a chemist handling radioactive material at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and testing, including the…
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George Wieczorek and colleague using Geiger counter at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
General view of chemist George Wieczorek (left) and an unidentified chemist using a Geiger counter to measure ionizing radiation in radioisotopes at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. A box of…
- Subject Radioisotopes, Nitrogen fertilizer industry, United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Radioactive substances, Chemists, Radioactive substances--Testing, Geiger-Müller counters, United States. Department of Agriculture, Remote handling (Radioactive substances), Employees, Wieczorek, George
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Geiger counter in use at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
View of chemist George Wieczorek (right) and an unidentified chemist using a Geiger counter to measure ionizing radiation in an unknown substance at a U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used…
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Chemist handling radioactive material at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
General view of an unidentified chemist handling radioactive material at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and testing,…
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Stokes Tablet Press at Agricultural Engineering Laboratory
- 1950s
General view of a Stokes Tablet Press at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Engineering Laboratory facility. A tablet press is a mechanical device that compresses granulated material into tablets or…
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Variety of tools used at U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities
- 1950s – circa
General view of a variety of tools used to handle radioactive substances and other materials at U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities. The tools are labelled with numbers, presumably corresponding to an…
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Apparatus at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified apparatus at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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Apparatus at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified apparatus at a U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. A radioactive materials sign and protective glass panel are visible to the right of the apparatus. The U.S.D.A. commonly used…
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Interior view of fertilizer apparatus
- 1950s
Close-up view of the interior of an apparatus likely used for the manufacture and/or testing of fertilizer at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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Drillability apparatus components
- 1950s
Component parts, likely of a drillability apparatus, used at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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Geiger counter in use at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
View of chemist William A. Jackson using a Gieger counter to examine a package at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and…
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Kiln in use at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
View of chemist George Wieczorek removing a vessel from a Pereco kiln at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
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Radioactive material containers
- 1950s – circa
General view of assorted containers and components used to house radioactive materials. The jar labels include space to record the isotope, amount, and date. These containers are believed to have been used as part of…
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Radioactive material handling at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
Close-up view of the handling of radioactive material at an U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and testing, including the study of…
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Radioactive material handling at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
George Wieczorek (right) and two unidentified chemists handling radioactive material at an U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. The U.S.D.A. commonly used radioactive material for a variety of research and testing,…
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Geiger counter in use at U.S. Department of Agriculture facility
- 1950s – circa
View of chemist George Wieczorek (right) using a Geiger counter to measure ionizing radiation in an unknown substance, likely soil or fertilizer, at an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility.
