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Glass Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 300 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 300 tablet size, contains white tablets.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Glass Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 200 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 200 tablet size, contains white tablets.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Plastic Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 100 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
- 1985
Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 100 tablet size, reads "Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Micro-Thin Coating".
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bausch & Lomb Duboscq Type Colorimeter
- 1940s
A: Cast iron base attached to a sloping cast iron upright supporting the reader, prisms, sample cups, plungers, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the sample cups; two metal knobs control the height of the sample…
- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Colorimetry--Instruments, Colorimetry
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Arnold O. Beckman with employees
- Circa 1940 – circa 1979
Though the photo set is identified as Beckman with "employees," some of the photographs depict ceremonies and visits to non-corporate locations, like CalTech. Some photographs are attributed, dated (1941, 1962, 1967),…
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Alchemist in Green Using Bellows
- Circa 1928 – 1965
An alchemist wearing a green robe uses a pair of bellows to control the heat of the fire beneath his crucible. Other vessels sit on the furnace at his side, and to his left a large still-head for distillation rests over…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1940s
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Mr. Whittaker; Louise Gardner; J. R.…
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Just press the button... Bugs Drop Dead!
- 1940 – 1945
Color print magazine advertisement for Black Flag's Aerosol Insect Killer.
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Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981)
- Circa 1943
Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981), President of the Monsanto Chemical Company from 1945 to 1951.
William M. Rand was born on April 7th, 1886 in Watertown, Massachusetts and attended Chauncy Hall and Philip Exeter…
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Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951)
- 1940s – circa
Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951). Rafferty was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 4th, 1886 and studied engineering and chemistry at the Lewis Institute of Technology. Following his graduation from Lewis in 1908,…
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Letter from Henry A. Wallace to Paul de Kruif
- 1942-Oct-12
Letter from Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States, to microbiologist and author Paul de Kruif. The letter concerns corn genetics research conducted by plant geneticist, George Harrison Shull, at…
- Addressee De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971
- Author Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965
- Subject Microbiologists, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965, Corn--Genetics--Research, Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, Corn--Genetics, Princeton University, Plant geneticists, Corn, De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971, Vice-Presidents, Shull, George Harrison, 1874-1954
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Agricultural Engineering Laboratory
- 1943-Dec-09
Exterior view of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Engineering Laboratory located in Beltsville, Maryland. The laboratory was predominately used for practical investigations related to plants and fertilizers in support of the…
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Unidentified U.S.D.A. building
- 1940s – circa
Exterior view of an unidentified United States Department of Agriculture building. The building is believed to be part of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Engineering Laboratory facility located in Beltsville, Maryland.
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Portrait of Sidney Dale Kirkpatrick (1894-1973)
- 1943 – circa
Portrait of Sidney Dale Kirkpatrick (1894-1973). Kirkpatrick was born in Urbana, Illinois and received his B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1916. Following graduation, he served as a chemical adviser to the…
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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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First Day Cover commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Lavoisier
- Circa 1943
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating the 2nd centenary of the birth of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), who is widely considered the father of modern chemistry.
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Go ahead on SYNTHETIC RUBBER... the [Japanese] might take Malaya some day
- Circa 1942
Black and white print advertisement for Chemigum synthetic rubber developed and manufactured by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The advertisement depicts a research chemist and Goodyear executive examining a test…
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WHAT HAS ROSIE THE RIVETER TO DO WITH Fresh Strawberries for Thanksgiving?
- 1943
Color print magazine advertisement for Monsanto Chemical Company's product Santocel, a silica aerogel used in insulation. The advertisement depicts Rosie the Riveter wearing a red hat, yellow gloves, and brown uniform…
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Double flask for demonstrating anaerobic fermentation
- 1939 – 1967 (Date span attributed to photograph)
Photograph of a double flask used by French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) to demonstrate anaerobic fermentation, as displayed at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Per notations…
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National Technical Laboratories company picnics
- 1940s
- 1946
- 1949
The bordered photograph featuring Coca-Cola bottles and ice buckets is dated 1949. The bordered photographs of children are dated 1946. The exact date of the photographs without white borders is unknown.
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National Technical Laboratories: Mission Street building, South Pasadena
- 1940s
This building at 820 Mission Street was the first built exclusively for National Technical Laboratories in 1940.
- Subject Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman IR-12 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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Beckman Hydrogen Flame Analyzer
- 1943
Used for gas chromatography, this hydrogen flame ionization detector was fist produced in the early 1940s.
