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Modified feed brake assembly on nylon staple cutter
- 1946-Feb
Close-up view of the modified feed brake assembly on a nylon staple cutter used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
- Subject Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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Wrap scraper blade on nylon drawing machine
- 1946-Feb
Close-up view of the wrap scraper blade on a drawing machine used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
- Subject Nylon, Polymers, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Machinery
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Nylon drawing machine and creel at Seaford plant
- 1946-Feb
- 1946-Mar-31
Three views of a nylon drawing machine and creel (a rack holding bobbins or spools for spinning) used at the DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware during the early stages of nylon production and research.
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Illustrated Catalog - Pasteur Exhibition
- 1947-Apr-09 – 1947-May-26
Illustrated catalog for a Pasteur Exhibition at the Science Museum in South Kensington, England, April 9th through May 26th, 1947. Exhibition originally shown in Paris, France, with added contributions from the Wellcome…
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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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Filipino postage stamp commemorating the Philippine Islands (Colonial Era)
- Before 1946
Depicts the Salinas Salt Springs in the Philippines.
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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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More Penicillin...because Nickel guards purity...prevents spoilage
- 1946-Apr-27
Black and white advertisement from the International Nickel Company, Inc. highlighting the use of nickel to produce corrosion-resisting stainless steel for a variety of applications. The advertisement features an…
- Artist Flanagan, John Richard, 1895-1964
- Creator Of Work International Nickel Company
- Subject International Nickel Company, Penicillin, Women employees, Employees, Nickel, Nickel industry, Drugs
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"World's Fair" of radio-electronic wonders...RCA Exhibition Hall
- 1947
Black and white print advertisement for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Exhibition Hall located at 40 West 49th Street in New York City. The advertisement features a stylized depiction of a man and woman…
- Creator Of Work Radio Corporation of America
- Subject Men in advertising, Exhibitions, Women in advertising, Advertising, RCA-Victor Company, inc., Radio Corporation of America
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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 banquet
- 1946
The head table at a banquet for an unidentified occasion. Mabel and Arnold Beckman are second and third from left, respectively.
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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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Letter from G. B. Kistiakowsky to Theodor Benfey
- 1947-Jan-13
Concerns scheduling of a tour around Kistiakowsky's laboratory at Harvard for Benfey.
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Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie to Monsieur [Raymond] Delaby
- 1947-Mar-07
Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956) to Raymond Delaby (1891-1958), general-secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) concerning the appointment of Norwegian radiochemist Ellen…
- Author Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Addressee Delaby, Raymond
- Subject Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Women Nobel Prize winners, Women chemists, Women in science, Gleditsch, Ellen, 1879-1968
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Beckman IR Spectrophotometer final assembly wiring
- 1946-May-20
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 Infrared Spectrophotometer amplifier circuit diagram
- 1946-May-21
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 IR spectrophotometer power supply circuit diagram
- 1946-May-21
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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Double conical blenders at Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
View of the double conical blenders at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Employees Howard Myers (left) and Warren Kalbach are seen filling drums with dye powder from the…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Creator Of Work Tenschert, John A.
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Equipment and supplies, Althouse Chemical Company
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Loading dye paste onto dryer trays at Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
View of employees loading dye paste onto dryer trays at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. As part of the manufacturing process, the trays were later inserted into the…
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Control panel at the Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
View of a control panel used to regulate the air pressure in the blow cases at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. Housed in the Press Room, blow cases were used for blowing dye…
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Press Room at the Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
General view of the Press Room at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. Employees are seen removing press cake from the filter presses to transfer them to the buggies at the center…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Creator Of Work Tenschert Commercial Photo Studio
- Subject Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Equipment and supplies, Althouse Chemical Company
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Press Room at the Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
General view of the Press Room at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. Employees are seen removing press cake from the filter presses to transfer them to the buggies at the center…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Equipment and supplies, Althouse Chemical Company
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Heating tubs at the Althouse Chemical Company plant
- 1946
General view of the heating tubs at the Althouse Chemical Company manufacturing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. At left, an unidentified employee is seen using a Hastelloy pipe and jet to pump high-pressure steam into…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Creator Of Work Tenschert Commercial Photo Studio
- Subject Dye industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Equipment and supplies, Althouse Chemical Company
