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Holiday card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a winter nighttime scene. The view shows a snow-covered Karlsruher Schloss, or Karlsruhe palace.
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a large adorned Christmas tree at the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Christmas, New Year, Greeting cards, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Greeting cards, Christmas, New Year, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from the German Chemical Society to Georg Bredig
- 1908-Sep-24
Letter from the German Chemical Society to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) requesting he accept the publications committee membership position to which he has just been elected.
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Walter Gebhardt
- 1908-Apr-01
Letter from Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to Walter Gebhardt (1870-1918), requesting information about snails. He hopes to use research the developmental mechanics of the snails and how it relates to chemistry.
- Addressee Gebhardt, Walter, 1870-1918
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Snails, Chemistry
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1909
- 1909-Oct-15
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) telling Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the birth of his son Sven Erik Arrhenius (1909 - 1991). Arrhenius also updates Bredig on his scientific work.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, August 1909
- 1909-Aug-04
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1864-1944) discussing Bredig's lodgings for his upcoming trip to Stockholm, Sweden.
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, August 1909
- 1909-Aug-10
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1864-1944) discussing the Swedish general strike in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish general strike took place from August 1909 through September 1909. …
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1908
- 1908-Jan-01
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), encouraging him to take care of his health, giving him encouragement about his work, and commenting on other current chemists' work.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 21, 1908
- 1908-Jul-21
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to update him on his personal and professional life. Arrhenius discusses his discontent with fellow chemist Walther Nernst (1864-1941) . This letter…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, September 1908
- 1908-Sep-06
Letter in which Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to discuss his recent travel plans, Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), and his thoughts on colloidal chemistry.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1909
- 1909-Jan-21
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes about candidates for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, including the nominations of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and Richard Willstädter…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Nobel Prizes, Nobel Prize winners, Chemists
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1909
- 1909-Mar-10
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to thank him for his many years of friendship. Arrhenius updates Bredig on his personal life and tells him how he celebrated his 50th birthday.
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Birthdays
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1908
- 1908-Jul-06
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes about his new assistant Taylor, an American who studies fermentation, reactions of acids, and agglutination. Arrhenius also praises Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his work Old and New…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Scientists, Chemists, Chemistry, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Agglutination
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Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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Reflex Inverted Gas Light Catalog
- 1890 – 1930
Welsbach aimed its Reflex line at the middle of the gas mantle market, priced below its Welco line but above its biggest selling models like the Number 4 mantle. Images in this catalog illustrate Welsbach's imagined…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Advertising, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Interior lighting, Interior lighting--Design
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Carl Auer von Welsbach Cigarette Trading Card
- 1890 – 1930
Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929) was a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 he showed didymium was not an element, but an alloy of two elements that he named praseodymium and…
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Edge Moor Iron Company Boilers
- 1909
Volume presents and advertises the Edge Moor Iron Company's Water Tube Boiler apparatus, the company's principal product. Thoroughly illustrated with black and white photographic and intaglio prints depicting the…
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Kolloides Silber und die Photohaloide [Frontispiece]
- Colloidal Silver and the Photohalides
- 1908
Frontispiece depicting an engraved portrait and signature of Matthew Carey Lea (1823-1897). Lea, a Philadelphian lawyer and scientist, was devoted to the chemistry of photography. He is known as the father of…
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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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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971)
- 1900 – 1925
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971), a Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, who prepared the first insulin treatment given to a child with…
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Candle molding factory with workers
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Candle Moulding on a Large Scale," photographic reproduction depicts men working in a candle molding factory. Accompanying text describes the candle making process, consisting of wax being poured into molds…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Price's Patent Candle Company, Limited
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Candlemaking, Textbooks, Candle industry
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The effects of chemical fetilizers upon crops and farmland
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
The top photographic reproduction is entitled "The Results of Assisting Nature" and depicts Swedish turnips grown with varying amounts of mineral manure and nitrogenous fertilizers. The bottom illustration is titled "An…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Royal Agricultural Society of England, Lawes Agricultural Trust
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Fertilizers, Agriculture
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Workman operating a guncotton press behind protective rope screen
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Working Under Cover," photographic reproduction depicts a man guarded by a rope screen as he operates a guncotton press. Guncotton, or nitrocellulose, is used in explosives.
This plate is found within The…
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Frontispiece: Scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "Science at a Colliery Disaster," frontispiece plate depicts a scene from the Hamstead Colliery mining disaster of 1908, which occurred in Hamstead, England. The rescue party wear respirators while performing a…
