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Portrait of Hans Fischer
- Circa 1930
Portrait of Hans Fischer (1881-1945), recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work in determining the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll. Fischer was a German organic chemist and professor a the…
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Portrait of Ernst Cohen
- After 1895 – before 1933
Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.
Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…
- Photographer Koene & Büttinghausen
- Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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Photograph of Alfred and Eva Schnell
- After 1920 – before 1944
Photograph of Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), Eva Schnell (1913-1944), and Eva's mother seated in lawn chairs. Eva's mother is seated in the foreground.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Karl Boschwitz
- 1930s
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Karl Boschwitz to tell him he will call him the following day to make an appointment.
- Addressee Boschwitz, Karl
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Boschwitz, Karl
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Letter from Max Bredig, May 1930
- 1930-May-07
Max Bredig (1902-1977) thanks Siegfried Tauss (1889-1943) from the Bavarian Nitrogen Corporation for sending him publications and hosting him in Piesteritz, Germany.
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Telegram from Max Bredig to Thomas Blackadder
- 1930s
Telegram from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Thomas Blackadder (1887-1953) attempting to arrange a meeting in Philadelphia. Blackadder was a Scottish chemist who was the leading authority in leather chemistry.
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Karl Andreas Hofmann's personal calling card
- 1930-Apr
Calling card belonging to and signed by Karl Andreas Hofmann (1870-1940), a German inorganic chemist.
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Carl Duisberg's personal calling card
- 1931
Calling card for Carl Duisburg (1861-1935). Verso of the card includes a handwritten note from Duisburg to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Duisburg was CEO of Bayer AG from 1900 until 1912, when he became Managing Director…
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Janke & Kunkel A. -G.
- Circa 1930
Business card for Janke & Kunkel A.G., a laboratory equipment manufacturer and trading company of pharmaceutical supplies. Founded in Cologne, Germany in 1910 by Curt Janke and Max Kunkel, the company faced destruction…
- Creator Of Work Janke & Kunkel AG
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Machinery industry
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Letter from Isidor Traube to Georg Bredig
- 1930-Apr
Isidor Traube (1860-1943) a German physical chemist who founded capillary chemistry, writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) with thanks for the well-wishes sent to him on his 70th birthday.
- Author Traube, J., 1860-
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Traube, J., 1860-, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Thank-you notes
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Letter from Siegfried Tauss to Max Bredig
- 1930-May-01
Siegfried Tauss (1889-1943) sends Max Bredig (1902-1977) two publications as thanks for Bredig's lectures on X-rays.
- Author Tauss, Sigfried, 1889-1943
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Tauss, Siegfried1889-1943, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Thank-you notes
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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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Thank you note from Arthur Drews to Georg Bredig
- After 1911 – before 1935
Arthur Drews (1865-1935), a professor of philosophy and German language at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe, Germany, writes a letter of thanks for Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for "considering the lecture hall."
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Visiting card from Fritz Haber including message to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1914 – 1934
Visting card from Fritz Haber (1868-1934), including a brief message to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Haber thanks Bredig for the invitation, which he accepts with pleasure.
- Author Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Niels Bohr to Georg Bredig
- 1931-Jun-22
A letter of recommendation in support of Werner Kuhn (1899-) to become a professor at the University of Karlsruhe, written by Neils Bohr (1885-1962). Kuhn was invited to become a professor by Georg Bredig (1868-1944)…
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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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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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Nobel laureates at Indian Institute of Science
- 1930s
Group portrait of Nobel laureates at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Beginning third from left, the individuals depicted in the photograph are identified as follows:
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman…
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Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a subsidiary of the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Robinson Studio
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Paper chemicals, Paper chemicals industry
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Dairy Industries Exposition exhibition display (1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display at a Dairy Industries Exposition held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation operated…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Fred Hess & Son
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Paper industry, Paper chemicals industry
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Ford show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a Ford Motor Company trade show held in Detroit, Michigan. The display depicts the production of nitrocellulose and its use in a variety of products, including…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer MacGregor and Company
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Powder Company, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Nitrocellulose
