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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, May 1925
- 1925-May-13
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) updates Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on personal matters, Wilhelm Ostwald’s (1853-1932) health, and an upcoming convention.
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, May 1925
- 1925-May-18
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in preparation for his trip in Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1926
- 1926-Feb-28
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to update him on the health of fellow chemists and to reflect on how the difficult winter and economic situation has affected him.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 26, 1921
- 1921-Feb-26
Letter from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Contains personal updates about Arrhenius' family as well as updates about the Experimentalfältet (The Fields for Experiments at the Royal Swedish…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 25, 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) expresses his views on teaching humanistic studies at technical universities, opium imports, and world politics.
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Thank You Card from Maria Arrhenius to Georg Bredig
- 1927
Thank you note from Maria Arrhenius (1871-1957) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his participation in her husband, Svante Arrhenius' (1859-1927), memorial service.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1920
- 1920-Mar-26
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) shares personal and professional updates. He also reflects on current events, world politics, and European economics.
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Kapp Putsch (Germany : 1920), Chemists, World politics
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) shares his thoughts about current events, world politics, and the future of science in Europe.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) shares his thoughts about current events, world politics, and the future of science in Europe.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, World politics
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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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Healthful Effect of Gas Light Advertisement
- 1923
Gas mantles and electric bulbs competed for the home lighting market during the first decades of the 20th century. This advertisement claimed modern gas lighting offered health benefits by ridding the atmosphere of dust…
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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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The Chemistry of Power Plant
- 1925
Volume is a survey of studies for the improvement of steam power plant efficiencies from the perspective of applied chemistry. Describes the analyses and tests necessary for various materials used in the powerhouse.…
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Chemical Warfare
- 1921
Written by officers of the United States Army Chemical Warfare Service and National Research Council, Chemical Warfare serves to provide a historical sketch of the development and personnel of the Chemical Warfare…
- Author Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963, West, Clarence J. (Clarence Jay), 1886-1953
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use., Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous, Chemical warfare, Chemical agents (Munitions), World War (1914-1918), Gas masks, Chlorine, Phosgene, Carbon monoxide, Smoke--Toxicology
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Design and Construction of Audion Amplifying Transformers, Radio and Audio Types
- Construction details and directions for making these two types of amplifying transformers
- 1920
Informational pamphlet discussing audion transformers suitable for use in the construction of amplifiers. The transformer described is said to amplify audio signals up to four hundred times. Describes the construction,…
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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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All Wrapped Up in Ethocel
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose, marketed for its flexibility and shock resistance under extreme high and low temperatures. The advertisement features an illustration of the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Ethylcellulose, Plastics in packaging
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After the Deluge
- Advertisement for Dow Organic Solvents
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical organic solvents. The advertisement shows an illustrated scene of a man and woman whose clothes have been muddied by a passing car. The accompanying text describes the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Women in advertising, Solvents, Solvents industry, Dry cleaning, Dry cleaning industry
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One More for the Dry Cleaner
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Synthetic Solvents. The advertisement features a photograph of a group of children at a picnic. In the foreground is a young boy eating a hot dog with a mustard stain visible on his…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dry cleaning, Dry cleaning industry, Children in advertising, Solvents industry, Solvents
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Styron: Molding Industrial Progress
- 1939
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of industrial and consumer applications. The advertisement features…
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Sentenced to Death
- Advertisement for Dow Methyl Bromide Insecticide
- 1938
Color print advertisement for Dow Methyl Bromide, a fumigant insecticide. The advertisement shows a color illustration of a Japanese Beetle with a placard reading 'Sentenced to Death.' The accompanying text describes…
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A Selection of Choice Recipes
- How's That, Grandma?
- 1920
A colorful printed booklet containing six recipes using and advertising Rumford Baking Powder. The cover image features a girl and her grandmother baking in the kitchen. Inside, recipes include the Rumford Biscuit, Corn…
- Printer American Lithographic Company
- Publisher Rumford Chemical Works
- Subject Cookbooks, Rumford Company, Baking powder, Recipes, Advertising--Baking powder, Baking, Baked products industry, Cooking, American
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Ethocel: Little Granules of Great Value
- 1939-Apr
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose developed and marketed for a range of industrial and commercial uses. The advertisement features an illustration of a hand scattering small…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Ethylcellulose
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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…
