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How a Furnace Heats a House
- 1922
Diagram from page 191 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the movement of warm and cool air through a home to demonstrate the functionality of a furnace. Labels indicate heating components such as…
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The Furnace and How it Works
- 1922
Diagram from page 189 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting a home heating furnace. Arrows demonstrate the flow of air through the furnace and labels indicate the components of the furnace and stages…
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How Coal Burns
- 1922
Diagram from page 163 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting how coal ignites and burns in a stove. Arrows illustrate the movement of air through the stove. The reactions between oxygen, carbon,…
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For Longer Life
- Advertisement for Dowicides
- 1939-Sep
Color print advertisement for Dowicides, the trade name for a group of fungicide chemicals manufactured and marketed by the Dow Chemical Company as tools to prevent mold and decay. The advertisement features three…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Corporations, Phenols, Fungicides, Chemical industry, Mildew--Prevention, Advertising, Industrial
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The 53rd Element
- 1938
Color print advertisement for iodine manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a bottle of iodine and a manicured hand holding a dropper. A drop of iodine is illustrated against a plain…
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First Aid to Trees Transplanted!
- Advertisement for Dowax
- 1937
Color print advertisement for Dowax, a sprayable emulsified wax that was developed by Dow Chemical to prevent loss of moisture to trees and plants during the transplant process. The advertisement features a color…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Chemical industry, Agricultural chemicals, Corporations, Trees--Transplanting, Advertising, Industrial
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Beauty Treatments for Finer Fruit
- 1937
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical insecticides and fungicides. The advertisement features a color botanical illustration of an apple tree with inset illustrations of its fruit and flowers. Accompanying text…
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New Leadership Through New Lightness
- Advertisement for Dowmetal and Hoover
- 1937
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a woman against a plain background holding a Hoover vacuum cleaner made with Dowmetal.…
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Hoover Adopts Dowmetal
- 1936-Nov
A print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an inset from Woman's Home Companion advertising the Hoover One-Fifty, a vacuum cleaner…
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The Organs of Digestion
- 1922
Diagram from page 52 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the organs of the digestive system, including the mouth, throat, stomach, gall bladder, and spleen.
The Science of Common Things is a…
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Exterior view of Welsbach Gas Light Company facility
- 1920s
Photographic reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Welsbach Gas Light Company site located along the Delaware River in Gloucester City, New Jersey. From 1888 to 1940, the Welsbach Gas Light Company held…
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Welsbach Gas Light Company photograph album
- 1920s
Album containing 52 black and white photographs documenting various aspects of the production process at the Welsbach Gas Light Company site located along the Delaware River in Gloucester City, New Jersey. From 1888 to…
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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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Modern packaging exhibition display (1936)
- 1936
General view of a Hercules Powder Company display advertising modern packaging techniques at an unidentified 1936 trade show.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Packaging
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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
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Foundry show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of a Hercules Powder Company display advertising Truline Binder at an unidentified foundry industry trade show.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Founding, Hercules Incorporated
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American Foundrymen's Association (1937)
- 1937
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1937 American Foundrymen's Association meeting held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer R. C. S. Photo Studios
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Founding, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a chemical industry trade show advertising a variety of products, including nitrocellulose, explosives, and naval stores.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Herbert Photos
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Naval stores, Naval stores industry, Nitrocellulose, Explosives industry
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Chemical show in New York City (1935)
- 1935
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a 1935 chemical trade show held in New York City.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules…
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Portrait of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)
- 1920s
Portrait of chemist and industrial consultant Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) best known for his contributions to the turpentine and pulp industries in the United States.
Charles Holmes Herty was born on December 4,…
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938, Turpentine industry and trade
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Portrait of Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
- Circa 1938
Portrait of chemist and prolific inventor Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) best known for his involvement in the development of margarine, polyester, anti-knock gasoline, and paint and varnish remover.
Carleton Ellis was…
- Photographer Winburn, Jay Te
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Inventors, Ellis, Carleton, 1876-1941, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Paint industry and trade
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Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps exhibit panel (circa 1930's)
- Circa 1930
General view of an exhibit panel for Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Monroe Carrington, Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Crushed Stone Convention (1937)
- 1937-Jan
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1937 Crush Stone Convention.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Pit & Quarry
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows
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"Oil's Well that Ends Well" exhibition display (circa 1935)
- Circa 1935
General view of a Hercules Powder Company puppet theater display entitled "Oil's Well that Ends Well" advertising Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Explosives, Explosives industry, Puppet theater, Trade shows
