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Postcard from George Hevesy to Georg Bredig
- 1929-Aug-24
Postcard from Georg von Hevesy (1885-1966) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Georg von Hevesy was a Hungarian chemist. He worked in inorganic and nuclear chemistry at Stockholm University. In 1923, he co-discovered the…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Hevesy, Georg von, 1885-1966
- Subject Hevesy, Georg von, 1885-1966, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, San (African people)
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Postcard from Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer to Georg Bredig
- 1929-Jun-21
Postcard from Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer (1899-1957) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) telling him that he will take part in a summer festival and explaining his schedule. On the postcard, Bredig credits Bonhoeffer for his…
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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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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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55 items
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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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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Type C medium-sized research microscope
- 1927 – 1928
This type C medium-sized research microscope was manufactured by Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar, Germany. Featuring a black enamel horseshoe-shaped base and arm, this microscope also includes a reflecting mirror, eye piece,…
- Manufacturer Ernst Leitz (Firm)
- Subject Microscopes, Ernst Leitz (Firm), Scientific apparatus and instruments
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The Charm of Color
- 1928
Informational booklet on Putnam Fadeless Dyes made by Monroe Chemical Company features sections on dying, tinting, bleaching, clothing care, and artistic dyeing. Includes color illustrations throughout the booklet.
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Trade card for Cubes de Bouillon Oxo with August Wilhelm von Hofmann
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) at the inauguration of the School of Chemistry in London in 1846, of which Hofmann served as the first director. Men stand at a table…
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Trade card for Bouillon Oxo en Flacons [Bouillon Oxo in Bottles] with Justus von Liebig in Giessen in 1840
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts German chemist Justus von Liebig's (1803-1873) laboratory in Giessen in 1840. The trade card also features an inset bust of Liebig. Verso includes an advertisement for Oxo Bouillon, as…
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Trade card for Libox, Extrait de Viande Assaisonné [Libox, Seasoned Beef Extract] with Franz Karl Achard
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts German (Prussian) chemist, physicist, and biologist Franz Karl Achard (1753-1821) walking through a sugar beet refinery, with view of workers illustrating various stages of the production…
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Trade card for Libox, Extrait de Viande Assaisonné [Libox, Seasoned Beef Extract]
- Claude Louis Berthollet visits Antoine Laurent Lavoisier at the Sorbonne in Paris
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts chemist Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) visiting Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) while Lavoisier was working in a lab at the Université de Paris or Sorbonne University. They…
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Trade card for Extrait de Viande de la Cie Liebig [Liebig Meat Extract Company] with Albertus Magnus
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts alchemist Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280) working in a lab with a vessel releasing steam. Also includes an inset bust of Magnus. Verso is an advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat along…
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Trade card for Extrait de Viande de la Cie Liebig [Liebig Meat Extract Company]
- Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān with his teacher Giafar el Ssâdik
- 1929
Illustrated trade card depicts 8th-century Arabic polymath Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān (c. 721-c. 815), westernized by Europeans as "Geber," speaking with his teacher Giafar el Ssâdik. They stand over a scroll with…
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Office of Laboratory Director at Dearborn Chemical Company
- 1927 – 1928
General view of the office of Laboratory Director Dudley Kimball French (center) at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. The female employees visible in the…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
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Eva Vaughn and unidentified employee at work in Dearborn Chemical Company offices
- 1927 – 1928
General view of Eva Vaughn (left) and an unidentified employee at work in an office space at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees, Vaughn, Eva
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Employees at work in Dearborn Chemical Company offices
- 1927 – 1928
General view of male and female employees at work in an office space at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. While the two female employees closest to the camera…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
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Employees at work in Dearborn Chemical Company offices
- 1927 – 1928
General view of employees at work in an office at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. The employees seated at the desks are identified as John W. Brashears (left) and…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
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Library at Dearborn Chemical Company
- 1927 – 1928
General view of employees at work in the library at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. The male employees are identified as C.C. Dennis (left) and A.H. Reynolds…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
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Stenographic office at Dearborn Chemical Company
- 1927 – 1928
General view of unidentified female employees at work in the stenographic office space at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
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Laboratory office at Dearborn Chemical Company
- 1927 – 1928
General view of the laboratory office space at the Dearborn Chemical Company 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. The employees seated at the desks are identified as A.H. Reynolds (left) and…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Women employees
