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1953 Entomology Program
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Hercules Powder Company's sponsorship of the National 4-H Entomology Program for 1953 with a photograph of a boll weevil killed by toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, 4-H clubs, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations
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Toxaphene Kills Insect Pests
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for toxaphene with a photograph of a dead boll weevil and an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Kills Insect Pests
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for toxaphene depicting various insects with an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was…- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Kills Cotton Insects
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement featuring a billboard reading "Toxaphene kills cotton insects" with a depiction of a tuft of cotton wool. Two men are visible in the foreground, one holding a tuft of cotton wool.
Originally trademarked…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Socks 'Em
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement featuring a black and white photograph of a dead boll weevil with caption reading:
Close-up of a boll weevil, flat on its back – killed by toxaphene
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Socks 'Em
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement featuring a black and white photograph of a dead boll weevil with caption reading:
Close-up of a boll weevil, flat on its back – killed by toxaphene
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Insects You Should Know
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays illustrating crop destroyers including alfalfa weevils, sweetclover weevils and salt-marsh caterpillars.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Insects You Should Know
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays illustrating crop destroyers including thrips, conchuela and boll weevil bugs.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Insects You Should Know
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays illustrating crop destroyers including the rapid plant bug, cotton leafworm and lygus bugs.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Aerial Operators Prefer Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Illustrated advertisement for Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays depicting a farmer standing in a farm field with an airplane spraying Toxaphene Dusts – Sprays. Text reads:
Toxaphene dusts and sprays are widely recommended for…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Agricultural Insecticides
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Toxaphene Agricultural Insecticides depicting the western hemisphere with an airplane and tractor spraying insecticides.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Use these "Agents" for Best Recoveries
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for flotation (also known as frothing) agents, including pine oil and rosin amine, manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Rosin oil, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Flotation reagents, Advertising, Industrial
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Free Books on Insect Control
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for books detailing the use of toxaphene for insect control including illustrations of grasshoppers, salt-marsh caterpillars, cutworms, armyworms and boll weevils.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests--Control, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Memo from George Hare to Arnold O. Beckman
- De Forest Patent 2,594,740
- 1952-Nov-24
The memo outlines the reasons Beckman should not undertake development of Lee de Forest's light amplifier.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Hare, George H.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1952-Nov-19
This letter suggests Beckman might be interested in commercial development of de Forest's new invention, a "sandwich, non-vacuous, light amplifier."
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Patent for Electronic Light Amplifier
- 1952-Apr-29
U.S. Patent 2,594,740, filed on behalf of Lee de Forest and William A. Rhodes, describes a device for amplifying the intensity of radiation.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum…
- Creator Of Work De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961, Rhodes, William A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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6 items
Draft of Instructions for Modified OM-1 Beckman Portable Oxygen Meter
- 1950s
This draft document includes extensive annotations; the stylistic and technical changes are reflected in a later version.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’…
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Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)
- 1950s
Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899…
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3 items
Chase's Products New Insect Bomb
- After 1927 – before 1972
Chase's brand insecticide aerosol spray can with black and white text on black, white, and yellow label. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Chase Products Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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4 items
Black Flag House and Garden Insect Spray
- After 1950 – before 1970
Black Flag brand insecticide aerosol spray can with black, green, and white text on yellow, white, and black label with insect and flag graphics. Round white cap.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Shell Tox Aerosol Insecticide
- After 1941 – before 1967
Shell brand insecticide aerosol spray can with red and white text on red, gold, and white label with shell and insect graphic.
- Manufacturer Shell Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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4 items
Standard Aerosol Insect Killer
- After 1870 – before 1972
Standard brand pesticide spray can with red and blue text on red, white, and blue label. Standard logo. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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3 items
Fly-Tox Aerosol Insect Bomb
- 1950 – 1972
Fly-Tox brand insecticide aerosol spray with blue and white text on yellow, white, and blue label with dust cloud graphic and blue lid.
- Manufacturer Rex Research Corporation
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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3 items
FlyDed Aerosol Insect Killer
- 1950 – 1972
FlyDed brand insecticide can with white (with blue borders) and black text on bright orange label with insect graphic and white metal lid.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Fly-Go Insect Spray
- 1950 – 1972
Fly-Go brand insecticide can with blue, red, and yellow text on yellow and blue label with female graphic.
- Manufacturer Claire Manufacturing Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
