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Installation of Plexiglas panels at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of several unidentified employees installing Plexiglass panels on the nose of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the two halves that form the nose of the bomber are…
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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Man polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified male employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use on the nose of an aircraft attack bomber. Several finished panels are visible in the background. Per notations…
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Installation of Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee fitting a Plexiglas windshield panel onto the nose enclosure of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in…
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Douglas A-20 attack bomber at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees working on the nose of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber aircraft prior to the installation Plexiglas windshield panels. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas…
- Creator Of Work Douglas Aircraft Company, Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Kronquist, Lawrence
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Airplanes, Corporations, Plexiglas, Douglas Aircraft Company, Airplanes, Military
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Plexiglas boards in use at Air Force facility
- Circa 1947
General view of Plexiglas plotting and status boards in use at an Air Force communications school located at Keesler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi. As visible in the photograph, personnel receive reports from radar…
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Routing Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a router to smooth the edge of a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the edges of the panels are…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Routers (Tools), Plastics industry and trade
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Trimming Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a band saw to trim a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Band saws, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade
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Production of Douglas A-20 attack bombers at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees making adjustments to a Douglas A-20 attack bomber in production at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Several attack bombers, awaiting…
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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Ac'cent makes food flavors sing
- 1948 – 1954
Advertising brochure for Ac'cent, a pure mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by the Amino Products Division of the International Minerals & Chemical Corporation.
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3 items
The Shockley 4-Layer Bistable Transistor Diode
- Circa 1959
This brochure highlights the transistor diode's use for computers, telephony, control, and pulse circuitry.
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Pulse circuits, Computers, Computer industry, Diodes, Semiconductor, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Shockley 4-Layer Diode
- Circa 1959
This brochure highlights sawtooth oscillator, pulse generator, bistable, and ring counter applications for the NPNP silicon switch.
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Computers, Computer industry, Diodes, Semiconductor, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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16 items
Unique Properties of the 4-Layer Diode
- Technical Bulletin T-400
- 1957-Aug
This staple-bound booklet was a reprint from Electronic Industries & Tele-Tech. It was part of the in-house research library of Beckman Industries; a pocket for a library checkout card is affixed to the back cover.
In…
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The Alchimist
- Circa 1900 – 1965
Color reproduction of a painting by Wijck from the collections of the Rijksmuseum. The alchemist, seated at his desk before the window, looks down to survey the progress of his assistant. The young boy holds up a basin…
- After Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford
- 1900 – 1950
This 20th-century color lithograph reproduction of an early-19th-century engraving shows a pink and white striped balloon rising above a pastoral landscape. In the balloon basket are two small figures. The campus of…
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Tanglefoot Difuso
- After 1930 – before 1949
The Tanglefoot Company first introduced the Difusor insecticide sprayer and Difuso insecticide in 1932. Difuso was a pyrethrum-based insecticide. At the time, the Difusor was considered a revolutionary new method of…
- Manufacturer Tanglefoot Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Bee Brand Flea Killer
- 1940s
Bee brand pesticide can with black and white text on yellow, blue, and red label with dog, cat, and bottle graphic.
- Manufacturer McCormick & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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FROSTEE Paradichlorobenzene Vaporizer
- 1940s
Frostee brand pesticide vaporizer with red and beige text on round tin. Two red lids with green midsection punched with holes.
- Manufacturer Frank J. Curran Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Mabex Vaporizer
- 1950s
Mabex brand pesticide vaporizer with white text and moth graphics on red, round tin. Center punched with holes on both sides of tin.
- Manufacturer The Mabex Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Black Flag Sprayer
- 1950s
Black Flag brand round metal sprayer with black text on yellow label. Small rubber cap.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Cenol Moth-Proof
- After 1920 – before 1950
Cenol brand pesticide can with navy text on white and bright orange label. Large moth graphic. Metal screw cap.
- Manufacturer Cenol Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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3 items
Ortho Fruit Tree Spray
- 1950s
Ortho brand pesticide bottle with black and white text on red label with fruit graphics. Red screw cap.
- Manufacturer California Chemical Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Miller's 50% DDT Wettable
- After 1937 – before 1969
Miller's brand pesticide can with black and yellow text on red, yellow, and green label. Butterfly and landscape graphics.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Black Flag Bug Killer
- 1950s
Black Flag brand pesticide bottle with black text on light green and white label with flag graphic. White screw cap with sprayer.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
