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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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15 items
Copper Smelting in Japan
- After 1830 – before 1870
A finely illustrated Japanese scroll on paper with manuscript notes depicting the Nanban-Buki method of separating copper from silver (copper smelting). The scroll depicts every step of smelting using the "Nanban-Buki"…
- Subject Copper smelting, Forging, Scrolls, Japanese, Copper, Metallurgy
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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 5
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume five of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 4
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume four of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 3
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume three of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 2
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume two of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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15 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 1
- Circa 1820 – 1870
Volume one of five brocade-bound sets of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection…
- Artist Studio of Sunqua
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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6 items
The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment
- Circa 1820 – 1870
A description of the steps in Ramie cloth production written to accompany a five-volume, brocade-bound set of 60 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing…
- Subject Art, Chinese, Handmade paper, Ramie, Textile crafts, Textile fabrics
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The Annual Report of the Physician and Superintendent of the Eastern Asylum, in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, for 1842
- 1843 – 1865
Volume containing several publications bound together: The Annual report of the court of directors of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum (1851); Twenty-fourth annual report of the President and Directors of the Western Lunatic…
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Lecture tickets and announcements
- 1852 – 1887
Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…
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Booth, Garrett & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists letterhead and envelope
- 1850s (Letterhead)
- After 1878 (Envelope)
Letterhead for the Laboratory for Practical and Analytical Chemistry and envelope for Booth, Garrett & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists.
In 1836, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) started a student laboratory in…
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Chemists, Letterheads
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, December 23, 1854
- 1854-Dec-23
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes authorize James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) expenditures.
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, December 15, 1854
- 1854-Dec-15
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that Booth's estimate on cost for a steam boiler is in hand.
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, December 1, 1854
- 1854-Dec-01
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that a proof copy of Booth's report has been sent.
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, November 12, 1854
- 1854-Nov-12
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to remind Booth that his report is due to the Treasury.
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, October 28, 1854
- 1854-Oct-28
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to discuss the possible use of Evans Safety Guards and Safety Alarms.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, December 22, 1854
- 1854-Dec-22
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), Melter and Refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss the building of an experimental boiler.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, October 2, 1854
- 1854-Oct-02
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning Booth's authorization to construct a steam boiler.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, August 7, 1854
- 1854-Aug-07
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning Booth's authorization to proceed with fusible alloy work.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, June 5, 1854
- 1854-Jun-05
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning Evans promise to make good on the damaged Safety Guards.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, May 25, 1854
- 1854-May-25
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, responds to James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) reported errors in the printed version of his report and problems with two of the…
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, May 20, 1854
- 1854-May-20
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, provides James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a copy of proceedings of the Board of Supervisors containing a report sent to Booth.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, May 17, 1854
- 1854-May-17
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the Treasury has been billed $100 for his order of three Evans Safety Guards.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, May 10, 1854
- 1854-May-10
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning an order of Evans Safety Guards sent to Booth from Pittsburgh.
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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, May 1, 1854
- 1854-May-01
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, responds to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) informing him that Booth's request for "a table of correspondences between pressure and…
