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At last, a girdle that controls so effortlessly—you feel like size 10 again!
- 1960 – 1969
Advertisement for DuPont Lycra spandex fiber depicting the mid-section of a woman modeling a girdle.
- Subject Lycra, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Spandex
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"Bub" Duribilknit Supporter
- 1949
Advertisement by John B. Flaherty Co., Inc. in New York for the "Bub" Duribilknit supporter published in SPORT magazine. The "Bub" was a knitted athletic supporter made of surgical elastic. The supporter had a thick…
- Subject Jockstraps
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Less bounce to the ounce!
- Advertisement for Sportshape sports bra
- 1986
Black and white print advertisement for the Sportshape bra published in Cosmopolitan magazine. The advertisement depicts a woman arching her back to demonstrate the "superior support" of Sportshape's patented "baseball…
- Creator Of Work JBI Jogbra, Inc.
- Subject Jogbra, Inc., Brassieres, Athletics--Equipment and supplies, Exercise, Women athletes, Women--Health and hygiene, Women inventors
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Mexican Brand Insect Fluid Label
- Circa 1910 – circa 1915
Printed bottle label for Mexican Brand Insect Fluid, depicting a woman using the product in a bedroom, with the tagline "What is Home without a Clean Bed."
- Subject Public health, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins
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DDT is good for me-e-e!
- 1947-Jun-30
Color print magazine advertisement for Pennsalt DDT products. This ad appeared in Time Magazine, June 30, 1947.
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Protect Your Children Against Disease-Carrying Insects!
- 1947
Black and white print magazine advertisement for Trimz DDT wallpaper. This ad appeared in Women's Day, June 1947.
- Subject Wallpaper, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins, Women in advertising
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Farmers Report: More Meat, More Milk, More Eggs after Spraying with Pestroy
- 1949
Black and white print magazine advertisement for Pestroy insect spray. This ad appeared in The Country Gentleman, April 1949.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins
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Just press the button... Bugs Drop Dead!
- 1940 – 1945
Color print magazine advertisement for Black Flag's Aerosol Insect Killer.
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L'Insectoline
- Circa 1930
Color print cardboard poster for L'Insectoline DDT. A boy is using the product to kill a variety of insects.
- Contributor Imp. F. van buggenhoudt
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Your child is defenseless unless Fly-Tox kills moths, flies, roaches, ants, mosquitoes, fleas, etc.
- 1925
Color print magazine advertisement for Fly-Tox. Depicts a young white child asleep holding a Black toy doll. This ad appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal, July 1925.
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins
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Do roaches spread cancer? Tanglefoot Spray
- 1926-Apr-10
Color print magazine advertisement for Tanglefoot Fly Spray. The advertisement notably details the parasitic theory of cancer propagated by Dr. Louis Westenra Sambon (1867-1931) to advocate for the use of pesticides…
- Subject Diseases, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Tanglefoot Company, Cancer, Insecticides, Toxins
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Phil Allegretti Pesticide Collection
This collection consists of 3D objects, including cans, sprayers, and diffusers, as well as ephemera related to DDT pesticide and insecticide in the U.S. in the mid-20th century.
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56 items
Standard Paint Specifications of the War Department, Pamphlet No. 1
- 1918
Specifications, including mix percentages and instructions, for paints and varnish for the United States War Department. Contains paint samples and standard colors for army equipment such as camouflage, deck and floor…
- Creator Of Work United States. War Department
- Subject Paint--Standards
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Rod spinner arranged for production of bristles
- 1937-Mar-23
General view of a rod spinner arranged for the production of bristles during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. During production, a cylindrical…
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Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli
- The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli
- 1588
Le diverse et artificiose machine belongs to a new genre that emerged in the late 16th century, the "theatre of machines," which offered original mechanical solutions to the problems of everyday life. Ramelli's book…
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Ion source for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- Circa 1971
General view of the interior of the ion source for a Bendix Corporation Mass Spectrometer, with view of the magnetic electron multiplier used to detect and amplify ion bunches or peaks. One of four component parts of a…
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Ion source for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- Circa 1971
Four views of assorted components of the Model MA-017 nude ion source and vacuum system for a Bendix Corporation Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source produces a beam of…
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Interior view of Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- Circa 1971
Close-up view of the interior of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer showing the mercury diffusion pumping system contained in the analyzer console. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the…
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Ion source for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Three views of the ion source and vacuum system for a Bendix Corporation Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source produces a beam of particles characteristic of the sample…
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Bendix MA-1 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
- 1960s
Two views of the Bendix Corporation's MA-1 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of the vacuum system and main electronics console. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical…
