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Oral history interview with N. Bruce Hannay
- 1995-Dec-28
The interview begins with N. Bruce Hannay discussing the origins of his interest in electrochemistry and his awareness of The Electrochemical Society as an ideal organization for discussions and publications on topics…
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Thomas-Van Slyke Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus
- Circa 1953
The Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus was a revision on the original, fairly simple volumetric glass apparatus designed by Dr. Van Slyke in around 1917. The instrument liberated and isolated "the desired gas contained in a…
- Manufacturer Arthur H. Thomas Company
- Subject Blood gases, Medicine, Clinical chemistry
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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample field test
- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager comparing the color of two solutions during a water sample field test. Assorted glassware and a Dearborn portable testing cabinet are visible on the table.…
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The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes
- 1633
Compiled by Gerard from works by Turner, Rembert Dodoens, Iacobus Theodorus, Pena and L'Obel, this English botanical book includes numerous woodcuts of plants. The lavishly illustrated title page is engraved by John…
- Author Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590
- Engraver Payne, John
- Printer Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Whitaker, Richard, -1648
- Publisher Johnson, Thomas, -1644
- Subject Islip, Adam, -1639, Norton, Joice, Gerard, John, 1545-1612, Payne, John, Botany, Medical, Botanical chemistry, Theodorus, Iacobus, -1590, Botany, Whitaker, Richard, -1648, Materia medica, Herbals, Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585, Johnson, Thomas, -1644
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Della Theriaca et del Mithridato Libri Due
- 1572
Maranta of Venosa's work on antidotes to poisons. Only engraved title page has been digitized at this time.
- Author Maranta, Bartolomeo, -1571
- Publisher Marcantonio Olmo
- Subject Toxicology
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Traité Élémentaire de Chimie
- 1789
This work by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier is widely considered the first of its kind in modern chemical literature. Select digitized content includes front cover, frontismatter, woodcut vignettes, as well as thirteen…
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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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Trade show display featuring Dow Styron
- 1948
Two views of a trade show display featuring a range of plastic household items made from Dow Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Dow Chemical Company, Trade shows, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Plastic wares sales display featuring Dow Styron
- 1949
General view of a sales display for a range of plastic household items made from Dow Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Model sitting on Styron packaging
- 1946
General view of a female model sitting on plastic packaging made from Dow Styron to demonstrate the packaging's durability. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Plastics in packaging, Women in advertising, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Packaging, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations
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Advertising stills featuring Saran Wrap packaging
- 1952 – 1964 (Inclusive dates of objects depicted)
- 1965 (Date attributed to photographs)
Two advertising stills featuring examples of various Saran Wrap packaging. Each package is marked with a corresponding date of production ranging from 1952 to 1964. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Household supplies sales display featuring Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap
- 1965
Two views of a sales display featuring assorted household supplies, including Dow brand Saran Wrap and Handi-wrap. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Food--Packaging, Plastics in packaging
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Saran Wrap holiday display
- 1964
Holiday-themed promotional display featuring boxes of Saran Wrap arranged to resemble a chimney. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Marketing, Holidays, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Machine Room in Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of the Machine Room in the Tabulating Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Several employees and machines, including tabulator, sorter, and interpreter units, are…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Tabulating machines, Corporations, Machinery, International Business Machines Corporation
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Key punch operators at Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of key punch operators (front to back) Ilene Allen, Janet Dyer, Jesse Haven, Marion McFadden, and Margaret Preznowiak transcribing written data into tabulating cards in the Tabulating Department at the Dow…
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Machine tabulating room at Dow Chemical Company
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of unidentified employees at work in the machine tabulating room at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Per an article in the December 16, 1947 edition of The Brine Well, the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Tabulating machines, Corporations, Machinery, International Business Machines Corporation
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Neil Grover servicing alphabetic tabulator at Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
Close-up view of IBM Corporation customer engineer Neil Grover servicing the electrical relays on an alphabetic tabulator in the Tabulating Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan.…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Tabulating machines, Corporations, Machinery, International Business Machines Corporation, Grover, Neil
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools, including a Pressley Fiber Strength Tester, used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade
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Dow Chemical Company Styron manufacturing facilities
- 1942
General view of an unidentified employee at work in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Styron belt at Dow Chemical Company facility
- 1950s
General view of employees examining a Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) as it is extruded from a machine in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Per…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Dow Chemical Company Styron manufacturing facilities
- 1950s
General view of unidentified employees at work in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. A Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) is visible being extruded from…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Saran film rolls at Dow facility
- 1965
General view of packaged rolls of saran film at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Lou Friederick presenting on production of Dow plasticizers
- Circa 1953
General view of Dow employee Lou Friederick presenting on the chemical processes underlying the production of plasticizers, such as saran film, at the Dow Chemical Company. Friederick is seen using a pointer to…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Friederick, Lou
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Dow employee at saran film manufacturing facility
- 1957
Close-up view of an unidentified employee at work in the saran film manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
