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Man being vaccinated
- Circa 1885
Interior photograph depicts a man standing next to a laboratory table with a man standing behind the subject holding what appears to be a needle or a medical device. Another man stands behind the subject holding up his…
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How Antitoxines are Developed
- 1895-Jan-05
Page from the Harper's Weekly journal is entitled "How Antitoxines are Developed" and features content and photographic reproductions related to using antitoxins as a treatment for the diphtheria virus. Top photograph…
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Woman with passion flower
- Part of The Young Botanist
- 1835
Frontispiece illustration depicts a woman holding passion flowers with the caption "The passion flower belongs to the class monadelphia and order pentandria. See page 165." The flower she holds is painted yellow…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks, Women in art, Women botanists
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The Young Botanist
- 1835
The cover and frontismatter have been digitized from this work that serves as an introduction to botany. Digitized table of contents lists an introduction to plants along with various plants and classes of plants.…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Publisher Robinson, Pratt & Company
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks
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The Misogynist Dinner of the American Chemical Society
- 1880-Aug-27
This pamphlet covers the events of a formal dinner that took place on August 27, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts following the 29th Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The dinner was for…
- Author American Chemical Society
- Editor Morton, Henry, 1836-1902
- Publisher Russell Brothers
- Subject Chemists, Anecdotes, Chemistry--Societies, etc., American Chemical Society, Misogyny, Sexism in science, Sexism
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"The Test Tube Girl"
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
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Map of western Pennsylvania with oil production centers
- The Oil Industry in the North American State of Pennsylvania and the Caucasus
- 1877
Map of western Pennsylvania documenting oil production centers as well as bodies of water (Lake Erie, Allegheny River), cities (Titusville, Pittsburgh), and neighboring states (Ohio, New York).
Dmitry Ivanovich…
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Neft︠i︡ana︠i︡a promyshlennostʹ v s︠i︡evero-amerikanskom shtat︠i︡e Pensilʹvanīi i na Kavkaze
- The Oil Industry in the North American State of Pennsylvania and the Caucasus
- 1877
Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907) traveled to the United States in 1876 to visit the booming oil industry in western Pennsylvania. During his visit, he studied rock formations in the area, visited oil refineries,…
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Women sorting out imperfect grains of smokeless powder at Hercules Powder Company's plant in Kenvil, New Jersey
- 1920
Image caption reads "girls sorting out imperfect grains of smokeless powder." Inset photograph caption states "smokeless powder manufacture under difficulties—during the severe winter of 1917-18; great banks of snow are…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, Hercules Powder Company, World War (1914-1918), Women employees
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Panoramic view of Hercules Powder Company's San Diego kelp plant in Potash, California
- 1920
Panoramic view of the Hercules Powder Company's San Diego kelp plant located in Potash, California. View includes kelp digestion tanks located in the left background. The converter building of the acetone group can be…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, Hercules Powder Company, World War (1914-1918), Acetone, Potash, Lacquer and lacquering
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Panoramic view of Hercules Power Company's smokeless powder plant in Nitro, West Virginia
- 1920
Panoramic views of the Hercules Powder Company's smokeless powder plant in Nitro, West Virginia. The operating area and company town can be seen in this panoramic view. The right hand portion of the upper view shows…
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Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant in Haskell, New Jersey and Trojan Powder Company's plant in Seiple, Pennsylvania
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's smokeless powder plant in Haskell, New Jersey (top panorama) along with the plant of the Trojan Powder Company and Trojan Chemical Company located in Seiple, Pennsylvania (bottom…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, World War (1914-1918), Grenades
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Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plants in Hopewell, Virginia and Carney's Point, New Jersey
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's guncotton plant in Hopewell, Virginia (top panorama) along with their powder plant located in Carney's Point, New Jersey (bottom panorama).
DuPont Company's guncotton plant…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, World War (1914-1918)
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Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant and community village at the Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee
- 1920
Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant (top panorama) and community village (bottom panorama) at the Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee. The plant panorama shows the nitric acid plant, blending towers,…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, World War (1914-1918), Company towns
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Panoramic view of DuPont Company's Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee
- 1920
Panoramic view of DuPont Company's Old Hickory powder plant located near Nashville, Tennessee. The plant was built to produce 900,000 pounds of finished smokeless powder per day.
Top photograph includes the main power…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, World War (1914-1918)
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Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plants in Hopewell, Virginia and Parlin, New Jersey
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's guncotton plant in Hopewell, Virginia (top panorama) along with their powder plant located in Parlin, New Jersey (bottom panorama).
DuPont Company's guncotton plant located in…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, World War (1914-1918)
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Portrait of Richard Owen with skeleton of the giant moa
- 1877 (Date of photograph)
- 1894 (Date of publication)
English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892) stands next to the skeleton of a giant moa (Dinornis Maximus). Owen published extensively on fossils and is famously known for coining…
- Author Owen, Richard, Rev.
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Scientists--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of Richard Owen with granddaughter
- 1894
Photographic portrait print of English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892) with his granddaughter. Owen published extensively on fossils and is famously known for coining the…
- Author Owen, Richard, Rev.
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Photographer Messrs. Byrne & Co.
- Engraver Walker & Boutall
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Scientists--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of Richard Owen with moa leg
- 1894
Portrait photo engraving of English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892) taken from an 1846 daguerreotype. Owen stands holding the leg bone of a moa, an extinct bird once found in…
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Engraver Walker & Boutall
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Scientists--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of Richard Owen
- 1894
Half-length frontispiece portrait print of English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen (1804-1892) from an oil painting by Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875). Owen published extensively…
- Author Owen, Richard
- Publisher John Murray (Firm)
- Artist Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
- Engraver Walker & Boutall
- Subject Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Naturalists, Portraits, Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
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Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood
- 1892
Half-length portrait print of English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795). Notably, Wedgwood founded the Wedgwood company, notable for their industrialization of pottery.
- Author Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
- Publisher Collins Printing House
- Subject Chemists, Chemistry, Lunar Society of Birmingham (England), Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795, Portraits
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Portrait of Joseph Priestley
- 1892
Half-length portrait of English clergyman and natural philosopher Joseph Priestley (1733-1804). Notably, Priestley discovered oxygen.
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Portrait of John Abernethy
- 1856
Portrait print of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest popular works on medical science intended to be read by…
- Author Macilwain, George, 1797-1882
- Publisher Hatchard and Co.
- Subject Abernethy, John, 1764-1831, Medicine--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of John Abernethy
- 1856
Half-length portrait print of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest popular works on medical science intended to be…
- Author Macilwain, George, 1797-1882
- Publisher Hatchard and Co.
- Artist Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830
- Engraver Cook
- Subject Abernethy, John, 1764-1831, Medicine--Biography, Portraits
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Portrait of James Macartney
- Part of James Macartney: A Memoir
- 1900
Half-length photogravure portrait of Irish anatomist James Macartney (1770-1843). Macartney sets next to his dog with a book in his hand. Macartney wrote extensively on the subject of anatomy and was a pioneer in the…
- Author Macalister, Alexander
- Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
- Printer T. & R. Annan and Sons
- Subject Medicine--Biography, Macartney, James, Anatomists, Portraits