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Helitrim Models 56L and 56P trimming potentiometers on an orange background
- 1960 – 1979
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Photographers III
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Model 57 trimming potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Models 78P, S, and L trimming potentiometers
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Model 78L and 78P potentiometers with fish hooks
- 1950 – 1969
This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O.…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Fishhooks, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Model 77P Helitrim potentiometer with Model 801 microcircuit
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Roger Marshutz Photography
- Subject Microelectronics, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Model 57 trimming potentiometer attached to a dial
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Model 57 trimming potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Models 58S and 58P trimming potentiometers
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Models 58S and 58P trimming potentiometers
- 1965-Jul
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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National Technical Laboratories, South Pasadena building fire
- 1950-May
This series of photographs depicts the aftermath of a fire that swept through the National Technical Laboratories building in South Pasadena. Most are unattributed, but Hank Hoag is identified as the photographer in one…
- Photographer Hoag, Hank
- Subject Buildings, Fires, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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4 items
Portraits of Joseph Coulter, Jr.
- Undated
Joseph R. Coulter, Jr. (1924-1995) co-founded Coulter Corporation with his brother, Wallace, in the 1950s. The company was acquired by Beckman Instruments in 1997.
- Subject Executives, Portraits
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23 items
Wallace Coulter
- Undated
- Circa 1985
- 1988
- 1991-Dec-21
- Circa 1992
These assorted photographs of Wallace Coulter span the 1940s to the 1990s. Other identified individuals include Jeanne O'Laughlin and Inez Andres, at a Barry University commencement. A photo at the American Association…
- Photographer Oscar & Associates, Inc.
- Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China), Barry University, Trade shows, Executives, Portraits, Statues, Portraits, Group
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2 items
Laura Coulter-Jones
- 1990s
Laura Coulter-Jones, standing behind a podium beneath a Coulter banner, addresses the audience at an unknown event.
Her uncle and father, Wallace and Joseph Coulter, founded the Coulter Corporation to market Coulter…
- Subject Speeches, addresses, etc.
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2 items
Joseph Coulter III
- 1990s
Joseph Coulter III, standing behind a podium beneath a Coulter banner, addresses the audience at an unknown event.
His uncle and father, Wallace and Joseph Coulter, founded the Coulter Corporation to market Coulter…
- Subject Speeches, addresses, etc.
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3 items
Wallace Coulter and Joseph Coulter, Jr.
- Undated
- 1993
- 1994
The photographs depict Wallace and Joseph Coulter, Jr. One group photo includes Sue Van, a Coulter Corporation executive and later President and CEO of the Wallace Coulter Foundation, and Don Grantham.
Wallace and…
- Subject Art objects, Bicycles, Executives, Portraits, Group
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5 items
U.S. Navy Trieste atmosphere analyzer equipment
- After 1958
The photographs depict unidentified men with the Trieste and various pieces of equipment, including a Beckman Mark IV Atmosphere Analyzer.
2012-002_2212 was photographed by Interstate Photographers; 2012-002_2213 and …
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Arnold Beckman with George and Julie Argyros
- 1998-Jun
The photographs show Arnold Beckman at the keyboard and in group photograph with George Argyos--a real estate investor, former owner of the Seattle Mariners, and former ambassador to Spain--and his wife, Julie, at an…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Argyros, George L., Piano
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5 items
Arnold Beckman receiving a Newcomen Society award
- 1975-Nov
The Newcomen Society encourages the study of the history of engineering and technology. One photograph is attributed to Alan Dean Walker. Identified individuals include Harold Brown, Charles Penrose, William F.…
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Letter from William Clark Trow to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Dec-04
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his U.S. News & World Report article on the topic of education. William Trow, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Michigan,…
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Anonymous letter to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his comments on the topic of education. The writer expresses lukewarm agreement with Beckman’s U.S. News & World Report article, which he nonetheless…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Anonymous
- Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Bestor, Arthur Eugene, 1908-1994, Education
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Letter from J. S. Criswell to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Dec-03
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his comments on the topic of education. In this handwritten letter, J. S. Criswell identifies as a teacher and threatens legal action against Beckman,…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Criswell, J. S.
- Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Actions and defenses, Education
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3 items
Letter from George J. Laemmle to U.S. News & World Report
- 1956-Nov-30
This is one of many letters written in response to Arnold Beckman’s comments on the topic of education. George Laemmle, who identifies himself as an “unemployable” chemical engineer, laments the “over-polite” tone of…
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Letter from George Spencer Wice to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Aug-27
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his speech on the topic of education. George Spencer Wice writes of his disapproval of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce’s apparent apathy about the…
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Letter from Robert N. DuPuis to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Jul-20
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his speech on the topic of education. Robert DuPuis, a vice president of Philip Morris, suggests that improved salaries and industry-sponsored…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author DuPuis, Robert N.
- Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, addresses, etc., Teachers--Training of, Education, Science--Study and teaching
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8 items
Beckman Facilities, Switzerland
- 1970s
- Circa 1998
Beckman established its first Swiss corporation, Beckman Instruments International, S.A., in Geneva in 1960. Beckman Instruments (Process) S.A. was established in 1972.
The photograph with the Beckman Coulter sign…
