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Advertisement for Styrofoam Buoyancy Billets
- 1963
Illustrated advertising display for Styrofoam Buoyancy Billets, manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features swimmers perched on a dock held afloat by the billets, emphasizing the buoyant and…
- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene
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Trade show display for Dow Styrofoam
- 1966
View of a trade show display for Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam, featuring products from the Construction Material Sales Division. The display features samples of Styrofoam and emphasizes the product's durability,…
- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Trade shows, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene
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Two models standing on plank of Styrofoam
- 1949
View of two female models standing on a plank of Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam to demonstrate the product's sturdiness and durability. Several boxes of Styrofoam products are visible in the background.
Invented in…
- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Women in advertising, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene, Women employees
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Model lifting Styrofoam log
- 1949
View of a female model lifting a log of Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam over her head to demonstrate the product's buoyant and lightweight properties. Several stacks of Styrofoam logs are visible in the background.
…- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Women in advertising, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene
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Instructions for replacing Nernst Glower in Beckman IR-1 Spectrophotometer
- 1945-Dec-01
A Nearnst glower is a now-obsolete device that uses a cylindrical rod of heated oxides to deliver infrared radiation in instruments used for spectroscopy.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Crompton & Knowles Computer Fashion Shades
- 1970s
Employees Matt Quigley (left) and Tom Balchin (right) holding a copy of the "Crompton & Knowles Computer Fashion Shades" catalog. This photograph was taken at the Crompton & Knowles Customer Service Laboratory in…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Crompton & Knowles Corporation
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Optical arrangement for Beckman infrared spectrophotometer
- 1943-Aug-18
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Diagram of gas handling system for Beckman infrared spectrophotometer
- 1943-Nov-18
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in use at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1974
Bruce Billman using a Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test the metal content of a dye solution. This photograph was taken in the Analytical Section Laboratory at the Crompton & Knowles Research…
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Library and Information Retrieval Quarters at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1974
View of the Library and Information Retrieval Quarters at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. Seated are researcher John King (left) and Elizabeth B. Hamf (Literature Chemist) at right.
…- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Corporate libraries, Crompton & Knowles Corporation
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Laboratory module at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1974
View of a chemist in a two-person laboratory module for the synthesis and testing of dyes and chemicals at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania.
Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, Crompton…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Research, Industrial--Laboratories
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Exterior of new Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1974
Exterior of the new Crompton & Knowles Corporation Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The Research Center housed laboratories for research and development in dyes and chemicals for the textile, paper, leather,…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Research, Industrial--Laboratories
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Termatrex Information Retrieval System in use at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of a secretary using a Termatrex Information Retrieval System at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The system utilized punch-cards and a chemical identification code devised by…
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Laboratory No. 4 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of Laboratory No. 4 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The photograph shows a typical laboratory layout, including bench arrangement for easy access to the outward-opening door.…
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Laboratory No. 1 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of Laboratory No. 1 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The photograph shows a typical two-person laboratory set-up for a chemist and technician, including partitioned office space…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Research, Industrial--Laboratories
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Chemist James Feeman filtering dye slurry
- 1966
View of chemist Dr. James F. Feeman filtering a dye slurry into a filter sink at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The sink, made entirely of polyethylene, prevented the breakage of…
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George Garcelon inspects temperature monitoring device
- 1966
Research Director George Garcelon inspects a portable temperature monitoring and control device at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The device was used to regulate chemical reactions as…
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James Feeman using portable pH meter at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of chemist James F. Feeman using a portable pH meter, designed by the Althouse Chemical Company, in a laboratory at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. A special stirring table for…
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Beckman IR Spectrophotometer final assembly wiring
- 1946-May-20
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Launder-O-Meter at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- Circa 1960
Leo Labrecque using a Launder-O-Meter to test the wash-fastness of dyed fabric. Bottles containing a standard weight of fabric in a standard soap solution are visible both within and outside of the machine. During the…
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Diagram of Beckman IR-85 spectrophotometer continuous wavelength drive
- 1945-Feb-08
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Althouse Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory
- Circa 1960
General view of the Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory at the Althouse Chemical Company plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The employees visible in the photograph are, from left: Tom Margolillo; Dot Bowen;…
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Weather-O-Meter and Fade-O-Meters at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- Circa 1960
View of employee William White examining a Weather-O-Meter at the Althouse Chemical Company Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory in Reading, Pennsylvania. To the left of the Weather-O-Meter are two…
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Pressure-dyeing machine in use at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- Circa 1960
View of Warren Crowther removing a skein, a length of yarn wound in a loose coil, from the cylinder of a pressure-dyeing machine used for the application of colored dyes. This photograph was taken at the Althouse…
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Dyeing equipment in use at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- 1951
View of Thomas Manzolillo examining a roller used to hold fabric in place for the application of dyestuffs. In this typical dye process, fabric is rolled through a trough of dye and then pressed between two heavy…