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Oscilloscope and inlet system for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1970s
General view of assorted components of a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer system, including an oscilloscope, inlet system, and ion source. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical…
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Control panel for Bendix MA-3 Vacuum System
- 1970s
Close-up view of the control panel for a Bendix Corporation Model MA-3 Vacuum System designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. An ionization gauge, foreline valve, and assorted attachments are…
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Bendix Corporation Model MA-011 Variable Oscillator
- 1970s
General view of a Bendix Corporation MA-011 Variable Oscillator designed for use with a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the…
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Ion source for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- Circa 1971
Detail view of an ion source for a Bendix Model MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of the one-quarter inch ionization region. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source produces a…
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2 items
Beckman Instruments Beijing Technical Center opening
- 1981
Identified individuals include Arnold Beckman, translator Zhan Hongqi, and China Scientific Instruments Corporation's Qian Qian.
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5 items
Coulter family photographs
- Undated
- 1991
Photographs of members of the Coulter family, including Joseph Coulter, Jr., Laura Coulter-Jones, Wallace Coulter, and Joseph Coulter III. These photographs were taken at unidentified ceremonies and events.
Wallace…
- Subject Executives, Portraits, Group
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36 items
Arnold and Mabel Beckman photo album
- Circa 1915
- Circa 1935
Photographs of images from an album containing pictures of chemist Arnold O. Beckman and his wife, and Mabel Meinzer Beckman, taken during their courtship and the early years of their marriage. Images include Arnold O.…
- Subject World War (1914-1918), Beckman, Arnold O.
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16 items
Miscellaneous photos of Arnold and Mabel Beckman
- Undated
This selection of photographs depicts Arnold and Mabel Beckman at their home and attending various events. Some are dated, and all appear to fall into the period between the 1940s and 1985, when the couple was presented…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A., Slobin, Barry, Edwards Studio
- Subject Wedding anniversaries, Beckman, Arnold O., Portraits
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9 items
Beckman Instruments Systems Division Final Assembly Department
- 1961
Assorted photographs, including duplicates and contact sheet, depicting male and female employees at work in the Beckman Instruments Systems Division Final Assembly Department. The photographs were published in the…
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10 items
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce tour of Europe
- 1955
In 1955, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce visited Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, France, and England to promote Southern California to European politicians and industrialists.
Identified individuals…
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17 items
Take Your Child to Work Day at Beckman Instruments
- Circa 2001
This series of photographs documents employees and their children participating in Take Our Children to Work Day. Arnold Beckman was on hand for the event, as was a team of volunteers.
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11 items
Beckman Instruments Shareholders Meeting
- Circa 1975
In undated photographs that appear to have been taken in two or three different venues, Arnold Beckman and others address shareholders of the company.
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6 items
Merger of Beckman Instruments and SmithKline Corporation
- 1981-Dec
Following the merger, Beckman Instruments became a subsidiary of SmithKline Beckman. Louis Rosso was named President and Chief Operating Officer; William Ballhaus retired. Arnold Beckman was elected a director and, in…
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4 items
Berkeley Scientific Division Model 410 Electronic Counter
- 1998
Based on the Coulter principle, this cell counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells, bacteria, and a wide variety of other substances. The instrument works by drawing liquid…
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7 items
Berkeley Division products
- Undated
- 1954-May-10
- 1955-Nov
- 1956-Aug-03
The devices pictured include the Model 2020 Decimatic Scaler, miniature magnetic amplifiers, Model 5001 counter, Model 5824 Numerical Controller, and URD-9 RADIAC radiation detector.
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3 items
Letter from W. A. Wildhack to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1950-Apr-27
The letter concerns importation of spectrophotometers into Germany and France, the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA), and post-war atomic energy restrictions.
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34 items
Operating and Maintenance Instructions Model 166 Oxidant Recorder
- Bulletin 419
- Undated
Instruction manual for an instrument designed to record levels of oxidants in the atmosphere. Measuring oxidants is one way to quantify air pollution. Photochemical oxidants are air pollutants which form when air…
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What nylon did for your legs, LYCRA will do for your figure!
- 1961
Magazine advertisement for DuPont Lycra, the brand name for the polyester-polyurethane copolymer invented by Joseph Shivers in 1958 at the DuPont laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia. The advertisement was published in…
- Subject Lycra, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Spandex
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2 items
The marvelous colors in these new Cole suits can't run or streak or wash away!
- 1954
Color print magazine advertisement for Cole of California's Celaperm line, made from colored Celanese acetate yarn.
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12 items
Beckman Coulter Heritage Exhibit
- 1999
The photographs depict various parts of the Beckman Coulter Heritage Exhibit, which opened in April 1999 and emphasized the role of founder Arnold Beckman and the company's history and position in the industry.
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2 items
Beckman Family Photos
- Undated
One photograph depicts Arnold and Mabel Beckman standing outside, posing for a photograph with their children, Arnold and Patricia. One depicts Arnold and Mabel Beckman with their son, Arnold Jr., his wife, and three…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Portraits, Group
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11 items
Arnold O. Beckman with employees
- Circa 1940 – circa 1979
Though the photo set is identified as Beckman with "employees," some of the photographs depict ceremonies and visits to non-corporate locations, like CalTech. Some photographs are attributed, dated (1941, 1962, 1967),…
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Static Calibration of Oxidant Recorder
- Beckman Instructions 3126
- 1964-Jun
Instructions for calibrating an instrument designed to measure levels of oxidants in the atmosphere. Measuring oxidants is one way to quantify air pollution. Photochemical oxidants are air pollutants which form when air…
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6 items
Beckman Ends Production of Landmark Instrument
- 1976-Sep-23
This press release announcing the discontinuation of the DU spectrophotometer served as a retrospective of the instrument's development and significance.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed…
- Author Reilly, Mickey
- Subject Deluxe General Incorporated, Barbiturates--Analysis, Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Vitamins--Analysis, Spectrophotometer, Vitamin A, United States. National Bureau of Standards, Toxicology, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Forensic sciences, Beckman, Arnold O.
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4 items
Olympic Athletes and Canadian Citizens to be Subjects of Physical Fitness Study
- 1976-Jul-14
The press release announces physical education professor Claude Allard's "Study of Man in Motion," operating in conjunction with an anthropological study. A mobile van, including equipment supplied by Beckman…
