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Polymer Laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center
- 1968-Apr-19
Group photograph taken to mark the development of the NARPOL aircraft coating system at the Naval Air Engineering Center's Aeronautical Materials Laboratory, Polymer Division. NARPOL is a partially fluorinated…
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Eleanor Vadala with Gammacell 220 at the Naval Air Material Center
- Circa 1958
Eleanor Vadala, chemist, demonstrating use of the Gammacell 220, a textile chemistry machine, at the Naval Air Material Center's Aerospace Materials Laboratory. The Gammacell 220 is a source of Cobalt-60 gamma…
- Addressee Naval Air Engineering Center (U.S.)
- Creator Of Work United States. Navy
- Subject Women in science, Aerospace Research Laboratories (U.S.), Employees, Textile machinery, Radiation, Machinery, Naval Air Engineering Center (U.S.), Cobalt--Isotopes, Women employees, Women chemists, Chemists, Vadala, Eleanor, 1923-
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Retirement ceremony in honor of Edward K. Rishel
- 1968-Apr-22
Retirement ceremony in honor of Edward K. Rishel, chemist at the Naval Air Engineering Center's Aeromaterials Laboratory. Rishel (center left) holds a certificate reading "Honorably Retired as a Civilian Employee of the…
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Rubber Laboratory at the Naval Air Material Center
- 1956-Jul-20
General view of the rubber extruder in the Rubber Laboratory at the Naval Air Material Center. Chemist C.P. Yarnall (center) and two unidentified men are seen removing material from the extruder and coiling it around a…
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Eleanor Vadala and Dr. Earl Hayes at the Naval Air Material Center
- 1959-Mar-19
Eleanor Vadala, chemist, and Dr. Earl Hayes, U.S. Defense Department, examining a display of airship fabric produced at the Naval Air Material Center. Ms. Vadala demonstrates the threads on an airship model while Dr.…
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Retirement dinner in honor of George B. Cook
- 1965-Nov-18
Retirement dinner in honor of George B. Cook, the first chemist to join the Naval Air Engineering Center's aircraft factory in Philadelphia. Technical Director J. Hartley Bowen, Jr. (center) is seen presenting Mr. Cook…
- Creator Of Work United States. Navy, Naval Air Engineering Center (U.S.)
- Subject Employees, Retirement, Naval Air Engineering Center (U.S.)
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Research chemist in the Aeromaterials laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center
- Circa 1965
Research chemist Stanley Supkis using a distillation apparatus in the Aeromaterials laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center (Philadelphia, Pa.).
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Laboratory staff examines first batches of new polymers
- 1968-Apr-19
Laboratory staff in the High Polymer Division of the Naval Air Engineering Center's Aeromaterials Laboratory examining the first batches of new NARPOL polymers used to coat aircraft metals. The individuals in the…
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Aeronautical Materials Laboratory staff
- 1961-Jun-02
Group photograph of Aeronautical Materials Laboratory staff members (from left) J. Hartley Bowen, Jr. (Technical Director); Martin J. Devine; and E. Robert Lamson. Assorted machinery, as well as a sign for the…
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Award presentation in honor of Sally J. Ketcham
- Circa 1965
Award ceremony in honor of Sally J. Ketcham, Metallurgist at the Naval Air Engineering Center located in Johnsville, Pennsylvania. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows (from left): J. Hartley…
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Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center
- 1964
Three chemists in the Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center in Johnsville, Pennsylvania. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows (from left): Alfred Glass (Chemist); Dr.…
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Patent award ceremony in honor of John Ohlson
- 1965
Patent award ceremony at the Aeronautical Materials Laboratory in honor of John Ohlson. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows (from left): Bob Lamson (chemist); John Ohlson (patent award…
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Award presentation in honor of George B. Cook
- Circa 1963
Award presentation in honor of George B. Cook, the first chemist to join the Naval Aircraft factory in 1922. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows (from left): Jack Smith (Laboratory Supervisor);…
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Polymer laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center
- Circa 1966
Group photograph of staff members at the Naval Air Engineering Center Polymer laboratory. At left, chemist Irving Custis is seen demonstrating a machine used in the production of polymers at the laboratory. The…
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Portrait of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Japanese chemist Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922). The son of a doctor, Takamine graduated from the College of Science and Engineering of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1879 and, with support from the…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Enzymes, Takamine, Jokichi, 1854-1922, Hormones, Chemists, Portraits, Biochemistry, Asian American scientists, Scientists
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Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927)
- 1904
Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927). Along with Constantin Fahlberg, Remsen discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin in 1879.
A native of New York City, Remsen received his M.D. from the Columbia University…
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Portrait of Albert Edward Marshall (b. 1883)
- Circa 1916
Portrait of Albert Edward Marshall (b. 1883). A native of Liverpool, England, Marshall studied at the Liverpool Institute (1898-1900) and Liverpool University College (1900-01). In 1902, Marshall joined the United…
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Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885)
- Circa 1950
Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885). Brooks was an authority on petroleum and author of several volumes on the subject, including The Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (1954-55).
- Photographer Bachrach, Fabian
- Subject Brooks, Benjamin Talbot, 1885-, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits
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Portrait of Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962)
- Circa 1950
Portrait of Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962), American industrialist and philanthropist best known for his work with the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Arthur Vining Davis attended…
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Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960)
- Circa 1950
Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960). Williams Haynes was born on July 29, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Haynes worked as a reporter for the New York Sun before enrolling at Johns…
- Subject Journalists, Haynes, Williams, 1886-1960, Portraits
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Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885)
- Circa 1920
Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885). Brooks was an authority on petroleum and author of several volumes on the subject, including The Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (1954-55).
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Brooks, Benjamin Talbot, 1885-, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
- Circa 1907
Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954), American Chemical Society President (1907-1908) known for his work on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Marston Taylor Bogert…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
- 1930s
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960)
- Circa 1930
Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960). Williams Haynes was born on July 29, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Haynes worked as a reporter for the New York Sun before enrolling at Johns…
- Subject Journalists, Haynes, Williams, 1886-1960, Portraits
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
- 1920s
Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954), American Chemical Society President (1907-1908) known for his work on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Marston Taylor Bogert…