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Doig Brothers Cholera Mixture label

Circa 1900

John C. Doig began his Lowville, NY druggist business in the mid-1800s. His sons Charles and Frank took over the operation from his business partner in the 1870s and renamed it Doig Brothers Drug Store. In a 1909 ad in…

Manufacturer Doig Brothers
Subject Quacks and quackery, Labels, Therapeutics, Gastroenteritis, Drugs, Nonprescription, Patent medicines, Drugs, Pharmacy, Medicine, Doig Brothers

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The History of Inoculation and Vaccination for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

Circa 1913

This book on the history of vaccination is associated with the American Medical Association's 1913 Annual Meeting, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes a forward by Henry S. Wellcome announcing the…

Author American Medical Association
Publisher Burroughs Wellcome and Company
Subject Vaccination, Burroughs Wellcome and Company, Medicine, Pharmacology, First aid in illness and injury, Exhibitions, Medical supplies, Vaccines

Publications

Plate I: Life history of the simplest organism, a Moneron (Protomyxa aurantiaca)

Part of Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte: Gemeinverständliche Wissenschaftliche Vorträge über die Entwickelungslehre

1872

Frontispiece illustration is titled "Lebensgeschichte eines einfachtsten Organismus, eines Moneres (Protomyxa aurantiaca)" or "Life history of the simplest organism, a Moneron (Protomyxa aurantiaca)." Sixteen figures…

Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
Publisher Reimer, G.
Engraver Grohmann, W.
Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
Subject Evolution, Heredity, Human beings--Origin, Microorganisms

Publications

Figure 62: Tree Trunks Discovered in Coal Mines

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Plate illustrates tree trunks discovered in coal mines. With coal originating from decayed vegetation, coal samples can include remnants of tree trunks, branches, leaves, and fruit.

This plate is from John Howard…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Coal mines and mining

Publications

Figure 57: Torpedo Boat Attacking a Large War Vessel

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Color plate depicts a torpedo boat attacking a large war vessel. Accompanying text mentions how a quick-moving torpedo boat can position the torpedo device in close proximity of the enemy war ship and withdrawal in time…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Torpedo-boats

Publications

Figure 54: Dynamite manufacturing establishment near Turin, Italy

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Plate illustrates a dynamite manufacturing establishment near Turin, Italy. Dynamite was used to form the Fréjus Rail Tunnel in Mont Cenis, which is in close proximity to Turin, Italy. Dating back to 1871, this tunnel…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Italy--Turin, France--Montcenis (Canton), Dynamite, Europe--Fréjus Rail Tunnel

Publications

Figure 53: Display of Fireworks on the Seine, Paris

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Color plate illustrates a fireworks display held over the Seine river in Paris, France. Different chemical substances produce different colors when ignited, resulting in colorful fireworks displays.

This plate is from…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Fireworks, France--Seine River, France--Paris

Publications

Figure 50: View in Tuscany After the Establishment of the Borax Industry

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Plate illustrates the Tuscan landscape after the establishment of the borax industry. Boric acid is collected from Tuscan lagoons via masonry structures as seen in the illustration.

This plate is from John Howard…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Borax, Borax mines and mining, Italy--Tuscany

Publications

Figure 49: View of the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Plate illustrates the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry. The foreground depicts Tuscan lagoons, where borax was found circa 1776. Steam charged with boron compounds escapes volcanic crevices…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Italy--Tuscany, Borax, Borax mines and mining

Publications

Figure 48: Section of Chambers for Manufacture of Sulfuric Acid

Part of Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals

1884

Color plate illustrates the process of manufacturing sulfuric acid. Sulfur is burned in an air current, forming sulfur dioxide which oxidizes into sulfur trioxide. Then water is introduced, producing sulfuric acid.…

Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Sulfuric acid, Sulfuric acid industry

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