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Bill Beamer at work in Dow Spectroscopy Laboratory
- 1952
General view of technician Bill Beamer operating an unidentified machine in the Dow Chemical Company's Spectroscopy Laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Machinery, Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beamer, Bill
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Microscope at Dow Metallurgy Laboratory
- Circa 1952
General view of a technician using a microscope to examine a specimen in the Dow Chemical Company's Metallurgy Laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Employees, Laboratories, Microscopy, Microscopes, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Physical Testing Laboratory View #3
- 1930s – circa
General view of the Physical Testing Laboratory located in the Educational Buildings at the Dow Chemical Company facility in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Aerial view of Dow Chemical Company Research Center
- 1964
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company Research Center located in Midland, Michigan. Various buildings are numbered and identified as follows on the back of the photograph:
1) Library, Patent and Research…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Research institutes, Aerial views, Dow Chemical Company, Aerial photographs
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Clyde Moe operating RCA Model EMU electron microscope in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1950s
General view of Clyde Moe operating a RCA Model EMU electron microscope in the Dow Chemical Company's Metallurgical Laboratory. Electron microscopes use a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Employees, Laboratories, Microscopy, Microscopes, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Radio Corporation of America, Moe, Clyde
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Letter from I. H. Lyons to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1935-Jun-03
Letter to Arnold O. Beckman about the early stages of planning marketing and distribution for the pH meter. The National Postal Meter Company on the letterhead was one of Arnold Beckman's first employers, when they…
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Letter from I. H. Lyons to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1935-Aug-23
Lyons writes to Beckman during Beckman's travels around the United States to market his new "acidimeter." This letter in particular mentions the orders rolling in following the first advertisement for the pH meter and…
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Letter from the Braun Corporation to Adolph Coors
- 1935-Aug-14
From an unknown author at the Braun Corporation (and carbon copied to its president, J.A. Hartley). The author wants Aldoph Coors (the brewing magnate) to meet Arnold O. Beckman during Beckman's trip to promote his new…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to J. J. Murdock
- 1935-Aug-30
This letter from Arnold Beckman was sent during his 1935 trip around the United States to promote and secure distributors for his new pH meter (or "acidimeter") in 1935. Beckman reports on the enthusiasm of both…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Claire Evans
- 1935-Aug-30
Beckman thanks Evans for his hospitality during a trip to Denver, Colorado to sell the new pH meter and hopes that Evans will become a distributor for the instrument. Beckman's stops in Denver included Coors Porcelain…
- Addressee Evans, Clare
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Great Western Sugar Company, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Colorado--Denver, Coors Porcelain Company, Central Scientific Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc., California Institute of Technology, Scientific apparatus and instruments--Marketing
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Letter from Clare Evans to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1937-Aug-19
Evans writes to Beckman while he is on a trip to New York City about advertising and production of the new pH meter, especially the Model M.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a…
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Letter from W. O. Anderson to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1935-Sep-07
Anderson writes from National Technical Labatories to Arnold Beckman, providing him with an update about "acidimeter" production and pre-sales interest while Beckman is away in New York City. He notes that the first…
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Letter from T. J. Glover to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1935-Nov-11
The letter regards Arthur Noyes's test results and serum supplied for his treatment.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Glover, T. J.
- Subject Blood--Analysis, Noyes, Arthur A. (Arthur Amos), 1866-1936, Cancer--Treatment
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Letter from I. H. Lyons to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1937-Sep-02
Lyons thinks the new system of distribution for the Beckman pH meter will be an important change for the "industrial field." The National Postal Meter Company on the letterhead was one of Arnold Beckman's first…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to J. J. Murdock
- 1935-Oct-14
The letter touches on Arthur Noyes's medical condition and discusses problems with an instrument demonstration caused by residue in electrodes. Beckman was a friend and colleague of Dr. Noyes and was seeking medical…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Dr. T. J. Glover
- 1935-Nov-03
Beckman discusses cancer treatment options for his friend and colleague, Dr. Amos A. Noyes, and offers to provide Glover with a pH meter.
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Letter from J. J. Murdock to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1935-Oct-18
Murdock references receipt of correspondence and a blood sample from Noyes, expresses pleasure at Millikan's interest in his work, and discusses real estate matters, including the erection of apartment buildings.
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Plate 19: Bellis perennis
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of the common daisy, Bellis perennis. Class Syngenesia, order Polygamia superflua.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Daisies, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 20: Cryptogamia
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph illustrating the class Cryptogamia, containing a fern, moss, lichen, seaweed, and mushroom.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Cryptogams, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 18: Hypericum androsaemum
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum. Class Polyadelphia, order Polyandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 17: Lotus corniculatus
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Class Diadelphia, order Decandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Lotus corniculatus, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 16: Malva sylvestris
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. Class Monadelphia, order Polyandria.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject High mallow, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 15: Cheiranthus cheiri
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of common wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri. Class Tetradynamia, order Siliquosa.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Botany, Cheiranthus cheiri, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 13: Papaver rhoeas
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of the common red poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Class Polyandria, order Monogynia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Poppies, Botany, Papaveraceae, Women botanists, Scientific illustration
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Plate 14: Glechoma hederacea
- Part of Conversations on Botany
- 1817-Apr-02
Hand-colored lithograph of ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea. Class Didynamia, order Gymnospermia.
- Artist Milton
- Author Fitton, Sarah Mary, Fitton, Elizabeth
- Publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Subject Ground ivy, Botany, Women botanists, Scientific illustration