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Beauty Treatments for Finer Fruit
- 1937
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical insecticides and fungicides. The advertisement features a color botanical illustration of an apple tree with inset illustrations of its fruit and flowers. Accompanying text…
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New Leadership Through New Lightness
- Advertisement for Dowmetal and Hoover
- 1937
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a woman against a plain background holding a Hoover vacuum cleaner made with Dowmetal.…
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Figure 4. Illustration of Drift Theory
- 1862
Illustration of Drift Theory, a geological theory used to explain the formation of coal deposits. The figure illustrates how sediments including shale, limestone, sandstone, and coal travel from different directions to…
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Figure 27. "Flashing" Room at Messrs Edison & Swan's Works
- 1915
Figure 27 from the 1915 volume, The Rare Earth Industry depicting the "flashing" room of the Edison and Swan Electric Light Company. The illustration depicts scientists preparing filaments for incandescent electric glow…
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Figure 14. Impregnating Machine [Gas mantle manufacture]
- 1915
Figure 14 from the 1915 volume, The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine (1/10 actual size) for saturating cotton and ramie webs with a solution of rare earth metals during the manufacture of gas mantles. The volume…
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Figure 10. Collodion before Burning Off. Figure 11. Collodion after Burning Off. Figure 12. Washing Machine.
- 1915
Figures 10 through 12 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry. Figures 10 and 11 are photomicrographs showing collodion fibers used in the manufacture of incandescent gas mantles before and after burning. The…
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The Teeth of the Cat and The Teeth of the Sheep
- 1899
Illustrations depicting the skull of a cat and the skull of a sheep for comparison of each species' teeth. Illustrations are from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a…
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Mount Morgan Gold-mine, Australia
- 1899
Illustration of the Mount Morgan Mine in Queensland, Australia from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called…
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The Sweet-pea
- 1899
Illustration of a sweet pea plant from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, this volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Scientific illustration, Sweet peas, Plants
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Hoover Adopts Dowmetal
- 1936-Nov
A print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an inset from Woman's Home Companion advertising the Hoover One-Fifty, a vacuum cleaner…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Figure 27. Varieties of Sea-Weed Used to Produce Varech
- 1884
Black and white illustration depicting several varieties of sea-weed used to produce varech, also known as kelp. The accompanying text describes various applications of sea-weed, including as a fertilizer and source of…
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The Organs of Digestion
- 1922
Diagram from page 52 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the organs of the digestive system, including the mouth, throat, stomach, gall bladder, and spleen.
The Science of Common Things is a…
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Figure 60. Various Forms of Snow. Figure 61. Dissection of Ice by the Solar Rays
- Part of The Phenomena and Laws of Heat
- 1869
Two illustrations from page 166 of the 1869 volume The Phenomena and Laws of Heat by Achille Cazin. Figure 60 depicts a magnified view of various forms of snow. Figure 61 depicts the dissection of ice by solar rays.
- Author Cazin, Achille, 1832-1877
- Publisher Scribner & Co.
- Editor Rich, Elihu, 1819-1875
- Subject Heat, Heat--Conduction, Evaporation, Snow, Scientific illustration, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Governor George Romney and Michigan state representative Nelson Tisdale
- 1963
Photograph of Michigan state representative Nelson G. Tisdale (right) presenting Governor George Romney (left) with a commemorative bottle of Dow aspirin. Tisdale represented Midland, home to the Dow Chemical Company,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Tisdale, Nelson G., Romney, George W., 1907-1995, Governors, Public officers
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Dedication of Dow sea-water conversion plant
- 1961-Jun-21
Group photograph depicting United States President John F. Kennedy (center) pushing a button to activate the nation's first salt-water conversion plant located at the Dow Chemical Company facility in Freeport, Texas.…
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower with Dow band
- 1960
General view of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower observing a performance of the Dow Chemical Company band. Band members are seen holding maracas, as well as using barrels of DOW-PER as a drum set. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Presidents
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"Night With Ike" dinner at Case Institute of Technology
- 1961-Nov
Group photograph depicting "Night with Ike" dinner held at Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, is positioned at…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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Experiment of Magic Fish Set in Motion by Electricity
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an apparatus used to animate tin fish through the use of an electro-magnet.
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Double-Needle Alphabet
- 1870 – 1900
Table detailing the alphabet used to communicate using a double-needle telegraph system. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved electromagnetically as a…
