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The Vogue of Community Plate
- 1917-Nov
Color print magazine advertisement for Community Plate silverware. This ad appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal, November 1917.
- Artist Phillips, Coles, 1880-1927
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Welcome is a Gift of Community Plate
- 1919-Nov-29
Color print magazine advertisement for Community Plate silverware, "with its charming Period Designs." This ad appeared in The Illustrated London News, November 29, 1919.
- Subject Silver-plated ware, Silverware, Electroplating, Oneida, ltd.
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The Quest for Beauty Goes On
- 1931-Jan-17
Color print magazine advertisement for Community Plate silverware. Illustration depicts a woman in a red dress holding a silver spoon, as well as fine silver of the "Noblesse Design." This ad appeared in The Saturday…
- Subject Silver-plated ware, Silverware, Electroplating, Oneida, ltd.
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Showcase for Shoppers of Future
- 1959-Dec
Article entitled "Showcase for Shoppers of Future" published in the December 28, 1959 edition of LIFE Magazine. Based on population growth and consumer trends, the article details a range of predictions for wares…
- Artist Flora, James
- Subject Consumers, Shopping, Future life, Consumer goods, Advertising
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The Gift of Quality
- 1919
Color print magazine advertisement for Community Plate teaspoons, "guaranteed for 50 years."
- Artist Phillips, Coles, 1880-1927
- Subject Silver-plated ware, Silverware, Electroplating, Oneida, ltd.
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Let's Make It for Keeps
- 1947-Nov
Color print magazine advertisement for Community silverware. This ad appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal, November 1947.
- Artist Whitcomb, Jon, 1906-1988
- Subject Silver-plated ware, Silverware, Electroplating, Oneida, ltd.
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Memo from Bill Rittmann to E. P. Tagge
- First IR-1 and IR-2 Instruments
- 1955-Jun-03
This memo discusses the history of the Beckman IR-1 and IR-2 spectrophotometers, including the serial numbers, prices, and customers for the first models produced.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began…
- Addressee Tagge, E. P.
- Author Rittmann, Bill
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Letter from Arnold Beckman to Thomas Herring
- 1937-Dec-07
Arnold Beckman offers a scathing critique of Herring's performance as a salesman of pH meters.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who…
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Letter from I. H. Lyons to Arnold Beckman
- 1937-Aug-25
This letter, written while Arnold Beckman was on a multi-city trip promoting his pH meter, concerns strategies for marketing the instruments and concern about the friction between a salesman and distributor.
Arnold…
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Richard C. Tolman (1881-1948)
- 1945
Photograph of mathematical physicist and physical chemist Richard C. (Chace) Tolman seated in front of a global map. This photograph is believed to have been taken when Tolman was serving as a scientific advisor to…
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Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory personnel
- 1925-Nov-06
Group photograph of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory personnel posed outside an unidentified facility. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in 1919 under the…
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L. Testa, glassblower, at work at U.S. Department of Agriculture
- 1931
General view of a glassblower, identified as L. Testa, working in an unidentified U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. Per a 1931 list of technical workers in the Department of Agriculture, Testa worked as a…
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Milton Whitney (Chief of Bureau of Soils)
- 1910s
Photograph of Milton Whitney (1860-1927), Chief of the Bureau of Soils, posed with a map of the United States and assorted scientific apparatus. Whitney served as the first Chief of the Division of Agricultural Soil,…
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Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927)
- 1910s
Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927), Chief of the Division of Agricultural Soil (later alternately known as the Division of Soils and/or Bureau of Soils), a partner in the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS).…
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Portrait of Henry G. Knight
- 1930s
Portrait of Dr. Henry G. Knight, Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Chemistry & Soils.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1940s
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Mr. Whittaker; Louise Gardner; J. R.…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1952-Mar-04
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Richard Bradfield; S. S. Obenshain;…
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Experimental blast furnace on burden of phosphate
- 1930s
Two views of the experimental blast furnace on a burden (a load, especially a heavy one) of phosphate at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory plant.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research…
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Interior of Engine Room at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1932-Jan-19
General view of the Engine Room at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. showing assorted machinery and apparatus.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory…
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Experimental blast furnace on burden of phosphate
- 1930s
Three views of the experimental blast furnace on a burden (a load, especially a heavy one) of phosphate at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory plant.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research…
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Employees opening cinder-notch on No. 2 experimental blast furnace
- 1932-Oct-12
General view of unidentified employees opening the cinder-notch on the No. 2 experimental blast furnace on a burden (a load, especially a heavy one) of phosphate at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen…
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Experimental blast furnace at Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory plant
- 1930s
General view of an experimental blast furnace at a U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory plant. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in…
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Blowing out experimental blast furnace
- 1934-Jan
General view of the blowing out process for the experimental blast furnace at a Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory facility. The process of blowing out, also known as "raking out," is undertaken when production from a…
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British Phosphate Commission motor ship
- 1961
General view of the M.V. "Triaster" motor ship being loaded with phosphate at the cantilever located in Christmas Island, Nauru. This ship was managed by the British Phosphate Commissioners, a board of representatives…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities
- 1940-Aug-23
Two exterior views of unidentified facilities believed to be associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
