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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914), a chemist and engineer best known for his work in the petroleum industry.

  Herman Frasch was born on December 25, 1851 in Gaildorf, Germany. Frasch was schooled at the Gymnasium in…

  • Subject Petroleum industry and trade, Research, Industrial, Frasch, Herman, 1851-1914, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits, Standard Oil Company
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of John Edgar Teeple (1874-1931)

  • 1920s

  Portrait of American chemist John Edgar Teeple (1874 – 1931), best known for his discovery of a process for separating potash from borax.

  John Edgar Teeple was born on January 4, 1874 in Kempton, Illinois and educated…

  • Subject American Potash & Chemical Corporation, Teeple, John Edgar, 1874-1931, Research, Industrial, Chemists, Portraits, Potash industry and trade, Potash
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  Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)

  • 1940s

  Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.

  George Oenslager was born on September…

  • Subject Research, Industrial, Rubber, Portraits, Oenslager, George, 1873-1956, B.F. Goodrich Company, Chemists
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  Portrait of Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of American chemist Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945), one of the first chemists in the United States to develop successful methods for the hydrogenation of fatty oils, which helps turn liquid oils into solids.
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  • Subject Hydrogenation, Soap, Research, Industrial, Chemists, Ittner, Martin Hill, 1870-1945, Hydrogenation--Research, Portraits, Colgate & Company, Soap trade
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  Portrait of Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of American chemist Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970), best known for his work with phosgene gas and the production of aluminium.

  Francis Cowles Frary was born on July 9, 1884 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and…

  • Photographer Parry Studio
  • Subject World War (1914-1918), Frary, Francis C. (Francis Cowles), 1884-1970, Chemists, Portraits, Aluminum alloys, Phosgene, Aluminum industry and trade
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  Portrait of Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of American chemist Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931), inventor of the Acheson process to synthesize graphite and silicon carbide and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite.

  Edward Goodrich Acheson…

  • Subject Electrochemistry, Electricity, Acheson, Edward Goodrich, 1856-1931, Chemists, Portraits, Electrochemistry--Research, Silicon carbide
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  Photographs, Portraits, Negatives

  Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)

  • 1950s

  Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.

  Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899…

  • Subject Chemists, Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, African American chemists, Portraits, Organic compounds--Synthesis, African Americans, Steroids
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923), a charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

  Samuel Philip Sadtler was born on July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove, Schyulkill…

  • Photographer Alman & Co.
  • Subject Chemical engineering, Chemists, Portraits, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Sadtler, Samuel Philip, 1847-1923, Chemical engineers, Samuel P. Sadtler & Son
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  Portrait of Dr. Arthur A. Noyes (1866-1936)

  • 1927-Dec-12

  Portrait of Dr. Arthur A. Noyes (1866-1936) posed in the doorway of the Chemical Library of the Gates Chemical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Per notations accompanying the…

  • Creator Of Work Wide World Photos
  • Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Chemists, Portraits, Noyes, Arthur A. (Arthur Amos), 1866-1936, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Universities and colleges
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  Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928), a chemist and educator best known for his association with the University of Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry.

  Edgar Fahs…

  • Subject Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs), 1854-1928, American Chemical Society. Division of the History of Chemistry, Chemists, Portraits, University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Archival materials, Universities and colleges
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  Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954), graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel…

  • Subject Sadtler, Samuel Schmucker, 1873-1954, Chemists, Portraits, Chemical engineers, Samuel P. Sadtler & Son
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  Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964)

  • 1910s

  Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964), chemical engineer and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923).

  • Subject Chemists, Portraits, Philip Bridges Sadtler (1884-1964), Chemical engineers
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  Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933) and dog

  • Circa 1930

  Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933), founder of the Monsanto Company, and dog. A 30-year veteran of the nascent pharmaceutical industry, Queeny founded the Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri in 1901.…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Chemists, Portraits, Monsanto Company, Industrialists, Queeny, John Francis, 1859-1933
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)

  • 1930s – circa

  Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.

  Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Union Carbide Corporation, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits, Ethylene, Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1888-
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  Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951)

  • 1940s – circa

  Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951). Rafferty was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 4th, 1886 and studied engineering and chemistry at the Lewis Institute of Technology. Following his graduation from Lewis in 1908,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, Chemists, Rafferty, James A., 1886-1951, Portraits, Industrialists
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  Portrait of Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1889-1944)

  • 1930s – circa

  Portrait of Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1889-1944), an American engineer and chemist who discovered the effectiveness of tetraethyl lead as an antiknock additive for gasoline.

  Thomas Midgley, Jr. was born on May 18, 1889 in…

  • Publisher Blank & Stoller N.Y.
  • Subject Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--Research, Chemists, Portraits, Midgley, Thomas, 1889-1944, Chemical engineers, Gasoline--Anti-knock and anti-knock mixtures, Internal combustion engines
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935)

  • 1920s – circa

  Portrait of Samuel Cox Hooker (1865-1935). Hooker was born on April 19, 1865, in Benchley, Kent, England and studied at the Government Science School in South Kensington, London. Hooker earned his PhD from the…

  • Subject Public health, Chemists, Portraits, Sugar--Manufacture and refining, Hooker, Samuel Cox, 1864-1935
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)

  • 1930s – circa

  Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.

  Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…

  • Subject Chemical industry, Union Carbide Corporation, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits, Ethylene, Curme, George O. (George Oliver), 1888-
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  Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925)

  • Circa 1900

  Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925), an industrial chemist whose research concerning sugar refining, gas manufacturing, and chemical education greatly impacted public sanitation and health.

  Charles…

  • Manufacturer Alman & Co.
  • Subject Public health, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, Chemists, Portraits, Sanitation
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  Portrait of Sidney Dale Kirkpatrick (1894-1973)

  • 1943 – circa

  Portrait of Sidney Dale Kirkpatrick (1894-1973). Kirkpatrick was born in Urbana, Illinois and received his B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1916. Following graduation, he served as a chemical adviser to the…

  • Subject Chemists, Portraits, Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. (Sidney Dale), 1894-1973, Chemical engineers
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  Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925)

  • Circa 1900

  Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925). Hillebrand was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 12, 1853, the son of renowned botanist William Hillebrand (1821-1886). William Francis Hillebrand studied at…

  • Subject Geochemistry, Hillebrand, W. F. (William Francis), 1853-1925, Chemists, Portraits, Metallurgy
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  Portrait of William H. Walker (1869-1934)

  • Circa 1917

  Portrait of William H. Walker (1869-1934), a pioneer of chemical engineering practice and principles in the United States.

  William H. Walker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1869 and graduated from Penn State…

  • Subject Chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemists, Portraits, Chemical engineers, Walker, William H., 1869-1934
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  Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907)

  • Circa 1900

  Portrait of Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), best known for his discovery of periodic law and creation of the periodic table of elements.

  • Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table of the elements, Chemists, Portraits
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  Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)

  • 1950s

  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…

  • Subject Chemical engineering, Chemists, Portraits, Chemical engineers, Industrialists, Dorr, John Van Nostrand, 1872-1962
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)

  • Circa 1916

  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…

  • Subject Chemical engineering, Chemists, Portraits, Chemical engineers, Industrialists, Dorr, John Van Nostrand, 1872-1962, Portrait photography