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Postcard of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben
- 1918 – 1919
Postcard from Max Mislow (1887-1963), Kurt Mislow's (1923-2017) father, to an unknown recipient. The postcard features a black and white photograph of German soldiers wearing Pickelhauben, the pointed or spiked helmet…
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Photographic portrait of Max Mislow
- 1918 – 1919
Black and white photograph of Max Mislow (1887-1963), Kurt M. Mislow's (1923-2017) father, in uniform.
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Blank postcard of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben
- 1918 – 1919
Blank postcard with black and white photograph of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben, the pointed or spiked helmets worn by Prussian and German soldiers, firefighters and police officers during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Subject World War (1914-1918), Military uniforms, Soldiers
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Blank postcard of German soldiers in front of a train
- 1918 – 1919
Blank postcard with black and white photograph of German soldiers in front of a train.
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The Bulletin Index: Pittsburgh's Weekly Newsmagazine, December 28, 1939
- The Bulletin Index: Pittsburgh's Weekly Newsmagazine, Volume 115, Number 26
- 1939-Dec-28
Front page and page 6 of the December 28, 1939 issue of the Bulletin Index: Pittsburgh's Weekly Newsmagazine. The article on the top left, titled "Warfare Waste," features Ernst Berl (1877-1946) discussing ammunition…
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Envelope from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig
- 1918-Apr-25
Envelope belonging to a letter from the German chemist and Nobel Prize winner, Fritz Haber (1868-1934), which is addressed to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). At the time, Haber was serving as a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Insuring the To-morrow of the American Chemical Industry
- 1919
Work describing the advancement of the American chemical industry during the 1910s. Underscores the importance of sustaining the industry's success through advertisement and marketing. Provides metrics to illustrate the…
- Publisher Literary Digest
- Subject Chemical industry, World War (1914-1918), Advertising, Marketing
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Letter from Rudolf Wegscheider to Georg Bredig, September 1920
- 1920-Sep-05
Rudolf Wegscheider (1859-1935), an Austrian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for wishing him well on his sixtieth birthday. Wegscheider additionally laments turning older and the economic consequences of the…
- Author Wegscheider, Rudolf, 1859-1935
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918), Wegscheider, Rudolf
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Letter from Ernest Solvay to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-25
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig for his correspondence and expresses his mutual sadness about the travesties of the First World War.
- Author Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Letter from Viktor Rothmund to Georg Bredig, November 1918
- 1918-Nov-24
Viktor Rothmund (1870-1927), a German chemist working in Prague, describes the perilous state of scientific activities at his university after the ravages of the First World War. He additionally mentions that he hopes…
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Postcard from Heinrich J. Goldschmidt to Georg Bredig
- 1918-Jul-13
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt (1857-1937), an Austrian chemist who worked in Norway, provides a scientific reference to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and describes the negative impact of the First World War on his university.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1922
- 1922-Jul-20
In a letter to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) describes the statutes for awarding Nobel Prizes and laments the lack of funds available for European scientists following…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1922
- 1922-Mar-01
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) updates Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on his professional life in Sweden and his upcoming travel plans to Holland, Belgium, and France. Arrhenius additionally laments the periolous economic…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918), Chemistry, Money
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"Old Hickory"
- The World's Greatest Powder Plant, the Building of Which Broke all Speed Records for War-Time Construction
- Circa 1919
Booklet describes the conditions under which "Old Hickory," allegedly the world's greatest powder plant, was built and how it contributed to the wartime effort. The Old Hickory Smokeless Powder Plant was built in…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Svante Arrhenius
- 1917-Feb-13
Letter written from Georg Bredig (1868-1944) wishing Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) a happy birthday and mentioning an air raid that happened on June 22, 1916, in Karlsruhe, Germany. This bombing was meant to target a…
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Letter from Ernst Berl to Georg Bredig
- 1919-Jun-19
Letter from Ernst Berl (1877-1946) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Berl updates Bredig on his life and tells him about his position in the military and the Austrian War Ministry.
Ernst Berl was an Austrian chemist and…
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1917
- 1917-Dec-08
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes about World War I, politics, and updates on fellow scientists.
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1917
- 1917-Oct-04
In a postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes) about the 1917 Swedish general election and economic toll World War I has taken on Sweden. Arrhenius fears that it could take decades to…
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1915
- 1915-Dec
Christmas greeting from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Arrhenius mentions his family and wishes that peace prevails in 1916.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 26, 1921
- 1921-Feb-26
Letter from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Contains personal updates about Arrhenius' family as well as updates about the Experimentalfältet (The Fields for Experiments at the Royal Swedish…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, December 1914
- 1914-Dec-18
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the perilous onset of the First World War, which occurred after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) in June 1914. Arrhenius…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, September 1918
- 1918-Sep-23
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to his friend Georg Bredig (1868-1944) on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Arrhenius tells Bredig that he hopes he can still have a nice birthday despite the perilous aftermath of…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Birthdays, World War (1914-1918)
