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Exterior view of Welsbach Gas Light Company facility
- 1920s
Photographic reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Welsbach Gas Light Company site located along the Delaware River in Gloucester City, New Jersey. From 1888 to 1940, the Welsbach Gas Light Company held…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Industries
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Welsbach Gas Light Company photograph album
- 1920s
Album containing 52 black and white photographs documenting various aspects of the production process at the Welsbach Gas Light Company site located along the Delaware River in Gloucester City, New Jersey. From 1888 to…
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Portrait of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)
- 1920s
Portrait of chemist and industrial consultant Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) best known for his contributions to the turpentine and pulp industries in the United States.
Charles Holmes Herty was born on December 4,…
- Photographer Alman Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938, Turpentine industry and trade
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971)
- 1900 – 1925
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971), a Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, who prepared the first insulin treatment given to a child with…
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22 itemsDas Deutsche Farbenbuch
- The German Color Book
- 1923 – 1926
German publication features numerous color charts with painted color swatches from various German paint manufacturers. Book content includes backgrounds and information on purchasing colorants and paints; colors and…
- Author Trillich, Heinrich
- Publisher Heller, B.
- Subject Color, Paint, Varnish and varnishing, Varnish industry, Paint industry and trade
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Portrait of William Crookes, age 24
- 1856 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes taken in 1856, when sitter was 24 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He…
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Portrait of William Crookes, age 57
- 1889 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes taken in 1889, when sitter was 57 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He…
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7 itemsThe Life of Sir William Crookes, O.M., F.R.S.
- With a foreword by Sir Oliver Lodge
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He notably discovered thallium and conducted experiments on the properties of highly rarified gases, rare earth…
- Author Fournier d'Albe, E. E. (Edmund Edward), 1868-1933
- Publisher T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Thallium
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Portrait of Sir William Crookes, O.M., age 79
- 1911 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Portrait photograph frontispiece of Sir William Crookes taken in 1911, when sitter was 79 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy.…
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Portrait of William Crookes as Hofmann's assistant
- 1850 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes seated next to a table containing a scientific instrument. Taken at age 18 when Crookes was August Wilhelm von Hofmann's assistant.
Plate from the biography of Sir…
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Employee using titration apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified employee at work in the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street Laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. A variety of titration equipment and other scientific apparatus are visible on…
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Employee at work in Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1920s
General view of employee Al Herman analyzing an unidentified substance at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Assorted scientific apparatus and laboratory glassware…
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Employee at work in Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified employee analyzing an unidentified substance at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. A microscope and water quality test kit are…
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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…
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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The Glaxo Feeder 8oz nursing bottle in original box
- 1900 – 1930
Banana-shaped bottle design enabled ease of cleaning, making this bottle widely known as the hygienic baby bottle.
A: Boat-shaped molded glass bottle. Embossed on one side of bottle are measurements in tablespoons;…
- Manufacturer Glaxo Laboratories
- Subject Infants--Care, Glassware
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Free-blown glass breast pump
- After 1900 – before 1950
Long stem, round bottom flask with custom flange. Needle-size hole on opposite side of flange allows for release of pressure.
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Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken Zweihunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken two hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-10
This zweihunderttausand Mark Gutschein, or two hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken A. G.. This particular company scrip includes a photographic reproduction of the company's…
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2 itemsHugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works ten million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein, or ten million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the rectp and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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2 itemsHugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works five million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the recto and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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2 itemsHugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip…
- Printer Gantz & Russ
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Chemische Werke P. Römer & Co. Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein
- P. Römer & Company Chemical Works fifty billion Mark voucher
- 1923-Oct-26
This Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein, or fifty billion Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Werke P. Römer & Company (Chemical Works P. Römer & Company). Paper features a watermark design.
Chemische Werke P. Römer…
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2 itemsE. Merck Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- E. Merck ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-14
This Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by E. Merck. Zehn Milliarden was printed over the original Hunderttausend Mark voucher due to rampant…
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2 itemsChemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron three million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-11
This Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein, or three million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…