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3M 51S
Hercules Powder Company tree stump handling in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of Hercules Powder Company processing tree stumps at their Brunswick, Georgia plant for use in their cellulose products. Footage shows stumps being removed from railroad cars by crane and dropped into…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Cellulose industry, Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Naval stores industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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18M 23S
Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp pine stump gathering
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of tree stump removal being done by Hercules Powder Company at an unknown location, likely in the southeastern United States. These stumps were removed using machinery and then transferred to a Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Cellulose industry, Tree stump removal, Machinery
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15 items
Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.
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2 items
Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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3 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash
- After 1930 – before 1970
Glass bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand sanative wash.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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4 items
Lydia E. Pinkham Pills for Constipation
- After 1930 – before 1970
Bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand pills for constipation.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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24 items
The Japanese Beetle and its Control
- 1940
Journal number 1856 in the Farmers' Bulletin series published by the United States Department of Agriculture. The article describes the Japanese beetle, a pest brought to the United States from Japan, including its…
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7 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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74 items
Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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Dye Laboratory
- After 1940 – before 1970
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a dye laboratory of the General Dyestuff Corporation, likely in Providence, Rhode Island.
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2 items
Diamond Blue-White fabric dye
- After 1935 – before 1942
Blue and white cardboard box with a small paper packet of powdered fabric dye. The dye is intended for use on white fabric to enhance the fabric's brightness and prevent yellowing.
Fabric dyes are charged,…
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Hobson's Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic and Chloroform
- After 1901 – before 1950
Box containing Dr. Hobson's "Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic, and Chloroform" cough syrup. According to the packaging, the use of this product is for the "relief of cough due to colds."
Brothers Henry and…
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2 items
Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 24, 1940
- 1940-Jan-24
Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) gives advice to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), on caring for their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), once he arrives in the U.S.A.
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Letter from Kurt Zielenziger to Max Bredig, February 15, 1940
- 1940-Feb-15
Kurt Zielenziger (1890-1944), a German Jewish journalist and economist living in Amsterdam, sends Max Bredig (1902-1977) correspondence from the Baden Culture Minister regarding his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).…
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Glenn Seaborg in schoolgroup portrait
- After 1935 – before 1945
Black and white photograph of a group of students posing for the camera. Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) is located in the back row, fourth from the left.
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Telegram from Max Bredig to the Homburger family, November 13, 1940
- 1940-Nov-13
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs the Homburger family that he is sending them food and money. The Homburgers are currently interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France.
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Cablegram from Max Bredig to Paul and Viktor Homburger, December 23, 1940
- 1940-Dec-23
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs the Homburger family that he received their most recent telegram. He is awaiting further instruction on how to help them in the Gurs concentration camp.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne Homburger, January 21, 1940
- 1940-Jan-21
In a letter to his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), Max Bredig (1902-1977) mentions that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), will soon arrive in New York from the Netherlands. Max additionally provides…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, December 25, 1940
- 1940-Dec-25
Max Bredig (1902-1977) send Christmas greetings to his sister and brother-in-law, Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), who are currently interned in the Gurs concentration camp in France.…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, January 4, 1940
- 1940-Jan-04
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), who are currently interned in the Gurs concentration camp, that he has sent them packages. He also mentions that their…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne and Viktor Homburger, January 30, 1940
- 1940-Jan-30
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) about the wintertime in New York City and that their children are doing well in England.
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Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig, December 30, 1940
- Circa 1940
In this letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Georg and Max Bredig written in the Gurs concentration camp, the couple describe how they celebrated the New Year, provide updates on packages and correspondence,…
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Note by Max Bredig about Marianne and Viktor Homburger, October 25, 1940
- 1940-Oct-25
A note by Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding topics to include in a letter to Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) and Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), including legal authorization, letters from the Homburger children, and the…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Marianne Homburger, October 15, 1940
- 1940-Oct-15
In a letter to Marianne Homburger (1903-1987), Max Bredig (1902-1977) wishes his sister all the best for her birthday and inquires about their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Georg recently fled Nazi-occupied Germany…