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Mint flavored cod liver oil
- 1940s
12 fl. oz bottle of Squibb Mint Flavored Cod Liver Oil. The back label explains that this cod liver oil is treated with carbon dioxide which extends its shelf life. Additionally, the label includes dosage and storage…
- Manufacturer E.R. Squibb & Sons
- Subject Cod-liver oil, Nutrition, Nutrition--Children, E.R. Squibb & Sons
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Hunger Quits School
- 1943
Hunger Quits School is a pamphlet published in 1943 by the United States Food Distribution Administration. This pamphlet explains the benefits of school lunch programs, and how to start them in local communities.
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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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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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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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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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Hamlin's Wizard Oil Liniment
- 1941 – 1946
A topical treatment intended for soothing muscular aches, minor strains and sprains, minor frost bites, mild sunburn, and non-venomous insect bites and stings. The liniment was first produced in 1861 in Chicago by…
- Creator Of Work Hamlin's Wizard Oil Company
- Subject Health products, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Ointments, Pain medicine
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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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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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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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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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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, February 22, 1943
- 1943-Feb-22
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse Wolfsberg that he has received a letter from the New York-based law firm Munn, Anderson, and Liddy, and will forward a copy to her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968).
- Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Addressee Wolfsberg, Ilse
- Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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Draft of a letter from Max Bredig to Kasimir Fajans, March 17, 1943
- 1943-Mar-17
Max Bredig (1902-1977) drafts a letter to his friend and former mentor, Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), regarding his application for American citizenship.
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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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Glenn Seaborg and children with Richard Nixon
- After 1942 – before 1969
Black and white photograph of Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999) and Richard Nixon (1913-1994) posing with two of Seaborg's seven children who stand between the future President and their father.
Nixon inscribed the photograph…
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Max Bredig seated in office
- After 1937 – before 1949
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…
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Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger
- After 1943
Photograph of the Bredig family standing in the mountains. Pictured from left to right, are Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), Marianne Homburger née Bredig (1903-1986), Lydia Bredig née Levy, and Max Bredig (1902-1977). The…
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Letter from A. W. Curtis Jr. to Henry McBay
- 1943-Jan-13
Austin Wingate Curtis (1911–2004), an accomplished chemist known for his work with George Washington Carver (early 1860s-1943), writes to Henry McBay (1914-1995). Curtis thanks McBay for his previous correspondence and…
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Bulletin regarding options to support relatives in occupied France
- 1940s
Bulletin informing residents in the U.S.A. how they can financially support Jewish relatives and friends who are interned or otherwise residing in unoccupied French territories.
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Telegram from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, June 28, 1943
- 1943-Jun-28
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Ilse Wolfsberg that Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is expected to arrive on the passenger ship, Nyassa, on June 30th or July 1st.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 25, 1943
- 1943-Jun-25
Ilse Wolfsburg tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is on the ship "Nyassa" and will be arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though she is unsure when.
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Note with ship names and addresses
- 1943-Jun-22
Passenger ship names, ports of arrival, and expected arrival dates. Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is expected to be on the Nyassa, arriving June 30th, 1943. Note likely intended for Ilse Wolfsberg's awareness of her…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Transatlantic voyages, Passenger ships, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 17, 1943
- 1943-Jun-17
Ilse Wolfsburg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about her fiance, Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) immigration to the United States. She says Hochwald has been released from the Miranda De Ebro concentration camp, and is…
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, May 13, 1943
- 1943-May-13
Ilse Wolfsburg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) immigration to the United States. She discusses cabling money to Hochwald and her hopes that Hochwald will be in America before any more…