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Metalam Makes Your Meal Complete
- 1963
Color print advertisement for Metalam, a film-and-foil packaging combination manufactured and sold by the Dobeckmun Company, a division of the Dow Chemical Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The advertisement features a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Food--Packaging, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
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Beckman/SDS Integrated Computer System press release
- 1964-Apr-21
The press release announces the release of a commercial solid-state computer system including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer.
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Woman using Beckman/SDS Integrated Computer System
- 1964
The commercial solid-state computer system included a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer.
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Invention Disclosure: Generalized Flow Monitoring
- 5D-668
- 1963-Oct
The invention disclosure for use in gas chromatography documents some of James C. Sternberg's early work for Beckman Instruments. Robert S. Litle and W. S. Gallaway signed this disclosure as witnesses.
Beckman…
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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Man posed with Styrofoam Paul Bunyan
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified man posed with a sculpture of Paul Bunyan carved out of Styrofoam. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the Dow Chemical Company’s…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Foamed materials, Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character), Polystyrene
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Two women with assorted Styrofoam objects
- 1962
General view of two unidentified women posed behind a work bench with assorted objects made out of Styrofoam. Both women are wearing Styrofoam fascinators and an audience is visible in the background, indicating the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Foamed materials, Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Polystyrene, Women employees
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Bendix employee with assorted scientific instruments
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified Bendix Corporation employee surrounded by assorted scientific instruments from a range of companies, including Bendix, Varian, and DuMont. Per an inscription on the verso of the…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrometer industry, Mass spectrometry, Bendix Corporation
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Bendix Channeltron Electron Multiplier
- 1964-Apr-27
Close-up view of a Bendix Channeltron Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the…
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Bendix Corporation associates
- 1960s
Group photograph of unidentified individuals associated with the Bendix Corporation, a manufacturer of assorted scientific instrumentation including the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS). An inscription above the…
- Creator Of Work McHale Studio, Bendix Corporation
- Subject Employees, Spectrometer industry, Bendix Corporation
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Beckman Bits
- Vol. IV, No. 1
- 1964
Beckman Bits was produced to highlight the Beckman Instruments Systems Division's aerospace equipment and projects. In addition to project summaries, it contains photographs and original artwork depicting spacecraft and…
- Contributor Chute, Alan, Allen, Ken
- Publisher Systems Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Saturn launch vehicles, Space vehicles, Aerospace telemetry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Project Apollo (U.S.), Computers, Ground support systems (Astronautics), Beckman Instruments, Inc., United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Project Gemini (U.S.)
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Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Can of Hopkins Rajah hair dye
- 1914 – 1967
Tin container of powdered henna pigment manufactured by S. B. Penick & Company. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna or mignonette tree. Whole henna leaves must be dried and…
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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- After 1964 – before 1991
Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.
Bettye Greene was born on March…
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Hypoxia warning system for monitoring partial pressure of oxygen in artificial atmospheric environments
- Bulletin CS-632
- Circa 1963
The brochure describes the operation, application, and specifications of a system designed to monitor oxygen partial pressure in pilots' masks and helmets and warn them when levels dip dangerously low. An artist's…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Astronautics and civilization, Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Airplanes--Safety appliances, Air pilots--Health and hygiene, Anoxemia, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Scientific apparatus and instruments, United States. Air Force
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Specialists in Aerospace Instrumentation
- Bulletin CS-631
- Circa 1963
The brochure provides an overview of Beckman's divisions--Berkeley, Helipot, Offner, Scientific and Process Instruments, Special Projects, Spinco, and Systems--and highlights solutions provided to clients needing…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Scientific apparatus and instruments, United States. Air Force, Aerospace industries, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.), Project Mercury (U.S.), Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Advertising still for Dow Handi-Wrap sandwich bags
- 1963
Promotional photograph for Dow Handi-Wrap sandwich bags with view of a model demonstrating the new easy-to-use magic dot box packaging. Introduced in the 1960's, Dow Handi-Wrap was an economy plastic wrap specifically…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising
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First Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph
- 1961-Dec-20
Beckman's Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. The prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts of power.
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The Significance of pH in Baking
- Beckman Reprint R-6166
- 1960-Oct
The reprinted article, originally published in Bakers Digest, was written by employees of the Fleischmann Laboratories and featured photographs of Beckman pH meters.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934…
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Vanadium Corporation White Canyon plant
- 1953 – 1963
General view of a section of the Vanadium Corporation of America facilities near White Canyon in San Juan County, Utah. Uranium and vanadium were mined from the sandstone canyons and used to produce crude vanadium oxide…
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Automatic press machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1962
Close-up view of an automatic press machine used to fill shells with an explosives charge the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Detonators, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Machinery
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Employee operating apparatus for testing electric detonators
- 1962
General view of an unidentified female employee operating an apparatus used to test special electric detonators manufactured at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an…