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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Aniversario Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Government ownership, Petróleos Mexicanos
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating Petróleos Mexicanos (20th anniversary)
- 1958
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico and the establishment of the state-owned petroleum…
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (25th anniversary)
- 1951
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Women in science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching
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36 items
Tungsten, the Story of an Indispensable Metal
- 1955
A brief, illustrated history of Tungsten, or wolfram, a rare metal first isolated by Swedish Pomeranian and German pharmaceutical chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) and Spanish chemists and brothers José…
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4 items
Monsanto Hall of Chemistry pamphlet
- 1955
The cover of this chromolithograph pamphlet depicts the entrance of Monsanto's Hall of Chemistry exhibit which opened in Disneyland's Tomorrowland in July 1955. Foldout contains illustrations and text on how chemistry…
- Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, California--Disneyland, Monsanto Company
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8 items
That Soft, Velvety Feel Tells You it's Saran Wrap
- 1953
Promotional booklet for Dow Chemical Company's Saran Wrap product includes a history of Dow, the manufacturing process for Saran Wrap along with household and commercial uses of Saran Wrap.
- Publisher Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Consumer goods, Marketing, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade
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2 items
Postcard for General Dyestuff Corporation of the General Aniline & Film Corporation with woman using dye bath
- Circa 1953
Postcard produced by the General Dyestuff Corporation, a sales division of the General Aniline & Film Corporation, depicting a woman using a dye bath. Colorful strands of fabric dyed various colors are draped above the…
- Creator Of Work General Aniline & Film Corporation
- Publisher Dexter Press, Inc.
- Subject General Dyestuff Corporation, General Aniline & Film Corporation, Dyes and dyeing, Dye industry, Postcards, Printed ephemera
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2 items
Atomic bomb instruction card
- 1950
Informational card printed by the United States government outlines what to do before, during and after the detonation of a nuclear bomb with the verso explaining the effects of an atomic bombing.
The aftermath of…
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Group portrait of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1952-May
Group photograph of unidentified female personnel at an unidentified United States Department of Agriculture facility. A large board bearing a sheaf of wheat is visible in front of the group.
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Portrait of Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917)
- 1950s
Portrait of agricultural economist Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917). While working for the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Bennett co-authored numerous volumes on agricultural production…
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"You Say I'm Selling Phenol?"
- 1950-Jan-09
Print advertisement for phenol, a chemical compound manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a range of industrial applications including the production of plastics, dyes, antiseptics, and perfumes. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Phenol, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations
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12 items
Plastics Make the Package Dow Makes the Plastics
- 1953
Pamphlet reviews plastic packaging manufactured by Dow Chemical Company including flexible films like Saran Wrap, foamed products such as Styrofoam, coatings including Ethocel, as well as molding and extrusion materials…
- Author Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics--Molding, Polymers, Food--Packaging, Plastics--Extrusion, Styrene, Thin films
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6 items
Neoprene Merchandiser
- 1954 (Summer)
A brochure issued quarterly to a variety of manufacturing industries to highlight consumer products made with neoprene such as household gloves, auto fan belts, hunting boots, and garden hose covers. The back cover…
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12 items
Du Pont Chemicals for Brush and Weed Control Operations Manual
- 1951
With the cover advertising being "For railroads, telephone and power companies, pipe line operators, highway departments, drainage districts, oil companies, factory and warehouse superindentents and other operators,"…
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How to Do Everyday Jobs Better and Easier with Plastics Housewares
- 1957
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications, including packaging and food service,…
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Big Family, No Maid, Tight Budget!
- (So They Use SARAN WRAP and Plenty of It!)
- 1957
Color print advertisement for Saran Wrap, a product of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement profiles the Read family of Ridgewood, New Jersey and features photographic reproductions of various cookies and party…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Teenagers, Women in advertising, Advertising, Children, Plastics industry and trade, Corporations
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476 items
The Effects of Atomic Weapons
- 1950
Illustrated throughout, this book covers topics including the principles and description of an atomic explosion; shock from air, underground and underwater bursts; physical damage; thermal radiation; nuclear radiations…
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Thomas-Van Slyke Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus
- Circa 1953
The Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus was a revision on the original, fairly simple volumetric glass apparatus designed by Dr. Van Slyke in around 1917. The instrument liberated and isolated "the desired gas contained in a…
- Manufacturer Arthur H. Thomas Company
- Subject Blood gases, Medicine, Clinical chemistry
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2 items
Advertising stills featuring Saran Wrap packaging
- 1952 – 1964 (Inclusive dates of objects depicted)
- 1965 (Date attributed to photographs)
Two advertising stills featuring examples of various Saran Wrap packaging. Each package is marked with a corresponding date of production ranging from 1952 to 1964. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools, including a Pressley Fiber Strength Tester, used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade
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Styron belt at Dow Chemical Company facility
- 1950s
General view of employees examining a Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) as it is extruded from a machine in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Per…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Dow Chemical Company Styron manufacturing facilities
- 1950s
General view of unidentified employees at work in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. A Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) is visible being extruded from…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery