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Douglas A-20 attack bomber at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees working on the nose of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber aircraft prior to the installation Plexiglas windshield panels. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas…
- Creator Of Work Douglas Aircraft Company, Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Kronquist, Lawrence
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Airplanes, Corporations, Plexiglas, Douglas Aircraft Company, Airplanes, Military
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Routing Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a router to smooth the edge of a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the edges of the panels are…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Routers (Tools), Plastics industry and trade
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Trimming Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a band saw to trim a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Band saws, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade
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Production of Douglas A-20 attack bombers at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees making adjustments to a Douglas A-20 attack bomber in production at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Several attack bombers, awaiting…
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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The Alchimist
- Circa 1900 – 1965
Color reproduction of a painting by Wijck from the collections of the Rijksmuseum. The alchemist, seated at his desk before the window, looks down to survey the progress of his assistant. The young boy holds up a basin…
- After Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford
- 1900 – 1950
This 20th-century color lithograph reproduction of an early-19th-century engraving shows a pink and white striped balloon rising above a pastoral landscape. In the balloon basket are two small figures. The campus of…
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Tanglefoot Difuso
- After 1930 – before 1949
The Tanglefoot Company first introduced the Difusor insecticide sprayer and Difuso insecticide in 1932. Difuso was a pyrethrum-based insecticide. At the time, the Difusor was considered a revolutionary new method of…
- Manufacturer Tanglefoot Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Bee Brand Flea Killer
- 1940s
Bee brand pesticide can with black and white text on yellow, blue, and red label with dog, cat, and bottle graphic.
- Manufacturer McCormick & Co. (Baltimore, Md.)
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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FROSTEE Paradichlorobenzene Vaporizer
- 1940s
Frostee brand pesticide vaporizer with red and beige text on round tin. Two red lids with green midsection punched with holes.
- Manufacturer Frank J. Curran Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Cenol Moth-Proof
- After 1920 – before 1950
Cenol brand pesticide can with navy text on white and bright orange label. Large moth graphic. Metal screw cap.
- Manufacturer Cenol Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Miller's 50% DDT Wettable
- After 1937 – before 1969
Miller's brand pesticide can with black and yellow text on red, yellow, and green label. Butterfly and landscape graphics.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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4 items
Standard Mothban Moth Killer
- After 1931 – before 1969
Standard brand Mothban aerosol spray can with red, white, and blue text on white and red background with Standard brand logo. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Lumetron Photoelectric Colorimeter Model 400-A
- 1940s
Electric-powered meter with instructions housed in wooden box. Movable components within box: two (2) slide glass filters (1 with red, green, and blue slides; 1 with orange, green, and blue slides); one (1) encasing to…
- Manufacturer Photovolt Corporation
- Subject Colorimetry--Instruments, Photovolt Corporation
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Tanglefoot Difusor New Method Insect Destroyer
- After 1930 – before 1949
The Tanglefoot Company first introduced the Difusor insecticide sprayer and Difuso insecticide in 1932. Difuso was a pyrethrum-based insecticide. At the time, the Difusor was considered a revolutionary new method of…
- Manufacturer Tanglefoot Company
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Tanglefoot Company, Insecticides
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1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1940 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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FlyDed Sprayer
- Before 1927 – before 1959
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FlyDed" in white text with blue outline on bright orange background. Green glass jar attached with metal screw cap at front end of sprayer.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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What's Your Mileage on a Gallon of Paint?
- Wonderful New Ingredient, Parlon, Makes Finishes Last Longer - on the Road and Underfoot
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Parlon, a chlorinated rubber manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base ingredient in synthetic enamels, as well as paint finishes, printing inks, textile coatings, and…
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The Public Voted In This Beauty Contest
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a photo of a woman in a shower framed by artistic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Beautiful...and Tough
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features artistic renderings of various products made from…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Cellulose, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Visibility Skyrockets Sales
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for cellulose derivatives, including Nitrocellulose, Cellulose Acetate, and Ethyl Cellulose, manufactured and marketed by the Hercules Powder Company for use in plastic sheeting and packaging materials.…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Cellulose, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Harnessed...by a molecule!
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for cellulose derivatives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds, including Nitrocellulose, Cellulose Acetate, and Ethyl Cellulose. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Cellulose, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Parlon: New Paint Ingredient...Improves Many Finishes
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Parlon, a chlorinated rubber manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base ingredient in paint finishes, as well as printing inks, textile coatings, and adhesives. The…
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Cellulose is Born tough...and that fact means money to you
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a hand pulling on a chain link (presumably manufactured…
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Hercules Cellulose Acetate: It's 8 a.m. tomorrow in plastics
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features artistic renderings of various plastics products in a…