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Letter from St. Elmo Brady to Henry McBay
- 1950-Jan-29
St. Elmo Brady (1884-1966) writes to Henry McBay (1914-1995) providing updates on his ongoing work to obtain grant funding and new staff to develop the chemistry program at Fisk college. Brady concludes the letter by…
- Author Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966
- Addressee McBay, Henry C.
- Subject Scientists, Black, Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966, McBay, Henry C., Fisk University, Chemistry teachers
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Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests
- After 1931 – before 1963
Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…
- Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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6 items
Dacron & Antron Colour Story
- Piece Dyed / Cross Dyed Jersey Fabrics
- 1950 – 1970
Eighteen dyed and undyed fabric samples made of Dacron and Antron fibers mounted in a tri-folded cardboard booklet.
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Unidentified man with instrument
- After 1949 – before 1976
A black and white photograph of an unidentified man standing next to an IBM 407 Accounting Machine. Introduced in 1949, the IBM 407 was one of a long line of IBM tabulating machines. The 407 read punched cards, totaled…
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Portrait of Eugene Garfield
- After 1940 – before 1963
Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…
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28 items
Chemical Supplies Apparatus Chemicals Books
- After 1930 – before 1950
A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…
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3 items
Nylon Hosiery Sample Books
- 1952 – 1955
Two booklets containing nylon samples dyed in various shades. Samples represent the hosiery variety available for purchase at the Harrison Hosiery Company located in Philadelphia. The booklets contain samples for…
- Creator Of Work Harrison Hosiery Company
- Subject Hosiery, Harrison Hosiery Company, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Human skin color, Clothing trade
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2 items
Skein Dyed Yarn
- 1928 – 1968
Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…
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Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester
- After 1900 – before 1950
A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…
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2 items
Prosthetic arm with hook
- 1900s
A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…
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Prosthetic arm with strings
- 1900s
A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…
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8 items
Standing Wheelchair Model
- 1900s
A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…
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12 items
"The Mighty Delaware" lecture script
- 1954-Jan-13
Script for a lecture likely presented by the Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin (INCODEL), a water conservation organization that included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. In 1961, a new…
- Creator Of Work Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin
- Subject United States--Delaware River Watershed, Water conservation, Water conservation projects, United States--Delaware River, United States--Delaware River Valley, Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin
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99 items
"The Mighty Delaware" lecture slides
- Circa 1954
Script for a lecture likely presented by the Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin (INCODEL), a water conservation organization that included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. In 1961, a new…
- Creator Of Work Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin
- Subject Delaware River Basin Commission, United States--Delaware River, United States--Delaware River Valley, United States--Delaware River Watershed, Water conservation, Water conservation projects, Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin
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2 items
Einstein Concedes Even He Can Err
- 1952-Nov-29
- Publisher New York times
- Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, New York times, Physicists
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8 items
Einstein at 75
- 1954-Mar-14
Article titled Einstein at 75, Is Still a Rebel by Gertrude Samuels and published in New York Times Magazine. The article is a retrospective of Einstein's career and his life at the time of the interview as a…
- Publisher New York times
- Author Samuels, Gertrude
- Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, New York times, Physicists, Newspapers
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5 items
Microcraft Triple Objective Microscope Instructions
- 1953
Microscope instructions and an inspection information card for the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310.
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62 items
Gilbert Glass Blowing Manual
- 1938 – 1954
Manual for introductory level glassblowers, especially middle to high school-aged boys. Includes experiments, projects, and information about glass and glassblowing.
- Publisher A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Glass blowing and working, Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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2 items
Letter from Fritz Hochwald to Max Bredig, December 22, 1950
- 1950-Dec-22
Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) writes to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to congratulate Max on his promotion and to send him a check for the money he owed Max in the 1940s.
- Author Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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Autographes et Documents Historiques
- Circa 1930 – 1985
Cover of an autograph catalog by Alain Brieux (1922-1985), an antique dealer, bookseller, and astrolabe specialist.
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3 items
Beckman Model E Ultracentrifuge Rotor
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Now it's really "Good-bye Weeds"
- 1950s
Color-printed magazine advertisement by the American Cyanamid Company. The image depicts two farmers chatting in a field while a plane flys behind them. The work advertises the product AERO™ Cyanate, Weedkiller which…
- Creator Of Work American Cyanamid Company
- Subject American Cyanamid Company, Pesticides, Weeds, Agriculture, Fertilizers, Agricultural chemistry, Agricultural chemicals, Pfizer Inc.
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8 items
Electron Structures of Organic Molecules
- 1952
Written by Lloyd N. Ferguson (1918-2011), this work serves as a qualitative introduction to physical organic chemistry and attempts to shift contemporary discourse surrounding molecular structures from a focus on atomic…
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
- 1950-Aug-28
Robert Mulliken (1896-1986) writes to Harrison Shull (1923-2003) with notes and corrections to a research problem in quantum chemistry under investigation. Mulliken suggests Shull use the linear combination of atomic…
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Letter from Friedrich Raab to Max Bredig, July 1950
- 1950-Jul-03
Friedrich Raab (1868-1955) thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for sending a photograph of his late father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Raab, Friedrich
- Subject Raab, Friedrich, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Germany--Karlsruhe