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Ernest Arnold Congdon (b. 1866)
- Circa 1900
General view of chemist Ernest Arnold Congdon seated at a desk, presumably in his office at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (later Drexel University) in Philadelphia. Born on August 9, 1866, Congdon…
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Portrait of an unknown scientist
- Circa 1824 – 1904
The identity of the scientist in this lithograph is not currently known. The print was created by Robert Jacob Hamerton, who was a cartoonist and illustrator from County Longford, Ireland. He later moved to London,…
- Artist Hamerton, Robert Jacob
- Subject Scientists, Portraits, Caricatures and cartoons
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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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Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for rare earth elements
- 1905 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for the rare earth elements. This table was…
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Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with additional loop for rare earth elements
- 1900 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with an additional loop for the rare earth elements. This table was…
- Creator Of Work Schirmeisen, Karl, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Rare earths
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Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for rare earth elements
- 1905 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with two additional loops for the rare earth elements. This table was…
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Periodic table in style of helix and space lemniscate with additional loop for rare earth elements
- 1900 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix and space lemniscate with an additional loop for the rare earth elements. This table was…
- Creator Of Work Schirmeisen, Karl, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements, Rare earths
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Series table in which each series begins with Group Ib
- 1900 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a series table with Group 0 placed in the middle of the table and each series beginning with Group Ib. This table was originated by George…
- Creator Of Work Horsley, George, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Periodic table in style of a zigzag (George Woodiwiss, 1906)
- 1906 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements as a two-sized zigzag. This table was originated by George Woodiwiss in 1906 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as Type IIC2-2 in his seminal…
- Creator Of Work Woodiwiss, George, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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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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Radium
- Marie and Pierre Curie
- 1904-Dec-22
A chromolithograph published in Vanity Fair of Marie and Pierre Curie and their apparatus for isolating radium chloride.
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Container of Brunswick Dental Floss
- 1900 – 1915
Metal canister/dispenser of waxed dental floss; 150 yards; removable cap top.
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Quartz Spectrograph
- 1900 – 1925
A spectrograph is an instrument used to obtain and record a light spectrum—it splits the light from an object into its component wavelengths so that it can be analysed. The spectral lines of a chemical element is…
- Subject Spectrograph, Optics
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Ore stockpiles at American Vanadium Company plant
- After 1905 – before 1920
General view of stockpiles of ore at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Subject Smelting, Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Vanadium, Mineral industries
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Furnace at American Vanadium Company plant
- After 1905 – before 1920
General view of a furnace used to smelt ore at the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Photographer Altwater & Bro.
- Subject Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Metallurgical furnaces, Vanadium, Furnaces, Mineral industries, Smelting furnaces
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American Vanadium Company plant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
- After 1905 – before 1920
Elevated view of the exterior of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
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American Vanadium Company plant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
- After 1905 – before 1920
Elevated view of the exterior of the American Vanadium Company (later the Vanadium Corporation of America) plant facilities in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The Bridgeville chemical and metallurgical plant was used to…
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Bromide shipment at Dow Chemical Company plant
- Circa 1900
General view of a horse-drawn buggy loaded with the first shipment of Dow bromides sent to Japan. This photograph was taken at Plant B at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Bromides
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Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company
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Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company
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Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Two unidentified employees are visible in the background on the right-hand side of the photograph.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company
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Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company
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Dow Chemical Company Bromide plant
- Circa 1900
General exterior view of Derrick No. 1 and assorted buildings at the Dow Chemical Company Bromide plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Cranes, derricks, etc., Bromides
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Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan
- Circa 1900
General view, taken from the Tittabawassee Riverfront opposite George Street, of the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan following the completion of Plant E.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Michigan--Tittabawassee River