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Made in America
- 1947
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. The advertisement features a photograph…
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Letter from Max Bredig to The Robert A. Welch Foundation
- Circa 1947
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to the Robert A. Welch Foundation, a private funding source for chemical research, to request copies of two conference proceedings.
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John Wesley Hyatt Award exhibition display
- 1947
General view of a 1947 display board for the John Wesley Hyatt Award, presented annually by the Society of Plastics Engineers for outstanding achievement in the plastics industry. The board features profiles of several…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farber, Leonard L.
- Subject Chemical industry, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Chemists, Inventors
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If You Use Mechanical Depilation You Need Brisgo
- The Most Economical and Effective De-Hairing Compound
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
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Hercules Toxicants for Sprays and Powders
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Advertisement for Thanite and other toxicants manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. This advertisement appeared in the April, May, and June 1947 issues of Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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He Wants a Fly Spray that Stays Effective...Here's Your Answer
- Advertisement for Thanite and Other Hercules Toxicants
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Four-page pamphlet advertising Thanite and other toxicants manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Pesticides, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Gulf Trak Moth Proofer
- Circa 1947
Gulf Trak brand insecticide aerosol spray can with blue, white, and orange text on blue, white, and orange label. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Gulf Oil Corporation
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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For '48 It's Toxaphene [Hercules Chlorinated Camphene]
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders and subsequently diversified…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Fabrics of Saran: A Dow Plastic
- Circa 1947
Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…
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Ever Go 'Round with a Buzz Saw?
- Circa 1947
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a smiling man lifting a buzz saw. The accompanying text describes how bulky tools such as buzzsaws are…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Ever Bumped by Dead Weight?
- Circa 1947
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a downcast man sitting on his luggage while a plane departs in the background. A second image shows a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Airplanes, Airplanes--Parts
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Election notice and nominees for the Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists (AORES)
- 1947
Nomination notice for new members of the executive committee of the Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists (AORES). Following the notice is a list of nominees and a small biography. The election is planned to…
- Creator Of Work Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists
- Subject Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists, Elections
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Distribution Policy for Hercules Toxaphene
- 1947 Production Will Go To...
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders and subsequently diversified…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Cary Model 11MS Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1947 (Introduced)
- Manufacturer Applied Physics Corporation
- Subject Varian, Inc., Spectrophotometer, Applied Physics Corporation
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Association of Scientists for Atomic Education meeting notice
- 1947
Meeting notice for the Oak Ridge chapter of the Association of Scientists for Atomic Education (ASAE). The meeting is set to discuss the "1, 2, 3 Creed": No monopoly, no defense, no security without international…
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Association of New York Scientists 1947 newsletter
- 1947
1947 newsletter for the Association of New York Scientists (ANYS). The newsletter discusses the association's purpose and goals. ANYS believed in international control of atomic energy and bacterial warfare, a national…
- Creator Of Work Association of New York Scientists
- Subject Nuclear energy, Association of New York Scientists, Newsletters, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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An Important New Development in Fine Packaging!
- Circa 1947
Color print advertisement for plastic sheeting made of Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Plastics in packaging
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1947)
- 1947
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1947 American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual meeting held in Los Angeles, California.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
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Acetate Toys LAST After Christmas!
- Save and Sell with Cellulosic Plastics
- Part of 1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
Color print advertisement for Cellulose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. This advertisement appeared in the December 1947 issues of Modern…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Cellulose--Chemistry, Cellulose, Ethylcellulose, Plastics--Molding
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1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
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 1947 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Naval stores industry
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12 Atomic Facts
- 1947
Publication from the National Committee on Atomic Information, which was established in 1945 to act as a clearinghouse for information on the atomic age. The pamphlet, which includes several photographic reproductions…
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"World's Fair" of radio-electronic wonders...RCA Exhibition Hall
- 1947
Black and white print advertisement for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Exhibition Hall located at 40 West 49th Street in New York City. The advertisement features a stylized depiction of a man and woman…
- Creator Of Work Radio Corporation of America
- Subject Men in advertising, Exhibitions, Women in advertising, Advertising, RCA-Victor Company, inc., Radio Corporation of America
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"Lift it Yourself!"
- 1947
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts two men dressed in overalls, one holding a large ladder with one arm to demonstrate how lightweight…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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"Just Pick it Up!"
- 1947
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a mother and father smiling at their son who lifts a bicycle with one arm to demonstrate how…