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Aeronautical Materials Laboratory test site trailer
- Circa 1966
Three chemists from the Naval Air Engineering Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) posed in front of the Aeronautical Materials Laboratory test site trailer bound for Florida. The chemists are identified as follows (from left):…
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Polymer laboratory at the Naval Air Engineering Center
- Circa 1966
Group photograph of staff members at the Naval Air Engineering Center Polymer laboratory. At left, chemist Irving Custis is seen demonstrating a machine used in the production of polymers at the laboratory. The…
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Why crystal gaze... you can start closing loops now with a Beckman 112 Data Processing System
- 1960s
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were developed by their Berkeley Division as early as 1953. The company produced analog computers -- also called automation, data reduction, or data handling systems -- for the…
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Letter from George Olah to Paul Bartlett
- 1966-Oct-12
Concerns two manuscripts submitted for publication by Olah.
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Helipot potentiometers with eggshells
- 1960s
This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products. The text on the label identifies the products as Series 7260 multi-turn, wirewound potentiometers and the…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Potentiometer, Eggshells, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim trimming potentiometers on model train
- 1960s
These photographs, numbered 1339-1 thru 1339-11, are part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products. The "Helipot line" train carries various products, including…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Railroad cars--Models, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Potentiometer
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Helipot potentiometers with domino
- 1960s
This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products. The text on the label identifies the products as Series 7266 and 7263 potentiometers and the photographer,…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Potentiometer, Dominoes, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim trimming potentiometers on the moon
- 1960s
This photograph depicts Helitrim trimming potentiometers displayed on a moon-like surface and is part of a series of marketing images designed to emphasize the small size of the potentiometers. The text on the label…
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Helitrim trimming potentiometer in a nutshell
- 1960s
This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products. The text on the label identifies the product as a Model 77P Helitrim potentiometer and the photographer, "A…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Walnut, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim trimming potentiometer with a goldfish
- 1960s
This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products. The text on the label identifies the product as a Model 77P Helitrim potentiometer and the photographer, "A…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Goldfish, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Trade show display for Dow Styrofoam
- 1966
View of a trade show display for Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam, featuring products from the Construction Material Sales Division. The display features samples of Styrofoam and emphasizes the product's durability,…
- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Trade shows, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene
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Termatrex Information Retrieval System in use at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of a secretary using a Termatrex Information Retrieval System at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The system utilized punch-cards and a chemical identification code devised by…
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Laboratory No. 4 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of Laboratory No. 4 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The photograph shows a typical laboratory layout, including bench arrangement for easy access to the outward-opening door.…
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Laboratory No. 1 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of Laboratory No. 1 at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The photograph shows a typical two-person laboratory set-up for a chemist and technician, including partitioned office space…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Research, Industrial--Laboratories
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Chemist James Feeman filtering dye slurry
- 1966
View of chemist Dr. James F. Feeman filtering a dye slurry into a filter sink at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The sink, made entirely of polyethylene, prevented the breakage of…
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George Garcelon inspects temperature monitoring device
- 1966
Research Director George Garcelon inspects a portable temperature monitoring and control device at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The device was used to regulate chemical reactions as…
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James Feeman using portable pH meter at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of chemist James F. Feeman using a portable pH meter, designed by the Althouse Chemical Company, in a laboratory at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. A special stirring table for…
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Typical Specifications for a Glucose Analyzer System
- 1960s
These specifications were likely produced during the development of the Glucose Analyzer. They include details about the electronic circuits, the weight and footprint of the finished instrument, and the rate of samples…
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Man using a Beckman Model L Continuous Flow Ultracentrifuge
- 1960s
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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Man adjusting a Beckman Model 320D Industrial Gas Chromatograph
- 1956 – 1969
Images show a man adjusting the front and underside of the instrument, in a work space containing other, unidentified instruments.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition…
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Smart dumbbell.
- 1966
The glass dumbbell in Beckman Instruments' oxygen analyzers came from the original design that Linus Pauling submitted to the National Defense Research Committee in 1940. In this design, the glass dumbbell was suspended…
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Helipot Zippo lighter
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Zippo Manufacturing Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Cigar lighters
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Helipot pen
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Ball-point pens, Parker Pen Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot tankard
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Tankards, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot golf balls
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Golf balls, Beckman Instruments, Inc.