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Portrait of William Crookes, age 24
- 1856 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes taken in 1856, when sitter was 24 years old.
Plate from the biography of Sir William Crookes, a British chemist and physicist known for his work on spectroscopy. He…
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Portrait of William Crookes as Hofmann's assistant
- 1850 (Date of sitting)
- 1923 (Date of publication)
Half-length photographic portrait of William Crookes seated next to a table containing a scientific instrument. Taken at age 18 when Crookes was August Wilhelm von Hofmann's assistant.
Plate from the biography of Sir…
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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Portrait of Louis Pasteur
- Part of The Life of Pasteur
- 1886 (Date of photograph)
- 1911 (Date of publication)
Half-length printed photographic reproduction portrait of French chemist, biologist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) by French photographer Paul Nadar (1820-1910). Pasteur is credited with discovering the…
- Author Vallery-Radot, René, 1853-1933
- Publisher Constable
- Photographer Nadar, Paul, 1856-1939
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Portraits, Scientists, Nadar, Paul, 1856-1939, Chemists
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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La France. Dirigeable de [Charles] Renard et [Arthur Constantin] Krebs
- La France. Airship of [Charles] Renard and [Arthur Constantin] Krebs
- 1884-Sep-08 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the La France French army non-rigid airship launched by French military engineer Charles Renard (1847–1905) and Arthur Constantin Krebs (1847 or 1850-1935) on…
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Four Imperial Russian banknotes
- 1898 – 1909
4 Imperial Russian banknotes, in denominations of one, five, ten, and twenty-five.
- Subject Bank notes, Paper money
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Dirigeable de [Pierre] Jullien
- [Pierre] Jullien's Airship
- 1850-Nov-06 (Date attributed to balloon design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a navigable balloon designed by French aeronaut Pierre Jullien featuring a clockwork motor and a rudder, elevator, and gondola mounted under the front part of the…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Airships, Aeronautics, Postcards, Jullien, Pierre, Illustrated works, Giffard, Henri, 1825-1882, Ballooning
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Depart de [Léon] Gambetta et de [Eugène] Spuller à bord du L’Armand-Barbès
- Departure of Léon Gambetta and Eugène Spuller aboard the Armand-Barbès
- 1870-Oct-07 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of French politicians Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) and Eugène Spuller (1835-1896) fleeing Paris via hot air balloon during the Franco-Prussian War. This postcard is…
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Balloon flown by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Nadar)
- L’aérostat “Le Géant” de Nadar
- 1863 (Date attributed to balloon flight)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the hot air balloon "“Le Géant” ("The Giant") flown by French photographer and journalist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910). A proponent of manned flight,…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910, Aeronautics, Postcards, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Illustrated works
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Ballon-poisson de [Ferdinand] Lagleize
- [Ferdinand] Lagleize Fish Balloon
- 1850 (Date attributed to balloon design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a navigable balloon designed by aeronaut Ferdinand Lagleize in the style of a fish. This postcard is part of a set originally collected in a scrapbook entitled Al…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Aeronautics, Postcards, Illustrated works, Hot air balloons, Lagleize, Ferdinand, Ballooning
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Ballon Dirigeable de Dupuy de Lôme, à moteur humain
- Dupuy de Lôme Airship with human engine
- 1872-Feb-02
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of the Dupuy de Lôme airship designed by French naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816-1885). One of the first navigable balloons, the Dupuy de Lôme was powered…
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Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
- 1891 (Creation)
- 1906 (Publication)
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen was born March 30, 1811 in Göttingen and died August 16, 1899 in Heidelberg. He was a German inventor, chemist, and professor whose light studies created the field of spectrum analysis.
Sir Henry…
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Bunsen, Kirchhoff, and Roscoe
- 1862 (Creation)
- 1906 (Publication)
Photographic portrait of Robert W. Bunsen, Gustav Kirchhoff, and Henry E. Roscoe. Roscoe explains in the work's text that the photograph was taken during a visit of Bunsen and Kirchhoff to Manchester while Roscoe was…
- Author Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915
- Printer Of Plates Walker, Emery, 1851-1933
- Publisher Macmillan Company
- Subject Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915, Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899, Kirchhoff, G. (Gustav), 1824-1887
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A Dream of Toasted Cheese
- 1899 (Creation)
- 1906 (Publication)
Whimsical illustration of mice in a laboratory with glassware, apparatus, and a Bunsen burner. Beatrix Potter was a niece of the author, Henry Roscoe, and created this illustration as a gift. The illustration is based…
- Artist Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943
- Author Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915
- Publisher Macmillan Company
- Subject Ammonia, Mice, Roscoe, Henry E. (Henry Enfield), 1833-1915
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Secretary's office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of G.M. Eddy (Secretary) at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Scientific instruments at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of assorted scientific instruments, including microscopes and balances, used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago,…
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Scientific instruments at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of assorted scientific instruments used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the…
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Scientific apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of scientific apparatus used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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Scientific apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of scientific apparatus used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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President's office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) President William H. Edgar at the company's 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Office space at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
View of a section of the office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Office space at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
View of a section of the office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Water purification equipment industry, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Corporations, Offices
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Office space at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
View of a section of the office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Office of Dearborn Vice President and General Manager
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of Vice President and General Manager Robert F. Carr at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
