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6 items
No. 4 Inverted Mantle with No. 8 Magnesia Ring
- 1890 – 1930
Unused Welsbach No. 4 Inverted Mantle and No. 8 Magnesia Ring in its original cardboard box from Lindsay Light and Chemical Company.
The Welsbach gas mantle is a device made of fibers impregnated with oxides of cerium…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Contributor Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929
- Subject Lighting--Equipment and supplies, Incandescent lamps, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Rare earth industry, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earths
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Postcard of Kasimir Fajans and Bror Holmberg sent to Georg Bredig
- 1923-Apr-15
Postcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from an unidentified sender. The postcard features a photograph of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) and Bror Holmberg (1881-1966). Behind the two chemists are shelves of glassware.
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Postcard of Robert Bunsen sent to Georg Bredig
- 1923-Dec-23
Postcard sent from an unknown sender to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a black and white portrait of Robert Bunsen (1811-1899). The photograph was taken by Max Kögel (1860-1925) in Heidelberg, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Photographer Kögel, Max, 1860-1925
- Subject Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899, Chemists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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2 items
Georg Bredig and Egon Elöd in Karlsruhe
- 1923-Sep
Black and white photograph of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) seated and reading a book and Egon Elöd (1891-1960) standing and peering over his shoulder at the Technical University in Karlsruhe. To their right are glassware…
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Portrait of Ernst Cohen
- After 1895 – before 1933
Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.
Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…
- Photographer Koene & Büttinghausen
- Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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Elements of Metallurgy for Dental Students
- Circa 1923 – 1924
St. Elmo Brady (1884-1966) was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he earned a bachelor's degree at Fisk University in 1908, then taught at the Tuskegee Normal and…
- Author Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966
- Publisher Edwards Brothers Publishers
- Subject Lockett, Robert L., Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966, Fisk University, Howard University, Chemists, Chemistry teachers, Chemistry--Study and teaching, African American chemists, Scientists, Black, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Dental chemistry, Metallurgy
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Photograph of Alfred and Eva Schnell
- After 1920 – before 1944
Photograph of Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), Eva Schnell (1913-1944), and Eva's mother seated in lawn chairs. Eva's mother is seated in the foreground.
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Letter from Max Bredig to Rudolf Brill
- Decade starting 1925
Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Rudolf Brill (1899-1989) that he would like to withdraw his application for employment at I.G. Farbenindustrie because he has applied for a scholarship to study in the U.S.A.
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Dow Chemicals
- 1920s
Volume providing an overview of products manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan including industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical products, metal alloys, dyes, and insecticides. Each product is…
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Holiday card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a winter nighttime scene. The view shows a snow-covered Karlsruher Schloss, or Karlsruhe palace.
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a large adorned Christmas tree at the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Christmas, New Year, Greeting cards, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Greeting cards, Christmas, New Year, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Otto Meyerhof to Georg Bredig, November 1923
- 1923-Nov-11
Otto Meyerhof (1884-1951), a German physician and biochemist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for congratulating him on winning the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Meyerhof, Otto, 1884-1951, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Adolf von Oechelhäuser to Georg Bredig, May 1923
- 1923-May
Postcard from Adolf von Oechelhäuser (1852-1923) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Oechelhäuser was an art historian and preservationist. He was a rector at the Technical University of Karlsruhe from 1902-1903 and 1909-1910.
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Postcard from Richard Conder Love to Georg Bredig, September 1923
- 1923-Sep-12
Dr. Richard N. Conder Love writes to thank Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his letter and informs him that his forthcoming book will be published in English in one month. He intends to mail Bredig a copy.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Love, Richard Conder
- Subject Love, Richard Conder, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Letter from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, September 1923
- 1923-Sep-18
The German chemist Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his friendship and suggests that a work on the crude salts of methyl acetate be included in a volume that Bredig is working on.
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Thank you note from Arthur Drews to Georg Bredig
- After 1911 – before 1935
Arthur Drews (1865-1935), a professor of philosophy and German language at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe, Germany, writes a letter of thanks for Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for "considering the lecture hall."
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Letter from The Minister of Culture and Education to Georg Bredig
- 1923-May-24
Dr. Willy Hellpach (1877-1955), a German physician and the Minister of Culture and Education for the State of Baden, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for an invitation, which he has accepted.
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Visiting card from Fritz Haber including message to Georg Bredig
- Circa 1914 – 1934
Visting card from Fritz Haber (1868-1934), including a brief message to Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
Haber thanks Bredig for the invitation, which he accepts with pleasure.
- Author Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Thank you note from Ernst Berl to Georg and Rosa Bredig
- 1923-Oct-29
Thank you note from Ernst Berl (1877-1946) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and his wife Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). Note thanks them for their hospitality and invites the Bredigs to stay at his home in Darmstadt, Germany in…
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 25, 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) expresses his views on teaching humanistic studies at technical universities, opium imports, and world politics.
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) shares his thoughts about current events, world politics, and the future of science in Europe.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, February 1923
- 1923-Feb-25
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) shares his thoughts about current events, world politics, and the future of science in Europe.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, World politics
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Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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Healthful Effect of Gas Light Advertisement
- 1923
Gas mantles and electric bulbs competed for the home lighting market during the first decades of the 20th century. This advertisement claimed modern gas lighting offered health benefits by ridding the atmosphere of dust…