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Grave of Rosa Bredig
- 1967-May
Color photograph showing the grave of Rosa née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had two children, Max…
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16M 53S
Computer Aided Resolution of Molecular Conformations
- First modeling prog master with ACTN, Lab of Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford
- 1970s
Silent film demonstrating an early (1970s) computer program for creating three-dimensional molecular models and allowing users to manipulate those models using keyboard commands and a trackball. This film includes the…
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9M 28S
Molecular Modeling, Washington University
- 1970s
Silent video of a three-dimensional lactate dehydrogenase molecule imaged and manipulated using software developed at Washington University at least in part by C. David Barry. This footage, created by pointing a camera…
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2 items
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian honored at MacMurray College
- 1972-May-13
Two photographs of Dr. Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) taken during a ceremony for the newly constructed chemistry building of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, named in his honor. This event took place during…
- Creator Of Work MacMurray College
- Subject Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, Chemists, Awards, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Scientists, Black, African American chemists, Scientists
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2 items
Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang
- 1967
A color photograph depicting six people in front of Lake St. Wolfgang in St. Gilgen, Austria. A group of five stands in front of a sign advertising "wasserskischule / elektroboote 2 stufig" or "water ski school /…
- Subject Vacations, Water skiing, Austria--Wolfgangsee
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5 items
Litterbug
- 1970
A yellow game box decorated with an illustration of an insect-like character and several children. The box contains 1 game board, instructions, 1 spinner, 4 silver cardboard "litter barrels", and a bag of paper "trash"…
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8 items
Ecology: The Game of Man and Nature
- 1970
A white rectangular game box containing 1 instruction booklet, a stack of paper play money, 20 Luck cards, 21 Work cards, 24 Genius cards, 208 paper point tokens, 139 plastic rings, and 2 chart cards. The object of the…
- Creator Of Work Rosen, Richard H.
- Contributor Collins, Bert, Margie, Piret
- Publisher Urban Systems, Inc.
- Subject Board games, Environmental protection, Environmental protection--Study and teaching, Ecology
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5 items
Smog: The Air Pollution Game
- 1970
Rectangular white game box with "SMOG" stylistically written on the cover in black print. Box contains 1 instruction booklet, 1 quick start sheet, 1 game board, 1 paper pad of detachable score sheets, a stack of paper…
- Publisher Urban Systems, Inc.
- Creator Of Work Rosen, Richard H.
- Subject Board games, Smog, Air--Pollution, Pollution, Air quality, Environmental protection, Environmental protection--Study and teaching
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4 items
Clean Water
- 1972
A white game box decorated with a stylized illustration of the game title. The box contains gameplay instructions, 1 game board, a stack of paper play money, 4 plastic player tokens, 1 plastic die, 1 overpopulation…
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9 items
Endangered Species
- 1976
A box with a jungle scene illustration with several different animals. The box contains 1 instruction booklet, 1 game board, 20 Unknown Factor cards, 22 Action cards, a stack of paper play money, 38 wooden tokens, 4…
- Contributor Bernard, Walter
- Publisher Teaching Concepts
- Creator Of Work Powell, Jeffrey R.
- Subject Board games, Environmental protection, Environmental protection--Study and teaching, Endangered species, Wildlife recovery
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Business card of Percy L. Julian
- After 1961 – before 1975
Business card of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. This card reflects Julian's position as the Director of the Julian…
- Creator Of Work Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975
- Subject Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975, Scientists, Black, Chemistry, Organic, Nonprofit organizations
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Letter from Dr. Walter E. Massey to Dr. Henry McBay
- 1976-May-06
Walter E. Massey (1938-) congratulates Henry McBay (1914-1995) for receiving the "Outstanding Teacher Award in Chemistry." Massey reminisces about his time as a student of McBay in 1954 and expresses his gratitude for…
- Author Massey, Walter E.
- Addressee McBay, Henry C.
- Subject McBay, Henry C., Massey, Walter E., Scientists, Black, Chemistry teachers, Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)
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Letter from Henry A. Hill to Henry McBay
- 1978-Nov-20
Henry Hill (1915-1979), the first African American president of the American Chemical Society (ACS), writes to Henry McBay (1914-1995) to inquire whether McBay recalls crossing paths with Mary Alice Connelly Moore after…
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Letter from the Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists to Henry McBay
- 1972-May-24
Henry McBay (1914-1995) is invited to participate in the establishment of an information center to aid the communication of Black professionals in chemistry. The center would serve to inform Black scientists about…
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5 items
Pollution Flannel Board Teaching Aid
- 1971
A rectangular box decorated with an illustration of a factory emitting smoke and an airplane with contrails. The box contains 20 word cards, 9 water pollution cards, 4 noise pollution cards, 12 solid waste pollution…
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6 items
Gomston, A Polluted City: Classroom Simulation in Ecology
- 1973
A rectangular game box decorated by a photograph of an urban area with visible factories. The box contains 1 teacher’s manual, 1 audio cassette tape, 1 film roll in a plastic case, 2 overhead projector transparencies, 2…
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Population: A Game of Man and Society
- 1971
A rectangular orange board game box with an all-over illustration of a crowd. Gameplay proceeds as players roll the dice and move their pawns around the gameboard. Each player starts with seven Population Units, two…
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Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests
- After 1931 – before 1963
Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…
- Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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6 items
Dacron & Antron Colour Story
- Piece Dyed / Cross Dyed Jersey Fabrics
- 1950 – 1970
Eighteen dyed and undyed fabric samples made of Dacron and Antron fibers mounted in a tri-folded cardboard booklet.
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"Severon" Cationic Dyes on "Dacron" Type 801 Polyester Fiber
- 1972
Twenty-four dyed Dacron samples attached to a bi-fold cardstock brochure.
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White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health
- Report of Follow-Up Conference
- 1971 (Imprint)
Final report of the White House Follow-up Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health held at Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5th, 1971. The original White House Conference took place in December of 1969.
The report…
- Contributor United States. White House Office, Ehrlichman, John, Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999, Hardin, Clifford M. (Clifford Morris), 1915-2010, Mayer, Jean, 1920-1993, Mcfarland, James P., Perry, Yvonne
- Subject Nutrition, Food supply, Food supply--Government policy, Food relief, Food relief--Government policy, Food relief--Law and legislation, Nutrition policy
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6 items
Madame Curie, Descubridora del Radio
- Mujeres Célebres, Año 2, Número 18
- 1962-Sep-10
The colorful letterpress halftone illustrations of this comic book tell a biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Marie Curie (1867-1934), the French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity…
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Portrait of Eugene Garfield holding "Essays of an Information Scientist"
- Circa 1977
A black and white photograph showing Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) posing with his book, Essays of an Information Scientist: 1962-1973 (Philadelphia, 1977). Garfield wrote more than 1,500 essays throughout his career…
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Institute for Scientific Information Chestnut Street office entrance
- After 1971 – before 1975
A black and white photograph depicting the fifth-floor entrance to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Chestnut Street office. The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield…
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Institute for Scientific Information exterior view
- 1979-Jun-10
Color photograph depicting the entrance to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) in Philadelphia in 1956. ISI offered…