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First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Cachet created by Fleetwood depicts "The Chemist" along with ACS logo and the tagline, "Maker of a Better Tomorrow." Stamp issued to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the American Chemical Society. Addressed to and…
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Beckman Model DK-1 Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1954
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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Arnold O. Beckman with Bill Hayman, Harry Bauer, and Bill Freeze
- 1950
This photograph was taken at a trade show, where the Beckman Instruments' advertising campaign took the form of a political campaign, with the slogan "Put Beckman in Control." The slogan was a reference to Beckman…
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Beckman Sugar Colorimeter
- 1950
The result of joint research and development undertaken by Beckman Instruments and six sugar industry laboratories, this instrument was designed to quantitatively measure the whiteness of sugar.
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Beckman Model 140 Leak Detector
- 1954
- 1954
Used to detect gas leaks in other systems and instruments.
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Workshop in an unidentified Beckman Instruments plant
- 1950s
Women assembling unidentified instruments at Beckman Instruments or one of its divisions.
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Berkeley Model 5602-20 Nuclear Scaler
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a model, holding up component parts of a nuclear scaler produced by the Berkeley Division of Beckman Instruments. A scaler is an electronic instrument used to count…
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Helipot trimmers and resistors
- 1950 – 1969
Shown with a pen for scale. These were likely manufactured by the Helipot Division.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Chemical Society
- 1951
Cachet depicts two chemists working in a laboratory.
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Fluegel World War II Patriotic Cover commemorating use of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
- 1951
Cachet is a "Fluegel Cover" depicting atomic bomb blast over Hiroshima, Japan. Stamp depicts U.S. Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima.
- Artist Fluegel, Herman F. (Captain), 1882-1953
- Subject Nevada--Beatty, Japan--Hiroshima-shi, Fluegel, Herman F., Nevada--Nevada Test Site, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Atomic bomb, Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945), Iwo Jima, Battle of (Japan : 1945), Cachets (Philately), Postage stamps, World War (1939-1945)
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First Day Cover commemorating Max Planck
- 1953
Cachet and stamp depict Max Planck, while the postmark is of Otto Lilienthal, who pioneered the use of gliders. Stamp is part of series, "Men from the History of Berlin."
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German postage stamp commemorating Fritz Haber
- After 1950 – before 1995
Stamp depicts profile of Fritz Haber who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for developing a process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gas, which allowed for the large-scale synthesis of…
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First Day Cover commemorating Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
- 1951
Cachet and semipostal stamp depict Gay-Lussac. Cachet depicts a book titled "Law of Gay-Lussac" and various scientific apparatus. Envelope is addressed to Mrs. Richard M. Lawrence, President of the ACS Wives Club.
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Inscribed portrait of Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953)
- 1952
Dr. Robert Millikan was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his work the photoelectric effect and for measuring the elementary electronic charge. In 1923 he also became director of…
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Beckman Instruments going public on the New York Stock Exchange
- 1952
From left to right: Arnold O. Beckman (founder of Beckman Instruments), Michael Bregman, Keith Funston, and Fred Erhman.
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Beckman Instruments sales force
- 1953-Feb
The Beckman Instruments sales force in 1953, during a time of rapid growth for the company. This was only three years after the company changed its name from Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. and one year after the acquisition…
- Subject Sales personnel, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Employees at work in Dow Glass Fabrication department
- 1952
View of two unidentified employees shaping assorted laboratory glassware in the Dow Chemical Company's Glass Fabrication department. The man on the left (closest to the camera) is seen using a table-top blow torch to…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Employees, Glass blowing and working, Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Glass manufacture, Glassware
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Spectroscopy Laboratory at Dow Chemical Company
- 1953
General view of a technician operating an electrostatic accelerator in the Dow Chemical Company's Spectroscopy Laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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RCA Model EMU electron microscope in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1952
General view of two technicians using a RCA Model EMU electron microscope in the Dow Chemical Company's Metallurgical Laboratory. Electron microscopes use a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Laboratories, Microscopy, Microscopes, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Radio Corporation of America
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Bill Beamer at work in Dow Spectroscopy Laboratory
- 1952
General view of technician Bill Beamer operating an unidentified machine in the Dow Chemical Company's Spectroscopy Laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Machinery, Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beamer, Bill
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Microscope at Dow Metallurgy Laboratory
- Circa 1952
General view of a technician using a microscope to examine a specimen in the Dow Chemical Company's Metallurgy Laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Employees, Laboratories, Microscopy, Microscopes, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Clyde Moe operating RCA Model EMU electron microscope in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1950s
General view of Clyde Moe operating a RCA Model EMU electron microscope in the Dow Chemical Company's Metallurgical Laboratory. Electron microscopes use a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Korling, Torkel
- Subject Employees, Laboratories, Microscopy, Microscopes, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Radio Corporation of America, Moe, Clyde
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Beckman Model D Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- 1950s
Los Angeles County General Hospital nurse Mary Finlay is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions,…
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Beckman D2 Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- 1950s
This nurse is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions, but until the 1950s doctors did not realize…