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Lime sulfur manufacturing facility
- 1940s
General view of raw material and manufacturing facilities used for the production of lime sulfur at an unidentified Dow Chemical Company plant. Beginning in 1907, Herbert Dow marketed lime sulfur, also known as calcium…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Sulfur, Calcium sulfide, Fungicides
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Plastic Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 50 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
- 2008
Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 50 tablet size, contains tablets.
- Contributor Bayer Company, Inc.
- Manufacturer Bayer HealthCare LLC
- Subject Bayer HealthCare LLC, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Aspirin, Bayer AG
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Bayer Aspirin Tin, 12 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin (5 grs. each)" in white text on brown background. Tin pillbox contains…
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Aspirin Pillbox, 12 Tablet Size
- 1930 – 1949
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin, 5 grs. each" in white text on brown background. Image of small round white…
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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2 items
Certified Pharmacal Company Aspirin Pillbox, 12 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 1950
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with the company name in red. Name of medicine is printed in yellow on brown background on front of tin. Tin…
- Manufacturer Certified Pharmacal Company
- Subject Certified Pharmacal Company, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Aspirin
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The Pauling Oxygen Meter: A Collection of Three Early Reports
- 1944-Jun-30
- 1952-Feb
- 1953-May
The included reports are "The Pauling Oxygen Meter" by Reuben E. Wood and David P. Shoemaker, 1944; "Final Report Contract Nonr 388(00): Research Covering Develpment of an Onoxia Warning Device for Use in High-altitude…
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Letter from Linus Pauling to S. S. Prentiss
- 1944-Jul-27
The letter regards the development of Models K and L oxygen meters, recommendations for which are ready for further testing by the National Defense Research Committee, and a note that some are unsuitable due to…
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2 items
Glass Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 300 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 300 tablet size, contains white tablets.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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2 items
Glass Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 200 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 200 tablet size, contains white tablets.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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2 items
Plastic Bayer Aspirin Bottle, 100 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 2007
- 1985
Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 100 tablet size, reads "Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Micro-Thin Coating".
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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5 items
Bausch & Lomb Duboscq Type Colorimeter
- 1940s
A: Cast iron base attached to a sloping cast iron upright supporting the reader, prisms, sample cups, plungers, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the sample cups; two metal knobs control the height of the sample…
- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Colorimetry--Instruments, Colorimetry
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2 items
Bausch & Lomb Abbe Refractometer
- 1937 – 1941
A: Refractometer
Instrument has round base with black finish; on the base is a double-sided circular glass mirror mounted to allow full rotation; a black pillar supports the prism alidade, the black brass cylindrical…- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Refractometers, Optics
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18 items
Early Beckman facilities, Pasadena and South Pasadena
- Undated
- 1934 – 1935
- 1940
- 1946
- 1949
- 1950
A Pasadena garage was the first home of the National Postal Meter Company, founded by Arnold Beckman in 1934. The company soon became National Technical Laboratories, with a focus on pH meters. In 1935, the company…
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Arnold O. Beckman with employees
- Circa 1940 – circa 1979
Though the photo set is identified as Beckman with "employees," some of the photographs depict ceremonies and visits to non-corporate locations, like CalTech. Some photographs are attributed, dated (1941, 1962, 1967),…
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Alchemist in Green Using Bellows
- Circa 1928 – 1965
An alchemist wearing a green robe uses a pair of bellows to control the heat of the fire beneath his crucible. Other vessels sit on the furnace at his side, and to his left a large still-head for distillation rests over…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1940s
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Mr. Whittaker; Louise Gardner; J. R.…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities
- 1940-Aug-23
Two exterior views of unidentified facilities believed to be associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Just press the button... Bugs Drop Dead!
- 1940 – 1945
Color print magazine advertisement for Black Flag's Aerosol Insect Killer.
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Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981)
- Circa 1943
Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981), President of the Monsanto Chemical Company from 1945 to 1951.
William M. Rand was born on April 7th, 1886 in Watertown, Massachusetts and attended Chauncy Hall and Philip Exeter…
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Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951)
- 1940s – circa
Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951). Rafferty was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 4th, 1886 and studied engineering and chemistry at the Lewis Institute of Technology. Following his graduation from Lewis in 1908,…
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Group photograph of Martinsville technical staff
- 1940
Group photograph of technical staff working at the DuPont nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. An identification key accompanies the photograph.
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Letter from Henry A. Wallace to Paul de Kruif
- 1942-Oct-12
Letter from Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States, to microbiologist and author Paul de Kruif. The letter concerns corn genetics research conducted by plant geneticist, George Harrison Shull, at…
- Addressee De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971
- Author Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965
- Subject Microbiologists, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965, Corn--Genetics--Research, Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, Corn--Genetics, Princeton University, Plant geneticists, Corn, De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971, Vice-Presidents, Shull, George Harrison, 1874-1954
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International Fertilizer Distributor machine
- 1944-Jul-14
General view of an International Fertilizer Distributor (No. 49 Machine) in use at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Industry Station facility in Beltsville, Maryland. This machine was used to determine the…
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Agricultural Engineering Laboratory
- 1943-Dec-09
Exterior view of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Engineering Laboratory located in Beltsville, Maryland. The laboratory was predominately used for practical investigations related to plants and fertilizers in support of the…
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Unidentified U.S.D.A. building
- 1940s – circa
Exterior view of an unidentified United States Department of Agriculture building. The building is believed to be part of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Engineering Laboratory facility located in Beltsville, Maryland.