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Laboratory facility attributed to U.S. Bureau of Standards
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified laboratory facility looking toward the supply store from the perspective of the chief's office, with inscriptions indicating the location of offices and work benches associated with…
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Laboratory assistant at mixed acid work bench
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory assistant, identified as "Mac May," posed at a work bench for mixed acid materials. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…
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Laboratory assistant at mixed acid work bench
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory assistant, identified as "Mac May," posed at a work bench for mixed acid materials. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…
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Laboratory bench attributed to U.S. Bureau of Standards
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory bench with assorted glassware and scientific apparatus. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing address, and postage. While…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. Notably, the photograph is printed as a…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, seated at a work bench with assorted scientific equipment and glassware. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the photo was…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus, including a microscope. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, seated at a work bench while examining an unknown substance. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the photo was donated along…
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Aluminum necklace
- 1900s
Round silver aluminum necklace consisting of numerous triangular shaped pieces arranged in an overlapping pattern; hook and eye clasp are attached via thread to the main body of the necklace.
- Subject Aluminum, Jewelry, Electrochemistry
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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2 items
Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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4 items
Can of Hopkins Rajah hair dye
- 1914 – 1967
Tin container of powdered henna pigment manufactured by S. B. Penick & Company. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna or mignonette tree. Whole henna leaves must be dried and…
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DuPont Pyralin travel vanity set
- 1910 – 1940
Irregularly-shaped wooden box with blue and off-white synthetic coatings; box is secured with two steel snap fasteners; top opens upward and is held upright with a cloth ribbon on the left side; top and bottom of box…
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject Plastics, Celluloid, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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Quartz Spectrograph
- 1900 – 1925
A spectrograph is an instrument used to obtain and record a light spectrum—it splits the light from an object into its component wavelengths so that it can be analysed. The spectral lines of a chemical element is…
- Subject Spectrograph, Optics
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Bureau of Chemistry Dust Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of an employee utilizing an apparatus in the Bureau of Chemistry's Dust Laboratory. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Development Work, the Dust Laboratory conducted research into the…
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Bureau of Chemistry Protein Investigation Laboratory
- 1913 – before 1928
General view of employees at work in the Bureau of Chemistry's Protein Investigation Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Protein…
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Bureau of Chemistry Pharmacognosy Laboratory
- 1914 – before 1928
General view of a female employee analyzing unidentified substances in the Bureau of Chemistry's Pharmacognosy Laboratory. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Pharmacognosy Laboratory supervised the…
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Bureau of Chemistry Pharmacognosy Laboratory
- 1914 – before 1928
General view of employees at work in the Bureau of Chemistry's Pharmacognosy Laboratory. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Pharmacognosy Laboratory supervised the manufacture and distribution of crude…