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Still room at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1940s
General view of the still room at the Hercules Powder Company's Ethyl Cellulose plant in Hopewell, Virginia, with view of assorted distillation apparatus and control panels. The employee visible in the photograph is…
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Steam Vulcanizer in the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory
- Circa 1949
General view of the Steam Vulcanizer in the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station. Also known as an autoclave, the vulcanizer was use to cure, i.e. toughen or harden polymer…
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Standard test specimen molds
- Circa 1949
Set of standard test specimen molds and dies used in the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station. This photograph was included in a 1949 Naval Air Experimental Station report…
- Creator Of Work Naval Air Experimental Station, United States. Navy
- Subject Plastics--Molds, Rubber
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Splash and Sing Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes various bathroom color schemes and fixtures to inspire readers to redecorate…
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Some People Are Ostriches - Where Roofs Are Concerned
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet begins by comparing humans to ostriches; ostriches don't worry about what they can't see,…
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So You're Going to Housekeeping!
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet explains how a fresh coat of paint can be the ultimate way to update a home during spring…
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Si, Señora : Notes on Spanish American Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet claims the decorative style of Indigenous People of Central America with Spanish influence…
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Sealants and Adhesives Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station
- Circa 1949
General view of the Sealants and Adhesives Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station showing assorted samples of viscous materials and equipment used to manufacture and test sealants and adhesives of both rubber…
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Scarce as Hens' Teeth
- Advertisement for Hercules Toxaphene
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. This advertisement appeared in Agricultural Chemicals.
Formed in 1912 as part of an…
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Sawmill at Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- 1949
General view of an unidentified employee loading logs into a machine in the sawmill at the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan. Seeking a source of raw material for its new plastic,…
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Sawmill at Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- 1949
Elevated view of the sawmill at the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan taken from the perspective of the vertical retort, with view of wood storage in background. Seeking a source of raw…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Wood distillation, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Sawmills, Machinery
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Save your Crops! Toxaphene kills grasshoppers
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Advertisement for Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant developed by the Hercules Powder Company primarily for use in agricultural insecticides.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests--Control, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Insect pests
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Santa Swings the Paint Brush
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet suggests various ways to make Christmas gifts and personalize gifts with paint. Provides…
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Rubber Ingredient and Weigh-Up Room
- Circa 1949
General view of the Rubber Ingredient and Weigh-Up Room at the Naval Air Experimental Station. Adjacent to the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory, the room contained cupboards and bins housing over…
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Rubber Compounding and Vulcanization tools
- Circa 1949
Set of rubber compounding and vulcanization tools and knives used in the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station. This photograph was included in a 1949 Naval Air Experimental…
- Creator Of Work Naval Air Experimental Station, United States. Navy
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Rubber, Tools, Vulcanization
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Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory
- Circa 1949
General view of the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station's Aeronautical Materials Laboratory. Two workers and an assortment of machinery and scientific apparatus, including…
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Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory
- Circa 1949
General view of the Rubber Compounding and Processing Laboratory at the Naval Air Experimental Station's Aeronautical Materials Laboratory. Two workers and an assortment of machinery and scientific apparatus, including…
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Routing Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a router to smooth the edge of a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the edges of the panels are…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Routers (Tools), Plastics industry and trade
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Rosin residue emulsion exhibition display
- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display advertising rosin residue emulsion manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in insecticides.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Gums and resins, Insecticides
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Rooms for "Early" Americans
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses trends for nursery and children's bedroom decoration. Describes several nurseries…
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Room for a Young Dictator
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet provides instruction for decorating a child's nursery. Describes how young children prefer…
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Room at the Top
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how to remodel a home's attic to become a practical and useful space. Provides…
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Roll Along Home: Color Suggestions for Trailer Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses how to decorate an RV or trailer. Describes several trailers with differing…
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Ride Your Hobby Room
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how to decorate a hobby room, emphasizing the use of paint and color. Explains…
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Regency Returns: Notes on Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the revival of English Regency themes in home decoration. Describes the…