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Toxaphene building at Hercules Brunswick plant
- Circa 1960-Jul
General view of the exterior of the manufacturing facilities for Toxaphene, an insecticide concentrate, at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Brunswick, Georgia. One of two Hercules plants specializing in naval…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Tharp, Gil
- Subject Naval stores industry, Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores
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Rosin building at Hercules Brunswick plant
- Circa 1960-Jul
Exterior view of a rosin manufacturing facility at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Brunswick, Georgia with view of digesters on right-hand side. One of two Hercules plants specializing in naval stores, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Tharp, Gil
- Subject Naval stores industry, Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores
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Edward Newmans clearing extractor tank at Hercules Brunswick plant
- Circa 1960-Jul
General view of employee Edward Newmans clearing spent wood chips from an extractor tank at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Brunswick, Georgia. One of two Hercules plants specializing in naval stores, the Brunswick…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Tharp, Gil
- Subject Naval stores industry, Employees, Chemical industry, Extraction apparatus, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, African Americans, Machinery, Newmans, Edward
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Stan Fenelon and Clarence Darley examining rosin solution evaporator at Hercules Brunswick plant
- Circa 1960-Jul
General view of Stan Fenelon (left), Pexite rosin and refinery supervisor, and Clarence Darley (right), day relief operator, examining the rosin solution evaporator apparatus at the Hercules Powder Company plant in…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Tharp, Gil
- Subject Naval stores industry, Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Evaporators, Corporations, Naval stores, Machinery, Darley, Clarence, Fenelon, Stan
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Beckman, First in Hybrid Software
- Circa 1964
A commercial solid-state computer system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was released in 1964. Beckman developed programming and utility systems, including…
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Beckman/SDS 2220/920 Integrated Computer System
- Circa 1964
The photograph showing the full view of the computer bears the Moss Photography stamp; the other is unattributed.
The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems…
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The Alchimist
- Circa 1900 – 1965
Color reproduction of a painting by Wijck from the collections of the Rijksmuseum. The alchemist, seated at his desk before the window, looks down to survey the progress of his assistant. The young boy holds up a basin…
- After Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Miller's 50% DDT Wettable
- After 1937 – before 1969
Miller's brand pesticide can with black and yellow text on red, yellow, and green label. Butterfly and landscape graphics.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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DDT W-50
- After 1941 – before 1972
Pesticide can with black and white text on red, white, and green label. "De-Pester" in white text across top of can.
- Manufacturer Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Perkin-Elmer Model 137 Infracord Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
Group photograph of four unidentified individuals posed around a Perkin-Elmer Model 137 Infracord Spectrophotometer. A hand-written sign reading "1,000th" is mounted on top of the instrument, suggesting that this…
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Perkin-Elmer Model 421 Grating Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified technician operating a Perkin-Elmer Corporation Model 421 Grating Spectrophotometer.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Corporations, Spectrophotometry
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Coleman Companion pH meter
- 1960s
Close-up view of a Companion pH meter manufactured and sold by Coleman Instruments, Inc.
- Creator Of Work Gordon Carson Photography
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Coleman Instruments, Inc., Corporations
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Beryllium mirror fabricated by Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified technician checking the flatness of a 45-inch beryllium mirror manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the lightweight metal mirror was…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beryllium, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Tour of Perkin-Elmer facility with view of scientific instruments
- 1960s
General view of several unidentified men examining scientific instruments manufactured and sold by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. The Perkin-Elmer Corporation was founded in 1937 by Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer as an…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Display models of Perkin-Elmer instruments and apparatus
- 1962
Two views of display models of Perkin-Elmer Corporation instruments and apparatus being examined by groups of unidentified men, women, and children. The model in the top photograph depicts a stratoscope, a balloon-borne…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Children
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Boy with model of Perkin-Elmer stratoscope
- 1960s
General view of a young boy examining a model of a stratoscope, a balloon-borne astronomical telescope designed to study the turbulence and granulation in the Sun's photosphere, as well as planetary atmospheres. Several…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Children
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Photographer Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Arnold Garden Hose Sprayer for Insect Control
- 1960s
Arnold brand pesticide garden hose sprayer.
A. Metal and green plastic garden hose attachment. Long neck with sprayer tip and valve near garden hose attachment area. Green plastic tube holds pesticide chemicals.
B.…- Manufacturer Garden Hose Spray Company, Inc.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Standard Mothban Moth Killer
- After 1931 – before 1969
Standard brand Mothban aerosol spray can with red, white, and blue text on white and red background with Standard brand logo. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Instructions, Beckman C2 Oxygen Analyzer
- Beckman Instructions 81032-C
- 1963 (1963 copyright, 1971 printing)
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge Summary of Operation
- 1964-May
This wall chart was included as an insert in a 1974 Model E operating manual.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments…
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Instructions, Beckman/SDS Integrated Computing System, Model 2220/920
- Circa 1964
The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was introduced in 1964.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their…
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Bottle for Enovid 10 mg Oral Contraceptive
- After 1960
White plastic medicine bottle with safety cap. Bottle contains tablets and original inner seal is intact. White, dark red, and yellow label adhered to bottle reads "Enovid".
The ubiquitous bottle has a long history.…
- Manufacturer G.D. Searle & Co.
- Subject Women--Health and hygiene, Contraception, G.D. Searle & Co., Mestranol, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Birth control, Oral contraceptives
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The Hercules Mixer, Volume 46
- 1964-Jan – 1964-Dec
The Hercules Mixer was Hercules' in-house publication that provided both historical and technical information and also offered a glimpse of employees' day-to-day lives at the company. A portion of the May 1964 section…