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Upcycled Denim Backpack
- Circa 2023
A backpack constructed from light blue wash denim fabric. The bag is "upcycled" from denim pants picked from Gikomba, the largest second-hand market in Kenya. Includes a bright pink dust cover made from an upcycled…
- Creator Of Work Suave Kenya
- Subject Denim, Backpacks, Dress accessories, Upcycling (Waste, etc.), Textile waste--Recycling, Textile waste
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The Spill
- 2022
A square game box decorated with illustrations of marine life as well as scientists cleaning an oil spill. The box contains 1 instruction book, 1 game board, 1 situation board, 8 specialist mats, 15 resource cards, 9…
- Artist Moriya, Kwanchai, Covert, Curt
- Creator Of Work Kim, Andy
- Publisher Smirk & Dagger Games
- Subject Board games, Environmental protection, Environmental protection--Study and teaching, Oil spills, Oil spills--Environmental aspects, Oil spills--Cleanup
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Mine Vessel
- 2022
An erbium and glass cast of Mountain Pass Mine by artist, Anna Mlasowsky (1984- ). The Mountain Pass Mine is an open-pit mine of rare-earth elements on the south flank of the Clark Mountain Range in California. In 2020…
- Artist Mlasowsky, Anna, 1984-
- Subject Glass art, Erbium, Rare earths, Mlasowsky, Anna, 1984-, Rare earth industry
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Oral history interview with Barbara A. Schaal
- 2022-May-26
- 2022-Jun-30
Barbara A. Schaal was born in 1947 in Berlin, Germany. In 1950 the family immigrated to the United States where they met her aunt and uncle (her father’s brother) in Chicago, Illinois. As Schaal grew up, she started to…
- Interviewee Schaal, Barbara A., 1947-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Emigration and immigration, Schaal, Barbara A., 1947-, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Levin, Donald A., Science and state, Botany, Varmus, Harold, Agriculture, Immigrants--Cultural assimilation, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Plants--Evolution
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Oral history interview with Vishva M. Dixit
- 2022-Feb-28
- 2022-Apr-18
Vishva M. Dixit was born in Kisii, Kenya in 1956. His parents, who were originally from India, served as physicians in Kenya with the British Army, and they stayed in the country after their service. Dixit experienced…
- Interviewee Dixit, Vishva
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Schneider, Sarah, 1991-
- Subject Emigration and immigration, Physicians, Molecular biology, Apoptosis, Cancer--Research, Genentech, Inc., Biotechnology, University of Michigan. Medical School, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Thrombospondins, Cancer--Treatment, Dixit, Vishva
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Tru-Colour Skin Tone Bandages
- 2021
Four packages of Tru-Colour® Skin Tone Bandages, each containing bandages of a different color variety including olive, brown, dark brown, and beige. Each package contains 15 large and 15 medium-sized bandages.…
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Transform 101 Natural Look Triangle Breast Form Prosthesis
- 2021
TRANSFORM® brand silicone breast forms in size 8 manufactured by Nearly Me Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of health care products and prostheses, specializing in silicone gel and foam technology.
Nearly Me…
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SkinTones™ Color Swatch Kit
- 2021
A set of twelve triangular silicone swatches strung together on a metal chain. The silicone swatches are a variety of flesh tones, ranging from dark brown to light pink, representative of the shades available for…
- Creator Of Work A Step Ahead Prosthetics
- Subject Prosthesis, Human skin color, Health, Schaffer, Erik B., Extremities (Anatomy), Medical care, Prosthodontics, Artificial limbs, Skin, Silicone rubber
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Silicone CoverUps
- 2021
Three varieties of circular cover-up pasties for skin tones "dark," "deep," and "light" produced by the Hollywood Fashion Secrets Company. Each product is encased in pink cardboard packaging with a clear plastic window.…
- Creator Of Work Hollywood Fashion Secrets
- Subject Brassieres, Human skin color, Commercial products, Packaging, Silicone rubber
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Pasteurization Does Not Destroy the Vitamins in Milk
- 1930s (Poster)
- After 1993 – before 2021 (Correspondence)
Framed poster depicting a baby holding a bottle of milk. Underneath reads: "Pasteurization Does/Not Destroy the/ Vitamins in Milk/Play Safe-Buy Only/Pasteurized/Milk".
A letter from James Dickson to Fred Weber is…
- Author Dickson, James
- Addressee Weber, Fred
- Subject Milk--Pasteurization, Dairy products, Pasteurization, Dickson, James
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I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine Pin
- 2021
A pin distributed at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Montgomery County, PA on April 8, 2021.
A small and round metal pin colored yellow. Above a red check mark typed in black and blue is "I Got…
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Fashion Forms Lingerie Solutions Water Wear Push Up Pads
- Circa 2021
One pair of Fashion Forms brand, beige-colored, water-filled push-up pads, or bra inserts, sized B/C and contained in black commercial packaging. Fashion Forms, Inc. operates as a fashion apparel company. The company…
- Manufacturer Fashion Forms
- Subject Breast, Brassieres, Packaging, Women--Health and hygiene, Clothing and dress, Clothing trade, Commercial products, Deal, Ann
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Cheekbone Beauty SUSTAIN Face Palette
- 2021
A black face powder palette manufactured by the Cheekbone Beauty company. Three powders are included in the palette, a matte contour, bronzer, and highlighter, each in the tone "Deep Warm" with the words "DO GOOD.,"…
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Chacott's Nude Perky Tights and All Through Stockings
- 2021
Three pairs of Nude Perky brand ballet dance tights in original packaging. The tights are in sizes Tall-Large, Medium, and Large and are in the colors Brown, Nut Brown, and Camel respectively.
Chacott is a Japanese…
- Creator Of Work Chacott Co., Ltd.
- Subject Commercial Products, Packaging, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Hosiery, Hosiery industry, Chacott Co., Ltd., Clothing and dress, Ballet, Human skin color, Freed of London (Firm)
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Butter-Soft Scrub Dress
- 2019 – 2021
A navy blue, size medium scrub dress with short sleeves. There are two pockets in the front and button adjustments on the sides. On one of the pockets is a small white emblem that appears to depict a cloud.
The scrubs…
- Creator Of Work Zier, Inc.
- Subject COVID-19 (Disease), COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Pandemics, Nurses, Medical personnel--Clothing, Medicine
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Browndages Young Icons Edition Bandages
- 2021
Metal box of Browndages brand adhesive bandages, Young Icons Edition. The family-owned company, Browndages, was founded in 2018 in Columbus, Ohio by the husband and wife team, Rashid Bashir and Intisar Madhi. The box…
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Browndages Young Icons Edition Bandages
- 2021
Metal box of Browndages brand adhesive bandages. The family-owned company, Browndages, was founded in 2018 in Columbus, Ohio by the husband and wife team, Rashid Bashir and Intisar Madhi. The box contains twenty…
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Browndages Bandages
- 2021
Cardboard box of Browndages brand adhesive bandages. The family-owned company, Browndages, was founded in 2018 in Columbus, Ohio by the husband and wife team, Rashid Bashir and Intisar Madhi. The box contains twenty…
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Bellen's More than Peach Rainbow Crayons
- 2021
Box of 24 More than Peach™ brand crayons in the variety "Rainbow."
In 2019, Bellen Woodard (2010-) founded Bellen’s More Than Peach™ Project. She developed the project in response to her school peers referring to a…
- Creator Of Work Bellen's More than Peach
- Subject Human skin color, Crayons, Coloring for children, Commercial products, Social service, Woodard, Bellen
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Bellen's More than Peach Multicultural Crayons
- 2021
Box of 12 More than Peach™ brand crayons in the variety "Multicultural."
In 2019, Bellen Woodard (2010-) founded Bellen’s More Than Peach™ Project. She developed the project in response to her school peers referring…
- Creator Of Work Bellen's More than Peach
- Subject Crayons, Human skin color, Coloring for children, Commercial products, Social service, Woodard, Bellen
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BAND-AID® adhesive bandages
- 2021
Box of BAND-AID® brand adhesive bandages. BAND-AID® bandages are a product distributed by the American pharmaceutical and medical devices company, Johnson & Johnson. Invented in 1920 by Johnson & Johnson employee, Earle…
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Oral history interview with Luis Proenza
- 2021-Jul-16
- 2021-Aug-06
Luis Proenza was born in 1944 in Mexico City, Mexico. When he was growing up, his parents ran a family business. He grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Acapulco, Mexico. Proenza remembers spending time by the ocean and…
- Interviewee Proenza, Luis M.
- Interviewer Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Subject Science and state, Minorities in science, Neurosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Purdue University, University of Akron, College presidents, Academic-industrial collaboration, Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-, United States. Arctic Research Commission, Emigration and immigration, Proenza, Luis M.
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Lovejoy III
- 2021-Jul-07
- 2021-Jul-30
Thomas E. Lovejoy III was born in New York City, New York, in 1941. An only child, Lovejoy spent a year-and-a-half on the eastern shore of Maryland out in nature as a young child. His father ran a life insurance…
- Interviewee Lovejoy, Thomas E.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Lovejoy, Thomas E., Amazon River Region, World Wildlife Fund, Zoology, Biologists, Ornithology, Ecology, Environmental policy, Biodiversity conservation, Science and state
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Oral history interview with Maxine Savitz
- 2021-Jul-01
- 2021-Jul-08
Maxine Savitz was born in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents had both been born in the United States; her father’s family was from Ukraine, and her mother’s family was from Russia. The oldest of three children,…
- Interviewee Savitz, Maxine L. (Maxine Lazarus), 1937-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Maryland--Baltimore, Bryn Mawr College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fuel cells--Research, Science and state, Garrett Corporation, Allied-Signal Inc., Honeywell Inc., National Academy of Engineering, Executive advisory bodies, Women in science, Engineers
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Oral history interview with Harold T. Shapiro
- 2021-Feb-15
Harold Shapiro was born on June 8, 1935, in Montréal, Quebec. His father immigrated to the United States from Odessa, Russia just prior to World War I as a metal worker, but spent most of his adult life as a bootlegger,…
- Interviewee Shapiro, Harold T., 1935-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Economics, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Economic forecasting, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Science and state, College presidents, Executive advisory bodies, Research
