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Letter from Mary A. Post to James Curtis Booth, June 22, 1879
- 1879-Jun-22
Mary A. Post, a cousin of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth concerning family matters.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Post, Mary A.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Post, Mary A.
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Letter from F. C. Yarnall to James Curtis Booth
- 1879-Nov-12
A bill for an order of wines.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Yarnall, F. C.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Wine industry, Wine
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Lecture tickets and announcements
- 1852 – 1887
Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…
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Telegram from [Passe Cale?] & Co. to James Curtis Booth
- 1879-Oct-25
Telegram to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding a delivery to the United States Mint.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Struthers, November 1, 1879
- 1879-Nov-01
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) responds to an inquiry for land he is selling.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Addressee Struthers, John
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Struthers, John
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Letter from John Struthers to James Curtis Booth, November 27, 1879
- 1879-Nov-27
John Struthers inquires about some land that James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is selling.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Struthers, John
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Struthers, John
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Letter from W. E. Du Bois of the United States Mint to James Curtis Booth
- 1879-Aug-04
Brief note headed "Q for the M & R" written by William Ewing Du Bois (1810-1881), Assistant Assayer of the United States Mint. The note alerts James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the "toughening" of bars will cost more…
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Letter from John L. Leboute to James Curtis Booth, July 30, 1879
- 1879-Jul-30
John L. Leboute, Chief Clerk of the United States Mint Superintendent's Office, places an order for standard silver dollar ingots.
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Letter from A. L. Snowden to James Curtis Booth, May 29, 1879
- 1879-May-29
Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a quota of silver production for the month of June 1879.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, May 8, 1879
- 1879-May-08
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, in a long letter in which Booth expresses his views on allowing…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, March 12, 1879
- 1879-Mar-12
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) sends Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, Booth's monthly report in which there is a marked loss of silver…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Sherman
- 1879-Feb-07
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to the United States Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman (1823-1900), in support of Robert E. Preston (1836-1911) as the next Director of the Mint.
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Letter from R.E. Preston to James Curtis Booth, February 4, 1879
- 1879-Feb-04
Robert E. Preston (1836–1911) asks for James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to support him in his candidacy for Director of the Mint.
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Letter from Fred W. Booth to James Curtis Booth
- 1879-Jan-08
Frederick W. Booth, analytical chemist, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the "Missouri tract."
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Booth, Frederick W.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…