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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, October 28, 1880
- 1880-Oct-28
A follow-up to the letters of August 13 and 19 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the sale of some property. A bill for the services of Frederick Sylvester & Brother is rendered.
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, July 26, 1880
- 1880-Jul-26
An acknowledgment.
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Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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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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32 items
Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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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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12 items
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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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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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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11 items
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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Postcard from an unidentified sender to James Curtis Booth
- 1880-Aug-27
Confirming receipt of and thanking James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for a photograph.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, April 1, 1880
- 1880-Apr-01
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding the suspension of a skilled worker at the…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to W. W. Montgomery, July 20, 1880
- 1880-Jul-20
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to W. W. Montgomery to request that Montgomery prepare a statement of Booth’s investments for the benefit of his wife, Mrs. Margaret M. Booth.
- Addressee Montgomery, W. W.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Investments, Montgomery, W. W., Martinez Cardeza, Margaret
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Struthers, September 23, 1880
- 1880-Sep-23
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) consults John Struthers on the details of a proposed sale of property.
- Addressee Struthers, John
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Struthers, John
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to W. W. Montgomery, August 14, 1880
- 1880-Aug-14
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to W. W. Montgomery following his letter of August 13 concerning the sale of a property.
- Addressee Montgomery, W. W.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Montgomery, W. W.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to W. W. Montgomery, August 13, 1880
- 1880-Aug-13
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to W. W. Montgomery to complain of Mr. F. Sylvester's unavailability regarding the sale of a property.
- Addressee Montgomery, W. W.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Montgomery, W. W., Sylvester, F.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Mr. F. Sylvester
- 1880-Aug-13
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Mr. F. Sylvester concerning papers needed for sale of property.
- Addressee Sylvester, F.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Sylvester, F.
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Letter from Lloyd Smith to James Curtis Booth
- 1880-Dec-10
Lloyd Pearsall Smith (1822-1886), a Librarian at The Library Company of Philadelphia, requests a copy of the Report of the Director of the Mint from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, September 1, 1880
- 1880-Sep-01
A follow-up to the letters of August 13 and 19 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the sale of some property.
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1880
- 1880-Aug-19
A follow-up to the letter of August 13 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the sale of some property.
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, August 13, 1880
- 1880-Aug-13
Note to James Curtis Booth (1818-1888) concerning the sale of some property.
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Letter from A. L. Snowden to James Curtis Booth, March 2, 1880
- 1880-Mar-02
Letter from Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912) to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in which Snowden informs Booth of the quote for Silver allotted for the month of March.
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Letter from John L. Leboute to James Curtis Booth, February 5, 1880
- 1880-Feb-05
John L. Leboute, Chief Clerk of the United States Mint Superintendent's Office, sets the United States Mint's production rate for February.
- Author Leboute, John L.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
