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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, March 8, 1882
- 1882-Mar-08
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), invites Booth to attend a lecture by Bolton on glaciers and asks if…
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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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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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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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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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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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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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Letter from J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, May 9, 1882
- 1882-May-09
Joseph W. Thomas suggests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) mulch his magnolia and clematis plants.
- Author Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W., Magnolias, Clematis
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to J.W. Thomas, May 8, 1882
- 1882-May-08
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) encloses a payment of $94.05 for his stock and asks about the proper mulching of deciduous trees.
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Bill from J.W. Thomas of Chester Vallery Nurseries
- 1882-May-05
- Creator Of Work Thomas, J. W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture)
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Letter from J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, April 28, 1882
- 1882-Apr-28
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) has noted on the letter verso "Fence, vinces, etc."
- Author Thomas, J. W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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Letter from J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, May 5, 1882
- 1882-May-05
Joseph W. Thomas writes "I will send all the plants ordered which I have in a few days."
- Author Thomas, J. W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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List of stock purchased from Joseph W. Thomas
- 1882-Apr-25
- 1882-May-05
- Creator Of Work Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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Letter from J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, March 25, 1882
- 1882-Mar-25
Joseph W. Thomas writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding trees.
- Author Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to H. E. Hickock
- 1882-Sep-29
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to H.E. Hickock, Esq., of the United States Mint at Philadelphia, with a testimonial to the quality of zinc from the Bertha Mine in Southwest Virginia.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, June 26, 1882
- 1882-Jun-26
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, to report on wastage for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Allen C. Thomas
- 1882-Apr-27
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Professor Allen C. Thomas (1846-1920), prefect of Haverford College from 1878 to 1887, to apologize for missing Thomas' lecture on the Rhine. Booth discusses the merit of…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, April 20, 1882
- 1882-Apr-20
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, to compare the Philadelphia Mint's method for melting bars with…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Nanette Bolton, March 22, 1882
- 1882-Mar-22
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Nanette Bolton, a relative, to discuss family matters.
- Addressee Bolton, Nanette
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, March 16, 1882
- 1882-Mar-16
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, to discuss the technique used in the treatments of sweeps.