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Letter from Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, April 1883
- 1883-Apr-26 – 1883-Apr-28
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, June 4, 1883
- 1883-Jun-04
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth, mentioning his fatigue from proofreading his Catalogue…
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Letter from Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, April 30, 1883
- 1883-Apr-30
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of early April to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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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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The Fairy-Land of Science
- 1883
Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This work, one of Buckley's…
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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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Envelope addressed to James Curtis Booth from R. B. Engle
- 1883-Sep-13
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Engle, R. B.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Receipt from J.W. Thomas of Chester Vallery Nurseries
- 1883-Dec-17
- 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, December 17, 1883
- 1883-Dec-17
A note enclosing a bill for an order of maple 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 J.W. Thomas, December 4, 1883
- 1883-Dec-04
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) gives permission to Joseph W. Thomas to plant his Norway Maple trees if Thomas believes it to be appropriate this month.
- 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 J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, August 14, 1883
- 1883-Aug-14
Correspondence regarding an order for Norway Maple 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 J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, July 4, 1883
- 1883-Jul-04
Correspondence regarding garden mulching.
- 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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Bill from J.W. Thomas of Chester Vallery Nurseries
- 1883-May-12
- 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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Plan Showing Position of 10 New Roses on Front Circle
- 1883-May
Hand-drawn map by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) indicating the positions of ten new rose varieties provided to him by Joseph W. Thomas. Booth lists the names and colors of the new roses on the document's verso.
- Creator Of Work Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W., Roses