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20M 54S
Pick of the Pod
- 1939
Pick of the Pod is about pea farming and the vegetable canning process, specifically promoting the Del Monte brand of the California Packing Corporation. This version is taken from a DVD copy and not from the original…
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Alaska's Silver Millions
- 1936
Alaska's Silver Millions is about the many natural resources in Alaska, but focuses on the salmon fishing and canning industry. Narrated by Father Bernard R. Hubbard, "The Glacier Priest." This version is taken from a…
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318 items
Food Infections and Food Intoxications
- 1928
An overview of the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of food poisoning. Content is divided into three sections: infections from food, intoxication from food, and zoo-parasitic infections acquired…
- Author Damon, Samuel Reed
- Publisher Williams & Wilkins
- Printer Waverly Press
- Subject Food poisoning, Medical parasitology, Diseases--Causes and theories of causation, Intoxication, Food science
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3M 05S
Hercules Powder Company Wilmington, Delaware headquarters construction
- 1930
This silent film captures the 1930 construction of Hercules Powder Company's new Headquarters and Research Station in Wilmington, Delaware and specifically its cornerstone laying ceremony. This new site was constructed…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Building, Chemical industry
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3M 51S
Hercules Powder Company tree stump handling in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of Hercules Powder Company processing tree stumps at their Brunswick, Georgia plant for use in their cellulose products. Footage shows stumps being removed from railroad cars by crane and dropped into…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Cellulose industry, Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Naval stores industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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18M 23S
Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp pine stump gathering
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of tree stump removal being done by Hercules Powder Company at an unknown location, likely in the southeastern United States. These stumps were removed using machinery and then transferred to a Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Cellulose industry, Tree stump removal, Machinery
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172 items
The Theory and Technique of Quantitative Analysis
- 1928
A textbook of analytical chemistry for undergraduate students. Content emphasizes the technique and theory of analytical labwork, stating in the forward "The true analyst must analyze his method before he can analyze…
- Author Farnsworth, Marie
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Subject Analytical chemistry, Analytical chemistry--Quantitative, Women in chemistry, Women in science, Farnsworth, Marie
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230 items
Practical Automotive Lacquering
- 1928
Volume II of the Practical Finishing Series. This work "contains all the latest information on the mechanical part of the finishing process, while Volume I, Practical Color Simplified, places in the hands of the user...…
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174 items
The Chemistry of Crude Drugs : An Elementary Textbook for Students of Pharmacognosy
- 1928
A textbook intended to provide an overview of crude drugs for pharmaceutical students. Crude drugs are naturally occurring, unrefined substances used in medicine. The chapters of this work are organized by chemical and…
- Author Driver, John Edmund, 1900-
- Publisher Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Contributor Trease, George Edward, 1902-
- Subject Drugs, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmacology, Textbooks, Pharmacognosy
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154 items
The Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration
- 1928
Number 50 in a series of service monographs analyzing the various functions of the United States Government. The series was published by the Brookings Institute for Government Research, an "association of citizens…
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158 items
Copra and Coconut Oil
- 1928
The second of five publications from a research study on fats and oils conducted by the Food Research Institute of the University of Stanford. This work focuses on the economics of coconut oil and its rapid growth in…
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104 items
A Tale of Soap and Water
- 1928
A history of bathing and personal hygiene from the prehistoric age to present day. The author describes the religious and cultural significance of bathing around the world and describes methods of bathing used by…
- Author Hallock, Grace T. (Grace Taber), 1893-
- Publisher Cleanliness Institute
- Subject Hygiene, Bathing customs in literature, Baths, Soap
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32 items
A Quantitative Study of the Influence of Acetate and Phosphate on the Enzymic Activity of the Amylase of Aspergillus Oryzae
- 1928
Thesis by Marguerite Griffith Tyler (1881-1969) written in partial fulfillment of her doctoral degree in chemistry from Columbia University. Tyler earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan (1903) and…
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40 items
Alcohol Through the Ages
- 1928
A collection of advertisements for the Kentucky Alcohol Corporation. Each advertisement describes a point in history related to insdustrial alcohol and distillation. Together, the collection paints a picture of…
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189 items
Kingsport: A Romance of Industry
- 1928
A history of the development of Kingsport, Tennessee, a township home to fifteen major industrial corporations at the time of this work's publication. The work is split into three parts: Historical Background, the…
- Author Long, Howard
- Publisher Sevier Press
- Subject Chemical industry, Tennessee--Kingsport, Corporations, Commerce, Industries
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144 items
Chemical Laboratory Manual, prepared to accompany Bogert's "Fundamentals of Chemistry"
- 1927
Workbook corresponding to the textbook Fundamentals of Chemistry, a Textbook for Nurses and Other Students of Applied Chemistry, by Dr. L. Jean Bogert (1888-1970), a textbook for first and second-year undergraduate…
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328 items
Fundamentals of Chemistry : A Text-Book for Nurses and Other Students of Applied Chemistry
- 1924
Textbook for first and second-year undergraduate students of applied chemistry. Author Dr. Jean Bogert (1888-1970) states in her preface that this work is set apart from other chemical textbooks due to its emphasis on…
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18 items
Chemistry in Song
- 1931
Pamphlet distributed to attendees of the 82nd meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Includes lyrics for 16 chemistry and ACS-themed songs set to the tune of popular melodies.
- Creator Of Work Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society
- Contributor American Chemical Society
- Subject Chemistry, Parodies, imitations, etc., American Chemical Society, Meetings
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52 items
Rumford Fruit Recipes
- 1927
A cookbook containing fruit-based recipes for a variety of dishes including desserts, jams, cocktails, and baked goods. The work is published by the Rumford Company, a chemical manufacturer and producer of baking…
- Author Wallace, Lily Haxworth
- Publisher Rumford Company
- Subject Rumford Company, Recipes, Cookbooks, Cooking (Fruit), Fruit, Baking powder
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121 items
Die Wollfarbstoffe
- 1928
The third edition of a sample book advertising woolen dye products from J. R. Geigy AG. Contains 289 dyed woolen samples. Information about each sample's light fastness, solubility, physical stability, and other…
- Publisher J.R. Geigy A.G.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dye industry, J.R. Geigy A.G.
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15 items
Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.
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230 items
On the Manufacture of Fertilizer from Tennessee Phosphate Rock by the Blast Furnace Process : Experiments Carried out from October, 1933, to April, 1934
- 1934
Technical report recounting the experiments carried out between October 1933 and April 1934 by the United States Bureau of Chemistry on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The experiments, generally speaking,…
- Contributor Tennessee Valley Authority, United States. Bureau of Chemistry
- Author Royster, P. H. (Percy Hoke), 1888-1966, Hignett, Travis P. (Travis Porter), 1907-1989, Bowe, Leon Evans, 1903-1981, Lansdon, H. I., Clark, K. G., Southard, J. C.
- Subject Technical reports, Tennessee Valley Authority, Phosphatic fertilizers, Phosphate mines and mining, Blast furnaces, United States. Bureau of Chemistry
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2 items
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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4 items
Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
- After 1884 – before 1925
Small orange box containing a topical rub intended to treat corns, bunions, and warts.
Willis Tracy Hanson, Sr. (1858-1933) was a New York businessman known for selling patent medicines. These remedies could be…
- Manufacturer W.T. Hanson Co.
- Subject Drugs, W.T. Hanson Co., Quacks and quackery, Pharmaceutical industry, Warts, Bunion
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3 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash
- After 1930 – before 1970
Glass bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand sanative wash.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…