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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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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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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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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…
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4 items
Lydia E. Pinkham Pills for Constipation
- After 1930 – before 1970
Bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand pills for constipation.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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7 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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74 items
Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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Diamond Blue-White fabric dye
- After 1935 – before 1942
Blue and white cardboard box with a small paper packet of powdered fabric dye. The dye is intended for use on white fabric to enhance the fabric's brightness and prevent yellowing.
Fabric dyes are charged,…
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The "Polar" Milk Cooler
- 1930s
A terracotta vessel designed to go over a milk bottle. The terracotta is to be soaked with water, and so will keep its interior space cool through evaporation.
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Hobson's Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic and Chloroform
- After 1901 – before 1950
Box containing Dr. Hobson's "Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic, and Chloroform" cough syrup. According to the packaging, the use of this product is for the "relief of cough due to colds."
Brothers Henry and…
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2 items
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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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, June 11, 1938
- 1938-Jun-11
In a letter to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Georg Bredig (1868-1944) provides professional advice and conveys updates on family and friends in Germany. Georg mentions the worsening circumstances for German Jews in…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, April 17, 1938
- 1938-Apr-17
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) informs his son Max Bredig (1902-1977) that he has deposited money earned from selling his motorcycle into his bank account and has also paid the fees for his residence certificate. In addition,…
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Letter from Lore Marx to Max Bredig, December 6, 1938
- 1938-Dec-06
Lore Marx informs her friend, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that her brother, Walter Marx, is willing to provide an affidavit for Max's father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Georg intends to immigrate to the U.S.A. from Germany…
- Author Marx, Lore
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Affidavits
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 8, 1938
- 1938-Aug-08
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), who currently resides in the U.S.A., to provide updates on various matters. He informs Max about job opportunities and discusses the blocked bank…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, July 25, 1938
- 1938-Jul-25
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son Max Bredig (1902-1977), who currently resides in the United States, to express gratitude for Max's recent letters and inquire about his son's health. He also provides Max with…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 21, 1938
- 1938-Sep-21
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), who is living in the United States. Georg expresses the family's concern for Max's well-being, mentions his blocked marks bank account, and discusses…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, September 4, 1938
- 1938-Sep-04
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) expresses gratitude to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), for his previous correspondence, hopes for his well-being and job prospects, and updates him on various personal, family, and financial…
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Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, March 15, 1938
- 1938-Mar-15
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) sends his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), a scientific diagram on alloys.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mixed crystals, Alloys
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 14, 1938
- 1938-Feb-14
Goeg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), who has recently immigrated to the U.S.A. Georg updates him on bills he received from the American Express Company, sending Max back issues of a…
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Letter from Georg Bredig and Valeska Dombrowsky to Max Bredig, October 22, 1938
- 1938-Oct-22
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) gives professional advice to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977) as he looks for a new position in the U.S.A and asks about his well-being. Additionally, Georg mentions the worsening conditions for…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, August 16, 1938
- 1938-Aug-16
Max Bredig (1902-1977) updates his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), on his personal and professional life at the University of Michigan in the summer of 1938.
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Postcard from Dr. Simon to Max Bredig, November 29, 1938
- 1938-Nov-29
Dr. Simon, a friend of the Bredig family, tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that he visited his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in Karlsruhe, Germany. Georg requested that Dr. Simon ask Max to expediently obtain affidavits…
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Glenn Seaborg in schoolgroup portrait
- After 1935 – before 1945
Black and white photograph of a group of students posing for the camera. Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) is located in the back row, fourth from the left.