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Fertility No. 2
- Circa 1949
A landscape in watercolor, featuring a farm scene with a large tree that spreads its branches across the top of the image. At bottom, a planted field in rows. Superimposed on the landscape is a large glass bottle, a…
- Artist Carr, Hamzeh
- Subject Watercolor painting, Farms, Carr, Hamzeh, Agriculture, Agricultural chemistry, Chemistry, Science in art
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Memo from J. Robert Oppenheimer to all members of the Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945
- 1945-Aug-08
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) passes along a message from Robert P. Patterson (1891-1952) to the staff of the Los Alamos Laboratory. The message congratulates the team for their work on the Manhattan Project in the…
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President Announces: Pacific War Ends; [Japanese] Accept Allied Terms
- 1945-Aug-14
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "President Announces: Pacific War Ends; Japs Accept Allied Terms. MacArthur is Top Commander". Published on August 14, 1945 the newspaper has announces that…
- Publisher The Knoxville News Sentinel
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media
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A-Bomb Staggers [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-07
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "A-Bomb Staggers Nips". Published on August 7, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to Oak Ridge and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Notably,…
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Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville Journal with the headline "Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan and Soviets…
- Publisher The Knoxville Journal
- Subject China--Manchuria, Atomic bomb, Japan, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Atom Bomb Falls Again Millions Soviets Attack [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "Atom Bomb Falls Again Million Soviets Attack Japs". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic…
- Publisher The Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Subject Japan--Nagasaki-shi, Atomic bomb, World War (1939-1945), Racism, Racism in mass media, Soviet Union
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Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port
- 1945-Aug-06
Front page of The Chattanooga News - Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port". Published on August 6, 1945 the newspaper has multiple articles relating to the…
- Publisher Chattanooga News - Free Press
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Atomic bomb, Racism in mass media, Racism, Nuclear weapons, Japan
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The Los Alamos News Letter, October 25, 1945
- 1945-Oct-25
1945 Introductory issue of the Los Alamos News Letter. The publication provides an overview of the organization, committees and membership.
- Creator Of Work Association of Los Alamos Scientists
- Subject Association of Los Alamos Scientists, Newsletters, Nuclear energy
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J. Robert Oppenheimer's acceptance speech for scroll presented to the Los Alamos Laboratory
- 1945-Oct-16
Transcription of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's (1904-1967) acceptance speech for a scroll presented to the Los Alamos Laboratory by Major General Leslie R. Groves (1896-1970). The Los Alamos Laboratory was given the…
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War Department press release
- 1945
Press release created by the United States War Department providing background information on Los Alamos, New Mexico, the site for the Los Alamos Laboratory. The Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory is best known as the…
- Creator Of Work United States. War Department
- Subject United States. War Department, New Mexico--Los Alamos, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
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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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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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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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Hamlin's Wizard Oil Liniment
- 1941 – 1946
A topical treatment intended for soothing muscular aches, minor strains and sprains, minor frost bites, mild sunburn, and non-venomous insect bites and stings. The liniment was first produced in 1861 in Chicago by…
- Creator Of Work Hamlin's Wizard Oil Company
- Subject Health products, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Ointments, Pain medicine
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14 items
DDT and the Insect Problem
- 1946
Volume dedicated to summarizing the various uses, chemistry, pharmacology, history, and methods of using DDT. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as a synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was…
- Author Leary, James C., Fishbein, William I., Salter, Lawrence C.
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide)
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DDT, the Synthetic Insecticide
- 1946
A survey of variables in DDT application and their effects as determined by contemporary experimental research. Variables discussed include the type of surface to which the formula is applied, the manner and formulation…
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Du Pont DDT Technical : Physical, Chemical and Pharmacological Properties
- 1945
Technical bulletin created by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. regarding the properties of DDT. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as a synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was initially…
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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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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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Dye Laboratory
- After 1940 – before 1970
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a dye laboratory of the General Dyestuff Corporation, likely in Providence, Rhode Island.
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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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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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Dagwood Splits the Atom
- 1949
An introduction to radioactivity, explaining atomic structure and how to create a chain reaction, this comic was distributed for free to middle and high school students and was also included as a "freebee" in Gilbert’s…
- Author Musial, Joseph W., 1905-
- Artist Musial, Joseph W., 1905-
- Publisher King Features Syndicate
- Contributor Groves, Leslie R., 1896-1970, Dunning, John R. (John Ray), 1907-1975, Heil, Louis Mace, 1903-
- Subject Atoms, Atoms--Study and teaching, Nuclear energy, Nuclear energy--Study and teaching, Comic books, strips, etc., Educational comics, Children's literature
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Letter from Georg Bredig's legal representative written on June 20, 1946
- 1946-Jun-20
Letter from a presumed legal representative of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) regarding the shipment of his belongings from Europe to the U.S.A. The author is confused about the Ollendorf Company's client status, as Georg…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Shipping