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24 items
Defense against radioactive fallout on the farm
- 1964-Oct
Pamphlet published by the United States Department of Agriculture instructing farmers how to protect themselves, their land, crops, and livestock from radioactive fallout in the event of a nuclear attack.
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10 items
Family Radiation Measurement Kit
- 1960s
This Family Radiation Measurement Kit was manufactured by the Cincinnati, Ohio division of the Bendix Corporation during the early 1960s. It retailed for around $25. The Bendix kit was one of the first commercially…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Radiation--Measurement, Radiation--Safety measures, Dosimeters, Nuclear counters, Cold War (1945-1989), Bendix Corporation
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16 items
Family Food Stockpile for Survival
- 1961-Aug
Pamphlet published by the United States Department of Agriculture instructing citizens on home food and water storage for a fallout shelter.
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2 items
Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets
- 1900s
Container of "Chi-Ches-ters" menstrual pain relief tablets, manufactured by Chichester Chemical Co.
Chichester Chemical Co. also manufactured "Pennyroyal Pills," which were marketed with language that subtly indicated…
- Manufacturer Chichester Chemical Co.
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Women--Health and hygiene, Menstrual products
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2 items
Kotex Wonderform belt
- 1960s
Kotex Wonderform belt in a purple cardboard box with a cut-out window displaying a white belt against a gold background.
Sanitary belts such as the Kotex Wonderform belt were most commonly worn for menstruation between…
- Manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Subject Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Menstrual products, Menstruation, Women--Health and hygiene
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5 items
Rely tampons
- 1975
Free sample box of Rely Tampons wrapped in light blue wrapping paper with white Procter and Gamble logo. Rely Tampons were made by Procter & Gamble from 1975 to 1980.
- Manufacturer Procter & Gamble Company
- Subject Tampons, Women--Health and hygiene, Procter & Gamble Company, Menstrual products, Menstruation
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3 items
Igloo Wrap cellophane
- 1900s
Blue and red cardboard box of "Igloo Wrap Brand" cellophane wrap, manufactured by Du Pont.
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Food--Storage, Food--Preservation, Plastic films
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2 items
Men at the site of Project Gasbuggy
- 1968-Oct
Black and white photograph of five individuals at the site of Project Gasbuggy. Louis H. Hempelmann (1914-1993), the chairman of the Department of Radiology at the University of Rochester, is pictured in the front row…
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Plowshare Advisory Committee at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 1968-Nov
Photograph of the Plowshare Advisory Committee at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 1968.
Project Plowshare was the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) effort to develop peacetime uses for nuclear explosives.
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Plowshare Advisory Committee Meeting, November 1965
- 1965-Nov
Black and white photograph of members of the Plowshare Advisory Committee meeting around a table in Las Vegas Nevada, November 1965. The name of each person in the image is written on the back of the photograph.
…- Subject Project Plowshare (U.S.), Johnson, Gerald Woodrow, 1917-2005, McLaughlin, Donald H. (Donald Hamilton), 1891-1984, Hempelmann, Louis H., Sears, Paul B. (Paul Bigelow), 1891-1990, Rutledge, P. C. (Philip Casteen), Bascom, Willard, Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993, English, Spofford Grady, 1915-1981, Lovelace, W. Randolph, II (William Randolph), 1907-1965, Latter, Richard, 1923-1999, Higgins, G. H. (Gary Hoyt), 1927-2002
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Project Gasbuggy experiment site map
- Test Site Area
- 1968
Map of the Project Gasbuggy test site area, located in New Mexico, and environs.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the Department of the Interior, and the El…
- Subject Project Gasbuggy (U.S.), U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Project Plowshare (U.S.), United States. Department of the Interior, Underground nuclear explosions, Nuclear excavation, Natural gas, Carson National Forest (N.M.), Four Corners Region, Jicarilla Indian Reservation (N.M.)
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Ditch created by Project Gasbuggy
- 1968-Mar-12
Photograph of a ditch created by a test explosion at the Atomic Energy Commission's Nevada Test Site on March 12, 1968. The test was conducted as part of the Gasbuggy (erroneously identified as "Project Buggy" in the…
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Project Gasbuggy Experiment Site
- Circa 1967
Black and white photograph of the Project Gasbuggy experiment site. Aerial view shows rig and drilling in progress.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the…
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Gasbuggy Emplacement Hole
- 1968
Black and white photograph of the Signal Drilling Company rig that bored the device emplacement hole for Project Gasbuggy. Also shows the first test hole drilled at the site.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by…
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Letter to the participants of Project Gasbuggy from Carl R. Gerber, January 12, 1968
- 1968-Jan-12
Letter from Carl R. Gerber (1936-), liason officer for Project Gasbuggy, to the participants of Project Gasbuggy, thanking them for their support of the project. Spofford Grady English is one of the recipients.
Project…
- Author Gerber, Carl R., 1936-
- Subject Project Gasbuggy (U.S.), Gerber, Carl R., 1936-, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Project Plowshare (U.S.), El Paso Natural Gas Company, United States. Department of the Interior, Underground nuclear explosions, Nuclear excavation, Natural gas, English, Spofford Grady, 1915-1981
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Project Gasbuggy Predicted Underground Effects
- 1968
Diagram of the predicted underground effects of Project Gasbuggy.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the Department of the Interior, and the El Paso Natural…
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Project Gnome
- Part of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Plowshare Program for Peaceful Uses
- 1961-Sep
Pamphlet containing an overview of Project Gnome, published in September 1961 by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
Project Gnome was part of Project Plowshare, the AEC's effort to develop peacetime uses…
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Lowering Project Gasbuggy Nuclear Device Canister
- 1967-Dec-10
Black and white photograph showing the Project Gasbuggy nuclear device canister being lowered into the ground.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the…
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Project Gasbuggy: A Government-Industry Natural Gas Production Stimulation Experiment Using Nuclear Explosives
- 1967-Sep-15
A publication about Project Gasbuggy, issued by the Project Gasbuggy Joint Office of Information in 1967.
Project Gasbuggy was a joint experiment by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the Department of…
- Creator Of Work Project Gasbuggy (U.S.). Joint Office of Information, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, United States. Department of the Interior
- Subject Project Gasbuggy (U.S.), U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Project Plowshare (U.S.), Underground nuclear explosions, El Paso Natural Gas Company, United States. Department of the Interior, Nuclear excavation, Natural gas
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Letter from Harrison A. Williams, Jr. to Kurt M. Mislow, December 16, 1955
- 1965-Dec-16
Letter from Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) to Kurt M. Mislow (1923-2017). Williams responds to a previous letter Mislow had written about his thoughts on the Vietnam War.
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Letter from Clifford P. Case to Kurt M. Mislow, December 16, 1965
- 1965-Dec-16
Letter from Senator Clifford P. Case (1904-1982) to Kurt M. Mislow (1923-2017). Case responds to a previous letter Mislow had written about his thoughts on the Vietnam War.
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Photographic portrait of Kurt M. Mislow, 1964
- 1964
Black and white photograph of Kurt M. Mislow (1923-2017) in a suit.
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The New Grass-Roots Movement
- 1971
AstroTurf advertisement titled "The New Grass-Roots Movement." This ad promotes the use of AstroTurf (spelled in the text as Astroturf) beyond the playing field, and highlights its uses in high-traffic areas such as…
- Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
- Subject Synthetic sporting surfaces, Advertising, Monsanto Company
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AIChE slide rule pin
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers slide rule pin
- After 1900 – before 2004
Gold-plated pin for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE). The pin is in the shape of a slide rule with the AIChE shield in the center and has a hinged clasp.
- Manufacturer L.G. Balfour Company
- Subject Brooches, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Collectibles
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8 items
Monsanto AstroTurf Recreational Surfaces catalog
- 1969-Jan
Catalog for AstroTurf: Monsanto Recreational Surfaces. This catalog features different surfaces for different commercial and personal recreational applications, such as "Playground Safety Surface," "Golf Green Surface,"…
- Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
- Subject Monsanto Company, Synthetic sporting surfaces, Commercial catalogs
