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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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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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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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6 items
Monsanto AstroTurf sale sample
- 1970s
Sample of AstroTurf recreational surface, produced by the Monsanto Company, in a cardboard box with a plastic view top. The AstroTurf sample has yard lines and end zones marked on it to make it look like a miniature…
- Manufacturer Monsanto Company
- Subject Synthetic sporting surfaces
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Rare earths sliding puzzle
- 1970s – 1980
Square slide puzzle with white frame and 15 orange sliding pieces. Sliding pieces have the chemical symbols for the rare earth elements printed on them. Printed on bottom edge of frame is "Union Molycorp."
- Manufacturer Molycorp, Inc.
- Subject Rare earths, Puzzles
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If You Think AstroTurf is a Comer, Think Again.
- Circa 1970
This advertisement for AstroTurf features an image of the 1969 University of Texas Longhorns versus the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. This accompanying text boasts that over 50 athletic fields, including those of…
- Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
- Subject Monsanto Company, Synthetic sporting surfaces, Football, Advertising
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Super Sandwich: The Funny Food Game
- 1973
Super Sandwich board game, 1973. The object of the game is to create a "super sandwich" comprised of ingredients that will provide the RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin…
- Publisher Teaching Concepts, Inc.
- Subject Board games, Nutrition, Food
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Two Sports, One Field. The Answer: AstroTurf and Eight Hours.
- 1970s
Monsanto AstroTurf advertisement. The caption reads "Two sports, one field. The answer: AstroTurf and eight hours." This double-page spread features a baseball player and a football player facing off nose-to-nose and…
- Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
- Subject Synthetic sporting surfaces, Baseball, Football, Sports, Monsanto Company, Advertising
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Portaspec spectrometer sales video
- 1970s
This is a sales video for Pitchford Scientific Instrument Corporation's Portaspec, a portable x-ray spectrometer. A traveling field service representative for a steel company discusses the instrument's features and…
- Creator Of Work Pitchford Scientific Instrument Corp.
- Subject Spectrometer, X-rays, X-ray spectrometer, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Promotional films
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to the Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, October 1972
- 1972-Oct-24
Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to the Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, written on October 24, 1972.
The Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional…
- Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
- Addressee Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- Subject Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, International Business Machines Corporation, Scientists, Black, African American engineers, African American scientists, African American chemists, Chemists, Chemical engineers
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6 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, August 1974
- 1974-Aug
August 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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8 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, November 1974
- 1974-Nov
November 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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4 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, October 1973
- 1973-Oct
October 1973 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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4 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, August 1973
- 1973-Aug
August 1973 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter. This is the inaugural issue of the newsletter.
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8 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, April 1974
- 1974-Apr
April 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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8 items
Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter, January 1974
- 1974-Jan
January 1974 issue of the Society of Flavor Chemists newsletter.
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Howard University Cooperative Physics Program for Developing Institutions brochure
- 1974
Brochure for Howard University's cooperative physics program for developing institutions, which brought students from colleges and universities that offered no minor or major in physics to Howard University for advanced…
- Creator Of Work Howard University
- Subject Howard University, Physics, Physics--Study and teaching, Physicists--Education, African American physicists
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Draft Proposal for a National Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California
- 1974-May-17
Preliminary draft, prepared by staff of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, of a proposal for the University of California to operate the National Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific…
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Letter from Moddie D. Taylor to William A. Lester, Jr., August 30, 1974
- 1974-Aug-30
Moddie D. Taylor (1912-1976) writes to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about an upcoming talk Lester will be giving at Howard University.
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31M 49S
Where There's A Need, There's Hercules
- 1970s
Promotional film for Hercules, Inc., formerly Hercules Powder Company. Although Hercules, Inc. was founded as a munitions and explosives company, this film focuses on its other products and services. These include…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Chemical industry, Polyester fibers industry
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54M 31S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1974
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1974 lecture includes…
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Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1973
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1973 lecture was the first…
- Creator Of Work Shakhashiri, Bassam Z.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Lectures, Chemistry--Experiments, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Christmas, Liquid nitrogen
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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…
