This collection consists of print photographs and slides depicting the staff, facilities, and instrumentation of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, with the bulk of the photographs dating from the 1960's and 1970's. Photographs of instrumentation, including stratoscopes, atomic absorption and ultraviolet spectrophotometers, and gas chromatographs, form the core of the collection and include both staged publicity photographs and images of these instruments in use in various laboratory settings.
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Model of Perkin-Elmer stratoscope
- 1950s
General view of Perkin-Elmer Corporation Vice President Thomas Fahy (right) and two unidentified individuals examining a model of a stratoscope, a balloon-borne astronomical telescope designed to study the turbulence…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Perkin-Elmer Model 21 Infrared Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified female model demonstrating use of a Perkin-Elmer Model 21 Infrared Spectrophotometer. Notably, the Perkin-Elmer Model 21 was designed as the first linear wave-number versus transmittance…
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Perkin-Elmer Model DSC-1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
- 1950s
Close-up view of a Perkin-Elmer Model DSC-1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter. The man posed with the instrument is unidentified.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Calorimeters, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Calorimetry
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Perkin-Elmer stratoscope on display
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified group examining a Perkin-Elmer stratoscope, a balloon-borne astronomical telescope designed to study the turbulence and granulation in the Sun's photosphere, as well as planetary…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1950s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969) seated at a desk. In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Richard Perkin with scientific instrument
- 1950s
General view of Perkin-Elmer Corporation co-founder and President Richard Scott Perkin (right) and an unidentified individual examining a portion of the interior of a Perkin-Elmer instrument.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Photographer Jameson, J.R.
- Subject Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations
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Group photograph of Perkin-Elmer Corporation employees
- Circa 1954
Group photograph of unidentified employees of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a manufacturer of analytical instruments, diagnostic tools, and medical imaging equipment. A copy of The Perkin-Elmer News , an in-house…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Corporations, Women employees
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Test shop for Perkin-Elmer spectrophotometer
- After 1954
General view of a test shop for the Perkin-Elmer Model 125 Spectrophotometer. The individuals present in the photograph are unidentified. Per contextual information accompanying the photograph, the test shop may have…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Corporations
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Perkin-Elmer Model 184 Process Vapor Fractometer
- Circa 1957
General view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 184 Process Vapor Fractometer, with view of the analyzer, recorder, and programmer units. The individual operating the fractometer is unidentified. Per contemporary advertisements,…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Gas chromatography
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Perkin-Elmer Patrol Spectrograph designed for International Geophysical Year (IGY)
- 1957 – 1958
Two views of a Perkin-Elmer Patrol Spectrograph used to photograph spectra of aurora occurring along a given magnetic meridian of the sky. The individual visible in the photographs is unidentified.
The Perkin-Elmer…
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Beryllium mirror fabricated by Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified technician checking the flatness of a 45-inch beryllium mirror manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the lightweight metal mirror was…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beryllium, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Boy with model of Perkin-Elmer stratoscope
- 1960s
General view of a young boy examining a model of a stratoscope, a balloon-borne astronomical telescope designed to study the turbulence and granulation in the Sun's photosphere, as well as planetary atmospheres. Several…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Children
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Coleman Companion pH meter
- 1960s
Close-up view of a Companion pH meter manufactured and sold by Coleman Instruments, Inc.
- Creator Of Work Gordon Carson Photography
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Coleman Instruments, Inc., Corporations
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Perkin-Elmer Model 137 Infracord Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
Group photograph of four unidentified individuals posed around a Perkin-Elmer Model 137 Infracord Spectrophotometer. A hand-written sign reading "1,000th" is mounted on top of the instrument, suggesting that this…
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Perkin-Elmer Model 421 Grating Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified technician operating a Perkin-Elmer Corporation Model 421 Grating Spectrophotometer.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Corporations, Spectrophotometry
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Photographer Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Tour of Perkin-Elmer facility with view of scientific instruments
- 1960s
General view of several unidentified men examining scientific instruments manufactured and sold by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. The Perkin-Elmer Corporation was founded in 1937 by Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer as an…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Instrument manufacture, Corporations
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Display models of Perkin-Elmer instruments and apparatus
- 1962
Two views of display models of Perkin-Elmer Corporation instruments and apparatus being examined by groups of unidentified men, women, and children. The model in the top photograph depicts a stratoscope, a balloon-borne…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Children
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Groundbreaking ceremony at Perkin-Elmer facility in Meriden, Connecticut
- Circa 1965
General view of the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Perkin-Elmer Corporation facility in Meriden, Connecticut. Perkin-Elmer President Chester W. Nimitz, Jr. is seen seated at the controls of the machine at the center…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) Jr., 1915-2002, Corporations
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Groundbreaking ceremony at Perkin-Elmer facility in Meriden, Connecticut
- Circa 1965
General view of Perkin-Elmer Corporation President Chester W. Nimitz, Jr. looking through an optical device at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new company facility in Meriden, Connecticut. The other individuals…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) Jr., 1915-2002, Corporations
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Perkin-Elmer employees with Scientific Data Systems unit
- 1966-Mar
Group photograph of unidentified Perkin-Elmer Corporation employees gathered around a Scientific Data Systems (SDS) 9300 unit. Founded by Max Palevsky and Robert Beck in September 1961, Scientific Data Systems…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Computers, Corporations, Scientific Data Systems
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Perkin-Elmer carbon dioxide sensor
- 1969
Close-up view of an unidentified technician holding a carbon dioxide sensor manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation.
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations
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Airborne particulate testing using Perkin-Elmer atomizer
- 1970s
General view of Dr. N. Quickert injecting a sample prepared from airborne particulate matter into the tube of a Perkin-Elmer heated graphite atomizer (HGA) in order to determine the sample's cadmium content. The…
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Blood-serum analysis at Yale-New Haven Medical Center
- 1970s
Close-up view of a blood-serum sample being injected into a Perkin-Elmer gas chromatograph via a solvent-free sampler capsule in the analytical laboratory at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. Per notations…
