This collection consists of corporate records, photographs, and artifacts related to the Rohm and Haas Company, an international chemical corporation founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German chemist Otto Röhm and German businessman Otto Haas. The materials digitized and available here primarily document the production and marketing of Plexiglas, as well as facilities associated with the Charles Lennig and Company, which operated as a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas from 1920 to 1947.
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Exposure racks at Rohm and Haas home office
Box Photos 2, Folder 1- Circa 1933-Jun
Two views of exposure racks designed to test the weathering capabilities of varnishes and other products manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company. The racks are positioned on the roof of the company's home office…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Quality control, Weathering
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Exposure racks at Rohm and Haas home office
Box Photos 2, Folder 1- 1930s
General view of exposure racks designed to test the weathering capabilities of varnishes and other products manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company. The racks are positioned on the roof of the company's home office…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Mills, Charles P.
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Weathering, Quality control
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Exterior view of Rohm and Haas home office
Box Photos 2, Folder 1- After 1927-May
Street view depicting the exterior of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Architecture, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Employees exiting Rohm and Haas home office building
Box Photos 2, Folder 3- 1965
Series of photographs showing unidentified employees exiting the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia. These photographs were likely taken around the time the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Employees, Women employees
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Research laboratory for resinous products
Box Photos 2, Folder 5- 1930s
General view of a research laboratory for resinous products at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware
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Employee at work in Rohm and Haas Company laboratory
Box Photos 2, Folder 5- 1930s
General view of an unidentified employee at work in a laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Employees
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Rohm and Haas Varnish Laboratory
Box Photos 2, Folder 5- 1930s
General view of the Varnish Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Varnish and varnishing, Varnish industry
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Rohm and Haas Resin Research Laboratory
Box Photos 2, Folder 5- 1930s
General view of the Resin Research Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware, Gums and resins
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Rohm and Haas stockholder exhibit on Plexiglas
Box Photos 21, Folder 2- 1962-Apr-13
General view of an exhibit panel on Plexiglas exhibited at the 1962 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features samples of new colors and surface textures, as well as a photograph of the new Rohm and…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade
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Rhoplex and Primal emulsions exports exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on exports of Rhoplex and Primal emulsions exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features a map highlighting where the emulsions are sold…
- Contributor Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Emulsions, Chemical industry
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Chemicals for Agriculture exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on agricultural chemicals, including fungicides, miticides, and emulsifiers, exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Agricultural chemicals, Chemical industry, Fungicides, Pests--Control, Agricultural pests--Control
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Pioneers in Acrylic Emulsions Produced and Sold Worldwide
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of a series of exhibit panels displayed at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panels showcase acrylic emulsions manufactured by the company and their application in a number of…
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Ion Exchange Resins exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on ion exchange resins exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features a diagram depicting the process of recovering uranium by ion exchange. The…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Ion exchange resins, Gums and resins, Ion exchange, Uranium, Geiger-Müller counters, Meltzoff, Stanley
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Rhoplex Acrylic Emulsions for Textiles
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on Rhoplex acrylic emulsions exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features a cardboard cutout of a woman wearing a dress made of "wash and wear"…
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Exhibit boards for Rohm and Haas stockholders' meeting
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of three exhibit panels displayed at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panels showcase Plexiglas molding powder, ion exchange resins, and chemicals manufactured and sold for…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Gums and resins, Agricultural chemicals
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Rhoplex Acrylic-Base Paints exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on Rhoplex acrylic-base paints exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features several paint samples, with accompanying text highlighting the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Paint, Paint industry and trade, Chemical industry
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Pole-mounted Gulf service station sign
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of a Plexiglas pole-mounted Gulf service station sign manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Gulf Oil Corporation, Branding (Marketing)
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Rhoplex Emulsions for Paper Coatings exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on Rhoplex acrylic emulsions exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features several samples showcasing the use of Rhoplex in paper coatings, with…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Emulsions, Paper coatings, Paper coatings industry, Chemical industry
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What Are Emulsions exhibit board
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of an exhibit panel on Rhoplex and Primal acrylic polymer emulsions exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features a range of polymer emulsion samples ranging in…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Emulsions, Polymers, Emulsion polymerization, Chemical industry
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Formed Plexiglas letter for F.W. Woolworth Co. Stores
Box Photos 20, Folder 28- 1956-Apr-19
General view of a formed Plexiglas letter manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company for the F.W. Woolworth Company.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, F.W. Woolworth Company, Branding (Marketing)
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Exterior views of Rohm and Haas home office building
Box Photos Oversize 1, Folder 8- Circa 1964
Two photographs depicting the exterior of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
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Board room at Rohm and Haas home office building
Box Rohm and Haas Building 2 of 2- Circa 1964
General view of the board room at Rohm and Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by architectural firm George M.…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Architecture
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Group portrait of F.O. Haas and home office architects
Box Rohm and Haas Building 2 of 2, Folder Photos by Gus Pasquarella- Circa 1964
Group portrait of Rohm and Haas Company president F.O. Haas (center) and architects Dr. Pietro Belluschi (left) and Alexander Ewing (right). The group is posed outside the company's newly-constructed home office…
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Plexiglas chandelier at Rohm and Haas home office building
Box Rohm and Haas Building 2 of 2, Folder Photos by Gus Pasquarella- 1965-Jun-14
General view of the Plexiglas chandelier in the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Pasquarella, Gus
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Architecture
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View of galleria during construction of Rohm and Haas building
Box Rohm and Haas Building 2 of 2, Folder R+H Building - Construction Photos- Circa 1963
General view of the galleria during construction of the Rohm & Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
