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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Mr. Poppe, Otto Haas, and Mr. Kaulla
Box 1, Folder 8- 1902
Black and white photograph of Mr. Poppe, Otto Haas (1872-1960), and Mr. Kaullain in front of a tennis court with rackets.
- Subject Haas, Otto, 1872-1960, Tennis
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Otto Haas with friends from Germany
Box 1, Folder 8- Circa 1902 – before 1910
Black and white photograph group photograph featuring Otto Haas (1872-1960) and friends visiting from Germany. Haas, the cofounder of Rohm and Haas is pictured second from the right.
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Portrait of Otto Rohm
Box 1, Folder 8- 1908
Black and white photograph of Otto Rohm (1876-1939), co-founder of Rohm and Haas.
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Rohm & Haas Chemische Fabrik, Darmstadt, Germany
Box 1, Folder 8- Circa 1919
Illustration of the Rohm and Haas factory in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German chemist Otto Röhm and German businessman Otto…
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Otto Haas with workers and their families at the Rohm and Haas Bristol Plant
Box 1, Folder 11- 1921
Black and white group photograph featuring Otto Haas (1872-1960) with workers and their families at the Rohm and Haas plant in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
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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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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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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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German automobiles featuring Plexiglas
Box Photos 18, Folder 11- 1930s
Four photographs depicting various German automobiles with Plexiglas windshields and window panels. Per notations accompanying the photographs, the automobiles are identified as follows: 1) Opel Super 6…
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Otto and Phoebe Haas
Box 1, Folder 8- Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of Otto Haas (1872-1960), cofounder of Rohm and Hass, and his wife Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).
Phoebe Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in…
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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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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 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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Aluminum-chloride Department at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
Exterior view of a section of the aluminum-chloride department at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of…
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Amberol manufacturing facility at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the Amberol manufacturing facility (Building R1) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the…
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Bowling alley at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the bowling alley at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of Philadelphia,…
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Carpenter shop and other facilities at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the carpenter shop (Building 57), power house (Building 43), and warehouse (Building 53) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the…
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Clubhouse at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the clubhouse facility at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of…
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Cooper Shop at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
Exterior view of the Cooper Shop at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.…
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Copper oxide and bauxite silos
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
Exterior view of the copper oxide and bauxite silos (Building 5) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of…
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Copper-oxide, bauxite silos, and bauxite grinding
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
Exterior view of the copper oxide, bauxite silos, and bauxite grinding facilities (Building 5) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware…
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East side of sulphuric acid contact plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the east side of the sulphuric acid contact plant (Building 41) and adjacent railroad tracks at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the…
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Exterior view of garage at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the garage (Building 54) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast section of…
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Exterior view of laboratories at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the laboratory facilities (Building 51) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast…
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Exterior view of laboratories at Bridesburg plant
Box 27 (Photographs), Folder 8- 1931
General view of the exterior of the laboratory facilities (Building 51) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the Northeast…