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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Exterior view of Rohm and Haas home office
- 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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Rohm and Haas Resin Research Laboratory
- 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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Employee at work in Rohm and Haas Company laboratory
- 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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Research laboratory for resinous products
- 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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Exposure racks at Rohm and Haas home office
- 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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Rohm and Haas Varnish Laboratory
- 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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4 items
German automobiles featuring Plexiglas
- 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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North side of power house at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the north side of the power house (Building 43) 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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Aluminum-chloride Department at Bridesburg plant
- 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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South side of power house at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the south side of the power house (Building 43) 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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Bowling alley at Bridesburg plant
- 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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Hypo Department at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the exterior of the Hypo Department facility (Building 37) 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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Copper oxide and bauxite silos
- 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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Orthochrome facility at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the exterior of the orthochrome facility (Building 58) 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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Locomotive at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the plant locomotive 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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Warehouse facilities at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the exterior of the warehouse facilities (Building 53) 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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Locker and lunch room at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the exterior of the locker and lunch room facilities (Building 55) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River in the…
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West side of aluminum plant
- 1931
Exterior view of the west side of the aluminum plant 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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Methol amines plant under construction
- 1931
General view of the construction of the methol amines plant (Building 22) 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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Clubhouse at Bridesburg plant
- 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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Copper-oxide, bauxite silos, and bauxite grinding
- 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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Machine and carpenter shops at Bridesburg plant
- 1931
General view of the exterior of the machine (Building 56) and carpenter shops (Building 57) at the Charles Lennig and Company chemical manufacturing plant in Bridesburg, a neighborhood located along the Delaware River…
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Sodium tungstate manufacturing facility
- 1931
Exterior view of the sodium tungstate manufacturing facility (Building 34) 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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Southeast corner of aluminum plant
- 1931
Exterior view of the southeast corner of the aluminum plant 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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Group photograph of Charles Lennig and Company employees
- 1931
Group portrait of employees 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. Charles…
