A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…

A collection of colorfully illustrated pamphlets corresponding to radio broadcast programming by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The pamphlets advertise paint and varnish uses, and provide…

A collection of colorfully illustrated pamphlets corresponding to radio broadcast programming by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The pamphlets advertise paint and varnish uses, and provide…

Journal number 1856 in the Farmers' Bulletin series published by the United States Department of Agriculture. The article describes the Japanese beetle, a pest brought to the United States from Japan, including its…

Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.

Illustrated publication or brochure discussing the mineral, Quartz. Divided into three sections: "Its Romance in the Past", "Its Realities in the Present", and "Its Promise for the Future", the publication describes the…

Promotional booklet describing Neoprene, a rubber-like material made from polymerized chloroprene manufactured and sold by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. The publication describes the basic chemical and…

This pamphlet reviews how the use of "Telvar" W weed killer can be an effective pesticide for weed and grass control. Depicts various industrial landscapes where "Telvar" W has been sprayed including pipelines, lumber…

Illustrated volume describing DDT insecticide and its development, history, purpose, health effects, formulations, and use. Includes seven chapters, twenty-four black and white photographic plates, and an appendix…

Volume dedicated to summarizing the various uses, chemistry, pharmacology, history, and methods of using DDT. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as a synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was…

A survey of variables in DDT application and their effects as determined by contemporary experimental research. Variables discussed include the type of surface to which the formula is applied, the manner and formulation…

Digitized in entirety, this illustrated work outlines the history of the General Aniline & Film Corporation. Intended as an advertising brochure, includes information on the General Aniline Works Division, detailing…

Informational foldout advertisement for "Deenate" DDT Insecticides produced as a DuPont pest control product. Includes the story behind Du Pont "Deenate" DDT insecticides, facts about DDT, where and how to use "Deenate"…

Publication from the National Committee on Atomic Information, which was established in 1945 to act as a clearinghouse for information on the atomic age. The pamphlet, which includes several photographic reproductions…

Technical reprint providing an outline of theories offering explanations for some types of corrosion in water circuits, a description of processes involved in "bio-fouling," the analyses of characteristic deposits, and…

Two-fold pamphlet opens up to reveal a chart of Du Pont plastics, outlining the types of plastics Du Pont manufactures including polythene, nylon, "Pyralin" (cellulose nitrate), "Plastacele" (cellulose acetate),…

This is a magazine supplement meant to inform the educational leaders of the United States about the need for schools to address atomic energy with their students. It frames atomic energy as the future of the economy …

An introduction to radioactivity, explaining atomic structure and how to create a chain reaction, this comic was distributed for free to middle and high school students and was also included as a "freebee" in Gilbert’s…

Pamphlet in the form of a children's alphabet book depicts the stages of death inflicted upon a grasshopper with the use of Toxaphene pesticides produced by Hercules Powder Company.

Originally trademarked by the…

A booklet that describes and explains atomic energy in non-specialist terms with similes to common materials like a drop of water or a fireplace. Con Edison is the energy provider for the New York City metro area, they…

Procedures for a series of tests used in water analysis. The experiments include the determination of various minerals and contaminants present in water samples such as nitrite, sulfates, iron, etc. Each contains a list…

Illustrated colorfully, this pamphlet describes how the production of oil positively affects daily American life and propagandizes the use of oil. Oil production is described sequentially: digging wells, refining,…

Illustrated throughout, this book covers topics including the principles and description of an atomic explosion; shock from air, underground and underwater bursts; physical damage; thermal radiation; nuclear radiations…

With the cover advertising being "For railroads, telephone and power companies, pipe line operators, highway departments, drainage districts, oil companies, factory and warehouse superindentents and other operators,"…

Volume discussing chemicals and tools used to combat agricultural and insect pests. Intended for the student in agriculture, the pest control operator, and the general reader, the work is drawn from contemporary…