This collection, only a small portion of which is digitized here, consists of approximately 1,700 portraits of chemists, chemical industrialists, and notable individuals from chemical-related fields, including Leo Baekeland, Herbert H. Dow, the DuPont family, William Henry Perkin, and Rosalind Sussman Yalow. The portraits are arranged alphabetically by subject and span the 1800s to the 1960s, though the majority of the collection dates from the first half of the 20th century. Formal studio portraits predominate and formats include print photographs, cartes-de-visite, photogravures, silver gelatin prints, engravings, and etchings.
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Portrait of Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917)
Box 1- Circa 1884
Portrait of Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917), recipient of the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was born on October 31, 1835, in Berlin, Germany. As a student at the University of…
- Photographer Muller, Friedrich
- Subject Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Portraits, Indigo, Baeyer, Adolf von, 1835-1917, Nobel Prize winners
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Portrait of Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931)
Box 1- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931), inventor of the Acheson process to synthesize graphite and silicon carbide and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite.
Edward Goodrich Acheson…
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Portrait of Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944)
Box 1- After 1920 – 1944
Portrait of Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944), inventor of Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic.
- Manufacturer Underwood & Underwood
- Subject Portrait photography, Inventors, Bakelite, Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944, Plastics
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Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885)
Box 2- Circa 1950
Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885). Brooks was an authority on petroleum and author of several volumes on the subject, including The Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (1954-55).
- Photographer Bachrach, Fabian
- Subject Brooks, Benjamin Talbot, 1885-, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits
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Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885)
Box 2- Circa 1920
Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885). Brooks was an authority on petroleum and author of several volumes on the subject, including The Chemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (1954-55).
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Brooks, Benjamin Talbot, 1885-, Chemists, Petroleum, Portraits
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Portrait of Edgar Clay Britton (1891-1962)
Box 2- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Clay Britton (1891-1962). Born in Rockville, Indiana in 1891, Britton studied chemistry at the University of Michigan under Dr. William J. Hale. He earned his Ph.D. from Michigan in 1918 and, while at…
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
Box 2- Circa 1907
Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954), American Chemical Society President (1907-1908) known for his work on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Marston Taylor Bogert…
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
Box 2- 1920s
Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954), American Chemical Society President (1907-1908) known for his work on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Marston Taylor Bogert…
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Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925)
Box 3- Circa 1900
Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925), an industrial chemist whose research concerning sugar refining, gas manufacturing, and chemical education greatly impacted public sanitation and health.
Charles…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Public health, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, Chemists, Portraits, Sanitation
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Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)
Box 3- 1930s – circa
Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.
Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…
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Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)
Box 3- 1930s – circa
Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.
Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…
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Portrait of Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962)
Box 4- Circa 1950
Portrait of Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962), American industrialist and philanthropist best known for his work with the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Arthur Vining Davis attended…
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Portrait of Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
Box 4- Circa 1938
Portrait of chemist and prolific inventor Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) best known for his involvement in the development of margarine, polyester, anti-knock gasoline, and paint and varnish remover.
Carleton Ellis was…
- Photographer Winburn, Jay Te
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Inventors, Ellis, Carleton, 1876-1941, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Paint industry and trade
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Portrait of Herbert H. Dow (1866–1930)
Box 4- Circa 1900
Portrait of Herbert H. Dow (1866–1930), founder of Dow Chemical Company.
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Portrait photography, Dow Chemical Company, Portraits, Industrialists, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
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Portrait of Irénée du Pont (1876-1963)
Box 4- Circa 1919
Portrait of Irénée du Pont (1876-1963), chemical engineer and President of the the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1919-1926).
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
Box 4- 1950s
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
Box 4- Circa 1916
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
Box 4- 1930s
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of Lammot du Pont II (1880-1952)
Box 4- 1941-Sep
Portrait of Lammot du Pont II (1880-1952), former President of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1926-1940) and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
- Photographer Harris & Ewing
- Subject Portrait photography, Portraits, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Industrialists, Du Pont, Lammot, 1880-1952
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Portrait of Lammot du Pont II (1880-1952)
Box 4- Circa 1926
Portrait of Lammot du Pont II (1880-1952), former President of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1926-1940) and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Portrait of Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954)
Box 4- Circa 1915
Portrait of Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954), President of the the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1915-1919) and a member of the Board of Directors. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he also…
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Portrait of T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930)
Box 4- Circa 1915
Portrait of T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930), President of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (1902-1915) and U.S. Senator from Delaware (1921-22; 1925-28).
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Portrait of Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970)
Box 5- 1950s
Portrait of American chemist Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970), best known for his work with phosgene gas and the production of aluminium.
Francis Cowles Frary was born on July 9, 1884 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and…
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Portrait of Carroll A. Hochwalt (1900-1987)
Box 7- 1930s
Portrait of Carroll A. Hochwalt (1900-1987). Hochwalt worked as a chemical engineer for the General Motors Corporation before co-founding Thomas & Hochwalt Laboratories in partnership with Charles Allen Thomas in 1926.…
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Portrait of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)
Box 7- 1920s
Portrait of chemist and industrial consultant Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) best known for his contributions to the turpentine and pulp industries in the United States.
Charles Holmes Herty was born on December 4,…
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938, Turpentine industry and trade
