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 William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), who is best known for his creation of the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Mathieu, J.
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Portraits, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917)
- 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 Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925)
- 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 Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), best known for his discovery of periodic law and creation of the periodic table of elements.
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Portrait of Henry Heide (1846-1931)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Henry Heide (1846-1931), known in his time as the dean of American candy manufacturers. A native of Germany, Heide immigrated to the United States in 1866 and ran a retail grocery store in Pittsburgh before…
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Portrait of Herbert H. Dow (1866–1930)
- 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 Robert C. Schuepphaus
- Circa 1900
Black and white portrait of chemist Robert C. Schuepphaus.
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Schuepphaus, Robert C.
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Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925). Hillebrand was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 12, 1853, the son of renowned botanist William Hillebrand (1821-1886). William Francis Hillebrand studied at…
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Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927)
- 1904
Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927). Along with Constantin Fahlberg, Remsen discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin in 1879.
A native of New York City, Remsen received his M.D. from the Columbia University…
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)
- 1906
Portrait of W. H. (William Henry) Perkin (1838-1907). Known as the father of the synthetic chemical industry, Perkin created the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in 1856, while attempting to create an artificial version…
- Photographer Elliot & Fry
- Subject Portrait photography, Portraits, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)
- 1906
Portrait of William Henry Perkin (1838-1907). Known as the father of the synthetic chemical industry, Perkin created the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in 1856, while attempting to create an artificial version of the…
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
- 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 Arthur Dehon Little (1863-1935)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Arthur Dehon Little (1863-1935), a pioneer of chemical engineering practice and principles who helped establish chemical engineering as a separate profession with a distinct approach and training method.
A…
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Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)
- 1910s
Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928), a chemist and educator best known for his association with the University of Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry.
Edgar Fahs…
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Portrait of Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931)
- 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 Herman Frasch (1851-1914)
- 1910s
Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914), a chemist and engineer best known for his work in the petroleum industry.
Herman Frasch was born on December 25, 1851 in Gaildorf, Germany. Frasch was schooled at the Gymnasium in…
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Portrait of Isaac Ott (1847-1916)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Isaac Ott (1847-1916). Ott was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1847 and graduated from Lafayette College (class of 1867). Ott went onto study medicine at the University of…
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Portrait of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Japanese chemist Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922). The son of a doctor, Takamine graduated from the College of Science and Engineering of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1879 and, with support from the…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Enzymes, Takamine, Jokichi, 1854-1922, Hormones, Chemists, Portraits, Biochemistry, Asian American scientists, Scientists
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Portrait of Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945)
- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945), one of the first chemists in the United States to develop successful methods for the hydrogenation of fatty oils, which helps turn liquid oils into solids.
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Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964)
- 1910s
Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964), chemical engineer and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923).
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Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923), a charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Samuel Philip Sadtler was born on July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove, Schyulkill…
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Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954), graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel…
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Portrait of Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954)
- 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…