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 Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921-2011)
- Circa 1977
Portrait of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921-2011), an American medical physicist and co-recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique.
Rosalind…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
- 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 Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970)
- 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 Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of the Monsanto Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto founder John Francis Queeny, Edgar Monsanto Queeny is credited with…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of the Monsanto Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto founder John Francis Queeny, Edgar Monsanto Queeny is credited with…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of the Monsanto Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto founder John Francis Queeny, Edgar Monsanto Queeny is credited with…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of the Monsanto Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto founder John Francis Queeny, Edgar Monsanto Queeny is credited with…
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Portrait of Edgar Clay Britton (1891-1962)
- 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 Williams Haynes (1886-1960)
- Circa 1950
Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960). Williams Haynes was born on July 29, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Haynes worked as a reporter for the New York Sun before enrolling at Johns…
- Subject Journalists, Haynes, Williams, 1886-1960, Portraits
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Portrait of Benjamin Talbot Brooks (b. 1885)
- 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 Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962)
- 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 James A. Rafferty (1886-1951)
- 1940s – circa
Portrait of James A. Rafferty (1886-1951). Rafferty was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 4th, 1886 and studied engineering and chemistry at the Lewis Institute of Technology. Following his graduation from Lewis in 1908,…
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Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)
- 1940s
Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.
George Oenslager was born on September…
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Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).
Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
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Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981)
- Circa 1945
Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981), President of the Monsanto Chemical Company from 1945 to 1951.
William M. Rand was born on April 7th, 1886 in Watertown, Massachusetts and attended Chauncy Hall and Philip Exeter…
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Portrait of Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944)
- 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 William M. Rand (1886-1981)
- Circa 1943
Portrait of William M. Rand (1886-1981), President of the Monsanto Chemical Company from 1945 to 1951.
William M. Rand was born on April 7th, 1886 in Watertown, Massachusetts and attended Chauncy Hall and Philip Exeter…
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Portrait of Lammot du Pont II (1880-1952)
- 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 Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1889-1944)
- 1930s – circa
Portrait of Thomas Midgley, Jr. (1889-1944), an American engineer and chemist who discovered the effectiveness of tetraethyl lead as an antiknock additive for gasoline.
Thomas Midgley, Jr. was born on May 18, 1889 in…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
- 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 George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)
- 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)
- 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 Carroll A. Hochwalt (1900-1987)
- 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 Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
- 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 Williams Haynes (1886-1960)
- Circa 1930
Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960). Williams Haynes was born on July 29, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Haynes worked as a reporter for the New York Sun before enrolling at Johns…
- Subject Journalists, Haynes, Williams, 1886-1960, Portraits