Series of photographs depicting exhibition display panels showcasing various industrial applications of chemicals manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…

Series of photographs depicting the Hercules Powder Company exhibition display at a 1949 chemical industries trade show held in New York City.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…

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…

General view of a series of exhibit panels displayed at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panels showcase acrylic emulsions manufactured by the company and their application in a number of…

General view of an exhibit panel on Rhoplex acrylic-base paints exhibited at the 1956 Rohm and Haas Company stockholders' meeting. The panel features several paint samples, with accompanying text highlighting the…

Informational booklet on Putnam Fadeless Dyes made by Monroe Chemical Company features sections on dying, tinting, bleaching, clothing care, and artistic dyeing. Includes color illustrations throughout the booklet.

General view of a trade show display for the General Aniline & Film Corporation highlighting products marketed for use in the textile industry. Standing at the center of the display is research chemist Dr. Abraham O.…

General view of technician James Geary using a Klett-Summerson Photoelectric Colorimeter to obtain a determination of iodine at a Dow Chemical Company laboratory. Designed in the 1930's by two Cornell University Medical…

Glass plates with spectrum image. Several of the spectra plates are labeled with wavelengths on the front and back.

General view of the control panel of a Bendix Corporation Model 1076A Chromatograph Manifold Inlet System designed for use with a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Inlet systems are typically used to introduce…

Article from Better Homes and Gardens, July 1955.

General view of a colorimeter used to analyze nitrogen dioxide at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. With regards to chemistry, colorimeters are used to…

General view of a technician operating an electrostatic accelerator in the Dow Chemical Company's Spectroscopy Laboratory.

General view of technician Bill Beamer operating an unidentified machine in the Dow Chemical Company's Spectroscopy Laboratory.