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This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

Photographs

Beckman LB-2 Carbon Monoxide Medical Gas Analyzer
- Undated
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Carbon monoxide--Measurement, Carbon monoxide, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Spinco Model SM-2 Continuous Systolic Monitor
- Undated
This blood pressure monitor operates with two points of contact with a patient: a miniature pressure cuff placed on a patient's finger, and a crystal pressure sensor placed next to the cuff on the same finger. The cuff…
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Systolic blood pressure, Blood pressure--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, inc.
2 items
Vessels (Containers), Medical instruments and apparatus

Bottle for Crixivan 400 mg HIV Protease Inhibitor
- Undated
White square plastic pill bottle labeled "Crixivan."
- Manufacturer Merck & Co.
- Subject HIV (Viruses)--Treatment, HIV infections--Treatment, Antiviral agents, Merck & Co., Drugs, Medicine bottles, Protease inhibitors
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Charts, diagrams, etc

Beckman Spinco Division Model E Centrifuge figures
- Undated
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman PF-31 Ultrasonic Spirometer with unidentified accessory
- Undated
Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly respiration happens and how much air is both inhaled and exhaled.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Spirometry--Equipment and supplies, Respiration--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, inc.
2 items
Vessels (Containers), Medical instruments and apparatus

Bottle for Crixivan 400 mg HIV Protease Inhibitor
- Undated
Round plastic pill bottle labeled "Crixivan" 400 mg.
- Manufacturer Merck & Co.
- Subject HIV (Viruses)--Treatment, HIV infections--Treatment, Antiviral agents, Merck & Co., Protease inhibitors, Medicine bottles, Drugs
Photographs

Unidentified woman using a Beckman amino acid analyzer
- Undated
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This unidentified model is likely part of the same product line.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Metabolic Respiratory System
- Undated
This system was produced by Beckman's Advanced Technology Operations (ATO).
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Metabolism--Testing, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Model RM-10 Apnea Alarm
- Undated
- Subject Sleep apnea syndromes, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Vessels (Containers), Medical instruments and apparatus

Container of Peels brand insomnia relief pills
- Undated
- Manufacturer Johnston Drug Company
- Subject Hypnotics, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Insomnia--Treatment
Photographs

Spinco Model 141 Gradient Pump
- Undated
Used to generate and pump gradients in combination with centrifuges and ultracentrifuges.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman 946A Lead Terminator
- Undated
This instrument was designed to be incorporated into electroencephalograph units and included an impedance meter. An electroencephalogram test detects electrical impulses in the brain via electrodes attached to the…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman oxygen analyzer, medical gas analyzer, and dynograph recorder
- Undated
The unit in the photograph includes a Beckman OM-11 oxygen meter, LB-2 gas analyzer, and R411 dynograph recorder.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman/Spinco Amino Acid Analyzer
- Undated
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This unidentified model is likely a contemporary of the 120.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Cardiac Monitor
- Undated
The instrument includes heart rate and echocardiogram monitoring.
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Echocardiography, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Heart rate monitoring, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Model CE Electroencephalograph
- Undated
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Photographer Arbogast, William
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Vessels (Containers), Medical instruments and apparatus

Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant
- Undated
Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.

This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or…
- Manufacturer Torch Laboratories, Inc.
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sunscreens (Cosmetics), Drugs, Medicine bottles
Engravings, Portraits

Portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz
- Undated
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German mathematician and physician who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical physics, optics, acoustics, physiology, and psychology. The Helmholtz…
- Subject Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894, Physicists, Medicine, Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
2 items
Business correspondence

Letter from Paul Ehrlich to Georg Bredig
- Undated
Paul Ehrlich (1854 – 1915), a German physician and scientist, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending him a scientific paper and mentions that he will send Bredig some of his recent scientific publications dealing…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915, Cellular immunity, Immunoglobulins, Biochemistry

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