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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 Model D Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- Circa 1959
This nurse is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions, but until the 1950s doctors did not realize…
- Photographer Kassler Studios
- Subject Hospitals, Oxygen--Measurement, Newborn infants--Medical care, Infants, Women in medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Photographs

Beckman D2 Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- 1950s
This nurse is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions, but until the 1950s doctors did not realize…
- Subject Hospitals, Oxygen--Measurement, Newborn infants--Medical care, Infants, Women in medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Photographs

Beckman D-2 Oxygen Meter in use in a hospital nursery
- Circa 1960
Los Angeles County General Hospital nurse Mary Finlay is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions,…
- Photographer Preston E. Mitchell Commercial Photography
- Subject Los Angeles County General Hospital, Hospitals, Oxygen--Measurement, Newborn infants--Medical care, Infants, Women in medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Photographs, Portraits

Portrait of Edwin J. Cohn (1892-1953)
- Circa 1942
Portrait of Edwin J. Cohn (1892-1953). Cohn was a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School and one of the first to apply basic physical chemical principles to study amino acids and proteins. During…
- Photographer Bachrach, Fabian
- Subject Biochemistry, Portraits, Cohn, Edwin J. (Edwin Joseph), 1892-1953
Photographs, Portraits

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
Plastics, Electronics

Zenith Royal Hearing Aid
- 1950s
Gold colored plastic box with a black circular grate and gold steel clips on the front; on the left top corner is a black plastic tone dial and on the right top corner is the volume dial; on the right side is a black…
- Manufacturer Zenith Radio Corporation
- Subject Zenith Radio Corporation, Hearing aids, Hearing disorders, Hearing disorders--Treatment, Hearing impaired
Illustrations

Plate XIII. A. Drawing of the cornea in the acute stage of severe burning. B. Drawing of cornea in the stage of resolution after severe burning.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate XI. A. Severely burned eye in the acute stage. B. Slightly later stage of acute burning.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate X. Microscopic section of human lung from mustard gas poisoning, with death at end of second day (40 hours).
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate XII. A. Stage of resolution after severe burning. B. Late stage of resolution.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate VIII. Brown staining from mustard gas.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made on the eighteenth day after exposure to gas.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate IX. Ulceration of trachea by mustard gas.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing of a trachea at the twelfth day after gassing.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate VII. Burning of scrotum and penis by mustard gas.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made on eleventh day.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate V. Erythema of skin from general exposure to the vapour of Yellow Cross substance.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made on fifth day.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate III. Pallid type of asphyxia from phosgene poisoning, with circulatory failure.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made on second day after gassing.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate I. Microscopic section of human lung from phosgene shell poisoning. Death at the nineteenth hour after gassing.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
"The piece of lung shown is almost entirely useless for aeration of the blood."
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate II. Blue type of asphyxia from phosgene poisoning, with intense venous congestion.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made early on second day after gassing.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate IV. Gangrene of foot caused by vascular thrombosis from chlorine poisoning.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing of foot made on fifth day.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Illustrations

Plate VI. Blistering of buttocks by mustard gas.
- Part of An Atlas of Gas Poisoning
- 1918
Drawing made on eleventh day.
- Artist Maxwell, A. Kirkpatrick
- Author Great Britain. Medical Research Committee
- Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--Toxicology, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas
Photographs

A nurse using a Beckman D-2 Oxygen Meter
- Circa 1959
A nurse uses a Beckman Oxygen Meter to monitor the oxygen flowing through an isolette containing a baby. Monitoring oxygen flow greatly reduced the rate of blindness (retrolental fibroplasia) among premature infants in…
- Photographer Kassler Studios
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Nurses, Premature infants, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Handbooks and manuals

Typical Specifications for a Glucose Analyzer System
- 1960s
These specifications were likely produced during the development of the Glucose Analyzer. They include details about the electronic circuits, the weight and footprint of the finished instrument, and the rate of samples…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies--Standards, Blood sugar--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Records (Documents)

Beckman Glucose Analyzer warranty
- 1959
The text of the warranty is apparently a standard statement drafted before the development of the instrument in question.

The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Warranty, Blood sugar monitoring, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Advertisements

Beckman is everywhere in the hospital.
- 1974
Advertisement for the many Beckman Instruments products that are used in hospital and health services, including glucose analyzers, liquid scintillation counters, spectrophotometers, and oxygen analyzers (among many…
- Creator Of Work N.W. Ayer & Son, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Hospitals, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical laboratory equipment industry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Photographs, Portraits

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…
- Subject Portrait photography, Ott, Isaac, 1847-1916, Medical education, Portraits, University of Pennsylvania
Advertisements

Baby's first breath had better be a good one...
- 1960
This advertisement hits all the Beckman Instruments highlights, like oxygen analyzers, air pollution control, and pH meters. These instruments and their related industries and developments will make the lives of…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Infants--Health and hygiene, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Air--Pollution, Beckman Instruments, Inc.

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