Black and white silver gelatin print photograph of three unknown women modeling their nylon stockings.

Emmett D. Crawford was born in Meridian, Mississippi, but grew up in Laurinburg, North Carolina. His father, a minister and director of admissions at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and his mother, a teacher, divorced…

Print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a photograph of a young girl playing with a large…

A booklet produced by the General Dyestuff Corporation, a sales division of the General Aniline & Film Corporation. Includes 16 mounted dyed nylon fabric samples on three cardstock pages, dyeing method instructions, and…

This interview with Frederick J. Karol begins with a short discussion of Karol's family background and childhood near Boston, Massachusetts. Following an early interest in chemistry, Karol in 1946 enrolled at Boston…

Color print advertisement for Hercocel flame-resistant acetate, made with cellulosic acetate molding powder manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a variety of electric…

Color print advertisement for Hercocel A, a cellulose acetate molding powder manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a photograph of a woman in a work uniform holding a plastic lunch…

Two-page color advertisement for cellulose acetate made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features small line drawings showing different phases in the…

Color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a woman in an apron operating an Oster electric knife…

Color print advertisement for Flame-Resistant Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a woman holding an IRO Electric Deodorizer. The text describes the…

Color print advertisement for flame-resistant cellulose acetate manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a graphic silhouette of a Christmas tree with photographs of illuminated…

Color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a young boy using a plastic crossbow toy…

Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. On each page, the advertisement features a minimalist illustration of a hand;…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustration of a clipboard holding a…

Color print advertisement for celluose acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustration of a clipboard with a…

Two-page color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement includes small black-and-white photographs of consumer…

Colorful print advertisement spread advertising cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The accompanying text promotes cellulosics as "the most useful of…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustrated figure of a woman, as well as…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a photograph of two children admiring a…

Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement shows a spatula with a plastic handle against a blue…

Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features photographs of…

Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features an…

Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…

Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…

Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…