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This digital collection features a broad spectrum of materials related to water quality, testing, and analysis, including advertisements, museum objects, oral history interviews, photographs, and print materials. Other subjects represented in the collection include distillation and filtration, water-power, water-hardness and softening, and the extraction of magnesium from seawater.

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Publications

Amberlite Ion Exchange Resins in Condensate Polishing
- 1968
Technical publication describing the systems of ion exchange deionization for treating boiler condensate, a major source of feedwater contamination. Proves how it is economically desirable to carry out high flow rate…
- Author Rohm and Haas Company
- Publisher Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Inorganic ion exchange materials, Ion exchange resins, Ion exchange, Feed-water, Water--Purification, Water--Purification--Ion exchange process, Steam-boilers, Condensation, Water
Photographs

Beckman Water Quality Monitor
- 1967
- Photographer Beckman Instruments Photographic Services Section
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water quality, Water quality--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Analytical Laboratory at Dearborn Chemical Company facility
- 1962 – 1963
General view of employees at work in the Analytical Laboratory at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility located in Chicago, Illinois. The two employees visible in the foreground of the…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Women in science, Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Women employees, Glassware, Dearborn Chemical Company
Negatives (Photographs), Photographs

Dedication of Dow sea-water conversion plant
- 1961-Jun-21
Group photograph depicting United States President John F. Kennedy (center) pushing a button to activate the nation's first salt-water conversion plant located at the Dow Chemical Company facility in Freeport, Texas.…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Presidents, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Doan, Leland I., Beutel, A.P., Seawater, Water, Saline water conversion plants
Advertisements

Important Facts About pH for Water & Sewage Operators
- 1950s
This advertisement highlights uses for Models R, H, and M pH meters in the water and wastewater treatment industry.

Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
- Subject Water--Purification, Sewage--Purification, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water treatment plants, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Advertisements

Beckman pH Control ends "red water days" in Macon
- 1950s
This advertisement describes a use case for Beckman pH meters in which Macon Water Works used the instruments to control the acidity of the water and inhibit corrosion of pipes.

Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
- Subject Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Georgia--Macon, Corrosion and anti-corrosives, Beckman Instruments, inc., Water quality, Water quality management, Water
Photographs

Sea water intake at Dow Chemical Company plant
- 1950s
General view of the sea water intake apparatus at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Freeport, Texas. Dow commonly processed sea water to obtain magnesium, the world's lightest structural metal.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Magnesium, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Magnesium industry and trade, Seawater
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Manuscripts

Notes on Water Analysis
- 1950s
Procedures for a series of tests used in water analysis. The experiments include the determination of various minerals and contaminants present in water samples such as nitrite, sulfates, iron, etc. Each contains a list…
- Author Foulk, Charles William
- Subject Water--Analysis, Water, Water quality, Science--Experiments, Chemistry--Experiments, Water quality--Testing, Water--Testing, Laboratory manuals, Science--Study and teaching
Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating Claude-Louis Berthollet
- 1958
Cachet and stamp depict Claude-Louis Berthollet. Cachet includes text describing Berthollet's contributions to water purification.
- Creator Of Work P.A.C.
- Engraver Combet, Jacques
- Subject Water--Purification, Postage stamps, France, Chemists, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822
Photographs

Analytical Laboratory at Dearborn Chemical Company facility
- 1955
General view of employees (left to right) Ruth Johnson Dugo, Lillian Kazmierzki, Valentine I. Miciulis, and Serge Levicki at work in the Analytical Laboratory at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Women in science, Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Women employees, Glassware, Dearborn Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dugo, Ruth Johnson, Kazmierzki, Lillian, Miciulis, Valentine I., Levicki, Serge
17 items
Publications

Water : The Yearbook of Agriculture, 1955
- 1955
Illustrated agricultural report with the purpose to "explain the nature, behavior, and conservation of water in agriculture." Discusses the strain on water resources, hydro-electric power, navigation, industrial use,…
- Author United States. Department of Agriculture
- Publisher United States. Government Printing Office
- Subject Water-supply, Water-supply, Agricultural, Water conservation, Watershed management, Water, Agriculture
Advertisements

Inexpensive fun for the whole family, Doughboy Water Playmates
- 1954
- Subject Plastics, Plastic toys, Toys, Water
Advertisements

DOWEX...in a Modern Water Softener Gives You Rain-Soft Water Right Out of the Faucet!
- 1954
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Corporations, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Women in advertising
Advertisements

DOWEX...in a Modern Water Softener Gives You Rain-Soft Water Right Out of the Faucet!
- 1954-Sep-11
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 77 of the September 11, 1954 edition…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Corporations, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Women in advertising
Advertisements

DOWEX...in a Modern Water Softener Gives You Rain-Soft Water Right Out of the Faucet!
- 1954-May-01
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 87 of the May 1, 1954 edition of The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Women in advertising, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Corporations
Advertisements

DOWEX...in a Modern Water Softener Gives You Rain-Soft Water Right Out of the Faucet!
- 1954-Mar-20
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 93 of the May 20, 1954 edition of Th…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Women in advertising, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Corporations
Advertisements

Now You Can Enjoy the Luxury of Rain-Soft Water Right Out of the Faucet!
- 1953-Sep-12
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 75 of the September 12, 1953 edition…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Women in the advertising, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Corporations, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies
Advertisements

Read How to Get Soft Water Right Out of Your Faucet!
- 1953-Jul-11
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners, with information on how to obtain an informational booklet about…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Women in the advertising, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Corporations, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies
Advertisements

Softer Than Rain Water Right Out of Your Faucet
- 1953-Jun-13
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 90 of the June 13, 1953 edition of T…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Corporations, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies
Advertisements

Now...Water as Soft as Rain Right Out of Your Faucet!
- 1953-May-30
Black and white print advertisement for Dowex, a high-capacity resin manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in water softeners. This advertisement appeared on page 56 of the May 30, 1953 edition of Th…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Water--Softening, Women in advertising, Gums and resins, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Corporations
Advertisements, Ephemera

The Case of the Missing Ring
- Advertisement for Dow Chemicals
- 1951
Color print advertisement for ion exchange resins manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for water purification and other uses. The advertisement depicts a mother and son peering into a bathtub. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Water--Softening, Water--Softening--Equipment and supplies, Water--Hardness, Women in advertising, Children in advertising
Advertisements, Ephemera

"Hard Water" Fairyland...Hot Water Hazard!
- Advertisement for Dowell solvents
- 1950-Nov-04
Color print advertisement for Dowell Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a young woman examining stalactites and stalagmites in a cave. The accompanying text details the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Solvents, Solvents industry, Water--Hardness
Advertisements

A new, low-cost way to cut both corrosion and bacteria...Hercules "RADA"
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Advertisement for "RADA," or rosin-amine-D-acetate, a water soluble chemical manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a corrosion inhibitor and to control bacteria in water flooding systems, among other…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Water quality, Hercules Incorporated, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Water, Water quality management, Advertising, Industrial
Advertisements, Ephemera

America's Only Unlimited Source of Metal
- 1947-Mar-22
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a hand lifting a winged ingot of Dowmetal magnesium from the sea. The accompanying text…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Seawater
Advertisements

The Second Less the Teakettle Taught Us
- 1946
Color print advertisement for Dowell Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a man intended to evoke Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Artist Lidov, Arthur Herschel, 1917-1990
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Solvents, Solvents industry, Water--Hardness

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