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Stalactites and stalagmites exhibiting prolonged chemical action
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "A Wonderful Result of Prolonged Chemical Action," photographic reproduction depicts stalactites and stalagmites in the caves at Cheddar, Somerset, England. Accompanying text describes how the growths are a…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Photo Frith
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, England--Cheddar, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Chalk, Chemical reactions, Textbooks, Water, Limestone
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Water pipelines for the British Aluminum Company
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "A Striking Feature of Modern Aluminum Works," photographic reproduction depicts water pipelines traversing a hillside in Kinlochleven in Argyllshire, Scotland. Accompanying text states how water power is used…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work British Aluminium Company
- Subject Aluminum, Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Aluminum plants, British Aluminium Company, Water, Water-power
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Example of a chemical change using quicklime and water
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "A Simple Chemical Change," photographic reproduction depicts a lump of quicklime in the top photograph with the middle photograph exhibiting steam emitting from the lump as a result of the addition of water. …
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Chemical reactions, Textbooks, Water, Lime
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Luray Caverns Ballroom of stalactites
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "A Wonderful Ceiling," photographic reproduction depicts the Ballroom of stalactites found within the Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. Accompanying text describes how stalactites are formed by chalk-filled…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work James, C. H.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Chalk, Carbon dioxide, Caves, Water, Virginia--Luray Caverns, Textbooks
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts metropolitan water district/Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds
- 1922
Map illustrating the Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds with the reservoirs, aqueducts and pipe pines that supply water to Boston, Massachusetts. Caption reads "This is one of the greatest water systems of the…
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Oral history with Isabella and Jerome Karle
- 1987-Feb-26 (First session)
- 1987-Jun-15 (Second session)
- 1987-Sep-09 (Third session)
Isabella and Jerome Karle met while both were pursuing doctorates in physical chemistry under Professor Lawrence Brockway at the University of Michigan. After earning their degrees (and marrying), they worked on the…
- Interviewee Karle, Jerome, Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Van Keuren, David
- Subject Women in science, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Crystallographers, Karle, Jerome, Chemists, Women chemists, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017, Water--Fluoridation
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From the Surging Sea...More Power For Your Car
- 1937
Print advertisement for ethylene dibromide manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in Ethyl gasoline. The advertisement features a seascape and an illustration of a mermaid, with accompanying text…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Gasoline industry, Ethylene dibromide, Corporations, Advertising, Bromine industry, Bromine, Seawater
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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample field test
- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager comparing the color of two solutions during a water sample field test. Assorted glassware and a Dearborn portable testing cabinet are visible on the table.…
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of a section of the main room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois, with view of assorted glassware and…
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Scientific apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of scientific apparatus used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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Main office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the main office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Per notations accompanying the photograph,…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Office of Dearborn Vice President and General Manager
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of Vice President and General Manager Robert F. Carr at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Office space at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
View of a section of the office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Assay and combustion furnaces at Dearborn laboratory
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of the assay and combustion furnaces in the laboratory back room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Furnaces, Dearborn Chemical Company
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the main room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois, with view of assorted glassware and scientific…
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Secretary's office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of G.M. Eddy (Secretary) at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Drug storage room at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the drug storage room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Glassware, Dearborn Chemical Company
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of a portion of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois, with view of furnaces, assorted balances, and…
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Bucking board and crusher at Dearborn laboratory
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of the bucking board and crusher used to prepare coal and ore samples for analysis at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Machinery, Dearborn Chemical Company
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Album of early Dearborn Chemical Company facilities, 1890s-1905
- After 1890 – before 1905
Album containing 25 photographs depicting early facilities associated with Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the…
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Scientific instruments at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of assorted scientific instruments, including microscopes and balances, used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago,…
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President's office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of the office of Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) President William H. Edgar at the company's 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Scientific apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
Close-up view of scientific apparatus used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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Office space at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
View of a section of the office space at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Offices
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works laboratory facility
- After 1890 – before 1905
General view of a section of the main room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois, with view of assorted glassware and…