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Beckman Model 210 Systems Analyzer
- Circa 1960
This transistorized data processor was made for Aerojet Corporation in the early 1960s. It was produced by Beckman Instruments' Systems Division, which made (among other things) aerospace industry instruments like these…
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Woman using a Beckman|Spinco Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1955
The unidentified woman in this photograph is using a small, unidentified model of a Beckman/Spinco spectrophotometer.
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Two models standing on plank of Styrofoam
- 1949
View of two female models standing on a plank of Dow Chemical Company Styrofoam to demonstrate the product's sturdiness and durability. Several boxes of Styrofoam products are visible in the background.
Invented in…
- Contributor Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Women in advertising, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene, Women employees
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Termatrex Information Retrieval System in use at Crompton & Knowles Research Center
- 1966
View of a secretary using a Termatrex Information Retrieval System at the Crompton & Knowles Research Center in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania. The system utilized punch-cards and a chemical identification code devised by…
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Printing Department at the Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- 1951
General view of the Printing Department at the Althouse Chemical Company Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory in Reading, Pennsylvania. Omer Bixler (left) is seen cutting fabric samples while technicians near…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Creator Of Work Tenschert Commercial Photo Studio
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Althouse Chemical Company, Women employees
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Printing Department at the Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- 1951
General view of the Printing Department at the Althouse Chemical Company Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory in Reading, Pennsylvania. Omer Bixler (left) is seen cutting fabric samples while technicians near…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Althouse Chemical Company, Women employees
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Dyeing technicians at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- 1952
View of dyeing technicians working in the Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory at the Althouse Chemical Company plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The technicians are engaged in a skein dyeing process whereby…
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Skein dyeing and color matching at Althouse Customer Service Laboratory
- 1952
View of dyeing technicians working in the Customer Service and Quality Control Laboratory at the Althouse Chemical Company plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The technicians are engaged in a skein dyeing process whereby…
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Helipot Division: Production
- Undated
The production room at the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc., where mostly women employees assemble potentiometers, dials, and other small devices.
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Woman using a Beckman Microlab 252MX Computing Infrared Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1980
This computing spectrophotometer was controlled by a microprocessor and included a video graphics display.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold…
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A reservoir after evaporation – turning up the salt – salt fields, Solinen, Russia
- After 1895
View of a reservoir among the extensive salt fields in Solinen, Russia, located along the Black Sea, following evaporation. Women are seen breaking up the crust of salt formed by evaporation, while masses of salt…
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Beckman HC/CO Tester in use measuring automobile exhaust
- 1970s
A man in a lab coat and a woman with a clipboard record the readings of an HC/CO Tester attached to the tailpipe of an automobile. This instrument measures the levels of hydrocarbons (HCs) and carbon monoxide (CO)…
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Checking Odor Values
- 1950s
View of chemists checking the odor values of the fractions of the distilled oil before bulking at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.