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116 items
Chemistry notebook of Susie Collins, 1886
- 1886
Notebook containing notes created by Susie Collins during a high school chemistry class at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The notebook covers the period from February 16th through June 3rd, 1886 and…
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Laboratory notes taken by Clara Esther Hartley
- 1895 – 1896
Laboratory notebook used by Clara Esther Hartley during a high school-level chemistry class in Troy, Ohio. The notebook details approximately 115 experiments performed by Hartley, ranging from fundamental investigations…
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7 items
Employees exiting Rohm and Haas home office building
- 1965
Series of photographs showing unidentified employees exiting the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia. These photographs were likely taken around the time the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Employees, Women employees
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Oral history interview with Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow
- 2002-Jul-20 (First session)
- 2003-Oct-02 (Second session)
- 2004-Feb-08 (Third session)
Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow begins the interview with anecdotes of Clifford C. Hach as a young, inquisitive child growing up on a farm and the effects of the Great Depression on the Hach family. Despite financial…
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Oral history interview with Mary L. Good
- 1998-Jun-02
Mary Good begins the interview with a discussion of her family history, her childhood, and her early education. Her family moved from Texas to Arkansas in 1942, when her father was offered a principalship in Kirby. Good…
- Interviewee Good, Mary L., 1931-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Good, Mary L., 1931-, United Oil Products, Inc., Allied-Signal Inc., American Chemical Society, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Women chemists, Women in science, Radiochemistry, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
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Figure 20: Early method of bleaching cotton and linen goods on lawns
- 1884
Color plate illustrates an early method of bleaching cotton and linen goods on lawns. Two women stand amongst a vast landscape holding watering cans over strips of white cloth. Decorative frame is bordered by foliage…
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Dr. Michael Somogyi and Dr. Irene E. Karl at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis
- Circa 1942 – 1943
Group portrait with Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) and Dr. Irene E. Karl (1915-2006) at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. Dr. Karl, wearing a lab coat and striped blouse, stands next to Dr. Somogyi on his left-hand…
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Micro-Chemistry of Poisons
- 1885
Frontismatter and plates have been digitized from this volume on poisonous substances. Chromolithographed frontispiece plate illustrates blood spectra. Digitized plates depict various poisonous substances under…
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Mexican postage stamp commemorating the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (25th anniversary)
- 1951
Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…
- Creator Of Work Mexico. Dirección General de Talleres de Impresión de Estampillas y Valores
- Subject Commemorative postage stamps, Mexico, Postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico), Women in science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching
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Woman with passion flower
- Part of The Young Botanist
- 1835
Frontispiece illustration depicts a woman holding passion flowers with the caption "The passion flower belongs to the class monadelphia and order pentandria. See page 165." The flower she holds is painted yellow…
- Author Comstock, J. L. (John Lee), 1789-1858
- Subject Botany, Plants, Natural history, Textbooks, Women in art, Women botanists
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Women sorting out imperfect grains of smokeless powder at Hercules Powder Company's plant in Kenvil, New Jersey
- 1920
Image caption reads "girls sorting out imperfect grains of smokeless powder." Inset photograph caption states "smokeless powder manufacture under difficulties—during the severe winter of 1917-18; great banks of snow are…
- Author Williams, W. Bradford (William Bradford)
- Publisher University of Chicago. Press
- Subject Explosives, Military, United States. Army. Ordnance Department, Industries, Weapons industry, Defense industries, Military supplies, Military weapons, Hercules Powder Company, World War (1914-1918), Women employees
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Wiring timing generator at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees wiring a timing generator purchased by Convair Astronautics. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Pete Kappauf; Homer…
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Female employees at work in Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female Beckman Instruments employees wiring and connecting a cabinet purchased by Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as…
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Construction of stepper harness at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female employees assembling a stepper harness for use with a NASA system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Evelyn Gulick; Agnes Ross; and Edith…
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Women picking cotton waste for use in explosive manufacturing
- Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
- 1909
Entitled "One Stage in the Manufacture of an Explosive," photographic reproduction depicts women in a factory picking cotton waste. The cotton waste will be converted into guncotton, or nitrocellulose, which is used in…
- Author Philip, James Charles
- Creator Of Work Nathan, Frederick, Reinhold Thiele & Company
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Explosives industry, Guncotton, Nitrocellulose, Women employees
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Portrait of Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917)
- 1950s
Portrait of agricultural economist Gae Adamson Bennett (b. 1917). While working for the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Bennett co-authored numerous volumes on agricultural production…
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Group portrait of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1952-May
Group photograph of unidentified female personnel at an unidentified United States Department of Agriculture facility. A large board bearing a sheaf of wheat is visible in front of the group.
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Oral history interview with Claire K. Schultz
- 1997-Jul-09
Claire K. Schultz begins the interview by discussing her childhood in south central Pennsylvania. Raised primarily by her father and grandmother, Schultz dreamed of becoming a doctor from a young age. Inspired by her…
- Interviewee Schultz, Claire K.
- Interviewer Williams, Robert V.
- Subject Women in science, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Librarians--Biography, Librarians, Drexel University, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Women in library science, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Sperry Rand (Corporation). Univac Division, Schultz, Claire K.
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First Day Cover commemorating Rachel Carson
- 1981-May-28
Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating American marine biologist, author, and conservationist Rachel Carson (1907-1964). Part of the "Great Americans Series," the envelope bears the postmark of Springdale,…
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Postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar
- 1995
United States postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909-1974), an American obstetrical anesthesiologist best known as the inventor of the Apgar Score used to quickly assess the health of a newborn child…
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First Day Cover honoring Emily Bissell
- 1980-May-31
Philatelic First Day Cover honoring American social worker and activist Emily Bissell (1861-1948), best known for her work to combat tuberculosis and for introducing Christmas Seals to the United States. The cover bears…
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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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Styrofoam inspection at Dow facility
- 1990
General view of an unidentified employee inspecting a piece of Styrofoam insulation at a Dow Chemical Company facility. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Polystyrene, Women employees
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6 items
Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek (1998)
- 1998-Mar-21
Stephanie Kwolek begins the interview with a discussion of her early career at DuPont. She joined DuPont in 1946, the same year she earned her B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University. Kwolek spent much of her…
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SILASTIC demonstration mammary sizer implant seamless design 350 CC
- 1970
SILASTIC demonstration mammary breast implant/sizer/prosthesis in original packaging and box with accompanying paperwork.
A: White cardboard box with blue product label adhered to top of box. Box opens to reveal…
- Manufacturer Dow Corning Corporation
- Subject Silicone rubber, Breast implants, Implants, Artificial, Prosthesis, Women--Health and hygiene