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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash
- After 1930 – before 1970
Glass bottle of "Lydia E. Pinkham" brand sanative wash.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née Estes, (1819-1883) was an American proprietor who commodified her homemade herbal-alcoholic supplements, claiming they could cure any…
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Employee cutting powder strands at Radford Ordnance Works
- After 1940 – before 1946
General view of an unidentified female employee cutting strands of .50 caliber powder extruded from a press to the proper length at the Radford Ordnance Works in Radford, Virginia. The Radford Ordnance Works was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Explosives, Military, Employees, Hercules Incorporated, World War (1939-1945), Explosives, Women employees, Machinery
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Employee inspecting treating tubs at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee inspecting a treating tub used to purify ethyl cellulose at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The Hopewell plant commonly produced ethyl cellulose,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Machinery
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Group photograph of Martinsville technical staff
- 1940
Group photograph of technical staff working at the DuPont nylon plant in Martinsville, Virginia. An identification key accompanies the photograph.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1940s
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Mr. Whittaker; Louise Gardner; J. R.…
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Woman in laboratory at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee using a pipette to transfer a solution into a laboratory apparatus at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The Hopewell plant produced so-called…
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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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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Laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Notebook of laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State…
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Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State University. The…
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About Penicillin
- 1944
Black and white print magazine advertisement for E.R. Squibb & Sons featuring an image of a micrograph of penicillin, the exterior of the corporation's penicillin manufacturing building, and the factory interior.
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Marguerite Tenhunen and Dorothy Ferris testing experimental alloys in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1944
General view of technicians Marguerite Tenhunen (left) and Dorothy Ferris (right) using assorted apparatus in a Dow Chemical Company laboratory to determine the quantity of zinc present in experimental alloys.
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Saran film production at Dow Chemical Company
- 1944
General view of an unidentified female employee at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. The employee appears to be using a type of press to smooth lengths of saran…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees
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Technicians titrating aluminum in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1944
General view of technicians (left to right) Lois Nystrom, Rosemary Kirchman, and Helen Lyness using vacuum tube titrators to titrate aluminum in a Dow Chemical Company laboratory. In the titration process, a solution of…
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Elizabeth Booth using hydraulic press at Hercules pilot plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of employee Elizabeth Booth operating a hydraulic press in the Viscose Laboratory at a Hercules Powder Company pilot plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Several stacks of viscose, a semi-synthetic fiber, are…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer ACME
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Laboratories, Machinery, Booth, Elizabeth
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Employee inspecting blasting cap shells at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of an unidentified female employee operating a machine used to inspect blasting cap shells at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
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Employees filling electric blasting caps at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of female employees inserting bridged wires into loaded electric blasting caps at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. The individuals visible in the photograph are identified as…
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Employees inspecting blasting cap shells at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1945-Mar
General view of Clara Kellerman and another unidentified employee inspecting electric blasting cap shells at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
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More Penicillin...because Nickel guards purity...prevents spoilage
- 1946-Apr-27
Black and white advertisement from the International Nickel Company, Inc. highlighting the use of nickel to produce corrosion-resisting stainless steel for a variety of applications. The advertisement features an…
- Artist Flanagan, John Richard, 1895-1964
- Creator Of Work International Nickel Company
- Subject International Nickel Company, Penicillin, Women employees, Employees, Nickel, Nickel industry, Drugs
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Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie to Monsieur [Raymond] Delaby
- 1947-Mar-07
Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956) to Raymond Delaby (1891-1958), general-secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) concerning the appointment of Norwegian radiochemist Ellen…
- Author Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Addressee Delaby, Raymond
- Subject Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Women Nobel Prize winners, Women chemists, Women in science, Gleditsch, Ellen, 1879-1968