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Charles S. White at work in Dearborn laboratory facility

  • 1930s

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General view of employee Charles S. White analyzing unidentified substances at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Assorted scientific apparatus and laboratory glassware are visible on the work bench. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical Company was a corporate ancestor of BetzDearborn, Incorporated best known for manufacturing water treatment chemicals for use in boilers and cooling towers.

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  • Box 17, Folder 14

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Dearborn Chemical Company. “Charles S. White at Work in Dearborn Laboratory Facility,” 1930–1939. BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Box 17, Folder 14. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/3197xn13q.

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