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Secretary's office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works

  • After 1890 – before 1905

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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 Chemical Company was a corporate ancestor of BetzDearborn, Incorporated best known for manufacturing water treatment chemicals for use in boilers, cooling towers, and steam locomotives.

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  • 7.75 in. H x 9.5 in. W
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  • Box 18, Volume 1

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Dearborn Chemical Company. “Secretary's Office at Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works.” Album of Early Dearborn Chemical Company Facilities, 1890s-1905, n.d. BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Box 18, Volume 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m039k609t.

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