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C.C. Dennis using mortar and pestle at Dearborn laboratory

  • Circa 1924

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General view of employee C.C. Dennis using a mortar and pestle to crush specimens for use at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory and manufacturing facility 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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  • Box 17, Folder 14

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Dearborn Chemical Company. “C.C. Dennis Using Mortar and Pestle at Dearborn Laboratory,” circa 1924. BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Box 17, Folder 14. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rx913q96c.

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