View of galleria during construction of Rohm and Haas building
- Circa 1963
General view of the galleria during construction of the Rohm & Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the partnership of German chemist Otto Röhm and German businessman Otto Haas. In 1933, Röhm's experiments with the polymerization of methyl methacrylate led to the creation of a clear, solid plastic sheet, which he trademarked Plexiglas. During World War II, the demand for Plexiglas, which both Allied and Axis forces used for submarine periscopes and aircraft windshields, canopies, and gun turrets, helped transform Rohm and Haas into a major chemical firm.
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Rohm and Haas Company. “View of Galleria during Construction of Rohm and Haas Building,” circa 1963. Rohm & Haas Company Archives, Box Rohm and Haas Building 2 of 2, Folder R+H Building - Construction Photos. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xzfjpam.
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