This archival collection, digitized here in its entirety, contains black and white print photographs and photographic postcards, some bearing handwritten captions or annotations, depicting laboratory workspaces and men and women working in laboratories in the 1920s. Notably, several photographs depict laboratory facilities at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) and medical professionals including Dr. Albert Baird Hastings, Dr. James A. Hawkins, Sir Joseph Barcroft, and several female laboratory assistants, possibly working at the H.R.I.M.R.
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Laboratory work bench with electrolytic apparatus
- 1920s
Close-up view of an electrolytic apparatus at a laboratory work bench attributed to the U.S. Bureau of Standards. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…
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Laboratory facility attributed to U.S. Bureau of Standards
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified laboratory facility looking toward the chief's office from the perspective of the supply store, with a side view of various offices and work benches. Notably, the photograph is printed as…
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Laboratory facility attributed to U.S. Bureau of Standards
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified laboratory facility looking toward the supply store from the perspective of the chief's office, with inscriptions indicating the location of offices and work benches associated with…
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Laboratory assistant at mixed acid work bench
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory assistant, identified as "Mac May," posed at a work bench for mixed acid materials. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…
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Laboratory assistant at mixed acid work bench
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory assistant, identified as "Mac May," posed at a work bench for mixed acid materials. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…
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Laboratory bench attributed to U.S. Bureau of Standards
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory bench with assorted glassware and scientific apparatus. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing address, and postage. While…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. Notably, the photograph is printed as a…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified woman in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus and glassware visible in the background. While the setting of this photograph is also…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, seated at a work bench with assorted scientific equipment and glassware. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the photo was…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, posed near a work bench with assorted scientific apparatus, including a microscope. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the…
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Unidentified man in laboratory
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified man, presumably a laboratory assistant, seated at a work bench while examining an unknown substance. While the setting of this photograph is also unidentified, the photo was donated along…
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Sir Joseph Barcroft in laboratory
- 1928
General view of British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft (1872-1947) examining a pumping apparatus in a laboratory at Cambridge University. A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Barcroft held the chair of physiology at…
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Sir Joseph Barcroft performing splenectomy on dog
- 1928
General view of British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft (1972-1947) and an unidentified assistant performing a splenectomy, i.e. the complete removal of the spleen, on a dog. A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Barcroft…
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Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
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Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
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Laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- 1925
General view of a laboratory bench at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.) showing assorted laboratory glassware and scientific apparatus. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical…
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Dr. Albert Baird Hastings and Dr. James A. Hawkins
- 1926-Jun
Portrait of (left to right) Dr. Albert Baird Hastings (1895-1987) and Dr. James A. Hawkins posed in a laboratory at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (H.R.I.M.R.). Best known for the study…
