This collection, only a small portion of which is digitized here, consists of approximately 1,700 portraits of chemists, chemical industrialists, and notable individuals from chemical-related fields, including Leo Baekeland, Herbert H. Dow, the DuPont family, William Henry Perkin, and Rosalind Sussman Yalow. The portraits are arranged alphabetically by subject and span the 1800s to the 1960s, though the majority of the collection dates from the first half of the 20th century. Formal studio portraits predominate and formats include print photographs, cartes-de-visite, photogravures, silver gelatin prints, engravings, and etchings.
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Portrait of Robert C. Schuepphaus
- Circa 1900
Black and white portrait of chemist Robert C. Schuepphaus.
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Schuepphaus, Robert C.
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Portrait of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)
- 1920s
Portrait of chemist and industrial consultant Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) best known for his contributions to the turpentine and pulp industries in the United States.
Charles Holmes Herty was born on December 4,…
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938, Turpentine industry and trade
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Portrait of Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
- Circa 1938
Portrait of chemist and prolific inventor Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) best known for his involvement in the development of margarine, polyester, anti-knock gasoline, and paint and varnish remover.
Carleton Ellis was…
- Photographer Winburn, Jay Te
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Inventors, Ellis, Carleton, 1876-1941, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Paint industry and trade
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Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).
Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), who is best known for his creation of the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in…
- Photographer Neumayer, Franz
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929)
- 1880s
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907).
William Henry Perkin Jr. was born in Sudbury, England on June 17, 1860 and…
- Photographer Mathieu, J.
- Subject Perkin, William Henry, Jr., 1860-1929, Portraits, Chemists, Chemistry, Organic
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Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914)
- 1910s
Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914), a chemist and engineer best known for his work in the petroleum industry.
Herman Frasch was born on December 25, 1851 in Gaildorf, Germany. Frasch was schooled at the Gymnasium in…
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Portrait of John Edgar Teeple (1874-1931)
- 1920s
Portrait of American chemist John Edgar Teeple (1874 – 1931), best known for his discovery of a process for separating potash from borax.
John Edgar Teeple was born on January 4, 1874 in Kempton, Illinois and educated…
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Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)
- 1940s
Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.
George Oenslager was born on September…
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Portrait of Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945)
- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945), one of the first chemists in the United States to develop successful methods for the hydrogenation of fatty oils, which helps turn liquid oils into solids.
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Portrait of Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970)
- 1950s
Portrait of American chemist Francis Cowles Frary (1884-1970), best known for his work with phosgene gas and the production of aluminium.
Francis Cowles Frary was born on July 9, 1884 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and…
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Portrait of Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931)
- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931), inventor of the Acheson process to synthesize graphite and silicon carbide and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite.
Edward Goodrich Acheson…
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Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923), a charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Samuel Philip Sadtler was born on July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove, Schyulkill…
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Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)
- 1910s
Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928), a chemist and educator best known for his association with the University of Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry.
Edgar Fahs…
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Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954), graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel…
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Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964)
- 1910s
Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964), chemical engineer and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923).
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Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933) and dog
- Circa 1930
Portrait of John Francis Queeny (1859-1933), founder of the Monsanto Company, and dog. A 30-year veteran of the nascent pharmaceutical industry, Queeny founded the Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri in 1901.…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…
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Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968)
- 1950s
Portrait of Edgar Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968), U.S. industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Chemical Works / Monsanto Chemical Company from 1928 to 1960. The son of Monsanto Chemical Works founder John Francis Queeny,…
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Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976)
- 1930s – circa
Portrait of George O. Curme, Jr. (1888-1976), popularly known as the father of ethylene and for his pioneering work on applications for by-products of petroleum processing.
Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa on December 24,…
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Portrait of Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917)
- Circa 1884
Portrait of Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917), recipient of the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was born on October 31, 1835, in Berlin, Germany. As a student at the University of…
- Photographer Muller, Friedrich
- Subject Chemists, Chemistry, Organic, Portraits, Indigo, Baeyer, Adolf von, 1835-1917, Nobel Prize winners
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Portrait of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921-2011)
- Circa 1977
Portrait of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921-2011), an American medical physicist and co-recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique.
Rosalind…
