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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works laboratory facility

  • After 1890 – before 1905

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View of a portion of the main room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the desk visible on the right belonged to Chief Chemist William A. Converse. 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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  • 7.5 in. H x 9.5 in. W
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  • Box 18, Volume 1

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Dearborn Chemical Company. “Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works Laboratory Facility.” 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/7h149q829.

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