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Caricature of Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940)

  • 1931

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Caricature of American chemist Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg in Germany, Reese was the first director of DuPont's Eastern Laboratory, where he spearheaded the development of low-freezing dynamites and "permissible" explosives for use in combustible mining environments.

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  • 11.75 in. H x 9.75 in. W
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  • Box 4

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Weller, J.C. “Caricature of Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940).” Watercolor (paint), 1931. Photographs and Ephemera from the Records of the Chemists' Club, Box 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8336h3099.

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