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Employee at work in Dearborn laboratory facility

  • 1920s

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General view of employee Al Herman analyzing an unidentified substance at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Assorted scientific apparatus and laboratory glassware are visible on the work bench. 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 and cooling towers.

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  • Box 17, Folder 13

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Dearborn Chemical Company. “Employee at Work in Dearborn Laboratory Facility,” 1920–1929. BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Box 17, Folder 13. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ww72bc604.

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