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Title:

One milligram of protactinium placed on exhibit in the Hall of Science

Date of Original:

1933-1934

Identifier:

COP_17_0004_00126_001.tif

Permalink:

https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3vm42x7k

Type:

Image

Caption:

One milligram of protactinium, the total supply of element 9, rarer than radium from whose wastes it was extracted, was placed on exhibit in the Hall of Science of the World's Fair today (Thursday, September 27th). LaDonne Patier is shown here with the rare exhibit which was isolated and placed in the periodic table of elements by Dr. Aristid von Grosse of the University of Chicago department of chemistry. Dr. von Grosse extracted the element from 15,000 milligrams of radium waste obtained form Czechoslovakia.

Rights:

In copyright

Access:

Public access

Subject--Topic

Chemicals

Chemistry

Protactinium

Subject--Name:

Grosse, Aristid von, 1905-1985

Photographer:

Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:

Photographs

Color:

Black and white

Extent:

9.5 x 7.5 in.

Building Name:

Hall of Science

Collection Information

Collection:

Century of Progress records

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Series:

Series 17: Iconographics

Box:

4

Folder:

126

Repository:

University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)

Repository Collection Type:

Manuscript Collections

Repository Location:

Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White

Secretary of State.