Commercial Solvents Factory by the Wabash River
| Description: |
Factory of the Commercial Solvents Company along the Wabash River in Terre Haute. The company was owned by Charles J. Smith and was the first plant in the country to produced butyl acetate, known as Butanol, soon after it was patented in 1916 by Chaim Weizmann, a British chemist. By the 1920s, supply for the product exceeded demand. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order. |
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| Origin: | Circa 1925 |
| Created By: |
Martin Photo Company |
| Publisher: |
Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/572 |
| Collection: |
Panoramic Photograph Images |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis--Vigo County--Terre Haute |
| Subjects: |
Commercial Solvents Corp Factories |
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