This is the first Hollow Fiber Artificial Kidney (HFAK) for the diffusion of molecules from blood. It was developed by Richard D. Stewart (b. 1934), M.D., Ph.D., a professor at the Marquette University School of Medicine; in collaboration with Joseph C. Cerny, M.D., of the University of Michigan and H. I. Mahon of the Dow Chemical Company. It was developed on a contract with the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases.
Ref: R. D. Stewart, “Artificial Body Organ Apparatus,” U.S. Patent 3,373,876 (March 19, 1968), assigned to the Dow Chemical Co..
Richard D. Stewart, Joseph C. Cerny, Ben J. Lipps, and Ben J. Holmes, “Hemodialysis with the Capillary Kidney,” University of Michigan Medical Center Journal 34 (1968): 80-83.
“Compact and Efficient Artificial Kidney Simulates Network of Human Capillaries,” The NIH Record (June 11, 1968): 5.
An experimental air fuel cell set in a frame, one tube on bottom with electrical contacts to either side. Wire mesh supports electrodes between two fiber-board plates. The cleat top section is open. Written near the top: "1112 / SS-Ac Cell / H[?]A-118".
Hand-sewn by the wearer for her senior prom in South Texas, this dress reflects middle-class attempts to imitate the grandeur of debutante balls. Starting out as college rituals at the turn of the 20th century, proms worked their way down to high schools and became more expensive during the prosperous 1950s. This dress was made in 1965, despite the counterculture of the 1960s showing a slight decline in the prom's popularity.
This dress is full-length and made of rose-colored, satin-like fabric. A darker pink machine-made lace with a floral patter covers the front and back of the bodice. The front of the lace is decorated with scattered three- point stars made of sewn-on oblong pearls with a smaller, round pearl in the center. These smaller pearls are also randomly applied throughout the bodice, though many are now missing. The bodice has two darts in the back and four in the front, with two coming up from the waist; the others form under the arms toward the breast area. An undecorated skirt is attached, flared, and gathered at the waist. It is made of two large panels seamed on the sides. The entire dress is lined in pale pink synthetic fabric. A metal zipper on the center back fastens the dress, and a hook-and-eye closure is at the top neckline.
