| Hudson River Aniline Color Works, Rensselaer, NY, Painting by Otto Bollhagen, ca. 1909-1911 Source: E. Verg, G. Plumpe and H. Schultheis, Milestones: The Bayer Story (1863-1988), Leverkusen: Bayer AG, 1988 |
| Hudson River Aniline Color Works, ca. 1915 Source: E. Verg, G. Plumpe and H. Schultheis, Milestones: The Bayer Story (1863-1988), Leverkusen: Bayer AG, 1988 |
| Originally Published in Textile Chemist & Colorist, Vol. 26, No. 8, August 1994, pp. 23-26. Reprinted with Permission from AATCC, www.aatcc.org. |
Reception for Dr. Harry W. Grimmel at BASF Rensselaer Plant-October 29, 1980. Grimmel , Rensselaer Plant
Manager in 1926, Left GAF in 1947 to Found Metro Dyestuff Corporation and Was President of Its Successor
Hoechst Chemical Corporation, Retiring in 1970.
Seated Left to Right: Dr. Harry W. Grimmel, Walter Drautz (Colorist, Retired); Joseph Halleck (Chief Colorist);
Leander Ricard (Colorist); Dr. Christian P. Vogel (Research Manager); Dr. William "Zeke" Wallace (Research);
Dr. Arnold Plue (Research); Frederick Rabe (Area Production Manager, Bldg. 87); Clemence Streck (QC Manager)
Standing Left to Right: Dr. William Bradwell (Production Manager); Wolfgang Wehman (Engineering Dept.
Manager); Mr. Davis (Grimmel's Son-in-Law); Charles Stratton (Former Plant Manager)
Photo by Glen S. Cook & Son, Albany, NY; Courtesy of Leander Ricard
Manager in 1926, Left GAF in 1947 to Found Metro Dyestuff Corporation and Was President of Its Successor
Hoechst Chemical Corporation, Retiring in 1970.
Seated Left to Right: Dr. Harry W. Grimmel, Walter Drautz (Colorist, Retired); Joseph Halleck (Chief Colorist);
Leander Ricard (Colorist); Dr. Christian P. Vogel (Research Manager); Dr. William "Zeke" Wallace (Research);
Dr. Arnold Plue (Research); Frederick Rabe (Area Production Manager, Bldg. 87); Clemence Streck (QC Manager)
Standing Left to Right: Dr. William Bradwell (Production Manager); Wolfgang Wehman (Engineering Dept.
Manager); Mr. Davis (Grimmel's Son-in-Law); Charles Stratton (Former Plant Manager)
Photo by Glen S. Cook & Son, Albany, NY; Courtesy of Leander Ricard
BASF Site Location
| BASF Site Topo Map-USGS July 1, 1986 (Click to Enlarge) |
| BASF Site Aerial Photo-USGS April 20, 1995 (Click to Enlarge) |
| BASF Plant June 27, 2000 Photo: Mike McMahon/Troy Record |
Originally Published in AATCC Review, Vol. 1, No. 5, May 2001, pp.
17-18. Reprinted with Permission from AATCC, www.aatcc.org.
17-18. Reprinted with Permission from AATCC, www.aatcc.org.
| "Future of BASF"-TV News Video Clip on Besicorp Project , Environmental Issues and Scenes of Closed Plant, February 5, 2004 |
| Future Newsprint Recycling/Power Plant at Former BASF Site (Click to Enlarge Photo Simulation from Besicorp) |
| Future Site Concept-Besicorp-Empire Project (Click to Enlarge) |
| Originally Published in AATCC Review, Vol., 4, No. 11, November 2004, pp. 14-16. Reprinted with Permission from AATCC, www.aatcc.org. |
ColorantsHistory.Org is grateful to Leander Ricard for his significant contributions on the
history of the dye industry in Rensselaer, New York and on dye processing technology.
history of the dye industry in Rensselaer, New York and on dye processing technology.
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| Advertisement for dyes made by the Hudson River Aniline Color Works Technique, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1897 |