Cosmetics tested at Department of Agriculture. Washington D.C., July 10. In hair dyes and hair tonics there is sometimes found lead acetate, this is absorbed slowly into the system where it accumulates and may result in chronic poisoning. D.H. McCarter, of the Department of Agriculture is shown dete
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"Cosmetics tested at Department of Agriculture. Washington D.C., July 10. In hair dyes and hair tonics there is sometimes found lead acetate, this is absorbed slowly into the system where it accumulates and may result in chronic poisoning. D.H. McCarter, of the Department of Agriculture is shown dete" (1937-07-10). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cosmetics_tested_at_Department_of_Agriculture._Washington_D.C.,_July_10._In_hair_dyes_and_hair_tonics_there_is_sometimes_found_lead_acetate,_this_is_absorbed_slowly_into_the_system_where_it_LCCN2016872081.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 276338.
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