Records. Ginseng-Giragossian, Garabed (inclusive), 1909-1974.

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Records. Ginseng-Giragossian, Garabed (inclusive), 1909-1974.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, and legal, promotional and supplementary materials on ginseng, an herb prized for its medicinal properties by Oriental and Native American peoples, 1909-1981; Colonel Dinshah P. Ghadiali, who promoted the Spectro-Chrome, a device which he claimed would cure diseases by means of colored light waves, 1920-1974; and Garabed T.K. Giragossian, inventor of a motor, the Garabed, which he claimed could derive energy from the air and drive various machines, 1918.

10 folders.

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