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Pamphlets corresponding to radio shows produced by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
- 1940s
A collection of colorfully illustrated pamphlets corresponding to radio broadcast programming by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The pamphlets advertise paint and varnish uses, and provide…
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Count Among Our Blessings...
- Circa 1945
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an anachronistic scene of what is described as a "Colonial" celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, although Thanksgiving was only…
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The Million Dollar Baby Doll
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features a photograph…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Plastic toys, Dolls
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What She Sees in Plastics
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement shows an illustration…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Women in advertising
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The Plastic That Opens Your Purse
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications. The advertisement features an…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Women in advertising
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A Lustrous Screen Star -- For Your Home!
- 1945-May-26
Color print advertisement for screening made from Saran, the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement shows a smiling woman overlaid by…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Screens, Women in advertising
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Is This Really the Age of Plastics?
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of multicolored plastic trim, framed by contrasting scenes from antiquity and modernity: two figures crafting ceramic vases near a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Ethylcellulose, Women in advertising
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There's a Good Trimming Coming
- Advertisement for Ethocel
- 1945
Color print advertisement for plastic trim made from Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose. The advertisement shows an illustrated scene of a young girl taking a cookie from a baking sheet in a brightly-colored…
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You Have a Date with Plastics
- After 1945
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement shows a blond woman against a black background. A pair of hands brushes her hair with a plastic comb, as an assembly line of plastic beauty products emanates…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Women in advertising
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Dyestuffs for Wood Stains
- 1900s
Sample book for dyeing solutions on wood from the Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, a German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate. Contains dyeing instructions and sixty-four mounted wood…
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Fall Fashion Note: Finer Dry Cleaning for America
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Dowclene synthetic solvents manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in dry-cleaning, among other applications. The advertisement shows a smartly dressed woman in a skirt…
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Styron: Putting Plastics in Their Place
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of industrial and consumer applications. The advertisement features…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, World War (1939-1945), Women in advertising
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Styrene: A Chemical Charged with Tremendous Public Promise
- Circa 1944
Two-page color advertisement for styrene, a chemical compound that is the basis of polystyrene. Dow polystyrene was marketed under the trade name Styron for a variety of commercial and industrial uses. The advertisement…
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What's Behind This Plastic Screen
- Circa 1945
Color print advertisement for Saran, the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement features an illustration of man on a stepladder holding a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, World War (1939-1945)
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Again Plastics Take a Front Seat!
- 1945
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of a young woman in the driver's seat of a car, with a puppy next to her. There are paw prints visible on the car upholstery. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Textile fabrics, Women in advertising
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Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1945-Aug-27
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of Dowmetal in use in the home equipment industries, with…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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"Just Wrap it Up ... I Can Carry This Light One Home"
- Circa 1945
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a grandfather purchasing a ride-on toy car for his grandson. The grandfather remarks on the lightness…
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Dow Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1944-Mar-27
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of airplane landing gear extending or retracting, three…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Ready... to Make Products Move! Magnesium
- 1945-Oct-27
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The two-page spread includes a description of Dow's hearty infrastructure for the extraction and supply of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Dowmetal Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1944-Feb-28
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a train in motion and a contour drawing of the Dowmetal…
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Dowmetal Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a man carrying a canoe overhead and a contour drawing…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Dow Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a metal piece lifted by two hands, a Dow employee…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Is "Plastics" the Word?
- 1944-Mar-27
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement shows a composite illustration of historical figures, include a glassblower, two figures in the style of ancient Egyptian art, and a man in a lab coat…
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What Have Plastics in Common with Metals?
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of assorted plastic industrial products, including a canteen, plastic piping, a window screen and plastic trim. The accompanying…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Ethylcellulose
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What Can You Expect from Plastics?
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisment features a color illustration of various plastic containers and packaging. The accompanying text describes advancements in the field of plastics, including…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics in packaging
