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The Chemistry of Peace
- 1938
Color print magazine advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring a peaceful town on a snowy winter night. The accompanying text details so-called "peaceful" applications for Dow products, including Dowflake…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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The Big Apple
- 1938
Color print advertisement for spray insecticides and fungicides, including Dowspray Dormant and Dow "Mike" Sulfur, manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for the protection of fruit and foliage against insect…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Insecticides, Fungicides, Insect pests--Control, Fruit, Fruit--Diseases and pests
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A Bouquet to the Dry Cleaner
- 1939
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 depicts a woman in a blue gown holding a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Dry cleaning, Dry cleaning industry, Solvents, Women in advertising
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Keeping "Adam's Ale" Up to Par!
- 1939
Color print advertisement for a variety of activated carbons manufactured and and sold under the trade name "Cliffchar" by the Cliffs Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company located in Marquette,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Men in advertising, Carbon, Activated, Water, Water quality
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The Red Mite Invasion
- 1939
Color print advertisement for DN-Dust, an insecticide manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for the protection of deciduous fruits and walnut groves. The advertisement features an illustration of a red mite…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Insecticides, Insect pests, Insect pests--Control
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Sweet and Sparkling as a Mountain Stream
- 1940
Color print advertisement for a variety of activated carbons manufactured and and sold under the trade name "Cliffchar" by the Cliffs Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company located in Marquette,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Water, Water quality, Carbon, Activated
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The Chemistry of Recreation
- 1941
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring a man and woman playing cards. The accompanying text details various applications of Dow products, including plastic resins, rubber, and insecticides, to…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Sports, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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The Chemistry of the Home!
- 1941
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a young boy and girl playing with a dollhouse. The accompanying text details various applications of Dow products to help promote advances in home…
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The Chemistry of Health
- 1941
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring an image of a young girl on a seesaw. The accompanying text details various applications of Dow products, including vitamins, fumigation, waste disposal,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Public health, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Children in advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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The Chemistry of Good Food
- 1941
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a woman holding a bag of groceries. The accompanying text details various applications of Dow products to aid in the production of a wholesome and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Food industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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The Chemistry of Peace
- 1945
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a Christmastime scene of a mother and child intended to evoke the bright promise of scientific advancement and ingenuity, i.e. "the chemistry of peace."…
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Plenty to Admire...in Today's Dry Cleaning!
- 1946
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 depicts a woman holding up a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Dry cleaning, Corporations, Advertising, Dry cleaning industry, Solvents, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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Freed from FLIES Stock THRIVES
- Most pests surrender to Dow DDT
- 1947-Jun
Color print advertisement for DDT manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for pest control around barns and stables, as well as direct application to livestock. The advertisement features an illustration of a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Insecticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insect pests--Control, Livestock, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations
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Stop Raising Weeds: Spray 'Em to Death with the Right Dow Weed Killer
- 1948-Mar
Color print advertisement for weed killers manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, with an illustrated depiction of a farmer attesting to the product's effectiveness. This advertisement appeared on page 95 of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Herbicides, Weeds, Weeds--Control, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations
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The Grass Isn't Always Greener...on the Other Side of the Fence!
- 1950-May-13
Color print advertisement for Dow Sodium TCA 90%, a "grass killer" manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use clearing grass from crop areas and irrigation ditches, among other applications. The…
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Dow Crab Grass Killer: This One REALLY Works
- 1950s
Color print advertisement for crab grass killer granules manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Herbicides, Crabgrass, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations
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Food Processing...in Grandmother's Time
- 1951
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company featuring a farm scene centered upon a woman stirring a large cauldron over a fire. The accompanying text details the use of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)…
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The Riddle of the Extra Bushels!
- Advertisement for Dow Agricultural Chemicals
- 1951-Jun
Black and white print advertisement for a range of agricultural chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, including weed killers, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and grain and soil …
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Chemical "Safety Screen" for Tender Skin
- Circa 1951
Color print advertisement for propylene glycol, U.S.P. manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use as a solvent in sun tan lotions, cold creams, and other medicinal products. The advertisement features an…
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Formula for Plenty...Pattern for the Future!
- 1951
Color print advertisement for a range of agricultural products manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, including soil fumigants, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, and feed supplements. The…
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Detergents "Sink the Fleet" - But Speed the Wash
- 1951
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a young boy pouring powdered detergent into a small pool. A woman holding a basket of laundry is visible in the background. The accompanying text details…
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Ever Try Washing a Stream of Oil?
- 1952
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company detailing the use of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) manufactured and sold by Dow to refine petroleum.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Sodium hydroxide, Petroleum industry and trade, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Packages for Performance: Dobeckmun
- Advertisement for Durafilm
- After 1957
Color print advertisement for Durafilm, a transparent film manufactured and sold by the Dobeckmun Company, a division of the Dow Chemical Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The advertisement details the use of Durafilm…
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Packages for Performance: Dobeckmun
- Advertisement for Trycite
- After 1957
Color print advertisement for Trycite, a transparent shrink wrap manufactured and sold by the Dobeckmun Company, a division of the Dow Chemical Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The advertisement features several views…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Cellophane, Plastics in packaging, Fruit--Packaging, Packaging
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Packages for Performance: Dobeckmun
- Advertisement for Trycite and Metalam
- After 1957
Color print advertisement for a variety of laminate and foil packaging materials, including Trycite and Metalam, manufactured and sold by the Dobeckmun Company, a division of the Dow Chemical Company based in Cleveland,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Packaging