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Plastics Speak From the Cold Blue Sky
- 1943
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose marketed for its flexibility and shock resistance under extreme high and low temperatures. The advertisement shows a close-up illustration of…
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Medicine for the Millions!
- 1943
Color print advertisement for Dow Pharmaceuticals. The advertisement features a color illustration of an industrial plant, overlaid with illustrations of glass scientific instruments and beakers. Inside the instruments…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Medicine, Physicians, Nurses, Women in advertising, World War (1939-1945)
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Saluting the Plastic Canteen
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose marketed for its flexibility and shock resistance under extreme high and low temperatures. The advertisement features an illustrated canteen…
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Styron (Dow Polystyrene)
- 1942
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 composite…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Chemical industry, Corporations, World War (1939-1945), Plastics, Plastics industry and trade
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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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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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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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Longer Life for a Dead Forest!
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Dowicides, the trade name for a group of fungicide chemicals manufactured and marketed by the Dow Chemical Company as tools to prevent mold and decay. Depicts a group of men using a truck…
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Dowicides: Antisepsis for Products
- 1943-May-08
A color print advertisement for Dowicides, the trade name for a group of fungicide chemicals manufactured and marketed by the Dow Chemical Company as tools to prevent mold and decay. Depicts the Dowicide solution being…
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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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Krustallos, a story of quartz
- Circa 1943
Illustrated publication or brochure discussing the mineral, Quartz. Divided into three sections: "Its Romance in the Past", "Its Realities in the Present", and "Its Promise for the Future", the publication describes the…
- Creator Of Work Strong, Herbert T. (Herbert Thompson), 1869-?
- Contributor August E. Miller Laboratories
- Subject Quartz, Oscillators, Crystal, Crystals, Crystal gazing, Quartz mines and mining, Quartz crystals
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Ask Me About Tires Made with Synthetic Rubber
- In War or Peace, B.F. Goodrich, First in Rubber
- 1942-May-02
Black and white print advertisement for B.F. Goodrich synthetic rubber tires, highlighting their long-lasting quality. This advertisement appeared on page 7 of the May 2, 1942 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.
- Creator Of Work B.F. Goodrich Company
- Subject Rubber, Artificial, Tires, Automobiles--Tires, Advertising--Tires
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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
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Protecting Our Plans for Victory
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features a photograph of two men in suits consulting over a blueprint. The accompanying text notes that "war-time blueprints" are being enclosed in sheet…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, World War (1939-1945), Plastics industry and trade, Plastics
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Just What Are "Plastics?"
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical plastic products. The advertisement features a stylized illustration of a hand dispensing plastic film from a roll, as well as plastic containers and a notepad with chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade
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Is It Packaged When It's Wrapped?
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of the various uses of plastic packaging, from food and agriculture to industry. The accompanying text promotes three Dow Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Plastics, Plastics industry and trade, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
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What Do You Look For in a Package?
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of a pair of manicured hands holding a colorfully wrapped box, a woman holding groceries, and plastic sheeting being manufactured.…
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Out of the Golden Gate
- Advertisement for Dow Chemical Great Western Division
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical's Great Western Division. The advertisement features a photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge. An illustrated inlay frames the photo with the outline of the west coast of North…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Industrial, World War (1939-1945)
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Styron: Extending the Range of Sight and Sound
- 1943
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 illustrated…
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Stripcoat
- 1944
Color print advertisement for Stripcoat, a protective coating made from Dow Ethylcellulose (branded as Ethocel). The advertisement features a racially-stereotyped depiction of a Chinese soldier removing the protective…
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New Plastic for Toys is Five Times Tougher!
- 1943
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…
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Advertisement for Dow Aromatics
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Dow Aromatics. The advertisement features a mixed imagery illustration of a woman's face, a dancing couple, a hand holding a bar of soap, white roses, a perfume bottle, a beaker and a…
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Frozen in Plastic
- 1942
Color print advertisement for Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose, marketed for its flexibility under extreme low temperatures. The advertisement features an illustration of a woman's hands holding an ice…