This archival collection consists of approximately 900 domestic print advertisements, leaflets, posters, and other ephemera for various brands of The Dow Chemical Company, primarily taken from magazines published between 1921 and 1993. The advertisements, a small portion of which are digitized and available here, feature prominent Dow Chemical Company brands, such as Dowflake, Dowmetal, Magnesium, Plastics, Saran, Styron, and Ziploc. A subset within the collection consists of leaflets for the Dowflake and Dowmetal Pistons products, ranging in date from 1921 to 1927.
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Dow Science. Creating the Brightest Ideas in Household Products Since 1953.
- 1997-May-18
Color print newspaper advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company is a photograph of various products DowBrands produces including Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner, Saran Wrap, Glass Plus, fantastik, heavy duty oven…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Food--Preservation, Cleaning compounds
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Thank You for Helping Us Celebrate 75 Years of Making Headlines
- Circa 1992
Print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division. The advertisement features reproductions of newspaper clippings chronicling various milestones in the company's production of magnesium over the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Magnesium, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Magnesium industry and trade, Chemical industry
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Dow Magnesium is Turning Seventy-Five. And the Revolutions Continue.
- Circa 1991
Print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division highlighting the development of AE42X1, a new high-temperature magnesium alloy for use in automotive engineering.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Magnesium alloys, Magnesium, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Magnesium industry and trade, Chemical industry
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One Cleaner Cleans Them All
- 1991-Sep
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner emphasizing the ease of using a spray foam compared to traditional scouring products. The advertisement includes images of various gleaming bathroom surfaces, including…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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We Scrub Your Tub. We Work Hard So You Don't Have To
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1988
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring a close-up view of the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning compounds, Cleaning, Consumer goods
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When It Comes to Cleaning the Bathroom We Fight Dirty
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1985-Sep-03
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot cleaning grime from bathroom tiles. This advertisement appeared on page 33 of the September 3, 1985 edition of Family Circle.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Let Us Fight the War on Grime
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1984-Oct-23
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot arranged in an attack-style formation while cleaning a bath tub. This advertisement appeared on page 149 of the October 23, 1984…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Let Us Do Your Dirty Work
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1982
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1980-Jul
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot. The advertisement includes a mail-in certificate for coupons good towards the purchase of several Dow products, including…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Give Your Bathroom a Bubble Bath
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1979-Nov-01
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot cleaning a variety of bathroom surfaces, including a toilet, bathtub, and sink. This advertisement appeared on page 149 of the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Dow Bathroom Cleaner's Double Bubble Offer
- 1974
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot. The advertisement includes a store coupon to be used towards the purchase of Dow Bathroom Cleaner, as well as an order form for…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Consumer goods, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds
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Dow's Scrubbing Bubbles Do the Work So You Don't Have To
- 1973
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot and a paper towel refund offer.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Dow Bathroom Cleaner. Can You See Yourself Using Anything Else?
- 1971
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring an illustrated depiction of a woman's face and a container of cleaner reflected in a gleaming faucet.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Advertisement for Dow Car Care products
- 1971
Print advertisement for car care products, including chrome & vinyl cleaner, brake fluid, and windshield de-icer manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a baseball mitt holding a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Automobiles, Consumer goods
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We'll Pay You 10¢ to Stop Scrubbing Your Bathroom
- 1969
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner emphasizing the ease of using a spray foam compared to traditional scrubbing products. The advertisement includes a store coupon to be used towards the purchase of Dow…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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Stop Scrubbing and Scratching Your Bathroom Clean!
- 1967
Print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner emphasizing the ease of using a spray foam compared to traditional scouring products. The advertisement includes a store coupon to be used towards the purchase of Dow…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Cleaning, Advertising, Cleaning compounds
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They Came Back to Saganashkee
- Advertisement for Dow herbicide
- 1966
Transparency copy of a print advertisement for Dowpon, a herbicide marketed and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of several waterfowl, with accompanying text detailing the…
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Stop Scouring Your Bathroom with Gritty Cleanser!
- 1966
Print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner emphasizing the ease of using a spray foam compared to traditional scouring products.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Cleaning, Advertising, Cleaning compounds
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Snowy Egrets Watched the Men in the Marsh
- Advertisement for Dow insecticide
- 1966
Transparency copy of a print advertisement for Dursban, an insecticide marketed and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use against mosquitoes. The advertisement features an illustration of several snowy egrets in a…
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The Need: Chemicals to Break Production Bottlenecks
- 1966-Jun
Black and white print advertisement for silicones manufactured and sold by the Dow Corning Corporation. This advertisement appeared on page 20 of the June 1966 edition of Fortune magazine.
- Creator Of Work Dow Corning Corporation
- Subject Dow Corning Corporation, Silicones, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry
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Versatile Silicone Lubricant Stops Customer Complaints ... Fast!
- 1966-May
Print advertisement for Dow Corning 4X lubricant manufactured and sold by the Dow Corning Corporation for use lubricating, preserving, and insulating rubber parts and electrical systems. The advertisement features…
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The Need: Rubbery Materials for "Way-Out" Reliability
- 1966-Apr
Black and white print advertisement for Silastic brand silicone rubber manufactured and sold by the Dow Corning Corporation. The advertisement depicts an American astronaut in space and details the use of silicone…
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We Wouldn't Hide Your Product for the World
- Advertisement for Trycite
- 1964
Color print advertisement for Trycite, a transparent shrink wrap manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a globe housed within a see-through box made with Trycite. The accompanying…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Cellophane, Chemical industry, Corporations, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
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Tie-in Sale. Tied Up with a Package
- Advertisement for Metalam
- 1964
Color print advertisement for Metalam, a film-and-foil packaging combination manufactured and sold by the Flexible Packaging Sales division of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features chunks of raw beef and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Food--Packaging, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
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Advertisement for Trycite
- 1964
Color print advertisement for Trycite, a transparent shrink wrap manufactured and sold by Flexible Packaging Sales division of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a see-through box made with Trycite,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Cellophane, Chemical industry, Corporations, Packaging, Plastics in packaging
