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Saran Seat Covers...Smart, Modern Patterns Last the Life of Your Car!
- 1950s
Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…
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You Can Put This Plastic in Your Refrigerator!
- Circa 1950
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, including packaging and food service,…
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You'll Like It Better If It's...SARAN for Smart Seat Covers!
- 1950s
Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…
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You'll Like it Better if it's Saran
- Circa 1950
Color print advertisement for Saran fabric, made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride, which can be formed into monofilaments or a thin plastic film. The advertisement…
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"You Say I'm Selling Phenol?"
- 1950-Jan-09
Print advertisement for phenol, a chemical compound manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a range of industrial applications including the production of plastics, dyes, antiseptics, and perfumes. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Phenol, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations
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Plastics: American as Apple Pie
- 1950-Mar-11
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics. The advertisement features an illustration of a young boy eating a slice of apple pie at a kitchen counter covered with plastic tableware. The accompanying text describes the…
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You Say I'm Selling Hydrochloric Acid?
- 1950-Mar-20
Black and white print advertisement for hydrochloric acid manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a gas attendant accompanying a description of the uses of Dow manufactured hydrochloric acid in commercial…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Hydrochloric acid, Gasoline industry
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Magnesium Makes Many Products Better
- Example Dictating Machine
- 1950-Apr-03
Black and white print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement highlights one use of Dowmetal, a dictation machine. In particular, the ad calls…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Through the Years...or the Seasons!
- Advertisement for Paradow (para-Dichlorobenzene)
- 1950-Apr-15
Color print advertisement for para-Dichlorobenzene, a moth repellant sold under the Dow trademark name Paradow. The advertisement features an illustration of three generations of women. The youngest is seen playing…
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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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You Think the Potentate Rides in State?
- Advertisement for Saran Fabric
- 1950-May-13
Color print advertisement for Lumite, a woven fabric made from Saran textile monofilaments. Saran is the trade name for polyvinylidene chloride. The advertisement shows a generalized and racially-stereotyped depiction…
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You Mean I'm Selling Epsom Salt?
- 1950-Jun-12
Black and white print advertisement for Epsom Salt manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. Depicts a cobbler accompanying a description of the uses of Dow manufactured Epsom salts in commercial industries such as…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium sulfate, Magnesium compounds, Mineral industries
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Calcium Chloride: the Ever Thirsty Chemical
- 1950-Jun-17
Advertisement for Dowflake Calcium Chloride, a product of the Dow Chemical Company marketed for use stabilizing road surfaces and as an efficient means of moisture control. The advertisement features a collection of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Humectants, Corporations, Advertising, Humidity--Control, Calcium chloride
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Methocel...The Chemical of Ever-Growing Usefulness!
- 1950-Sep-09
Color print advertisement for Methocel (Dow methylcellulose), the trade name for water-soluble polymers derived from cellulose. The advertisement features a photograph of group of young people working in a ceramics…
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"Watching the Birdie" with Aniline
- 1950-Sep-18
Black and white print advertisement for aniline and other industrial chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a photographer, with accompanying text…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Aniline
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"Hard Water" Fairyland...Hot Water Hazard!
- Advertisement for Dowell solvents
- 1950-Nov-04
Color print advertisement for Dowell Incorporated, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a young woman examining stalactites and stalagmites in a cave. The accompanying text details the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Solvents, Solvents industry, Water--Hardness
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A 'Scientist' in His Own Right!
- 1951
Color print advertisement for synthetic methionine and other amino acids manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in pharmaceuticals and medical and nutritional research. The advertisement features an…
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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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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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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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For Safety! Heavy Duty Brake Fluids
- 1951
Color print advertisement for synthetic materials manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in brake fluids. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a young boy chasing a baseball in front…
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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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Heat...Without Pressure...and the Cooking is Great!
- Advertisement for Dowtherm
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Dowtherm, a heat transfer fluid manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a man relaxing in a hammock with a plate of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Temperature, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Heat
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How Mother Can Enjoy the Party Too!
- 1951
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…
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How to Take a Vacation with Plastics Housewares
- 1951
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…