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Trade show display featuring Dow Styron
- 1948
Two views of a trade show display featuring a range of plastic household items made from Dow Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Consumer goods, Trade shows, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, and Plastics
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Model sitting on Styron packaging
- 1946
General view of a female model sitting on plastic packaging made from Dow Styron to demonstrate the packaging's durability. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow…
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Plastic wares sales display featuring Dow Styron
- 1949
General view of a sales display for a range of plastic household items made from Dow Styron, the trade name for Styrenic plastics manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications.
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Consumer goods, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, and Plastics
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Advertising stills featuring Saran Wrap packaging
- 1952 – 1964 (Inclusive dates of objects depicted)
- 1965 (Date attributed to photographs)
Two advertising stills featuring examples of various Saran Wrap packaging. Each package is marked with a corresponding date of production ranging from 1952 to 1964. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, and Consumer goods
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Household supplies sales display featuring Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap
- 1965
Two views of a sales display featuring assorted household supplies, including Dow brand Saran Wrap and Handi-wrap. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, and Consumer goods
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Saran Wrap holiday display
- 1964
Holiday-themed promotional display featuring boxes of Saran Wrap arranged to resemble a chimney. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Marketing, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Consumer goods, and Holidays
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Machine Room in Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of the Machine Room in the Tabulating Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Several employees and machines, including tabulator, sorter, and interpreter units, are…
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Key punch operators at Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of key punch operators transcribing written data into tabulating cards in the Tabulating Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. The operators are identified as…
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Machine tabulating room at Dow Chemical Company
- 1947-Dec-16
General view of unidentified employees at work in the machine tabulating room at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Per an article in the December 16, 1947 edition of The Brine Well, the…
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Alphabetic tabulator in use at Dow Tabulating Department
- 1947-Dec-16
Close-up view of IBM Corporation customer engineer Neil Grover servicing the electrical relays on an alphabetic tabulator in the Tabulating Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan.…
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by…
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Tools used in production of Dow Styron
- 1952
General view of assorted tools, including a Pressley Fiber Strength Tester, used in the production of Styron at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic…
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Dow Chemical Company Styron manufacturing facilities
- 1942
General view of an unidentified employee at work in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery, Plastics, and Employees
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Styron belt at Dow Chemical Company facility
- 1950s
General view of employees examining a Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) as it is extruded from a machine in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Per…
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Dow Chemical Company Styron manufacturing facilities
- 1950s
General view of unidentified employees at work in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. A Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) is visible being extruded from…
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Saran film rolls at Dow facility
- 1965
General view of packaged rolls of saran film at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Plastics, Corporations, Machinery, and Dow Chemical Company
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Presentation related to production of Dow plasticizers
- circa 1953
General view of Dow employee Lou Friederick presenting on the chemical processes underlying the production of plasticizers, such as saran film, at the Dow Chemical Company. Friederick is seen using a pointer to…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, and Employees
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Dow employee at saran film manufacturing facility
- 1957
Close-up view of an unidentified employee at work in the saran film manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Plastics, Corporations, Machinery, Dow Chemical Company, and Employees
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Packaging of Saran Wrap at Dow facility
- 1972
General view of a conveyor belt transporting cases of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery, Consumer goods, Belt conveyors, and Plastics
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Transport of Saran Wrap at Dow facility
- 1972
General view of two unidentified employees prepping cases of Saran Wrap for transport at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Order picking systems, Plastics, and Employees
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Saran film production at Dow facility
- 1972
General view of sheets of saran film moving through a rolling machine at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Machinery, Plastics, and Employees
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Packaging of Saran Wrap at Dow facility
- 1972
Elevated view of a conveyor belt transporting boxes of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Machinery, Belt conveyors, Plastics, and Employees
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Saran Wrap production at Dow facility
- 1972
General view of a conveyor belt transporting rolls of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Corporations, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Industries, Machinery, Belt conveyors, Plastics, and Employees
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Packaging of Saran Wrap at Dow facility
- 1955
Elevated view of a conveyor belt transporting boxes of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport…
- Creator Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Machinery, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Consumer goods, Belt conveyors, and Plastics
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Extrusion of saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1987 – 1988
Two views of an unidentified employee observing the extrusion of a saran bubble from a rolling machine at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. During production, saran film passed through a series of…