This archival collection consists of photographs and slides depicting the facilities, operations, and products of The Dow Chemical Company. The images primarily date from the second half of the 20th century, with the bulk of materials created between 1963 and 1986. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of Dow personnel and products. Photographs from Dow’s Ludington Plant, including images of laboratories, plant facilities, and staff activities, also make up a significant portion of the collection. The materials digitized and available here, which represent only a small portion of the overall collection, primarily depict the production of key Dow products, including Saran film and Styrofoam, as well as a variety of laboratory spaces and plant facilities.
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Anything Goes With Styrofoam display
Box 4, Folder Styrofoam- 1986
1986 advertisement for Styrofoam Christmas ornaments displayed next to a cube of Styrofoam.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Christmas tree ornaments, Christmas decorations, Polystyrene, Dow Chemical Company
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Styrofoam Christmas decorations
Box 4, Folder Styrofoam misc. uses- 1949
Advertisement showing Christmas decorations made of Styrofoam produced by Schwab and Frank and the Ove Gnatt Company.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Christmas decorations, Polystyrene
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Christmas tree decorated with Styrofoam
Box 4, Folder Styrofoam- 1947
Black and white photograph of a tree decorated with ornaments made from styrofoam, dated 1949.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Polystyrene, Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, Dow Chemical Company
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Styrofoam Christmas tree
Box 4, Folder Styrofoam- 1974
Black and white image of a Christmas tree made out of styrofoam. The tree is decorated with a styrofoam star and packing peanuts as snow. The tree, placed next to a cigarette machine and a safety poster, suggests that…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Christmas trees, Dow Chemical Company, Christmas decorations, Plastic foams, Polystyrene
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Dr. Linneaus C. Dorman
Box 5, Folder Personnel--Dorman, L. C.- 1972
Photograph of Dr. Linneaus C. Dorman (1935-), believed to be the first African American scientist employed at the Dow Chemical Company.
Linneaus "Lin" Dorman was born on June 28, 1935 in Orangeburg, South Carolina.…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dorman, Linneaus C., Dow Chemical Company, Chemistry, Organic, Chemists, African American chemists, Scientists, Black, Scientists, Employees
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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
Box 7, Folder Personnel--Greene, Betty- After 1964 – before 1991
Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.
Bettye Greene was born on March…
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Prelete Sulfer Solvent
Box 3, Folder Products--Prelete- 1980s
Promotional display advertising Prelete, a chemical solvent used to remove fluxes from circuit boards and other electronic components.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Solvents, Electric circuits, Cleaning compounds
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Governor George Romney and Michigan state representative Nelson Tisdale
Box 2, Folder Groups--Celebrities- 1963
Photograph of Michigan state representative Nelson G. Tisdale (right) presenting Governor George Romney (left) with a commemorative bottle of Dow aspirin. Tisdale represented Midland, home to the Dow Chemical Company,…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Tisdale, Nelson G., Romney, George W., 1907-1995, Governors, Public officers
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Dedication of Dow sea-water conversion plant
Box 2, Folder Groups--Celebrities- 1961-Jun-21
Group photograph depicting United States President John F. Kennedy (center) pushing a button to activate the nation's first salt-water conversion plant located at the Dow Chemical Company facility in Freeport, Texas.…
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower with Dow band
Box 2, Folder Groups--Celebrities- 1960
General view of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower observing a performance of the Dow Chemical Company band. Band members are seen holding maracas, as well as using barrels of DOW-PER as a drum set. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Presidents
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"Night With Ike" dinner at Case Institute of Technology
Box 2, Folder Groups--Celebrities- 1961-Nov
Group photograph depicting "Night with Ike" dinner held at Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, is positioned at…
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Portrait of John J. Grebe (1900-1984)
Box 7, Folder Personnel--Grebe, John- 1963
Portrait of German-American physicist John J. (John Josef) Grebe (1900-1984), best known for his contributions to the plastics industry, including the development of polystyrene, Styrofoam, and Saran plastics.
After…
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Promotional display for Styrofoam insulation
Box 4, Folder Products--Styrofoam Insulation- 1964
General view of a promotional display for Styrofoam insulation detailing the material's efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and resistance to rot, mold, and deterioration. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene, Marketing
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Promotional display for Styrofoam insulation
Box 4, Folder Products--Styrofoam Insulation- 1964
General view of a promotional display for Styrofoam insulation detailing the material's use in roofing. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the Dow Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Advertising, Polystyrene, Marketing, Roofing
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Styrofoam insulation at construction site
Box 4, Folder Products--Styrofoam Insulation- 1991
General view of an unidentified man measuring a piece of Styrofoam insulation at a construction site. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the Dow Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Polystyrene, Construction industry
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Styrofoam inspection at Dow facility
Box 4, Folder Products--Styrofoam Insulation- 1990
General view of an unidentified employee inspecting a piece of Styrofoam insulation at a Dow Chemical Company facility. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Insulation (Heat), Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Foam, Polystyrene, Women employees
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Employee inspecting Saran Wrap at Dow facility
Box 4, Folder Products--Saran Wrap- 1946
General view of an unidentified employee inspecting a piece of Saran Wrap at a Dow Chemical Company facility. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade
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Marketing materials for Dow Saran Wrap
Box 4, Folder Products--Saran Wrap- 1963
General view of assorted marketing materials for Dow Saran Wrap, including an advertising schedule and promotional tie-ins related to the Pillsbury Bake-off. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Pillsbury Company, Marketing
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Saran Wrap Squares display pack
Box 4, Folder Products--Saran Wrap Boxes- 1965
General view of two stacked display packs for Saran Wrap Squares. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was subsequently developed and marketed…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Marketing
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Gift box containing Dow plastics products
Box 2, Folder Products--Handiwrap- 1964
General view of a promotional gift box containing assorted Dow plastics products, including Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap sandwich bags. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during…
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Artist's rendering of Dow Handi-Wrap packaging
Box 2, Folder Products--Handiwrap- 1965
General view of an artist's rendering of packaging for Dow Handi-Wrap sandwich bags. Introduced in the 1960's, Dow Handi-Wrap was an economy plastic wrap specifically marketed for use in lunchboxes and for its ability…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Marketing
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Advertising still for saran plastic
Box 4, Folder Products--Saran- 1946
Advertising still featuring a female model seated in a lawn chair made from saran plastic. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran plastic was…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade, Women in advertising
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Christmas tree with saran icicles
Box 4, Folder Products--Saran- 1964
General view of two children seated in front of a Christmas tree decorated with icicles made from saran plastic. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II, saran…
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Promotional photograph for Handi-Wrap and other Dow products
Box 2, Folder Products--Handiwrap- 1968
General view of a female model posed with a shopping cart containing assorted Dow Chemical Company consumer products next to a grocery store display for Dow Handi-Wrap. Introduced in the 1960's, Dow Handi-Wrap was an…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Marketing, Women in advertising
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Trade show display featuring Dow Styron
Box 4, Folder Products--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 Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Dow Chemical Company, Trade shows, Consumer goods, Corporations, Advertising, Plastics industry and trade
