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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4 items
Extrusion of saran bubbles at Dow Chemical Company
- 1993
Four views showing various stages of the extrusion of saran bubbles from a rolling machine at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The employee visible in the photographs is unidentified. During…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Styrofoam insulation at construction site
- 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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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- 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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Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)
- 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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Styrofoam inspection at Dow facility
- 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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Prelete Sulfer Solvent
- 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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Aerial view of Dow plant in Cartagena, Columbia
- 1980s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company's polystyrene plant located in Cartagena, Columbia. Constructed in the 1960s, the Cartagena plant subsequently underwent four expansions and boasted a manufacturing capacity of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Colombia--Cartagena, Aerial photographs, Polystyrene
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Aerial view of Dow plant in Cartagena, Columbia
- 1980s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company's polystyrene plant located in Cartagena, Columbia. Constructed in the 1960s, the Cartagena plant subsequently underwent four expansions and boasted a manufacturing capacity of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Colombia--Cartagena, Aerial photographs, Polystyrene
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Aerial view of Dow plant in Cartagena, Columbia
- 1980s
Aerial view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company's polystyrene plant located in Cartagena, Columbia. Constructed in the 1960s, the Cartagena plant subsequently underwent four expansions and boasted a manufacturing…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Colombia--Cartagena, Aerial photographs, Polystyrene
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Aerial view of Dow facilities in Midland, Michigan
- 1980s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company plant facilities located in Midland, Michigan with a view of the adjoining Tittabawassee River.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Michigan--Tittabawassee River, Aerial photographs
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Ray McIntire posed with Styrofoam Santa Claus
- 1988
General view of Dow Chemical Company engineer Ray McIntire (1918-1996) posed with a Santa Claus figurine carved out of Styrofoam. McIntire invented foam polystyrene in 1941 while working in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab.…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject McIntire, Otis Ray, 1918-1996, Foamed materials, Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Polystyrene
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Interior of Analytical Laboratory at Dow Chemical Company
- 1988
Interior view of the Analytical Laboratory at the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan. Assorted analytical instruments and computational equipment is visible throughout the laboratory, including a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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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…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Aerial view of the Analytical Laboratory at Dow Chemical Company
- 1988
Aerial view of the Analytical Laboratory at the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan. Three employees are visible on the ground floor of the laboratory, surrounded by assorted analytical instruments and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Laboratories, Dow Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1987
Color photograph showing a saran bubble as it is extruded from a machine during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible behind the bubble, likely…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1987
General view of a saran bubble as it is extruded from a machine during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible behind the bubble, likely taking a tour…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Louisiana Gasification Technology Inc. facility
- Circa 1987
General view of a section of the Dow Chemical Company's Louisiana Gasification Technology Inc. (LGTI) facility located in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Opened in 1987, the LGTI facility was a coal-gasification plant that…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Synthesis gas, Coal gasification
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Power house at Dow Chemical Company plant
- 1986-Sep
General exterior view of the West Side Power House at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company
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Tour of Dow saran manufacturing facilities
- 1984
Two views of a tour group observing the extrusion of a saran bubble from a rolling machine at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible in the photograph are identified as follows…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Extrusion of saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1970s
General view 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…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Aerial view of Dow Corporate Center
- 1970s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company Corporate Center located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Aerial views, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Aerial photographs
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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 Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Order picking systems, Plastics industry and trade
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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 Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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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 Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Belt conveyors, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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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 Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Dow Chemical Company, Belt conveyors, Consumer goods, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
