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Ken Altman and Francis Parkinson, Jr. examining glassware at Dow Chemical Company facility

  • 1957-Oct-02

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General view of shop foreman Ken Altman (left) and Francis Parkinson, Jr. examining assorted glassware produced in the Dow Chemical Company's Glass Fabrication department. Founded in 1925, the department was responsible for the fabrication and repair of specialty glass equipment used at the Company's plant in Midland, Michigan.

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  • Box 6, Folder Dow Plant--Glass Laboratory

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Dow Chemical Company. “Ken Altman and Francis Parkinson, Jr. Examining Glassware at Dow Chemical Company Facility,” October 2, 1957. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box 6, Folder Dow Plant--Glass Laboratory. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6t053g33h.

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