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Advertisement for Dow weed killer

  • 1947-May

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Print advertisement for weed killers and other agricultural chemicals manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of a Tom Sawyer-esque boy walking down a dirt road with farm fields visible in the background. This advertisement appeared on page 81 of the May 1947 edition of Country Gentleman.

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  • 13.75 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “Advertisement for Dow Weed Killer,” May 1947. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9z903066s.

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