TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - The 53rd Element ID - a14c9pc AU - Dow Chemical Company DA - 1938/// YR - 1938 AV - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 VL - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 AN - Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/a14c9pc AB - Color print advertisement for iodine manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a bottle of iodine and a manicured hand holding a dropper. A drop of iodine is illustrated against a plain background with the text "The 53rd Element." Accompanying text describes the benefits of iodine, as well as Dow Chemical's development of an iodine recovery method using oil well waste brine. The text notes that Dow Chemical was the first commercial producer of iodine in the United States. KW - Dow Chemical Company KW - Advertising KW - Corporations KW - Iodine KW - Chemical industry KW - Chemical elements KW - Medical supplies KW - Antiseptics KW - Antiseptics in dentistry KW - Advertising, Industrial LA - English ER -