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Ford Bowers retouching negative in Dow Photographic Laboratory

  • 1947-Jan-13

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General view of senior photo technician Ford Bowers retouching a negative prior to printing in the Dow Chemical Company's Photographic Laboratory. Established in the 1930's, the Photo Lab took pictures for employee publications like The Brine Well and Dow Diamond, as well as for newspaper and magazine releases sent out by Dow's Editorial Service and Advertising Department.

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  • Box 3, Folder Places--Dow Photographic Dept.

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Dow Chemical Company. “Ford Bowers Retouching Negative in Dow Photographic Laboratory,” January 13, 1947. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box 3, Folder Places--Dow Photographic Dept. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hm50ts048.

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