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Dow Chemical Company Hydrocarbons plant

  • 1952

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General view of the Dow Chemical Company Hydrocarbons plant located in Freeport, Texas. Hydrocarbons are compounds of hydrogen and carbon that often occur in petroleum and natural gas and commonly serve as the building blocks for a range of Dow products, including Benzene, Ethylene, Propylene, and Styrene.

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  • 11 in. H x 13 in. W
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  • (On verso) "This hydrocarbon plant exemplifies the expansion under way at the Texas Division at Freeport where a sizable portion of current Dow expenditures is bein [being] concentrated because of abundant petroleum resources and transportation advantages."
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  • Box Oversized Plants 1

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Dow Chemical Company. “Dow Chemical Company Hydrocarbons Plant,” 1952. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pv63g070j.

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