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Indigo

  • Old as the Pyramids... New as the 20th Century

  • 1937

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Color print advertisement for synthetic indigo and other indigoid products manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features images of ancient Egyptian statues with accompanying text detailing the history of indigo and synthetic dyestuffs, emphasizing the purity, fastness, and uniformity of color in Dow products.

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Vickery, John. “Indigo,” 1937. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/t722h895k.

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