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Put An End to Road Dust

  • 1926-May-29

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Advertisement for Dowflake Calcium Chloride, a product of the Dow Chemical Company, with view of a tree-lined residential street and unpaved road. Patented on February 17, 1925, Dowflake was marketed for use to control dust on unpaved roads and parking lots, as well as a roadway deicer. This advertisement appeared on page 71 of the May 29, 1926 edition of The Literary Digest .

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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “Put An End to Road Dust,” May 29, 1926. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/0z708x12d.

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