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Advertisements, Ephemera

America's Pioneer Producer of Magnesium Reports to the American People

  • 1942

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Two-page advertisement for Dowmetal detailing the Dow Chemical Company's efforts to scale up magnesium production to meet increased demand from military defense activities. Produced during World War II, the advertisement notably bears the tagline "Chemicals Indispensable to Industry and Defense."

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  • 11.5 in. H x 8 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 8

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Dow Chemical Company. “America's Pioneer Producer of Magnesium Reports to the American People,” 1942. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2b88qd24c.

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