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James Doedens Dr. D.E. Pletcher purifying aromatic chemicals at Dow Aromatics Laboratory

  • 1949

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General view of two chemists using experimental distillation apparatus to purify aromatic chemicals in the Bush Aromatics Research Department at the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan. The individuals in the photograph are identified as chemist James Doedens (left) and Dr. D.E. Pletcher, head of the Bush Aromatics Research Department.

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  • Box Oversized Plants 1

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Dow Chemical Company. “James Doedens Dr. D.E. Pletcher Purifying Aromatic Chemicals at Dow Aromatics Laboratory,” 1949. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qz20ss890.

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