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Stop Raising Weeds: Spray 'Em to Death with the Right Dow Weed Killer

  • 1948-Mar

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Color print advertisement for weed killers manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company, with an illustrated depiction of a farmer attesting to the product's effectiveness. This advertisement appeared on page 95 of the March 1948 edition of Country Gentleman.

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  • 13.75 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Box 7

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Dow Chemical Company. “Stop Raising Weeds: Spray 'Em to Death with the Right Dow Weed Killer,” March 1948. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xd07gt470.

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