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Two Sports, One Field. The Answer: AstroTurf and Eight Hours.

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Monsanto AstroTurf advertisement. The caption reads "Two sports, one field. The answer: AstroTurf and eight hours." This double-page spread features a baseball player and a football player facing off nose-to-nose and advertises the fact that Astroturf can be used for multiple sports.

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Monsanto Company. “Two Sports, One Field. The Answer: AstroTurf and Eight Hours.” Paper (fiber product), 1970–1979. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zbipllu.

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