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Dowicide: A Look at Chemical Warfare

  • 1941 – 1945

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Advertisement for Dowicides, the trade name for a group of fungicide chemicals manufactured and marketed by the Dow Chemical Company as tools to prevent mold and decay. The advertisement features an army transport vehicle camouflaged in a jungle setting and details the use of Dowicides to prevent discoloration and rot in intemperate and humid conditions. Notably, the advertisement was produced during World War II and bears the Company's wartime tagline "Dow: Chemicals Indispensable to Industry and Victory."

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  • Box 2

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Dow Chemical Company. “Dowicide: A Look at Chemical Warfare,” 1941–1945. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zc77sq737.

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