Dow Chemical Company
Description
Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company depicting a woman buying groceries at a checkout counter with a line of people behind her, including an African American man. The accompanying paragraph details Dow's myriad contributions to an abundant and nourishing food supply including how Dow Agricultural Chemicals help to increase crop yields; how fumigants and Dowicide, an antimicrobial, aid in the sanitation of produce; the use of Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) in processing and saran film in packaging; and how other Dow Chemicals contribute to the flavoring and refrigeration of foods.
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Advertisements
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PA DigitalKeywords
- African American Men
- African Americans
- African Americans In Advertising
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Chemical Industry
- Corporations
- Dow Chemical Company
- Flavoring Essences
- Food
- Food Industry And Trade
- Grocery Trade
- Preservation
- Refrigerated Foods
- Sanitation
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Women
- Women In Advertising
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