Historic Chemistry Images

Unidentified female employee using a pipette to transfer a solution at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia, 1940s

The implementation of Styrofoam Insulation in house construction, 1991

A group of dolls with hair made from Saran, 1951

A wider view of Plant Box 10 where Saran was produced, 1951

Chemist using rats for experiments at the Dow Biochemical building, 1952

Early advertisement for Zip Loc bags made by Dow, 1965

As a part of their marketing campaign images such as this one showed the light weight of Styrofoam, 1949

Saran Squares were a common way to sell Saran to the public, 1968

Woman in grocery store featuring Dow Chemical products including Saran Wrap

A display of the many Saran product designs

Two models stand on a piece of Styrofoam manufactured at Dow demonstrating its strength, 1949

The Dow Agricultural Greenhouse was cared for by members of the chemical community, 1941

Here a woman is working diligently with Saran at Plant Box 10, 1944

The microscope at Dow in the Metallurgy Laboratory in Midland is crucial

Styrofoam insulation exhibits, 1964

This electron microscope was highly important to the operations at Dow, 1950s

Specialist working in the Aromatics Laboratory at Dow Chemical, 1955

An unknown male employee working at the Dow Seal Beach, CA laboratory, 1952

Children admiring a Christmas tree made of Saran, 1964

Styrofoam product boxes were used to transport large amount of Styrofoam around the country, 1948

Woman reclining in a chair made of Dow Chemical products

Styrofoam used as a construction adhesive was a popular building product, 1986

Saran Wrap 1A, a way people could purchase Saran in stores , 1971

Early chemistry students explore the possibilities of science, 1910

Chemist experimenting with the Saran Bubble, 1955

A mannequin wearing Saran fabric clothing, 1951

A variety of Saran Wrap Products, 1963

Display highlighting Willard Dow and the Saran Wrap his company produced

This is an image of the Physical Properties Laboratory, 1949

Sandwich bags produced by Dow Chemical

Saran being produced in mass, 1955

A portion of the Saran packing plant, 1955

A large group of women working in a laboratory

Chemist working in the Dow Biochemical building, 1952

An unknown woman working in a laboratory poses for a picture, 1920s

Two chemists conferring with each other about the work of the electron microscope at Dow, 1952

An early image of Plant Box 7 Main, an important building in the operations of Dow, 1944

An image of the Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland where chemicals were tested, 1919

Elephant carving named Ned Abby made completely of Styrofoam, 1980

Man displaying properties of Saran Wrap, 1963

Display demonstrating Styrofoam used as Insulation, 1964

Chemists monitoring the application of chemicals at Dow Seal Beach, CA, 1952

In this portion of Plant Box 10 Saran Bubbles were created, 1951

Laboratory staff working with radiation while using little safety protection, 1959

Male chemist working in a laboratory, 1920s

More recent advances in Styrofoam Insulation, 1990

Woman chemist experimenting in a laboratory, 1920

Dow Chemical image celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the invention of Styrofoam, 1988

"Anything Goes With Styrofoam" Advertisement, 1986

Woman working with chemicals, pre-1928