All historic images presented in this slideshow are provided courtesy of the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the dots beneath the slideshow to return to specific images.
- A group of dolls with hair made from Saran, 1951
- Children admiring a Christmas tree made of Saran, 1964
- The Dow Agricultural Greenhouse was cared for by members of the chemical community, 1941
- Woman working with chemicals, pre-1928
- Here a woman is working diligently with Saran at Plant Box 10, 1944
- Specialist working in the Aromatics Laboratory at Dow Chemical, 1955
- The implementation of Styrofoam Insulation in house construction, 1991
- Styrofoam insulation exhibits, 1964
- Display demonstrating Styrofoam used as Insulation, 1964
- Styrofoam product boxes were used to transport large amount of Styrofoam around the country, 1948
- A variety of Saran Wrap Products, 1963
- An unknown woman working in a laboratory poses for a picture, 1920s
- Man displaying properties of Saran Wrap, 1963
- Male chemist working in a laboratory, 1920s
- Woman reclining in a chair made of Dow Chemical products
- Display highlighting Willard Dow and the Saran Wrap his company produced
- An unknown male employee working at the Dow Seal Beach, CA laboratory, 1952
- A wider view of Plant Box 10 where Saran was produced, 1951
- This is an image of the Physical Properties Laboratory, 1949
- Styrofoam used as a construction adhesive was a popular building product, 1986
- Elephant carving named Ned Abby made completely of Styrofoam, 1980
- Saran Wrap 1A, a way people could purchase Saran in stores , 1971
- Early chemistry students explore the possibilities of science, 1910
- Chemists monitoring the application of chemicals at Dow Seal Beach, CA, 1952
- A large group of women working in a laboratory
- Saran Squares were a common way to sell Saran to the public, 1968
- As a part of their marketing campaign images such as this one showed the light weight of Styrofoam, 1949
- Unidentified female employee using a pipette to transfer a solution at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia, 1940s
- More recent advances in Styrofoam Insulation, 1990
- Laboratory staff working with radiation while using little safety protection, 1959
- Chemist experimenting with the Saran Bubble, 1955
- A portion of the Saran packing plant, 1955
- Two chemists conferring with each other about the work of the electron microscope at Dow, 1952
- An image of the Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland where chemicals were tested, 1919
- Chemist working in the Dow Biochemical building, 1952
- The microscope at Dow in the Metallurgy Laboratory in Midland is crucial
- "Anything Goes With Styrofoam" Advertisement, 1986
- Saran being produced in mass, 1955
- A mannequin wearing Saran fabric clothing, 1951
- Dow Chemical image celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the invention of Styrofoam, 1988
- A display of the many Saran product designs
- This electron microscope was highly important to the operations at Dow, 1950s
- Early advertisement for Zip Loc bags made by Dow, 1965
- Woman chemist experimenting in a laboratory, 1920
- Two models stand on a piece of Styrofoam manufactured at Dow demonstrating its strength, 1949
- Chemist using rats for experiments at the Dow Biochemical building, 1952
- In this portion of Plant Box 10 Saran Bubbles were created, 1951
- Woman in grocery store featuring Dow Chemical products including Saran Wrap
- Sandwich bags produced by Dow Chemical
- An early image of Plant Box 7 Main, an important building in the operations of Dow, 1944