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