Martin Digital History

Portrait with banned pest control product, c. 1960

Item

Title

Portrait with banned pest control product, c. 1960

Description

Two men pose holding a bag of Hector's 5% Chlordane Dust, a pest control product that was banned in 1988. Many other hardware store items in view behind the men.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Contributor

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-030-gas2-081
2025.030

Original Format

Negative

Citation

“Portrait with banned pest control product, c. 1960,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/16316.