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1. John W. Thomas and Harvey S. Firestone Jr. stand and display what is used in making a tire John W. Thomas and Harvey S. Firestone Jr. stand and display what is used in making a tire Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Tire industry; Tires; Rubber; Rubber industry; Firestone, Harvey S., 1898-1973 John W. Thomas, president, (right) and Harvey S. Firestone Jr., vice president, of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company stand inside a 36.00-40 tire and show the materials needed to make a tire in 1941....
2. Rocket launcher assembly line at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Rocket launcher assembly line at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Assembly-line methods; Bazookas; World War II "Rocket launcher assembly line of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company at Akron is turning out thousands of these deadly new weapons. Completed launchers in the foreground are ready for packing and delivery...
3. Harvey S. Firestone Jr., J. E. Trainer, and Raymond C. Firestone demonstrate the use of a anti-aircraft Harvey S. Firestone Jr., J. E. Trainer, and Raymond C. Firestone demonstrate the use of a anti-aircraft gun Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Firestone family; Gun turrets Harvey S. Firestone Jr.; J. E. Trainer, Vice President of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.; and Raymond C. Firestone sit in an anti-aircraft gun built by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company after being...
4. Manufacturing synthetic rubber at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Manufacturing synthetic rubber at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Machinery; Artificial rubber industry A worker works on pulling synthetic rubber at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron Ohio in 1941. The process for creating synthetic rubber includes mixing chemicals including sulfur which is...
5. Tire coming out of a jacket mold at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Tire coming out of a jacket mold at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Tire industry; Tires; Rubber; Rubber industry; Machinery A worker pulls out a tire from a jacket mold at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio in 1941.
6. Uncured tire going into a mold at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Uncured tire going into a mold at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Tire industry; Tires; Machinery "Uncured 'green' tire goes into a mold at the Firestone Tire & Rubber plant in Akron, comes out a whitewall ready for you 1957 auto. The tire is shaped and cured i a single automatic operation. Firestone...
7. Mold for making new larger tire at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Mold for making new larger tire at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Tire industry; Tires; Machinery This machine is the mold for creating new larger tires from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio.
8. Cord fabric after being gum dipped at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Cord fabric after being gum dipped at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Machinery "The cord fabric in wide strips, after being dipped in pure liquid rubber, a patented Firestone process known as Gum Dipping, is passed between rolls on huge machines known as calendars. Here the gum dipped...
9. Helmet assembly line at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Helmet assembly line at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Women; Women workers; World War II; Assembly-line methods Rows of women workers assemble combat helmets at the Firestone Tire and Rubber factory in Akron Ohio in 1945.
10. Bofors 40mm guns lined up at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Bofors 40mm guns lined up at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; World War II; Assembly-line methods; Artillery (Weaponry) Bofors 40 mm guns lined up at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio in 1942. Firestone received the Army-Navy "E" Production Award for their mass production of the guns.
11. Bofors 40 mm guns at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Bofors 40 mm guns at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; World War II; Artillery (Weaponry) Workers put the finishing touches on the Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's plant in Akron, Ohio in 1942.
12. Production of balloons during World War II at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Production of balloons during World War II at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; World War II; Balloons; Rubber; Rubber industry Anti-aircraft balloons produced and stored at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's warehouse in Akron Ohio in 1942. Note: original photograph is a reversed print.
13. Woman checking an experiment at Firestone research lab Woman checking an experiment at Firestone research lab Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Women workers; Research; Laboratories "This young woman checks the progress of an experiment in the organic department at The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's new research laboratory." -- photo caption.
14. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company worker adds chemicals to the synthetic rubber making process Firestone Tire and Rubber Company worker adds chemicals to the synthetic rubber making process Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Employees; Artificial rubber industry A worker adds chemicals during the process of creating synthetic rubber at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron Ohio in 1941.
15. Assembly line workers at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Assembly line workers at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; World War II; Assembly-line methods; Product inspection "Part of the final inspection table where metallic belt links at Firestone are inspected and boxed for shipment. Girls on the right are testing each link to a 100 pound longitudinal pull and placing the...
16. Bales of crude rubber at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Bales of crude rubber at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Employees; Warehouses "Crude rubber is received in bales, boxed or wrapped with burlap, weighing 250 pounds each. It is stored in warehoused at the manufacturing plant. Here is shown the Firestone rubber warehouse at its Akron...
17. Worker works at a machine to make tire tubes at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Worker works at a machine to make tire tubes at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Tire industry; Tires; Machinery "Automobile tubes are built by extruding specially compounded rubber through a die which gives them definite dimensions and makes them seamless." -- photo caption.
18. Women inspect landing rafts at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Women inspect landing rafts at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Boats; World War II; Women; Women workers "Making an all-important contribution to America's war production program, many girls like the three shown above, are helping to turn out these 10-man rubber landing boats at plants of The Firestone Tire...
19. Machine making a truck tire at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Machine making a truck tire at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Tires; Tire industry; Rubber; Rubber industry; Machinery "Here one of the large truck and bus tires coming from the building room is being placed under a shaping machine. The air bag which will go inside this tire can be seen hanging from the top of the press....
20. Rubber gas tanks being fitted into an Army Otter Rubber gas tanks being fitted into an Army Otter Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber; Rubber industry; Armies; Armored vessels; Armored vehicles; Armored vehicle industry "Rubber gas tanks are going into the Army's new Otter, and amphibian cargo tractor. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron makes the rubber gas tanks developed for use in World War II aircraft. The tanks...
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