Photograph
Rubber Worker at Gillette
| Victor Marten, a worker at the Gillette factory owned by the United States Rubber Company, feeding rubber into a Banbury mixer. During World War II the government purchased the plant after which it produced ordnance for the war effort. This photograph was taken after the plant reconverted to tire production in 1944. |
| Image ID: | 39893 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 19 1944 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Eau Claire |
| County: | Eau Claire |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Uniroyal, inc. Eau Claire plant records, 1917-1990 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6055 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| Blue collar workers |
| Tire industry |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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