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Tire Vacuum Expander

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Seven men pose together as the first raw tire at the Gillette Tire Plant is put into a vacuum expander.
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Building a Tire

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Severin Gullickson applies a circumferential wrap to a wire bead while building a tire at Gillette Tire Plant.
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Cutting Rubber

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Elevated view of Tom Ellington cutting rubber from a roll to make a tire at the Gillette Tire Plant.
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Building the First Tire at Gillette

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Tire builder William (Bill) McNair puts a pocket on the first tire built at the Gillette Tire Plant. Civic representatives and employees of construction fi...
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Stitching a Tire

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Tire builder Bill McNair stitches the side walls of a heavy service truck tire at the Gillette Tire Plant as men in suits watch.
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Attaching Tread to Tire

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Tire builder Arnold Brandt rolls the tread onto a heavy service truck tire.
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Tire Builder Rose LeDue

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Rode LeDue builds an 8.25/20 pocket for use in a heavy service tire.
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Aerial View of United States Rubber Company

Date: 1944
Description: Aerial view of the U.S. Rubber Company plant and surrounding environment.
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Aerial View of United States Rubber Company

Date: 1964
Description: An aerial view of the U.S. Rubber Company plant and surrounding environment.
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Aerial View of United States Rubber Company

Date: 1964
Description: An aerial view of the U.S. Rubber Company plant and surrounding environment.
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Tire Builder

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Description: A man works on building the one millionth Co-op brand tire.
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Women Tire Builders

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: Women work in a row on machinery building tires.
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Tire Builder

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: A tire builder at work.
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Tire Builders

Date: 
Description: Two men work at a conveyor belt at a tire production plant.
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Tire Production

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Description: An employee at a tire production plant works the machinery.
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Tire Building Machines

Date: 08 18 1944
Description: Elevated view of a long row of heavy service tire building machines waiting to be installed in the Gillette Tire Plant.
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Wisconsin Rubber Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Rubber Company of Madison, Wisconsin, which operated the Florida plantation in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Includes an oval i...
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Goodrich Tire Building and Singer Store

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Description: Rear view of the Goodrich Tire Building at 327 State Street and the Singer Store at 325 State Street.
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B.F. Goodrich Store

Date: 08 02 1956
Description: Exterior view of the B.F. Goodrich Store at 801 East Washington Avenue. The store has recently moved to this location.
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Comstock Inc. Tire Building

Date: 03 1961
Description: Exterior view from street of the Comstock Inc. Tires building at 102 North Park Street. The business sells Firestone tires.

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