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Tire Factory Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated interior view of the Boone Tire Factory. Men are lined up along a wall with open windows. They are each using a stand to hold a wheel while wrappi...
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Holmes Tire and Supply Co. Tire Recapping Department

Date: 10 29 1946
Description: Interior of Holmes Tire and Supply Company, 431 West Main Street. View of the recapping department with two workers, equipment, and many tires of different...
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International Model "63" Firestone Truck

Date: 11 1926
Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of an International Model "63" truck owned by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. The slogan: "Most Miles Per Dollar" is p...
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Boone Tire Factory

Date: 1919
Description: Three men use three different pieces of machinery in various stages of the tire-making process at the Boone Tire Factory. Stacks of tires are piled around ...
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Man Using Tire-Making Machinery

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of the Boone Tire Factory. A man is using a machine to wrap canvas around a rubber tire.
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Filling Tire Molds

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of a room in the Boone Tire Factory. Two men are removing a tire from a mold, one of many running along a conveyor belt inside the Boone Tire...
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Interior of Boone Tire Factory

Date: 1919
Description: Four men work inside the Boone Tire Factory.
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Women at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: A group of women work at machines making tires. Men are in the background on the right working on other machines.
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Men at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: Elevated view of men working with long strips of rubber and fabric while making tires.
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Building Tires

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Description: Workroom in the Uniroyal factory where men and women are building tires.
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The Tool Room

Date: 08 25 1945
Description: Men working in the tool room, located in the northeast corner of Building #15.
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Delivery Truck

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck parked along the curb in front of a brick building. Signs on the building...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 12 12 1927
Description: View towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck. In the background is a brick building with large, open garage doors. The sign on the t...

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