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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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Goodrich Service Truck and Men

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Three attendants are standing beside a Goodrich truck at Goodrich Silvertown, Inc. 515 University Avenue, next to a sign for Goodrich Tires and Batteries. ...
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Tire Retreading at Edwards Tire Co.

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Two men retreading tires at Edwards Tire Company, located at 124 W. Main Street.
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Goodrich Silvertown, Inc. Office

Date: 07 11 1934
Description: Goodrich Silvertown, Inc. 515 University Avenue, office, with four employees at desks.
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Tires in the Licari Garage

Date: 08 17 1933
Description: A worker fixing a tire in front of racks of Gillette tires in the Licari garage, 767 W. Washington Avenue, in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Bag-o-matic

Date: 03 19 1955
Description: A tire factory worker operating the Bag-o-matic.
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Renk Family with John Deere Tractor

Date: 05 20 1947
Description: William F. Renk pointing to his son Robert Renk (sitting on John Deere tractor with Firestone Tires) and Walter Renk, leaning on the tractor. Another son, ...
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Renk Family with John Deere Tractor

Date: 05 20 1947
Description: William F. Renk, wearing a suit, and his sons. Left to right are: Walter Renk, Wilbur Renk, both standing, and Robert Renk sitting on a John Deere tractor ...
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Edwards Tire Company

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: "Ole" Odegaard, tire repairman at Edwards Tire Company, 506 University Avenue, re-treading tires.
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Assembling Truck Wheels at Springfield Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers assembling pneumatic (rubber) truck tires at International Harvester's Springfield Works. There is a pile of rubber tires and metal rims in...
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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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Stacks of Tires at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: Elevated view of stacks of tires siting in the Uniroyal factory. Men work at machinery building 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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Working on Tire Molds

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Description: Men sit on chairs while working on tire molds at Uniroyal.

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