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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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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 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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First Gillette Tire

Date: 05 23 1917
Description: A group of men, women and children are standing and watching as a Gillette employee works on the first tire produced by the Gillette Rubber Company. From l...
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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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Tire Retreading Process

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Description: A man in a mechanic's garage holds a tire that is suspended over a tread mold. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Feature on how to drive in winter. Retreading ...

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