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[Truck with tires for Amalgamated Tire Stores Corp.]

[Truck with tires for Amalgamated Tire Stores Corp.]

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Rudnick Tire Co. front - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Rudnick Tire Co. front - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Lee Tire Co. test - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lee Tire Co. test - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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[...] tire story - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[...] tire story - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Dog on spare tire of automobile, Washington, D.C.]

[Dog on spare tire of automobile, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

F.L. Lewton with auto tire fabric machine, museum, 7/22/25

F.L. Lewton with auto tire fabric machine, museum, 7/22/25

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a motorcycle. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DePaolo in pit for tire change, 10/26/25

DePaolo in pit for tire change, 10/26/25

Picryl description: Public domain image of a sports event, stadium, athlete, 1910s-1920s, 20th-century Olympics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fisk Tire building. At dusk, first half of 20th century

Fisk Tire building. At dusk, first half of 20th century

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Stripping tube on mandrel before sending to cure, Goodyear Tire Factory, Akron, O.

Stripping tube on mandrel before sending to cure, Goodyear Tire Factor...

J298245 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 22337. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crude rubber from Brazil being cracked by the rubber-cracking machine, Goodyear Tire Factory, Akron, O.

Crude rubber from Brazil being cracked by the rubber-cracking machine,...

J298720 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 22306. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hoover with Genl. Tire & Rubber Co. pilots, 8/20/29

Hoover with Genl. Tire & Rubber Co. pilots, 8/20/29

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winter scenes. Tire tracks in snow

Winter scenes. Tire tracks in snow

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Lee Tire & Rubber Company, Powerhouse, 1100 Hector Avenue, Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA

Lee Tire & Rubber Company, Powerhouse, 1100 Hector Avenue, Conshohocke...

Survey number: HABS PA-6024-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lee Tire & Rubber Company, Water Tower, 1100 Hector Avenue, Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA

Lee Tire & Rubber Company, Water Tower, 1100 Hector Avenue, Conshohock...

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Negro field worker. Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. He has just made himself shoes out of that old tire

Negro field worker. Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. He has jus...

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Tire Company, South side of State Route 53 between Frances Street/State Route 124, Braselton, Jackson County, GA

Tire Company, South side of State Route 53 between Frances Street/Stat...

Significance: The Tire Company is a contributing historic resource in the Braselton National Register of Historic Places District and represents the automobile-oriented commercial significance of the district. ... More

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank. Father is trying to repair a tire. Three children. Father says, "It's tough, but life's tough anyway you take it"

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their ho...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for w...

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Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for w...

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Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway

Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway

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Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for w...

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Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank. The father is trying to repair a tire. Three children. Father says, "It's tough but life's tough anyway you take it"

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their ho...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vice president muses on 69th birthday. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Describing himself as "the spare tire of the Government", Vice President John N. Garner, reaching his 69th milestone today, blows smoke-rings and muses over the success he has attained in nearly a half-century of service as a lawmaker. No celebrations were planned for the Vice President's birthday. 11/22/37

Vice president muses on 69th birthday. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Desc...

A man sitting at a desk smoking a cigarette. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Paul S. Litchfield, President of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, told the Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee today that while his firm recognized "outside unions" it kept an elaborate "company union" which is known as the "the industrial assembly", and it comprises an assembly and Senate, much as the state legislature. Acting in a capacity similar to a state Governor, the manager has power to disapprove assembly actions, he added

Declares at Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., March 17. Pau...

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Traffic paint undergoes rigid tests. Washington, D.C., April 16. At the U.S. Bureau of Standards, J.E. Keefauver of the Bureau has been running tests on the paint that is placed on safety zones and streets to determine which has the best wearing activity. The discs [?] are painted with the traffic paint the chain-driven wheel of eraser rubber (to imitate an auto tire) slowly wears the paint away. The brushes are to keep the disc and tire clean. These tests were made at the requests of the traffic bureaus, 4/16/1937

Traffic paint undergoes rigid tests. Washington, D.C., April 16. At th...

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Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

Swing made of an old rubber tire. Gibbs City, Michigan

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Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear on tires with this tire testing machine at the Bureau of Standards is W.D. ? hold, the machine simulates road tests traveling from 20 to 60 mph, the only difference is that the load on the tires is heavier than the normal weight of cars that the tires are made for ...

Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear ...

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection on the negative or negative sleeve.... More

Symbol of tire repair shop, Plentywood, Montana

Symbol of tire repair shop, Plentywood, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Discharged for union activites. Washington, D.C., March 18. Miss Zella Morgan, of Gadsen, Ala., told the Lafollette Civil Liberties Committee today how she was discharged from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's plant in Gadsen. Ala., because she was active in the local union, she was given an "honorable discharge" and two weeks extra pay, she said. Because four other girls in the plant not in her Department, declared they would not work in the organization with her

Discharged for union activites. Washington, D.C., March 18. Miss Zella...

A woman sitting in a chair reading a piece of paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tire shop. Washington, D.C.. Washington DC in 1920s. Public domain.

Tire shop. Washington, D.C.. Washington DC in 1920s. Public domain.

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Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear on tires with this tire testing machine at the Bureau of Standards is W.D. [?] hold, the machine simulates road tests traveling from 20 to 60 mph, the only difference is that the load on the tires is heavier than the normal weight of cars that the tires are made for [...]

Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tire rims at junkyard, Abbeville, Louisiana

Tire rims at junkyard, Abbeville, Louisiana

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Potash lorries burned on Jericho road. Great rubber tire of potash lorry still in full blaze when picture was taken on the following morning after attack on previous evening

Potash lorries burned on Jericho road. Great rubber tire of potash lor...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tire salesman showing wares to storekeeper, Caruthersville, Missouri

Tire salesman showing wares to storekeeper, Caruthersville, Missouri

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old auto wheel and tire with front axle assemblies, near Abbeville, Louisiana, junkyard

Old auto wheel and tire with front axle assemblies, near Abbeville, Lo...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Day laborer pumping up tractor tire, farm near Ralls, Texas

Day laborer pumping up tractor tire, farm near Ralls, Texas

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated ...

Old streetcar made into tire shop. Kerrville, Texas

Old streetcar made into tire shop. Kerrville, Texas

Public domain photograph of the 1930s, United States, cars, streets, John Kennedy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Texas, during G...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Tire on branch of tree near Harlingen, Texas

Tire on branch of tree near Harlingen, Texas

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a group of men, Texas, during Great Depress...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farmers talking and looking at tire sale handbill, Weatherford, Texas

Farmers talking and looking at tire sale handbill, Weatherford, Texas

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Repairing tire on road near Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

Repairing tire on road near Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississip...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rehabilitation borrower's shoes, made out of tire casings. Greene County, Georgia

Rehabilitation borrower's shoes, made out of tire casings. Greene Coun...

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in shape. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated ...

Repairing tire on road near Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi

Repairing tire on road near Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississip...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing next to an old car, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a man standing next to an old car, Mississi...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Day laborer pumping up tire on tractor on large farm near Ralls, Texas. Nine tractors were used on this farm of four thousand nine hundred acres

Day laborer pumping up tire on tractor on large farm near Ralls, Texas...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tire shop, San Angelo, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Tire shop, San Angelo, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

World's Fair. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Building at night I

World's Fair. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Building at night I

The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City, United States in 1939-1940. The 1939-1940 World's Fair was themed "The World of Tomorrow" and featured pavilions and exhibit... More

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train, railroad, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detail of automobile of white migrant family with sack of salt on running board and leather-laced tire, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Detail of automobile of white migrant family with sack of salt on runn...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a person standing in the dirt, Georgia. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a person standing in the dirt, Georgia. Far...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tire repairman, Waco, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Tire repairman, Waco, Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio

Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., A...

Photograph shows woman ironing. Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Second operation in wheel and tire assembly, inserting the locking ring by means of which the tire is secured to the wheel

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Second operation in wheel and tire ass...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A couple of men working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A couple of men working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two old cars parked next to a red building. Red cars green. - Automobiles of 1940s

Two old cars parked next to a red building. Red cars green. - Automobi...

Tire photos: Free images of tires, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required.

A couple of men working on a car, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A couple of men working on a car, Kenntucky. Farm Security Administrat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). First operation in the process of tire and wheel assembly. The workman shown above is putting the tube and flap inside the casing of the type of tire with which all Dodge Army trucks are equipped

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). First operation in the process of tire...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Mountaineer trying to change tire with a fence post as a jack. Up South fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer trying to change tire with a fence post as a jack. Up Sout...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Changing a tire at the United Producers and Consumers Cooperative service station. Phoenix, Arizona

Changing a tire at the United Producers and Consumers Cooperative serv...

Public domain photograph of 1930s cars, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Truck driver repairing tire. Corpus Christi, Texas

Truck driver repairing tire. Corpus Christi, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a man working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a group of people working on a tire. Pie To...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merchant changing tire on his truck, Penasco, New Mexico

Merchant changing tire on his truck, Penasco, New Mexico

Public domain image of a truck, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inflating a new tire for installation on car of member of the United Producers and Consumers Cooperative. Phoenix, Arizona

Inflating a new tire for installation on car of member of the United P...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a man working on a tire. Pie Town, New Mexi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mountaineer and Marion Post Wolcott changing a tire with a fence post as a jack. Up South Fork of the Kentucky River. Kentucky

Mountaineer and Marion Post Wolcott changing a tire with a fence post ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). First operation in the process of tire and wheel assembly. The workman shown above is putting the tube and flap inside the casing of the type of tire with which all Dodge Army trucks are equipped

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). First operation in the process of tire...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Repairing tire of a truck carrying thirty-five migratory agricultural workers from North Carolina to pick beans near Easton, Maryland

Repairing tire of a truck carrying thirty-five migratory agricultural ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Changing tire at the garage. Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mountaineer trying to change tire with a fence post as a jack. Up South fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer trying to change tire with a fence post as a jack. Up Sout...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Second operation in wheel and tire assembly, inserting the locking ring by means of which the tire is secured to the wheel

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Second operation in wheel and tire ass...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wrapping the finished tire. Seeing is not necessarily believing. Even when you see the tire-wrapping machine in operation, it is difficult to understand how it works....spinning a strand of paper around a tire as fast as the operator can feed them in. All the operator need do is place the tire in position; the machine does the rest. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Wrapping the finished tire. Seeing is not necessarily believing. Even ...

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The tracks for an Army halftrac scout car begins to take shape on the "building wheel" of a Midwest tire plant. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

The tracks for an Army halftrac scout car begins to take shape on the ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Giant tire manufacturing. Construction of modern airports and other military facilities which requires moving large quantities of earth necessitates equipment identified as earth movers. Earth movers use huge rubber tires like these, some of which cost as much as $2,500 each. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Giant tire manufacturing. Construction of modern airports and other mi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Removing cured tube from mold. As the tire molds are all-automatic, so are the tube molds. This one has just opened; all the operator need do is remove the finished tube and put in another raw one. Note the seam marks in the mold itself, which leave their imprint on the tube. Thus a seamless tube may appear to have a collection of many sections. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Removing cured tube from mold. As the tire molds are all-automatic, so...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aircraft tire manufacture. This shot taken through a huge bomber tire shows an attractive rubber company employee with small airplane tire used on some military aircraft. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. This shot taken through a huge bomber tire ...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wrapping the finished tire. Seeing is not necessarily believing. Even when you see the tire-wrapping machine in operation, it is difficult to understand how it works....spinning a strand of paper around a tire as fast as the operator can feed them in. All the operator need do is place the tire in position; the machine does the rest. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Wrapping the finished tire. Seeing is not necessarily believing. Even ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Barrage balloon manufacture. Reinforcing tail rigging of a new ballonet type barrage balloon, these workers at the barrage plant are cementing, seaming and rolling reinforcing tape across points in the tail and fins where strain is greatest. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Reinforcing tail rigging of a new ballone...

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Molds automatically open. At the end of the curing time, the mold draws the steam out of the airbag, opens the lid and ejects the tire from the tread pattern. Workers need to do nothing but pull out the finished tire and put in another uncured carcass. General Tires, Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Molds automatically open. At the end of the curing time, the mold draw...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Barrage balloon manufacture. Final patching and tying. Men in the foreground are rolling cemented patches into correct position on the outside walls of a barrage balloon, while their co-worker in the background is checking the wrapping of ropes in cloth to prevent any stray bristles from puncturing the rubberized fabric. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Final patching and tying. Men in the fore...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrage balloon manufacture. Making a suspension band. These workers are preparing a reinforced band which will be attached longitudinally around the barrage balloon. This band carries most of the rigging by which the balloon is controlled from the ground. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Making a suspension band. These workers a...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for military aircraft is illustrated by this photograph. Tire at bottom is of type used on average medium bomber while small tires at top are for tail wheels of various types. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for milit...

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Vacuum shaping machine. Flat carcasses taken from the storage racks are placed in this vacuum machine in which two things happen. First a combination vacuum suction and squeezing action pulls the tire into the shape it will always have in use. Second, an airbag is forced into the inside to provide inside strength for the curing step. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Vacuum shaping machine. Flat carcasses taken from the storage racks ar...

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Replenishing gum rubber for tire cords. A new supply of gum for the fabric is being carried to the calendaring machine by this worker. After having been milled originally by processes previously described, the moment of impregnation by auxiliary mills alongside the calendaring machine. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Replenishing gum rubber for tire cords. A new supply of gum for the fa...

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forming the bead with "saucer," this tire builder follows every curve of the tire, shaping and pressing on the new layer. This saucer is matched by another on the far side of the tire which works on the other side at the same time, assuring perfect balance of the finished tire. The saucers may be swiveled in every direction to press the tire at right angles or lightly at a tangent. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Forming the bead with "saucer," this tire builder follows every curve ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Rubber reclamation. Old rubber goes back to work. An automatic rotary knife removes the wire band portion of a scrap tire. The tire body is then ready to pass through various stages of the xylos reclamation process at a well-known rubber plant. The wire band portion, imcluding a very small amount of rubber, goes to a smelter for recovery of the metal

Rubber reclamation. Old rubber goes back to work. An automatic rotary ...

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The tracks for Army halftrac cars run over bogie wheels which distribute the load and absorb shock through the springs on which they are mounted. The steel bases for these bogie wheels undergo inspection at a Midwest tire plant engaged in halftrac production. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

The tracks for Army halftrac cars run over bogie wheels which distribu...

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Adding the bead wire. Taking a more solid form, the carcass is now ready for the addition of another bead before the final layers of fabric are added. The bead cover is shaped to the exact curvature of the tire, and fits its diameter perfectly. The bead is forced into position under pressure by the machine controlled with the worker's right hand. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Adding the bead wire. Taking a more solid form, the carcass is now rea...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Assembling the balloon. These workers are ready to fasten one-half of a barrage balloon to the other half--the final major step in the assembly of the huge balloon. After this is done, all accessories, ropes and rigging will have to be added before the balloon can be tested, finally inspected, packed and shipped to Uncle Sam. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Assembling the balloon. These workers are...

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Battery of curing molds. While the curing, or cooking, operation is going on for the tire we have followed through the plant, it is also going on simultaneously for hundreds of other tires in production. This view shows one corridor in the curing room where fifty tires are being cured at once. Additional molds flank this group on both sides of long corridor such as this one. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Battery of curing molds. While the curing, or cooking, operation is go...

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Tracks for Army vehicles, fresh from the curing press of a large Ohio tire plant. Grooves are buffed on the ends of the track section. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

Tracks for Army vehicles, fresh from the curing press of a large Ohio ...

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Closing the cover of the mold. Entirely automatic, the "watch-case" mold is closed by pushing a button, which starts several operations. First the airbag is filled with live steam which circulates during the entire process; next an automatic timer sets itself for the proper length of time and temperature; next pressure is exerted to squeeze the tire into the mold pattern. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Closing the cover of the mold. Entirely automatic, the "watch-case" mo...

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