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Rolling for Uncle Sam. Rolling away a finished tire, this tire company worker is proud of the job it will do, for it is a huge airplane bomber tire, of the kind used by Uncle Sam on his giant defenders. The tire will receive a few finishing touches before shipping, although it is ready for service as is. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

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Rolling for Uncle Sam. Rolling away a finished tire, this tire company worker is proud of the job it will do, for it is a huge airplane bomber tire, of the kind used by Uncle Sam on his giant defenders. The tire will receive a few finishing touches before shipping, although it is ready for service as is. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Fort Knox. Earth moving equipment. The big "shoes" of a carryall scraper, working on a new access road at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are given the best of care. A mechanic removes nails and bits of glass and metal from a costly tire that must give many more miles of service

Rolling for Uncle Sam. Rolling away a finished tire, this tire company worker is proud of the job it will do, for it is a huge airplane bomber tire, of the kind used by Uncle Sam on his giant defenders. The tire will receive a few finishing touches before shipping, although it is ready for service as is. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1941

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Contributors

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

place

Location

Akron (Ohio), 41.08139, -81.51889

Google Map of 41.081388888888895, -81.51888888888888

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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Public Domain