Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Laboratory exhibit. This specimen shows the "worms" of rubber on top and tha bagasse settled to the bottom, which is exactly what happens in regular factory operations of rubber extraction

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Laboratory exhibit. This specimen shows the "worms" of rubber on top and the bagasse settled to the bottom, which is exactly what happens in regular factory operations of rubber extraction

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Guayule shrubs go through a chopper in the laboratory. In commercial operations the shrub is harvested and chopped by one machine before going to the factory for rubber extraction

Salinas, California. Guayule rubber "worms," the form that the rubber assumes as the bagasse sinks to the bottom of settling tanks at Intercontinental Rubber Producers

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Demonstration of digger used in guayule nursery. In actual operations, the tops of the plants are cut off by the mower before they are dug. When transplanted, the guayule seedlings weigh about two grams

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Chopped and crushed guayule. The shrub is treated like this before going through various rollers in the factory in the process of rubber extraction

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Transplanting seedlings from the guayule nursery into the field in a demonstration. This machine as well as all others used in cultivation of guayule was designed and built mostly from standard parts at the Salinas farm

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Laboratory exhibit. This specimen shows the "worms" of rubber on top and tha bagasse settled to the bottom, which is exactly what happens in regular factory operations of rubber extraction

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Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1941

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Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer

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california

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Library of Congress

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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Laboratory exhibit. This specimen shows the "worms" of rubber on top and tha bagasse settled to the bottom, which is exactly what happens in regular factory operations of rubber extraction

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Salinas, California. Intercontinental Rubber Producers. Laboratory exhibit. This specimen shows the "worms" of rubber on top and tha bagasse settled to the bottom, which is exactly what happens in regular factory operations of rubber extraction

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