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World's largest dirigible near completion

World's largest dirigible near completion

The metal skeleton of the Akron being constructed for the Navy at the Goodyear Zeppelin factory in hangar at Akron. No. S/73867RU. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft Corp., Akron, Ohio

Electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft Corp., Akron, Ohio

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This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant is now ready for drying, B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. Synthetic rubber made by the "ameripol" process is derived from butadiene (a petroleum derivative). In this rolling mill the crumbs of rubber are squeezed dry of excess water and pressed together into the blanket shown here

This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plan...

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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

Loading raw rubber. Bales of raw rubber, removed from wooden crates in which they have traveled from Singapore, are wheeled up to this endless chain loader, which will automatically feed it into the "guillotine," the first step in making tires at an Ohio tire plant

Loading raw rubber. Bales of raw rubber, removed from wooden crates in...

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The halftrac production department of an Ohio tire plant now handling a large Army order displays a poster that expresses the sentiments of the management and the workers. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

The halftrac production department of an Ohio tire plant now handling ...

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

Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of the zipper-covered "manhole" in the nose of a gigantic barrage balloon, this worker has finished patching, touching up and checking the great bag, and is ready to give the signal to deflate the balloon, pack it and ship it to Uncle Sam's army training fields where balloon squadrons are learning the technique of handling the blimp-sized gas bags. This ship is of the ballonet type. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of th...

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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...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. The entire floor space of this huge Ohio plant is devoted to the manufacture of airplane parts. Working areas are covered with canvas so that they may be individually heated. It is not possible to heat the entire air volume of the building, which approximates 45,000,000 cubic feet. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. The entire floor space of this huge Ohi...

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Raw rubber cut into pie-shape. Delivery end of the cutter. The wedge-shaped hunks of rubber fell out on this dusting tray where they are covered with soapstone dust to prevent them from sticking back together again. Rubber is cut in wedge shape, to assist in feeding it into the mill rolls during processing

Raw rubber cut into pie-shape. Delivery end of the cutter. The wedge-s...

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Raw rubber wheeled to mill room. Wagonload of cut rubber is carted from the cutting machine into the "make-up" room where ingredients are gathered, weighed and measured for each batch of rubber to be made up into General tires. Firestone (General Tires). Akron, Ohio.

Raw rubber wheeled to mill room. Wagonload of cut rubber is carted fro...

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Flotation bag manufacturing. This maze of fabric represents various parts of flotation bags for military aircraft which, when finished, will be like the huge air container shown in background. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Flotation bag manufacturing. This maze of fabric represents various pa...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). Carefully selected soap is used in the making of solutions used during the manufacture of synthetic rubber. This worker is mixing a solution at the B.F. Goodrich plant, in Akron, Ohio. It is mixed in a nickel-lined tank. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). Carefully selected soap is used in the ma...

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Conversion. Tire plant. This vulcanizing unit, largest in the world, was designed for the vulcanizing of giant tires used on earth-moving machinery, but is now helping out the war program by vulcanizing self-sealing gas tanks for the nation's war planes. The mold containing the tank has been lowered into the vulcanizing unit and the huge cover is being lowered into position before the heat is turned on

Conversion. Tire plant. This vulcanizing unit, largest in the world, w...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). After the milling process, where crumbs of synthetic rubber are pressed into sheets, then trimmed to size and cooled, the sheets are placed in these charging and discharging vacuum dryers. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). After the milling process, where crumbs o...

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Gigantic scrap yard in the heart of Akron, Ohio, was the scene of great activity during intensive scrap metal drive. Everything from old cannons to abandoned automobiles and dismantled lamp posts were turned in in order to provide scrap metal for the sinews of war

Gigantic scrap yard in the heart of Akron, Ohio, was the scene of grea...

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Workers on Rickenbacker rescue boat. A life raft built by Mrs. May E. Thompson and Robert S. Barnhart and six members of his crew drifted for three weeks in the Pacific before being picked up. Said Barnhart, when informed of the part they had played in the rescue, "it makes a fellow mighty happy to know that something he has done in the war effort has really cashed in"

Workers on Rickenbacker rescue boat. A life raft built by Mrs. May E. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Lane School was constructed in 1902 as an elementary school and opened its doors in September, 1903. It was named after Samuel A. Lane, noted Historian and elected official of Akron. It was design... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Flotation bag manufacturing. There are as many types of flotation bags as there are types of planes. In this picture; small flotation bags for insertion in tips of wings of planes which must fly over water, are shown. These bags can be inflated quickly from compressed air cylinders to support planes forced down at seas. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Flotation bag manufacturing. There are as many types of flotation bags...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. A flashlight is called into play as these U.S. Navy (USN) inspectors go over every portion of the huge stabilizer just assembled at an Ohio plant. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. A flashlight is called into play as the...

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

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of discarded casings cover more than 100 acres at one Midwest recovery plant. Systematic piling and sectional arrangement reduce fire hazard. Special processes will separate metal from the tires and tube bodies. The reclaimed material will be used to manufacture thousands of essential mechanical rubber products. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of dis...

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Tracks for scout cars and other Army vehicles go through a curing process in an Ohio tire plant. The hydraulic press in which this important operation is performed assures uniform cure under automatically regulated temperature. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

Tracks for scout cars and other Army vehicles go through a curing proc...

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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

Rolling for Uncle Sam. Rolling away a finished tire, this tire company...

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As the track for an Army halftrac develops to recognizable form on the "building wheel" of an Ohio tire plant, an important operation is performed by trained men. All rubber of the finished halftrac adheres firmly to steel bodies. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

As the track for an Army halftrac develops to recognizable form on the...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. This worker at a large Ohio plant, is shaping a large piece of aluminum into the desired conture for fitting leading edges of the various control surfaces and outer wings. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. This worker at a large Ohio plant, is s...

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

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. These inflatable boats are so light that during the process of their construction they may be readily turned over by a single employee as shown in this picture. When work is completed on one side, the boats are turned to permit working on the other. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps....

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

Rubber reclamation. Rubber sheets from scrap tires. Reclaimed rubber, with all traces of metal and fiber removed, is passed through a series of mill rolls and taken off in sheets form the final roll. This rubber, reclaimed by the xylos process, is now ready for processing into thousands of mechanical rubber products vital to the war production effort. It is also put to many uses in which reclaimed stock is more desirable than new rubber. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Rubber sheets from scrap tires. Reclaimed rubber, ...

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Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. Pre-shaped pieces of fabric are assembled and cemented, mostly by women workers, on long worktables. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps....

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Aircraft life raft manufacturing. Woman worker in balloon room applies tape to inflatable seat which will become part of emergency life raft for military aircraft. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft life raft manufacturing. Woman worker in balloon room applies...

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Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of discarded casings cover more than 100 acres at one Midwest recovery plant. Systematic piling and sectional arrangement reduce fire hazard. Special processes will separate metal from the tires and tube bodies. The reclaimed material will be used to manufacture thousands of essential mechanical rubber products. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of dis...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. An oxygen cylinder for high altitude flying, manufactured by the metal division of a large Eastern rubber factory is completed, and after having passed all tests, it is placed on the huge stack ready for shipment to the U.S. Army. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. An oxyge...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This is the cutting and trimming table, where newly-rolled sheets of synthetic rubber are cut to size for the drying pans. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This is the cutting and trimming table, w...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. After the circumferential straps are welded to the cylindrical portion, in the metal division of a large Eastern rubber factory, rough edges and accumulated weld scale are removed by a skilled workman. The twin rotary brushes, shown above, do their work on the inside and outside of the cylinder in the same operation. This process is required in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. After th...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This is finished synthetic rubber, ready for shipment in large paper drums holding 200 pounds each. It is about to leave the Akron, Ohio synthetic rubber plant of the B. F. Goodrich Company

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This is finished synthetic rubber, ready ...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). The coagulator and extractor tank is used to bring the latex solution to rubber crumbs. Soap is removed by dilution in soft distilled water. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). The coagulator and extractor tank is used...

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Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Artist: William King. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol... More

Colonel Simon Perkins House, Maple Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Colonel Simon Perkins House, Maple Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Survey number: HABS OH-22-8 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction

Saint Sebastian Church, 476 Mull Avenue, Akron, Summit County, OH

Saint Sebastian Church, 476 Mull Avenue, Akron, Summit County, OH

STORED ON SITE. mchr 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The building houses a large collection of modern, handcrafted religious art which was commissioned specifically for the space and is inco... More

Stan Hywet Hall, Carriage House & Garage, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, Carriage House & Garage, 714 North Portage Path, Akro...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-67 Survey number: HABS OH-50-A Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75002058

Stan Hywet Hall, Carriage House & Garage, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, Carriage House & Garage, 714 North Portage Path, Akro...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-67 Survey number: HABS OH-50-A Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75002058

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Lane School was constructed in 1902 as an elementary school and opened its doors in September, 1903. It was named after Samuel A. Lane, noted Historian and elected official of Akron. It was design... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Stan Hywet Hall is one of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. As a house museum, it is notable for its high degree of architectural integrity and for ... More

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Goodyear Airdock, 1210 Massillon Road, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: A floor area of 364,000 square feet makes it one of the largest buildings without interior supports in the world. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the dock is its spherical doors. (Cleveland t... More

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Young Women's Christian Association, 146 South High Street, Akron, Sum...

Significance: The Akron YWCA is the largest building ever designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Fichter & Brooker. This 10-story building is essentially Art Deco in style but also reflects a str... More

Quaker Oats Cereal Factory, Southeast corner of Broadway & Mill Streets, Akron, Summit County, OH

Quaker Oats Cereal Factory, Southeast corner of Broadway & Mill Street...

Significance: The Quaker Oats Cereal Factory is the last remaining industrial mill and grain storage complex in Akron. This facility at this location dates back to the beginning of milling and cereal productio... More

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Heat treatment is essential to develop the toughness necessary in the metal for U.S. warcraft. This worker is quenching a metal sheet which has just come from the furnace. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Heat treatment is essential to develop ...

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.

Barrage balloon manufacture. Glove for a gas bag. Fitting the outstretched fingers of a fabric patch to the side of a barrage balloon, this worker must be extremely careful to put the patch on smoothly. Any wrinkles might bind, pinch or chafe and cause leaks. Sewn and seamed inside this "glove" is a webbing of rope which will become part of the rigging which controls the giant balloon as it flies thousands of feet above cities, arsenals, or other bomber objectives. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Glove for a gas bag. Fitting the outstret...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Getting supplies at the storehouse. This barrage balloon builder has come to the company's storehouse to obtain more reinforcing tape to fasten the seams of a barrage balloon. Small, but vital to production, every piece of material must pass over this counter and be recorded before issuance. The storekeeper is the only man who knows the secret formula for mixing the rubber cement combination which works most effectively in making air-tight seams. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Getting supplies at the storehouse. This ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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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Subcontracting aircraft parts. War production is in large measure a story of conversion, a story of using at once facilities already available while newer facilities are being readied. Formerly an airship dock, this huge building--thought to be the largest in the world with no interior supports--is now the scene of many busy shops turning out aircraft sub-assembly parts. Either new housing close to the plant or vastly improved public transportation will eventually have to be supplied, for the tires on the cars of the workers, and perhaps even the cars themselves, will in many instances give in before the end of the present emergency. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. War production is in large measure a st...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. Many strange-looking tools are required to get into the difficult places where rivets must be placed in the modern military airplane. Workers are working on an airplane sub-assembly part in an Ohio plant. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Many strange-looking tools are required...

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Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a layer of fabric onto the tire drum. The layer is made with the seam cut on the bias so that there will be no straight-across strain on the tire seams. The layer fits tightly, and each successive layer is banded to the preceding one by applied pressure. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a laye...

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Weighing ingredients. As in any recipe, this measuring of ingredients for the "batch" of the rubber must be done with great care. At this point it is determined whether the raw rubber will be converted into tread stock, fabric gum, tube stock, repair material or mechanical rubber stock. All ingredients--rubber, chemicals, liquids--are placed in the metal tub, and delivered to the mill room for processing. General Tires, Akron, Ohio

Weighing ingredients. As in any recipe, this measuring of ingredients ...

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Rubber reclamation. Rubber from old tires. Salvaged rubber, in the form of small pieces, passes over dewatering screens after it leaves the wash tanks. The pieces are secured by dissolving the fabric from gold casings cut into small sections after renewal of bead portions. The process, known as the xylos process, is employed in a large Midwest rubber plant. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Rubber from old tires. Salvaged rubber, in the for...

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Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. Women workers in balloon room. In foreground they are applying seats and accessories to boat while worker in background is applying coat of rubber paint to bottom of boat. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps....

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Leaving this tire builder's hands, this finished carcass is rolled away to the vacuum expanding machines, or to storage until these machine operators are ready for it. Since the rubber throughout the carcass is not yet cured, the tire is still somewhat soft and squashy. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Leaving this tire builder's hands, this finished carcass is rolled awa...

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A track for an Army halftrac car nears completion as curing plates nuts are removed with an air pressure wrench on the trimming rack of a Midwest rubber plant. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

A track for an Army halftrac car nears completion as curing plates nut...

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Aircraft tire manufacture. Workman packages airplane tires of type in common use on U.S. military fighter aircraft. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Workman packages airplane tires of type in ...

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Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires, with beads removed, are fed to the "cracker," or grinding machine, of a big Midwest tire plant. The machine breaks the scrap tire into small pieces to facilitate removal of rubber from fabric. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires, with beads removed, are fed to the "c...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. This riveter is applying the finishing touches to highly-polished surface of a portion of aircraft sub-assembly at an Ohio plant. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. This riveter is applying the finishing ...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. Nearly ready to take its place in the battle for humanity, this control car for a naval non-rigid airship is receiving the finishing touches at the huge airship dock of an Ohio rubber company. Workers are here installing one of the two powerful motors which provide the power for the ship. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Nearly ready to take its place in the b...

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Giant tire manufacturer. Here a workman is drawing off steam from U.S. Army truck tires just removed from vulcanizing units at a large Eastern rubber plant. Once the steam is released from the air bags inside the tires, the tires will be moved on to the final inspection department before being shipped to the armed forces

Giant tire manufacturer. Here a workman is drawing off steam from U.S....

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. This worker is applying covering to self-sealing tanks, an important safety development for military aircraft. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. This worker is applying covering to self-seal...

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. The workers are placing unvulcanized self-sealing fuel tanks in the vulcanizer, to weld the component parts securely together. These tanks are a valuable safety development in military aircraft. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. The workers are placing unvulcanized self-sea...

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Members of the armed forces demonstrate before Borofs gun in Akron, Ohio. Special plea for scrap metal was part of rally which yielded tremendous amounts of steel scrap

Members of the armed forces demonstrate before Borofs gun in Akron, Oh...

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. These workers are applying covering to self-sealing tanks, an important safety development for military aircraft. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. These workers are applying covering to self-s...

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Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Artist: William King. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol... More

Stan Hywet Hall, Service Building-Gardener's House, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, Service Building-Gardener's House, 714 North Portage ...

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Stan Hywet Hall, Garden House & Garden, 714 North Portage Path, Akron, Summit County, OH

Stan Hywet Hall, Garden House & Garden, 714 North Portage Path, Akron,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-67 Survey number: HABS OH-50-B Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75002058

Samuel Findley School, Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Streets, Akron, Summit County, OH

Samuel Findley School, Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Streets, Akron, Summit C...

2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: Findley Academy carries elements of the Beaux Arts style with additional Classical Revival details, evident throughout the exterior and interior. These... More

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Samuel A. Lane School, 501 Howe Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Significance: Lane School was constructed in 1902 as an elementary school and opened its doors in September, 1903. It was named after Samuel A. Lane, noted Historian and elected official of Akron. It was design... More

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