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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. ...

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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

Formerly an aircraft 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, Goodyear Aircraft Corp., Akron, Ohio. 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

Formerly an aircraft dock, this huge building -- thought to be the lar...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Fitting a manhold vent in the sidewall of a barrage balloon. These workers are putting in the final pieces of equipment on a completed barrage balloon, just prior to its deflation, packing and shipping to an army air base. In the foreground is a balloon ready for test inflation with air which will also be inspected during inflation. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Fitting a manhold vent in the sidewall of...

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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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Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. The art of the seamstress has a place in the building of these boats, as illustrated here. Worker is stitching various accessories which will be applied to boats in the course of their construction. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

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

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Halftrac production. The track of an Army halftrac is positioned in the curing mold at a Midwest rubber plant. The operation is performed with a wooden paddle. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

Halftrac production. The track of an Army halftrac is positioned in th...

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Rubber reclamation. Reclaiming rubber from scrap tires. An attendant at a large Midwest xylos process plant checks temperature on a continuous belt dryer which removes every trace of water. Recovery of rubber from old casings is based on dissolving and washing away all tire fibers and processing the resultant rubber material. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Reclaiming rubber from scrap tires. An attendant a...

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. Not only as nurses behind the battle lines, but as workers in the factories producing important war goods, women are doing much to win this war and to spare the lives of the men doing the actual fighting. These girls are preparing a metal tank to receive bullet-sealing cover. Bullet-sealing covers are an important new safety development to military aviation. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. Not only as nurses behind the battle lines, b...

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War production suggestions. For making a contribution that will safeguard lives of combat pilots, James A. Merrill, research chemist at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, was presented with a Citation of Individual Production Merit by War Production headquarters of the War Production Board (WPB). His suggestion concerned development of a resistant barrier to aromatic fuels used in bullet seal tanks on airplanes. It will help keep planes in the air under extreme weather conditions, save the lives of pilots returning in planes with gas tanks pierced by bullets, and lessen unnecessary plane crashes

War production suggestions. For making a contribution that will safegu...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before completion of the fourth and final welding operation in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying, all straps are subjected to physical tests to determine the strength of the weld. Occasional radiographic inspections are made to insure the quality of workmanship after the two halves of the cylinder are brought together in this atomic welding machine and made one unit. Here, the operator has just completed the union and is about to remove the whole cylinder. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before c...

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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). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" tank, about ready to tap a polymerizer tank at the Akron, Ohio synthetic rubber plant of the B.F. Goodrich Company. The latex blended in the latter tank is stabilized in the "blow downs." A large blending tank increases the uniformity of these synthetic solutions by mixing the contents of seven or eight of these tanks. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" t...

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Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

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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

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

Panoramic view of Akron, O., Panoramic Photograph

Panoramic view of Akron, O., Panoramic Photograph

J158302 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; July 31, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

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

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

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

Elizabeth Park Pavilion, Stuber & East North Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Elizabeth Park Pavilion, Stuber & East North Street, Akron, Summit Cou...

1983 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-59 Survey number: HABS OH-2253

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

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

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

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

Tracks for Army halftracs cars, made of rubber firmly bonded to steel members, are cured under heat and pressure in tracks molds which are first sprayed with a mold lubricant. The work is done in an Ohio tire plant. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

Tracks for Army halftracs cars, made of rubber firmly bonded to steel ...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. Here is the "dope room" at a huge Ohio plant. The fabric covering control surfaces for military aircraft is here doped, or covered with protective paints. This worker is spraying surfaces with a special lacquer to make them glossy and weather-proof. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Here is the "dope room" at a huge Ohio ...

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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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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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Checking fabric rolling off calendar. Through this calendaring machine, the heated cords are squeezed through warm rubber under terrific pressure which completely insulates each individual cord in its own sheath of rubber, and produces an extremely strong fabric of the weftless type. Close watch is kept to maintain uniform thickness and texture at all times. In front of the worker is the trough into which a fresh supply of special gum rubber is constantly being added. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Checking fabric rolling off calendar. Through this calendaring machine...

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Flotation bag manufacturing. Woman balloon room worker applying finishing touches to inflatable flotation bags used to float marine aircraft forced down at sea. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Flotation bag manufacturing. Woman balloon room worker applying finish...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Fin-shaping cords. These workers are inside the rear-right horizontal fin of a barrage balloon, checking the ropes which give the fin shape and hold it together. Since barrage balloons are non-rigid and entirely collapsible, these ropes come closest to being the "back-bone" for the gigantic "defenders of cities." General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Fin-shaping cords. These workers are insi...

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The serial numbers of each track for Army halftrac vehicles crated for shipment from a Midwest tire plant are given a final check. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

The serial numbers of each track for Army halftrac vehicles crated for...

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Warehouse view of cord stock. Cord stock as it is received from the mill. This special twist cotton cord comes from southern mills. It differs from other tire cords in that it is woven and twisted by gear-driven machinery instead of belt-driven equipment. Slips and strains of belt-machinery are reflected in the cord and on into the finished tire, whereas in a gear-driven machine there are no slippages, therefore no weakened cords in the finished tire. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Warehouse view of cord stock. Cord stock as it is received from the mi...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. This young worker is an expert at sewing fabric onto movable control surfaces. The section on which he is now working, at this huge Ohio plant, will eventually be part of a U.S. bombing plane. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. This young worker is an expert at sewin...

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Rubber reclamation. Producing reclaimed rubber. One of the machines used in converting scrap rubber into reclaim stock in a large Midwest plant which utilizes old tires in making sheet rubber. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Producing reclaimed rubber. One of the machines us...

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Rubber reclamation. Harvesting rubber from discarded tires. Scrap rubber, reclaimed by dissolving and washing out the fibrous materials in old casings, goes through the first refining process in a big Midwest plant. The cleaned, plasticized scrap passes through rolls which carry off dirt and foreign particles at the sides. The refined rubber is then gathered in sheets for further steps in the xylos process. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Harvesting rubber from discarded tires. Scrap rubb...

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Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large airplane tire prior to preparation for shipment. Stack of airplane tires for a famous American fighter are shown in background. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large ai...

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It won't be long before this track will be helping an Army halftrac car negotiate rough country in a hurry. Final trimming and the assembly of guides on cross plates are done on a finishing machine in a Midwest tire plant. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

It won't be long before this track will be helping an Army halftrac ca...

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Placing the raw tube in the curing mold. This tire worker gives the tubes the same treatment his co-workers give tires; They are cured in a watch-case mold for the required length of time at the proper heat. Naturally tubes take less time than tires because they are single thickness. They are their own "airbags" and are cured inside and out by having live steam forced through them during the cooking process. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Placing the raw tube in the curing mold. This tire worker gives the tu...

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Rubber reclamation. They help produce reclaimed rubber. Workers at a big Midwest recovery plant where junked rubber is prepared for processing into thousands of essential products. In many of these products reclaimed material serves better than raw rubber. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. They help produce reclaimed rubber. Workers at a b...

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Rubber stock for the track treads of scout cars and other Army halftrac vehicles is milled in one Ohio tire plant. All rubber firmly "welded" to the steel parts is formed into one tough durable piece. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

Rubber stock for the track treads of scout cars and other Army halftra...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Lineup of cementers. Assembling patterns into gores which in turn are assembled into balloon sections, these workers are charged with making seams strong and gas-tight, since the full tug of gas from the inside, and rigging on the outside is exerted on these sections. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Lineup of cementers. Assembling patterns ...

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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...

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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 ...

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Fill 'er up! Tugging at the large hose, known as the "inflation sleeve", this worker stands inside the "manhole" of a new barrage balloon to guide the sleeve into the opening through which it will pump air to test the giant rubber balloon for leaks. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Fill 'er up! Tugging at the large hose, known as the "inflation sleeve...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts for airplane sub-assembly assures workers at an Ohio plant that they will not be held up for parts. Here is a portion of the huge storeroom, with a worker piling small sections where they will be available at a moment's notice. Constant inventory is kept. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts f...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Once the two-half cylinders are joined together into a complete shatterproof high altitude flying oxygen cylinder on the production line of a huge rubber factory now producing metal essential for the Army, all traces of inside weld scale must be removed to prevent contamination of oxygen. In this process, a special chemical solution is drawn through the cylinder at controlled temperature and all foreign matter is removed. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Once the...

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Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four inches tall, looks small indeed as he uses air pressure to clean the lid of the world's largest vulcanizing unit at a large Eastern tire plant. The top section of this mold, now being prepared to vulcanize a large bullet-sealing gasoline tank, weighs sixteen tons and can also be used to vulcanize tires ten feet in diameter

Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four in...

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. Inspecting finished self-sealing fuel tanks. These tanks are extremely valuable for military aircraft, having been designed to prevent the explosion of tanks and leaking from bullet holes. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. Inspecting finished self-sealing fuel tanks. ...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). Now thoroughly dried, these sheets of synthetic rubber are packed in larger paper drums, each holding 200 pounds for shipment. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). Now thoroughly dried, these sheets of syn...

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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 special mold containing the tank is being lowered into position in the tire vulcanizing unit. When it is in place, the huge cover of the unit will be lowered into position and closed. The heat will then be turned on to cure the raw rubber of the gas tank

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

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The first step in the manufacture of high-altitude-flying shatterproof oxygen cylinders in the metal department of a large rubber factory is the forming or stamping of the shell. Stainless steel sheets are blanked or cut into discs(left foreground). Before stamping, these discs are drawn through rolls where a drawing compound is added to both sides to facilitate the forming of the shell. The 750-ton toggle press, shown above, forms a half cylinder in one powerful stroke. Once the half cylinder is formed, it is trimmed and the value-fitting hole is punched into the spherical dome. A cleaning operation later removes the drawing compound. The cylinder halves are now ready for the various welding operations. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The firs...

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Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Outdoor sculpture at the Seiberling Federal Building, Akron, Ohio

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Con... More

Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

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Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

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Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

Loew's Akron, 182 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

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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

Panoramic view of Akron, O., Panoramic Photograph

Panoramic view of Akron, O., Panoramic Photograph

J158302 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; July 31, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

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, 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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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 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

M. O'Neil Company, 226 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

M. O'Neil Company, 226 South Main Street, Akron, Summit County, OH

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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

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