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Giant tire manufacturer. Giant vulcanizer used in the vulcanization of bullet-sealing gasoline tanks, eight-foot high bomber tires and huge 3,600-pound earth mover tires. This unit at a large Eastern tire plant is the largest of its kind in the world. It must be thoroughly and constantly inspected as it is in frequent service on war production. Here the inspector is checking the steam and pressure fittings. The mold, when open, stands more than two-and-a-half stories high and weighs over 300,000 pounds. Firestone

Giant tire manufacturer. Giant vulcanizer used in the vulcanization of...

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

Glowing people mover and porte-cochere at Bally's, Las Vegas, Nevada

Glowing people mover and porte-cochere at Bally's, Las Vegas, Nevada

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. In 1993, Bally's opened on a prime site where the 1967-... More

Glowing people mover and porte-cochere at Bally's, Las Vegas, Nevada

Glowing people mover and porte-cochere at Bally's, Las Vegas, Nevada

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. In 1993, Bally's opened on a prime site where the 1967-... More

Two-and-a-half ton prime mover towing a 105 millimeter howitzer along the Algerian beach. Troop ships can be seen in the background

Two-and-a-half ton prime mover towing a 105 millimeter howitzer along ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Giant tire manufacturer. Final inspection of the world's largest tire, the 36.00-40 earth mover, used in the construction of airports and new army camps. This huge tire stands nine and a half feet high, with tube and flap, weighs 3,646 pounds and carries 55,000 pounds. The giant mold in which it is vulcanized weighs 300,000 pounds and stands two and a half stories high when the cover is open. The top section of the mold which is raised and lowered to admit the tire, weighs sixteen tons. Large bullet- sealing gasoline and oil tanks are also being cured in this mold

Giant tire manufacturer. Final inspection of the world's largest tire,...

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

Giant tire manufacturer. Final inspection of the world's largest tire, the 36.00-40 earth mover, used in the construction of airports and new army camps. This huge tire stands nine and a half feet high, with tube and flap, weighs 3,646 pounds and carries 55,000 pounds. The giant mold in which it is vulcanized weighs 300,000 pounds and stands two and a half stories high when the cover is open. The top section of the mold which is raised and lowered to admit the tire, weighs sixteen tons. Large bullet- sealing gasoline and oil tanks are also being cured in this mold

Giant tire manufacturer. Final inspection of the world's largest tire,...

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

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on the Mall, near 16th and 17th Streets, N.W. Le Tourneau earth mover and caterpillar tractor being used to move the top soil from the building site. The machine was also used to dig the basements

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on the Mall, near 16th and 17th Streets, N.W. Le Tourneau earth mover and caterpillar tractor being used to move the top soil from the building site. The machine was also used to dig the basements

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on the Mall, near 16th and 17th Streets, N.W. Le Tourneau earth mover and caterpillar tractor being used to move the top soil from the building site. The machine was also used to dig the basements

Washington, D.C. Construction of temporary war emergency buildings on ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.