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Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear on tires with this tire testing machine at the Bureau of Standards is W.D. [?] hold, the machine simulates road tests traveling from 20 to 60 mph, the only difference is that the load on the tires is heavier than the normal weight of cars that the tires are made for [...]

Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear ...

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Old plows and wornout tires. Testimonial to the sources of the residents of the community camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. See general caption no. 21

Old plows and wornout tires. Testimonial to the sources of the residen...

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Display of automobile tires and wheels, Deming, New Mexico

Display of automobile tires and wheels, Deming, New Mexico

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A black and white photo of a man working on a truck - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a truck - FSA / Office of ...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

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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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...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Contact print either attached to or in original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War ... More

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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Military tire manufacture. Huge truck tire like those shown in this tire storeroom are playing important part in the nation's war effort. Tires like these are used on huge trucks and military prime movers. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Military tire manufacture. Huge truck tire like those shown in this ti...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conservation of durable goods. And if you must use your car, don't neglect the tires, keep them properly inflated and have them checked frequently. Treat them gently when parking and stopping and don't let them stand in oily or greasy places. It will be some time before you can buy new ones, so make them last as long as you possibly

Conservation of durable goods. And if you must use your car, don't neg...

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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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Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. Don, an aircraft worker at Lockheed Vega Aircraft Corporation, is plenty worried about the state of his tires. Continuous company publicity has convinced him that new ones will not come his way for a long, long time. Don lives about ten miles from the plant, which is the average distance Vega employees must travel to work. There are no public transportation facilities near his house

Car pooling at Lockheed Vega. Don, an aircraft worker at Lockheed Vega...

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Washington, D.C. A Galliher and Huguely Inc. truck, showing a close-up view of one of the tires

Washington, D.C. A Galliher and Huguely Inc. truck, showing a close-up...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Periodic complete vehicle inspection is required of every United States Army driver. This soldier is checking the wheel alignment of his truck, one of the most important factors in the length of life of tires

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Periodic complete vehicl...

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

A black and white photo of a man working on a car. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a man working on a car. Great Depression FS...

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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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Crude rubber, baled, in the storage room. This rubber will be used to make automobile tires and tubes. Ford River Rouge plant

Crude rubber, baled, in the storage room. This rubber will be used to ...

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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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Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Bicycle, tires and shovel in yard of retail junk dealer

Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Bicycle, tir...

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Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Old tires in yard of wholesale junk company

Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Old tires in...

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Washington, D.C. Washington tire store. Retreading tires

Washington, D.C. Washington tire store. Retreading tires

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc... More

Tire retreading. When new plies and rubber are set in place, they are vulcanized right into the tires, forming a part of them. "Cured," which means baked in an oven such as this, this tire emerges ready for long, hard wear almost as strong as a new tire

Tire retreading. When new plies and rubber are set in place, they are ...

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Bantam, Connecticut. War workers' homes. The war has brought approximately a thirty-three percent increase in housing facilities in Bantam--an eighty-unit federally financed housing project about five minutes from the Warren McArthur factory. The first forty units--two to a house, were occupied in early January 4, 1942 and the second forty had already been financed pending completion. As the automobiles and tires of workers in Bantam's defense industries wear out, it is probable that additional new housing facilities will be needed

Bantam, Connecticut. War workers' homes. The war has brought approxima...

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Conservation. Truck tires runs 146,000 miles. This truck tire has run 146,000 miles. It is now planned to retreat it with a life expenctancy of at least half the original mileage. The tire is size 9.75 x 20, weighs 129 pounds and was run at an air pressure of 70 pounds. Miss Jean Spanitz, stenographer in the Division of Motor Transportaion, Office of Defense Transportation, poses with the tire

Conservation. Truck tires runs 146,000 miles. This truck tire has run ...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Davidson Transfer Company trucking terminal. Checking the tires on truck tractors

Baltimore, Maryland. Davidson Transfer Company trucking terminal. Chec...

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Clovis, New Mexico. Refacing the tires of a locomotive with a Ledgerwood apparatus. The locomotive is drawn down the rails by a cable, while cutting edges inserted in the brake shoes does the refacing in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad shops

Clovis, New Mexico. Refacing the tires of a locomotive with a Ledgerwo...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Before the departure of a truck convoy, drivers must give all vehicles a thorough checkup, including inspection of tires for uneven wear. A badly or spottily worn tire will be sent to the depot's recapping shop

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Before the departure of ...

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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Checking brand numbers on new tires at the Greyhound garage

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Checking brand numbers on new tires at the G...

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Used tires. Minot, North Dakota

Used tires. Minot, North Dakota

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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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Marking point for the valve stem. These tires are so perfectly balanced that the weight of the valve stem is allowed and provided for. This woman attaches a label to the tire at the point where the valve stem should be placed. Balancing a tire was once considered unneccessary, until it was demonstrated that out-of-balance tires cause wheel shimmy, excessive wear and many other tire evils. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Marking point for the valve stem. These tires are so perfectly balance...

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Military tire manufacture. Huge truck tire like those shown in this tire storeroom are playing important part in the nation's war effort. Tires like these are used on huge trucks and military prime movers. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Military tire manufacture. Huge truck tire like those shown in this ti...

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War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. Tires of a war housing trailer are removed as soon as this home for a war worker's family is delivered. The Western Trailer Company of Los Angeles uses these tires for further deliveries. The branded tires may be seen at the top

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. Tires of a war housing trailer are r...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Row upon row of rugged tires wait to be lifted on to conveyors which deposit them at the right spot on the steadily moving Dodge Army truck production line

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. ...

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Washington, D.C. A United States Government truck equipped with a winch and double tires for heavy hauling

Washington, D.C. A United States Government truck equipped with a winc...

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[No[r]thern Mfg. Co., detail of an automobile wheel]

[No[r]thern Mfg. Co., detail of an automobile wheel]

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Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in shape. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated ...

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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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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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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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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I'll carry mine. Waiting for a street car during "off" hours, a soldier gives a helping hand to one of America's patriotic shoppers, who has pledged to help merchants conserve tires and gasoline by carrying her own packages

I'll carry mine. Waiting for a street car during "off" hours, a soldie...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. War housing trailers. Tires for war housing trailers do multiple duty. These 150 prize "shoes" have been returned from war housing areas after removal from trailers delivered from the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. They will be used in further deliveries of new trailers. Every tire is registered, and returns are checked against deliveries

Production. War housing trailers. Tires for war housing trailers do mu...

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Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler corportation Dodge truck plant. These tires are for Dodge Army trucks. Overhead conveyors quickly move them from receiving docks to their proper places along the vast production line

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler corportation Dodge truck plant....

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War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. A war housing trailer with wheels and tires removed is supported solidly and safely on heavy wooden horses. The number of removed tires are carefully recorded. Western Trailer Company of Los Angeles makes large numbers of these homes for war workers

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. A war housing trailer with wheels an...

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Conservation of durable goods. Now is the time to take those nice long walks you always promised yourself. Carry those bundles home from your neighborhood stores and thus help conserve tires on your own car and your merchant's delivery truck as well

Conservation of durable goods. Now is the time to take those nice long...

Conservation rubber tires. Scenes such as this become less and less frequent as Uncle Sam pushes his all-out drive to conserve rubber. Many of these discarded tires could easily be reconditioned and used for many thousands of miles. Other discards are immediately baled up and reused by rubber plants. Two tons of reclaimed rubber will go as far as one ton of crude rubber

Conservation rubber tires. Scenes such as this become less and less fr...

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I'll carry mine. There's always room for another at the top! A patriotic shopper, determined to save her merchant's tires and gasoline, gets valuable cooperation from a soldier. It's a slight variation of the national wartime shopper's theme for the duration - "I'll carry mine"

I'll carry mine. There's always room for another at the top! A patriot...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A convoy prepares for departure by checking all tires on all vehicles. Air pressure must be at the required poundage on every tire before the convoy is allowed to leave. Vehicle in the center has mobile air pressure pump attached to trailer

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A convoy prepares for de...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Uncle Sam istrying to find a way for automobile tires to wear longer for 25,000,000 motorists. Wearing specimens of rubber to ... that then 25,000,000 owners of automobiles may have tires that last longer is a ... now in progress at the Bureau of Standards. W.L. Holt of the Rubber Section is shown with a new abrasive machine that rubs ... of rubber away or to a thinness that ... determine their relative wearing quality

Uncle Sam istrying to find a way for automobile tires to wear longer f...

A man working on a machine in a factory, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line. Gift; Harris & Ewi... More

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train, railroad, railway, 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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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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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...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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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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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War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. Tires of a war housing trailer are removed as soon as this home for a war worker's family is delivered. The Western Trailer Company of Los Angeles uses these tires for further deliveries. The branded tires may be seen at the top

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. Tires of a war housing trailer are r...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Tires for B-25 bombers are stacked ready for use alongside the final assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Tires for B-25 bombers are stacked ready for...

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

Tires for pictogram. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain photo.

Tires for pictogram. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain ...

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

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Conservation of rubber by American motorists makes possible these bomber tires, which are being assembled in a large Eastern aircraft plant. These Negro workers are clamping on lock washers to the wheels before final assembly of the landing gear. Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant. Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Conservation of rubber by Americ...

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

Washington, D.C. A Galliher and Huguely, Inc. truck, showing two men looking at one of the tires

Washington, D.C. A Galliher and Huguely, Inc. truck, showing two men l...

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

I'll carry mine. As patriotic on leave as he is on shipboard, this sailor on furlough keeps America's wartime pledge to save tires and gasoline by carrying the family purchases. Note that the young man's wife carries only her own handbag: husbands please observe

I'll carry mine. As patriotic on leave as he is on shipboard, this sai...

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

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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War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. A war housing trailer made by Western Trailer Company of Los Angeles is backed into place at a Lompoc, California project. The long, long lines of trailers are homes for war workers' families. Wooden horses are used to support the trailers and save tires for use on other trailers

War housing. Lompoc trailer camp. A war housing trailer made by Wester...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lititz, Pennsylvania. When all tires above five per car were called in, they were deposited with the station master and shipped to Harrisburg by train

Lititz, Pennsylvania. When all tires above five per car were called in...

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Tire retreading. Huge stacks of tires like this, awaiting recapping, are not extraordinary these days as motorists rush to make their tires stand up as long as possible

Tire retreading. Huge stacks of tires like this, awaiting recapping, a...

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Charlotte, North Carolina. Laying out tires which are to be branded with serial numbers at the Associated Transport Company

Charlotte, North Carolina. Laying out tires which are to be branded wi...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. An officer checking the air pressure of the giant tires on LeTourneau road scrapers which are being sent overseas. Pressure must be ten pounds above normal load to keep tires in best condition during the journey

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. An officer checking the ...

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

Shacks on edge of city dump, occupied by men who gain their living by salvaging of scrap iron, old tires, paper which they bale, etc. Dubuque, Iowa

Shacks on edge of city dump, occupied by men who gain their living by ...

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Spare wheels and tires by the hundreds for Army trucks are piled up in the Dodge Company's Lynch Road plant, in Detroit. Approximately 250 sets are required for each day's production. This makes a tremendous stock covering a huge arsenal at the plant

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Spare wheels and tires by the hundreds...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Adding tread rubber stock. When the fabric carcass has been built to the proper number of layers and cushion rubber has been added under the tread, the thick, extra tough tread rubber is added, having been molded to the proper shape by extrusion in a previous operation. Mechanical guides help this builder to put the tread on absolutely straight, so the tire will be in perfect balance. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Adding tread rubber stock. When the fabric carcass has been built to t...

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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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Adding the bead wire. Taking a more solid form, the carcass is now ready for the addition of another bead before the final layers of fabric are added. The bead cover is shaped to the exact curvature of the tire, and fits its diameter perfectly. The bead is forced into position under pressure by the machine controlled with the worker's right hand. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Adding the bead wire. Taking a more solid form, the carcass is now rea...

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Drying at top speed. Reeled away from the calendaring machine, the fresh stock rolls over towering drying racks shown here. Weighted tension bars keep the festooned sheet of new fabric taut and straight as it cools and dries. From the drying racks, the fabric travels quickly onto rolls of cloth where it is rolled onto reels small enough to handle. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Drying at top speed. Reeled away from the calendaring machine, the fre...

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Streaking into the mixture, and forming the marbleized pattern, the powdered components at first can be detected in the mixture; the yellow of sulfur here, the white of zinc there. Soon however, one begins to blend into the other, and before that batch is removed, every element is completely mixed in--thoroughly impregnating every inch of the rubber with the proper elements for the purpose intended. General Tires, Akron, Ohio

Streaking into the mixture, and forming the marbleized pattern, the po...

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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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Creel room in action. Two spools are needed for each of the endless cords. As fast as a spool runs out, the auxiliary spool is immediately pulled into service. Each time one of the spools is replaced, the new spool is tied to the end of the spool which is unwinding so that there is never an interruption in any cord. Should a cord break, it is immediately replaced from an emergency spool until the break can be repaired. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Creel room in action. Two spools are needed for each of the endless co...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Why civilian tires must be conserved. Casings for the big landing wheels of C-47 transport planes in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Why civilian tires must be conserve...

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Washington, D.C. Girdles, toys, tires in rubber salvage pile at Georgia Avenue filling station

Washington, D.C. Girdles, toys, tires in rubber salvage pile at Georgi...

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I'll carry mine. There's nothing like a husky and willing escort to simplify a shopping expedition, now that deliveries of goods have been curtailed to conserve tires and gasoline. Truly patriotic shoppers not only carry their own packages, but also travel to and from the shopping section during "off" hours to ease the load on public transportation systems

I'll carry mine. There's nothing like a husky and willing escort to si...

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Conservation. Truck tires run 146,000 miles. No. 1. John L. Rogers, Director of the Division of Motor Transport, Office of Defense Transportation, displays a still-usable truck tire which has run 146,000 miles. The air pressure in its present condition

Conservation. Truck tires run 146,000 miles. No. 1. John L. Rogers, Di...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Careful records of air pressure in a Le-Tourneau roadscraper's giant tires are made before the scrapers are shipped overseas. Ten pounds additional pressure is put in tires before the journey to assure best condition of the tire upon arrival

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Careful records of air p...

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Charlotte, North Carolina. Loading tires onto a truck at the terminal of the Associated Transport Company for shipment to other terminals

Charlotte, North Carolina. Loading tires onto a truck at the terminal ...

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Charlotte, North Carolina. Branding tires with serial numbers at the Associated Transport Company terminal

Charlotte, North Carolina. Branding tires with serial numbers at the A...

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Storage. Butadiene, chief ingredient of synthetic rubber, is stored in nine tanks at the Institute plant operated by the United States Rubber Company at Institute, West Virginia. These tanks will hold butadiene for three days operations, the equivalent of more than 180,000 passenger car tires

Storage. Butadiene, chief ingredient of synthetic rubber, is stored in...

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Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in shape. Santa Fe R.R

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated ...

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Mr. Leatherman drives his burro-drawn cart up to the filling station to get air in the rubber tires. Pie Town, New Mexico

Mr. Leatherman drives his burro-drawn cart up to the filling station t...

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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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Sealing and shaping the bead. Each new bead must be sealed into position by this forming tool as well as by use of the solvent-cement compound. Every tire built is the personal achievement of the expert tire builder. Building a larger size truck tire often consumes a full day's work! Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Sealing and shaping the bead. Each new bead must be sealed into positi...

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Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for a few moments or a few days, wrapped in cloth to prevent it from sticking to itself when rolled up. These reels are brought from storage to machines such as this, in which the fabric is out on a powered bias cutter to exact length for one ply of a tire. This worker is making a layer of two plies, with the cords running at right angles, one laid on top of the other. This layer will later be used by a tire builder in building up the plies of his tire to the required number. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for...

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Rubber reclamation. Rubber "spaghetti" from old tires. In the xylos process of reclaiming scrap in a Midwest plant, rubber is forced through a screen by a large worn screw, and bits of metal and fiber are removed. Ropy lengths of rubber, ready for the final refining operation, are extruded. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Rubber "spaghetti" from old tires. In the xylos pr...

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Shaping the sidewall. Moistening the bead area with a special rubber solvent and cement, the tire builder makes ready to force the overhanging edges down and around to the bead where it will first be anchored, then trimmed. The wheel spins and stops by foot control, leaving both hands free for work upon the tire itself. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Shaping the sidewall. Moistening the bead area with a special rubber s...

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Rubber reclamation. Rubber "mush" from old tires. Softened rubber material, reclaimed from scrap tires by dissolving and washing away the fiber, passes from dewatering screens to storage bins. The rubber, still hot from steam used in previous operations, is kept moving into a squeezing device before proceeding to the drying and other operations of the xylos process. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Rubber "mush" from old tires. Softened rubber mate...

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Salvage. Scrap tires. On their way to swell America's most important stockpile. Employees of a large Southern junkyard load scrap tires for shipment to a reclaiming plant where the rubber will be removed and processed into essential war materials

Salvage. Scrap tires. On their way to swell America's most important ...

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Make your scrap tires save lives. Slacker. The approximately ten pounds of rubber in this old tire should be helping the war effort. If the casing is still usable it should be on a car in active service. If it cannot be reconditioned it should be turned in at a local salvage center for forwarding to a rubber reclamation plant. The rubber in this tire is about equal in weight to the rubber used in making a three-men aviation life raft

Make your scrap tires save lives. Slacker. The approximately ten pound...

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Production. War housing trailers. Tires for war housing trailers do multiple duty. These 150 prize "shoes" have been returned from war housing areas after removal from trailers delivered from the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. They will be used in further deliveries of new trailers. Every tire is registered, and returns are checked against deliveries

Production. War housing trailers. Tires for war housing trailers do mu...

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