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Fauerbach Brewing Company Truck

Date: 04 27 1938
Description: Front view of Fauerbach Lager Beer truck, with James Hepburn, Distributor, Decorah, Iowa painted on the cab, outside of the Ideal Body Company, 502 S. Park...
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Retreaded Tires

Date: 10 21 1937
Description: Two men comparing a large retreaded General tire against a worn out tire at a Diamond gas station. Monona Tire Co., 128 S. Pinckney Street.
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Damaged Ford Coupe

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: View of rear end damaged Ford Coupe, with the spare tire broken off and leaning against the car.
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General "Doughnut" Tires

Date: 04 23 1932
Description: General "Doughnut" tires on Ford in front of Monona Tire Co., 128 S. Pinckney Street. There is a sign for the Mueller Insurance Agency on the left at 126 S...
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Bag-o-matic

Date: 03 19 1955
Description: A tire factory worker operating the Bag-o-matic.
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Renk Family with John Deere Tractor

Date: 05 20 1947
Description: William F. Renk, wearing a suit, and his sons. Left to right are: Walter Renk, Wilbur Renk, both standing, and Robert Renk sitting on a John Deere tractor ...
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Rubber Worker at Gillette

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Victor Marten, a worker at the Gillette factory owned by the United States Rubber Company, feeding rubber into a Banbury mixer. During World War II the go...
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Veteran Tire Builder

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: Veteran tire builder Bill McNair works on a pocket while constructing a heavy service truck tire. Two men wearing suits and hats stand in the left backgrou...
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Tire Builder

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Description: A man works on building the one millionth Co-op brand tire.
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Tire Building Machines

Date: 08 18 1944
Description: Elevated view of a long row of heavy service tire building machines waiting to be installed in the Gillette Tire Plant.

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