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First Gillette Company Tire

Date: 1917
Description: Interior shot of a group of men, women and boys at the Gillette Tire Company. The Gillette Safety Tire Company was founded in Eau Claire in 1916 and the cr...
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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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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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Mold Curing Tires

Date: 1949
Description: Employee of the United States Rubber Company at Eau Claire removing a tire from the curing mold.
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Woman Rubber Worker

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Isabel Olson, an employee of the United Rubber Company in Eau Claire, examining fabric for a pocket in a heavy service tire. Although most women who joine...
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North Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View looking down North Main Street; an automotive repair garage stands at left.
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Tire Molds

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Description: Interior view of a Uniroyal factory showing tire molds alongside a conveyor belt.
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Women at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: A group of women work at machines making tires. Men are in the background on the right working on other machines.
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Men at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: Elevated view of men working with long strips of rubber and fabric while making tires.
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Stacks of Tires at Uniroyal Factory

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Description: Elevated view of stacks of tires siting in the Uniroyal factory. Men work at machinery building tires.
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Building Tires

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Description: Workroom in the Uniroyal factory where men and women are building tires.
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Working on Tire Molds

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Description: Men sit on chairs while working on tire molds at Uniroyal.
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Assembling Tires at Uniroyal

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Description: Women assemble tires at the Uniroyal plant. Men are also working in the background.
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Ventilation Fans

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Three men stand near ventilation fans for cementing machines on the roof of Building #3.
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The Tool Room

Date: 08 25 1945
Description: Men working in the tool room, located in the northeast corner of Building #15.
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Passenger Curing Unit

Date: 03 14 1947
Description: Men working in the passenger curing unit "V" on the first floor of Building #8.
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Duct Work

Date: 06 05 1947
Description: A view of the duct work in the passenger tire press room on the third floor of Building 7.
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The Bead Department

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Theresa Meyer and Alice Lee cutting and splicing stock in the bead department.
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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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Lloyd Barnes

Date: 10 19 1944
Description: A flipper is applied to a bead by Lloyd Barnes.

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