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Stitching a Tire
October 19, 1944
Tire builder Bill McNair stitches the side walls of a heavy service truck tire at the Gillette Tire Plant as men in suits watch.
Making a Tire
October 19, 1944
Bill Mcnair rolls the tread onto a tire as two other men look on at the Rubber Company's Gillette Tire Plant.
Tire Vacuum Expander
October 19, 1944
Seven men pose together as the first raw tire at the Gillette Tire Plant is put into a vacuum expander.
Building the First Tire at Gillette
October 19, 1944
Tire builder William (Bill) McNair puts a pocket on the first tire built at the Gillette Tire Plant. Civic representatives and employees of construction firms and of the plant watch him. From left ...
Stacks of Tires at Uniroyal Factory
Elevated view of stacks of tires siting in the Uniroyal factory. Men work at machinery building tires.
Men at Uniroyal Factory
Elevated view of men working with long strips of rubber and fabric while making tires.
