Description: Photograph of two employees of the B.F. Goodrich Company at work, Akron, Ohio, ca. 1930-1950. Founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich in 1871, the company helped make Akron the "Rubber Capital of the World" during the late 1800s. The original plant in Akron made numerous items but focused on fire hoses that would not burst under pressure. With the development of the automobile and the pneumatic tire, demands for tires skyrocketed and the business flourished. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02693
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio; Rubber industry workers--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of employees of the B.F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio, attaching the exterior surface of a "De-Icer" to an airplane wing, ca. 1940-1969. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03332
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio; Aviation--History
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1943, this photograph shows employees of the Goodrich Rubber Company putting on a minstrel show. Founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich in 1871, the company helped make Akron the "Rubber Capital of the World" during the late 1800s. The original plant in Akron made numerous items but focused on fire hoses that would not burst under pressure. With the development of the automobile and the pneumatic tire, demands for tires skyrocketed and the business flourished. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_005_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Minstrel shows; Business and Labor; B.F. Goodrich Company; Rubber industry
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse of photograph reads: "District 5, Summit Co." and "Dist. 6 files" This photograph could be of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Plant, located at 1144 East Market Street, or possibly the B.F. Goodrich Company Plant at 500 South Main Street, both in Akron. The building appears to be 6 stories tall and situated possibly on a river. A clock tower is visible on the left, behind the buildings, and a boat of some kind is blurred by movement on the right. High voltage power lines stretch across the water. More information needed to properly identify this building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_024_1
Subjects: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio; Akron (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Buildings--Ohio--Akron--1920-1930; B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)