B.F. Goodrich Company photograph   Save
B. F. Goodrich Company Collection
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)