Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Aerial photograph   Save
Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development Collection
Description: This aerial view of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio was taken in the 1940s. Frank Seiberling (1859-1955) founded Goodyear in 1898. Located on the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron, the company operated in a converted strawboard factory with thirteen employees. Although its main product was tires, the company also made rubber poker chips, fire hoses, and horseshoe pads. By 1926 it had become the largest rubber company in the world. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3084_3675632_002
Subjects: Business and Labor; Factories; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber industry
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)