Research Catalog

Title

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company : a photographic history, 1898-1951 / S. Victor Fleischer.

Author

Fleischer, S. Victor, 1975-

Publication

• Akron, Ohio : The University of Akron Press, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Description

xiii, 267 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

"The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 in Akron, Ohio. Within thirty years it became the world's largest tire company and the largest rubber manufacturer in the world. The success of the company was essentially a result of three things: its people, places, and products. These subjects are captured in the company's extensive corporate photo archives that is one of the flagship collections of The University of Akron Archival Services. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company visually chronicles the rich and fascinating history of Goodyear, highlighting the products that helped make Goodyear a household name and Akron the "Rubber Capital of the World": tires that shod winning race cars in first Indy 500s; blimps that advertised the Goodyear brand; figure balloons that graced the Macy's parades; conveyors used to build the Shasta and Grand Coulee dams; and balloons and airplane components that were critical assets in both world wars. This volume features over two hundred rare and visually stunning historic photographs from the collection, many of which have never been published before. Head archivist S. Victor Fleischer meticulously reviewed, selected, and researched each image to provide descriptive captions and a readable, authoritative narrative to tell the fascinating stories behind the products. Whether you or a family member worked for Goodyear or just have an affinity for its heritage or Akron's history, this volume is sure to be a household keepsake"--

Series Statement

Series on Ohio history and culture

Uniform Title

Ohio history and culture

Alternative Title

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Subject

• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company > History
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company > Pictorial works
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
• Tire industry > United States > History
• Rubber industry and trade > United States > History
• Airships > United States > History > Pictorial works
• Airplanes, Military > United States > History > Pictorial works
• Rubber industry and trade
• Tire industry
• Akron (Ohio) > History > Pictorial works
• United States

Genre/Form

• History.
• Pictorial works.
• Illustrated works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Carriage, Car, and Cycle Tires -- Off the Beaten Path: Truck, Tractor, Train, and Plane Tires -- Gentle Giants: Goodyear Airships in War and Peace -- Up, Up, and Away: Goodyear Balloons for War, Recreation, and Exploration -- The Right Tool for the Job: Goodyear Mechanical Goods for Home, Office, and Industry -- The Arsenal of Democracy: Goodyear War Products for the Allies.

ISBN

• 9781629220468
• 1629220469
• 9781629221960 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781629221977 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2020028465

OCLC

• on1128888654
• SCSB-9777638

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library