This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill...B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T Palmer.

This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill...B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T Palmer.

2-910-527 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant is now ready for drying, B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. Synthetic rubber made by the "ameripol" process is derived from butadiene (a petroleum derivative). In this rolling mill the crumbs of rubber are squeezed dry of excess water and pressed together into the blanket shown here.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Alfred T Palmer: American: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Still image
  2. Transparencies color. gmgpc

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Ohio Summit Akron

  1. 41 04 00 N , 081 31 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 8350x6460
File Size : 158,031kb


Aliases

  1. 2017878370
  1. 1010010896
  1. 2-910-527
  1. 2017878370
  1. 2910527

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