Title	Firestone - Century of Progress
Description	The trunk of a rubber tree from Liberia, Africa at the Firestone exhibition building in Chicago, Illinois. From 1933 to 1934, Chicago hosted the "Century of Progress International Exposition" to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company's contribution to the fair was an exhibition building that allowed people to see how rubber trees are turned into tires. Approximately 10,000,000 visitors walked through an assembly line that produced a tire every fifteen minutes.
Subject	Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago, Illinois Rubber Industry Trees
Contributors	Akron-Summit County Public Library
Date	1933-1934
Type	Image
Format	8 in. x 10 in.
Identifier	1999-7-4
Source	LC_Firestone_04.jpg
Language	English
Relation	General Photograph Collection
Additional Information	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress; http://www.firestone100.com/
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Date created	July 16 2008
Date modified	July 16 2008

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