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Akron Motor Cargo Co. Drivers
Trucking Industry; Trucks, Models of; Transportation; Akron Motor Cargo; Akron;
Jim Ennis and an unidentified man standing in front of an Akron Motor Cargo truck in Akron, Ohio. In 1930, Owen Orr and his father, James Orr, opened the Akron Motor Cargo Company. In 1939, the company...
162.
Doyle Block
Akron; Doyle Block; Hammel's Business Shorthand College; Bolanz Bros. Florists; Dales Jewelry Store;
The Doyle Block occupied the triangle of land between South Howard Street, South Main Street, and East Mill Street. It included several lumber yards and businesses, including Hammel's Business College...
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Young Adults
Jews; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Food;
A young adult dinner at the Akron Jewish Center in Akron, Ohio.
164.
Goodrich Tire Testers
Trucking Industry; Transportation; Tires; B. F. Goodrich Company; Akron;
These B.F. Goodrich tire testers are loading ballast on a test truck in preparation for road testing experimental rayon tires. In the early 1930s truck weights and speed had made cotton-cord truck tires...
165.
Lake Anna- Barberton
Barberton; Lake Anna; Lakes and Ponds
Lake Anna, a 18-acre pond in Barberton, Ohio, was named for the daughter of Ohio Columbus Barber, owner of the Diamond Match Company. When Barber was sued for tax evasion, he retailiated by moving his...
166.
Basketball Team
Jews; Basketball; Basketball coaches; Basketball players; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Athletics; Sports
The 1947 AJC Basketball team: [Top row left to right] coach Art Shapiro, manager Irv Kaplan, Ed Nobil, Bernie Singer, Sunny Greene, Ed Krainess, and athletic director Ben Roth. [Bottom row left to right]...
167.
Goodyear Display - Cabin
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Akron; Monuments and Memorials; Houses;
An unidentified woman and four children looking into a replica of Charles Goodyear's cabin at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio. Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) was the first American to...
168.
County Building
Akron; County Building; Buildings; Summit County Infirmary
The Summit County Infirmary was built in 1865 on the south side of Exchange Street at a cost of about $20,000. Patients at the Infirmary made the bricks for this building. Several addtions were added over...
169.
Basketball Game
Jews; Basketball; Basketball players; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Athletics; Sports
The AJC basketball team practicing at the Akron Jewish Center in Akron, Ohio.
170.
Goodyear Display - Monument
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Akron; Monuments and Memorials;
An unidentified boy standing next the the Charles Goodyear monument at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio. Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) was the first American to vulcanize rubber, a process...
171.
View on the Canal
Akron; Canals; Rivers
Built in the 1820s and 1830s, canals brought tremendous growth to Summit County. The decline of the canal system began in 1856 as railroad lines began to replace the canals as the primary means for travel...
172.
Thesis
Jews; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations;
Mr. Albert Buxbaum, president of the Akron Jewish Center, listens as Nathan Hurvitz, assistant executive director, explains some of the problems involved in writing his thesis, "The History, Philosophy,...
173.
New Process Jumps Ponton Output---One A Week To One An Hour
Seiberling Rubber Co.;
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Spirit of America - Sonic I
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Nevada; Racing;
The Spirit of America - Sonic I car at Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The Goodyear-sponsored car was driven by Craig Breedlove. It had four wheels and was powered by a J79 jet engine. In 1965, Breedlove...
175.
On The Canal Near Barberton
Akron; Barberton; Canals
The Ohio Canal ran along the east side of Barberton, Ohio. The Canal, along with several railroad lines on both the east and west sides of Barberton helped to make it an industrial hub in the 1890s. (Art...
176.
Home Camp
Jews; Camps; Food; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Youth
Lunch time at the Akron Jewish Center's "Home Camp" in Akron, Ohio.
177.
Spirit of America - Sonic I
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Nevada; Racing;
Craig Breedlove in front of the Spirit of America - Sonic I car at Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The Goodyear-sponsored car had four wheels and was powered by a J79 jet engine. In 1965, Breedlove set a...
178.
469 Wooster Avenue
Wooster Avenue; Neighborhoods - Wooster Avenue;
This image shows a man leaning on a fence near 469 Wooster Avenue in Akron, Ohio.
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Neptune Park
Akron; Neptune Park; Parks; Alexander Park
Neptune Park, also known over the years as Alexander or Fountain Park, was the first parcel of land bought by the City of Akron during the 1880s to be used exclusively as a park. Often used for summer...
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Home Camp
Jews; Camps; Akron Jewish Center; Art; Clubs and Organizations; Youth
Craft time at the Akron Jewish Center's "Home Camp" in Akron, Ohio.
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