Sujet

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

Légende

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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22A79_029

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

154,3Mo (3,1Mo) / 70,7cm x 54,7cm / 8350 x 6460 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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