Vintage Photos of Life in Akron From the 1910s to the 1980s
By Brett Zelman on Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 12:43 pm
The Cleveland Memory Project is a wonderful resource for history buffs looking back on the city of Cleveland. And luckily that extends to our neighboring city of Akron. We dug through their archives and found 52 awesome photos of Akron throughout the 20th century, including the tire boom, World War 2 assembly lines, the Rubber Bowl, and much more.
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Soap Box Derby, 1938
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Picketing Employees of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1937
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Christening of the U.S.S. Macon, 1933
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Popeye Thanksgiving Day Balloon, 1957
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Soap Box Derby Parade, 1941
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Goodyear Aerospace Corp. Communications Satellite, 1966
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Stainless Steel Containers Stacked at Firestone Steel Products, 1960
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Goodyear Blimp, 1930
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John W. Thomas and Harvey S. Firestone Jr., 1941
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