Bolta Rubber Company Photographs, 1930-1939
Collection Number: 6543 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Bolta Rubber Company Photographs, 1930-1939
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6543 P
Abstract:
Photographs of employees and machinery in the production of rubber goods.
Creator:
Bolta Rubber Company
Quanitities:
0.33 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Includes images of the buffing room, calendering room, and combing room. There are
also several photographs of employees, both inside and outside the factory. Three
of the photographs show the demolition of building no.16.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Bolta Rubber Company Photographs #6543 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5012: Saul Wallen Papers
Names:
Bolta Rubber Company.
Subjects:
Belts and belting
Employees -- Women
Factories
Labor--Female
Rubber goods
Rubber industry and trade
Rubber industry workers
Rubber machinery
Textile industry--Massachusetts
Textile machinery
Textile workers
Lawrence (Mass.)
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Machinery
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1931-1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 1: What makes the wheels go round
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1931-1939 |
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, 467 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass. photographers. Image depicts the
rubber belting that was produced (?) by the Bolta Rubber Co., Lawrence, Mass., which
manufactured hard rubber goods. 20 x 24 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 2: Rubber mill
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1931 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Image shows male worker in overalls at machinery, who appears to be handling a roll
of rubber. Machinery made by Vaughn, probably the Vaughn Machinery Co. of Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio, which made vulcanizing presses. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass.,
manufactured hard rubber goods. 24 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 26 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 3: Fixers room
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows interior room of mill with unidentified machinery. The Bolta Rubber
Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 18 x 12.5 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 4: Machine shop
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows machine shop in mill, with male employees engaged at various machines.
The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18
(w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Buffing Room
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1931-1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 1: Comb buffing wheel
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1934 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
1934. Image depicts the interior of the mill, with comb buffing wheels visible. Note
the fancy stools in front of each machine. See item 2 in this folder for a photo of
employees at the comb buffing wheels. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured
hard rubber goods. 24 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 2: Comb buffing room
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts comb buffing room in the mill, where female employees sit at
the comb buffing wheels. See item 1 in this folder for a photo of the wheels without
employees. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods.
24.5 x 19 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 3: Wheel buffing machine
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts a wheel buffing macine. This was an old style feed roll unit
showing the application ofr wax. Female operator is identified on reverse of photo
as Nellie Guthrie. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber
goods. 20.5 x 25.25 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 4: Another view of comb buffing room
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts female employees at comb buffing machines. The Bolta Rubber Co.
of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5
x 18 cm. (w/mount). Number of machines and employees smaller than in folder 5, item
1 photograph.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 5: Automation comes to the buffing room
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 24
x 19 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 6: Remodeled old-style feed head buffing machine
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts female employee (identified on reverse of photo as Hilda Alfond)
at buffing machine. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber
goods. 25 x 20.5 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 7: Transfer between comb buffing machines
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1931-1939 |
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, 467 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass. photographers. Image shows interior
of mill room with two machines linked by a conveyor belt (note the combs on the conveyor
belt). The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23.5
x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 8: Automatic comb buffing machine
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1931-1939 |
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Scope and Contents
Image shows interior of mill room with automatic comb buffing machine; note box with
finished combs in foreground. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured
hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Calendering Room
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1936 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 1: No. 1 Springfield boiler
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1936 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, 467 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass., October 30, 1936. Image depicts
construction of brick area around boiler (boiler itself is not visible). The Bolta
Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out
mount); 26 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 2: Transformers for No. 1 cal'd (calender?)
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows several transformers lined up outside a mill building; note the
workhorse at the far left. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard
rubber goods. 24 x 19 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 3: No. 1 cal'd (calender?) mill line
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
No. 1 cal'd (calender?) mill line. 193-?. Image shows machinery loaded onto a flatbed
railroad car outside the mill building; three men stand off to the right. The machinery
was made by Vaughn, probably the Vaughn Machinery Co. of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, which
made vulcanizing presses. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard
rubber goods. 23 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25 x 18 cm. (w/mount). See item 4 in this
folder for a photo of the machinery in place in the mill.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 4: Drive - No. 1 cal'd (calender?) rubber mill line, Building no.3
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows machinery from item 3 in this folder in place inside mill. Machinery
made by Vaughn, probably the Vaughn Machinery Co. of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, which made
vulcanizing presses. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber
goods. 24 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 26.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 5: Press room and calendering room, Building no.3
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows interior of mill room with presses; workmen and supervisors (?)
visible in background. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard
rubber goods. 24 x 19.5 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Comb Packing
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1936 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Item 1: Comb packing room
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1936 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
about 1936. Image shows interior of mill room where female employees pack combs. The
Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 24 x 18 cm. (w/out
mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Item 2: Another view of the comb packing room
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows another view of the comb packing room. The Bolta Rubber Co. of
Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 18 x 12.5 cm. Smaller and has few
employees than the view in item 1 of this folder.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Demolition of Building 16
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Format: Black and White photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 1: Wiring an unsafe wall, Building no.16
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, Lawrence, Mass. photographers. 193-?. Image shows exterior of mill
partially demolished, with workman balanced on part of wall, attaching wiring; other
workmen on the ground assist. Note long ladders in use and steel framework partially
visible behind wall. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber
goods. 25 x 20 cm. First of three photos marking demolition of this wall; see items
2 and 3 in this folder.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 2: Wall coming down, Building no.16
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, Lawrence, Mass. photographers. 193-?. Image shows the upper half
of an exterior mill coming down during demoliton. Note piles of stone debris on ground
and steel framework partially visible behind wall. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence,
Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 20 x 25 cm. Second of three photos marking
demolition of this wall; see items 1 and 3 in this folder.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 3: Wall demolished, Building no.16
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, Lawrence, Mass. photographers. 193-?. Image shows the upper half
of an exterior mill has now been demolished. Note piles of stone debris on ground
and steel framework that is now more fully visible behind wall. The Bolta Rubber Co.
of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 25 x 20 cm. Third of three photos
marking demolition of this wall; see items 1 and 2 in this folder.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Employees and Automobiles
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1930-1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 1: A local trucking company
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1930 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Image shows pickup truck outside the Bolta Rubber Company in Lawrence, Mass. Note
the rear part of an expensive car to the right; see item 2 in this folder for a better
view. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 12.5
x 13 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 2: 1930 gas guzzler
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1930 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Image shows automobile in foreground; expensive automobile in the background outside
the office of the Bolta Rubber Company in Lawrence, Mass. The Bolta Rubber Co. of
Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 19.5 x 19 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 3: Employees outside office
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1931-1936 |
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Scope and Contents
Image shows employees outside the office of the Bolta Rubber Company in Lawrence,
Mass. The employees are identified (on the reverse) from left, as Bob Kesler, Mr.
Houston, Lydia Halbech. The photograph is dated 1931 on the reverse, but Kesler and
Halbech do not appear in the Lawrence city directories until 1936, he as a clerk at
the company and she as a stenographer. Her clothing also suggests a date later in
the '30s. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods.
19.5 x 23.5 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 4: Group of employees
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image shows group of unidentified male employees taken inside room with tubing
equipment on the left. Presumably the Bolta Rubber Company in Lawrence, Mass. The
Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 9 x 6.5 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Press Foundation
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1931 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 1: Press foundation.
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts the construction of the foundation to support the press. Two
men standing to the right, one in suit, tie and hat, the other in duster over a suit
(foreman or supervisor?). The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard
rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 2: Press foundation, Building no.3
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1931 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Saunders Studio, 467 Essex Street, Lawrence, Mass. Image depicts construction of foundation
for press; open section on floor with lumber framework partially visible. The Bolta
Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23 x 18 cm. (w/out
mount); 25 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Tin Line
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1931-1932 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 1: Tin line, Building no.3
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts unspecified machinery made by Farrel-Birmingham, a foundry in
Conn. The photograph was probably taken in situ by Farrel-Birmingham; note the Farrel-Birmingham
stamp in the lower right corner. See item 3 in this folder for a closeup view of the
tin line. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods.
24 x 19 cm.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 2: Pressing hard rubber combs
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1932 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
mage depicts male employee pressing hard rubber combs. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence,
Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 26 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 3: Closeup view of tin line
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1931 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Image depicts closeup view of unspecified machinery made by Farrel-Birmingham, a foundry
in Conn. The photograph was probably taken in situ by Farrel-Birmingham; note the
Farrel-Birmingham stamp in the lower right corner.The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence,
Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. 24 x 19 cm. See item 1 in this folder for a
wider view of the tin line.
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 4: Pressing hard rubber combs
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1932 |
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
Image depicts male employee pressing hard rubber combs. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence,
Mass., manufactured hard rubber goods. Copy B. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x
18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 5: Tin line - hard rubber combs
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Format: Black and White photograph
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Scope and Contents
193-?. Image depicts male employee (with back to camera) standing in front of machine
where a reel of tin unspools. The Bolta Rubber Co. of Lawrence, Mass., manufactured
hard rubber goods. 23.5 x 18 cm. (w/out mount); 25.5 x 18 cm. (w/mount).
Format: Black and White photograph.
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