1942 Press Photo Old Tires Retrieved from Cuyahoga River and Rubber Warehouse

Credit - ACME and NEA In Akron, Ohio, top

Photo shows two enterprising Akronites aiding the Nation's rubber drive by turning up a wealth of old tires in Ohio's Cuyahoga River. Bottom

Photo shows "miners" recovering rubber from the site of an old rubber warehouse. It is estimated, by factory executives, that over 40,000 pounds of first class reclaim was "mined" in a single day.

Photo measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches.

Photo is dated 06-18-1942

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