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Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford in Firestone's Office, Akron, Ohio, 1913

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Artifact Overview

Harvey S. Firestone began his career at his cousin's buggy company. In 1900, he formed his own Firestone Tire and Rubber Company to manufacture rubber tires for horse-drawn carriages. Recognizing the automobile's potential, Firestone supplied tires to Ford Motor Company starting in 1906. That prosperous business relationship grew into a personal friendship with Henry Ford.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1913

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

83.1.278

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in (Photo only: 7.5")
Width: 13.875 in (Photo only: 9.5")

Inscriptions

Embossed in lower right corner of image: PECK STUDIO / AKRON, O.
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