Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford in Firestone's Office, Akron, Ohio, 1913
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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.
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
Photographic print
Subject Date
1913
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
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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