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Contains 41 Results:

Item 4: Drive - No. 1 cal'd (calender?) rubber mill line, Building no.3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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.

Dates: 1936

Item 5: Press room and calendering room, Building no.3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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.

Dates: 1936

Item 1: Comb packing room, 1936

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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.

Dates: 1936

Item 2: Another view of the comb packing room

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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.

Dates: 1936

Item 1: Wiring an unsafe wall, Building no.16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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...
Dates: 1930-1939

Item 2: Wall coming down, Building no.16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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.

Dates: 1930-1939

Item 3: Wall demolished, Building no.16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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.

Dates: 1930-1939

Item 1: A local trucking company, 1930

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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.

Dates: 1930

Item 2: 1930 gas guzzler, 1930

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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.

Dates: 1930

Item 3: Employees outside office, 1931-1936

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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....
Dates: 1931-1936