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- Portrait of Harvey Firestone, circa 1920 - 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.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Harvey Firestone, circa 1920
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.
- Portrait of Harvey Firestone, circa 1873 - 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.
- circa 1873
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Harvey Firestone, circa 1873
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.
- Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Harvey Firestone III and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, October 22, 1950 - The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS <em>Queen Elizabeth</em> in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS <em>Queen Mary</em>, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.
- October 22, 1950
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Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Harvey Firestone III and Harvey Firestone, Jr. upon Return from European Trip, October 22, 1950
The family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., traveled aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1950. Together with its Cunard Line running mate, the RMS Queen Mary, the ocean liner provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s ended the age of ocean liners.