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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company page on 30 December 2015, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a global manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery.
The company was named after American Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanized rubber. The first Goodyear tires became popular because they were easily detachable and required little maintenance.
Goodyear is also known for the Goodyear Blimp. The first Goodyear blimp flew in 1925. Today it is one of the most recognizable advertising icons in America. The company is the most successful tire supplier in Formula One history, with more starts, wins, and constructors' championships than any other tire supplier. They pulled out of the sport after the 1998 season. It is the sole tire supplier for NASCAR series.
Goodyear is a former component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company opened a new global headquarters building in Akron in 2013.
| Subject: 1950's Goodyear Lifeguard Safety Spare Commercial
Source: This film is available courtesy of the Prelinger Archives (public domain). Download 1950's Goodyear Lifeguard Safety Spare Commercial from The Internet Archive - 20.7MB - 1:00 |
| 10 March 2015 12-17718 Leroy Haeger v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 13-16801, 13-16861, 13-16862; Briefs filed under seal. Download 12-17718 Leroy Haeger v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co - 842MB - 1:22:12 |
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Subject: Goodyear Advertisement
Source: The Saturday Evening Post Date: 26 February 1921 View 1921 Goodyear Advertisement - 161KB |
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Subject: Goodyear Tire Girl from "Tillie the Toiler"
Source: Washington Times Herald Date: 24 December 1922 Caption: A little girl and a big tire—Ruth DeSouza is pictured here resting in a big Goodyear "All Weather Tread," while her dad, M.A. DeSouza, local representative for Goodyear, is out telling the trade all about the virtues of the tire that made Akron famous. View photo of Goodyear Tire Girl - 1.7MB |
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Subject: Larsen's Service 1929 Goodyear Ad
Source: The Ludington Daily News Date: 24 May 1929 View photo of Larsen's Service 1929 Goodyear Ad - 3.0MB |
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Subject: 2011 Sprint Cup Chevrolet Impala
Photographer: Heidi Walczak Event: 2011 Walmart Shareholders' Meeting View photo of 2011 Goodyear Sprint Cup Chevrolet Impala - 2,410KB |
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| 12 June 2007 hearing date | Justice Denied? The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ledbetter v. Goodyear Employment Discrimination Decision Hearing Before the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. House of Representatives |  PDF - 324KB - 71 pages |
| 28 June 2007 hearing date | Impact of Ledbetter v. Goodyear on the Effective Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. House of Representatives | PDF - 5.2MB - 101 pages |
| 24 February 2015 order date | In the Matter of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Order Instituting Cease-And-Desist Proceedings Securities and Exchange Commission | PDF - 251KB - 8 pages |
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