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The proposed goodyear modular mat type scrap tire floating breakwater
No full textScrap tires are proposed as a construction material for building large floating mat type breakwater devices. The Goodyear scrap tire floating breakwater assemblies are formed by securing together modular bundles of tightly interlocked scrap tires with high strength rope/cable, or special corrosion resistant steel rods. This construction procedure yields an easily installed, readily adaptable breakwater structure which has high energy absorbing capacity for normal loading conditions but which deforms and yields when subjected to overloads. The proposed designs rely on a modular bundle concept where a relatively few tires are secured together to form a small easily assemble de portable building unit which,serves as a basic building block from which giant breakwater devices can be constructed. Flotation is provided by placing a small amount of buoyant material in the crown of each tire or by filling approximately 10%) of the tires with buoyant foam. The design possibilities using scrap tire building modules are virtually limiless. Tires may be laced together to form large flat single or multiple thickness shallow mats. They may be stacked vertically in single or multiple thickness bundles like bricks in a wall to form curtain type barriers. Variutions in breakwater draft are made possible by adding modules above or below to vary the thickness and by combining constructions such as hanging a curtain on a mat structure. Also, mats with varying buoyancy may be moored on an incline for more efficient energy absorption
Elmer Goodyear Interview, 1976
No full textElmer Goodyear was born in Sioux City, Iowa and was 81 years old at the time of the interview.
In this interview, Elmer Goodyear discusses the Depression and his early schooling. He also discusses a wagon train move from South Dakota to Iowa during the 1930s.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/1043/thumbnail.jp
Goodyear, Dorothy. Dorothy Goodyear interview, December, 1986.
No full textDorothy Goodyear discusses her family history; growing up in Valley Pond, in the Morten's Harbour area and her childhood, happy but simple. She discusses Christmas customs at Valley Pond and how they compare to Christmas in St. John's, Toronto and Lewisporte - vast difference in location and past and present. She discusses Christmas memories and foods, as well as mummering. She also discusses working with husband in Toronto at a Society of St. Vincent de Paul home for working boys
Scott-Blackmore-Goodyear, Margaret. Margaret Scott-Blackmore-Goodyear interview, April 24, 1987.
No full textMargaret Scott-Blackmore-Goodyear discusses family history. She discusses Twillingate and Green Bay area history. She discusses her life and experiences as a nurse
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[News Clip: Goodyear Blimp]
No full textVideo footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Goodyear blimp arriving in Dallas for Armed Forces Day celebrations
Goodyear blimps photograph
No full textThis photograph shows two Goodyear blimps in the air, flying above a body of water. Canoes and motorboats are visible on the lake. The name and number of each airship is visible on its tail. The Columbia (N2A) is the left; the Mayflower (N3A) is on the left.
Both of these airships likely were built in the 1960s, when the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company developed the GZ-19A model (an airship named "Mayflower" was built in 1963). The GZ-20 model was introduced in 1968; an airship named "Columbia" and based on this model was built in 1969.
Zeppelins are a type of airship, named for and invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin. They are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. Zeppelins once used heated air to become airborne. Over time, hydrogen and helium replaced the heated air. Zeppelins are different than hot-air balloons because balloons float with the wind, while zeppelins have engines that can steer the airship. Militaries have used them in wartime to observe and bomb enemy positions and companies have also utilized them to advertise products.
The center of zeppelin production in the United States was Akron, Ohio. In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. That same year, the firm received a contract from the federal government to manufacture nine zeppelins for the United States military during World War I. Unfortunately for the company, its manufacturing facilities were not complete in 1917, so Goodyear completed the first airships inside of a large amusement park building in Chicago, Illinois. The military used these airships to bomb and to spy upon enemy positions.
At the conclusion of World War I, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company continued to manufacture zeppelins. The firm used most of these ships to advertise its products. Zeppelins originally used heated air or hydrogen, but most of these ships utilized helium to become airborne. During this period, other companies, especially European ones, were constructing airships to transport passengers, including across the Atlantic Ocean. Goodyear also manufactured two airships, the "Akron" and the "Macon," for the United States military during the early 1930s. During World War II, the company manufactured 104 airships for the military at its Akron facility.
Following World War II, the Goodyear Zeppelin Company continued to manufacture airships, but it also expanded into producing other types of aircraft and aircraft parts. The main thrust of the company, however, remained the airships. The company now used the zeppelins almost exclusively for advertising purposes
Letter from A. Conger Goodyear (The Museum of Modern Art) to John Sloan, October 11, 1937
No full text1 leaf (single sided)Letter from A. Conger Goodyear (The Museum of Modern Art) to John Sloan, October 11, 193
A piece by Sarah Goodyear on domestic violence and the recent murder of Soheyla
No full textA piece by Sarah Goodyear on domestic violence and the recent murder of Soheyla Nosrati by her husband Karim, who suspected her of cheating on him. Goodyear says the emphasis should not be on the suspected behavior of the woman in these cases
A farewell piece by Sarah Goodyear, who is resigning as editor of the Casco Bay
No full textA farewell piece by Sarah Goodyear, who is resigning as editor of the Casco Bay Weekly
Goodyear pneumatic cord tire advertisement
No full textPoster advertisement for Goodyear Pneumatic Cord Tires for trucks. The poster features black-and-white photographs of trucks using the pneumatic cord tires while making an 8-day round trip between Akron, Ohio, and Boston, Massachusetts, in 1918. Pneumatic tires rely on a network of cords to provide their shape and enough tensile strength to maintain sufficient inflation.
Frank Seiberling (1859-1955) founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1898. Located on the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron, the company operated in a converted strawboard factory with thirteen employees. Although its main product was tires, the company also made rubber poker chips, fire hoses, and horseshoe pads. By 1926 it had become the largest rubber company in the world
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