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Title: [World's largest rubber life boat in 1944, built by The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]
Date Created and/or Issued: 1944 May 8
Contributing Institution: San Francisco Public Library
Collection: San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information: Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Description: Folder: S.F. Ships-Life Rafts.
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions.
Written on back: "The world's largest rubber life boat, built by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, reaches a new peak of efficiency. Built to carry 25 men, the boat is put through further tests (above) by the U.S. Coast Guard at San Pedro, Calif., by packing 54 men aboard. Not only does the boat safely hold the men but it also is easy to handle and rides 8-foot waves with ease. When deflated the boat is 5 feet by 7 feet by 18 inches and within three minutes can be inflated to 25 feet long and 10 feet abeam. The Firestone boat is expected to be of far-reaching importance to armed forces and to the shipping industry.
Type: image
Extent: 1 photographic print :
Language: Eng
Subject: Ships--Life Rafts
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs

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