Naugatuck Chemical Company with piles of old rubber tires. Naugatuck, Connecticut

Jack Delano's photograph places stacks of used tires beside the Naugatuck Chemical Company, linking rubber manufacture to its materials and waste.

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Source: Jack Delano / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection

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Naugatuck Chemical Company with piles of old rubber tires. Naugatuck, Connecticut — Jack Delano / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection. 1940-09. Open the full image to inspect small print.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Naugatuck Rubber Industry & Uniroyal Warehouse, SGC-CT069-069, ED-IG-NAU-01, “Naugatuck Chemical Company with piles of old rubber tires. Naugatuck, Connecticut.” Source: Jack Delano / Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017791953/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-12.

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