On February 7, 1938, a man by the name of Harvey S. Firestone died of coronary thrombosis—or, a blood clot in the heart. He was the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which he kicked off ...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Tire company heir and philanthropist Anne Firestone Ball has died from injuries she suffered during a fire in her Connecticut home. She was 79. Ball's son, John Ball Jr., said ...

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced a year-long celebration to commemorate the 125 th anniversary of its iconic Firestone brand. Marking ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This study collection contains five 8 x 10 inch black and white publicity photographs, dated May 31, 1943, of Liberian officials, U.S. State ...

As he started on a tour of his empire last week, Board Chairman Harvey S. Firestone Jr. of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. took a long look ahead at the industry’s future. “In ten years,” he said, “world ...

Thirty years ago, Rubber Baron Harvey Firestone made an agonizing reappraisal of his business, reached a decision: for the first time since he founded the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in 1900, he would ...

In the history of Firestone Park, it is often forgotten that both Harvey S. Firestone and his wife, Idabelle Smith Firestone, bequeathed the town of Columbiana the land as well as the recreational ...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Tire company heir and philanthropist Anne Firestone Ball has died from injuries she suffered during a fire in her Connecticut home. She was 79. DHL pauses shipments to US over ...