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1943 USA: Synthetic rubber production in America
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0:49Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1943
Location: U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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PAN exterior of rubber plant
Wide shot rubber factory
Close up part of rubber plant
Large storage tanks
Men working on railway lines outside plant
Storage tanks on wheels on rail tracks
HIGH ANGLE people queuing outside plant
HIGH ANGLE people queuing
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Close up substance pouring into tank
Close up substance bubbling in tank
Close up rubber solution being mixed
Solution flowing over rollers
Close up hardened solution moving along conveyer belt
Close up synthetic latex being pushed down rollers in 75 lb 'cake' form
Director of factory looking at 'cakes' of rubber
Rubber factory director with tyres behind him, holding block of rubber
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