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Tire recapping. The tread surface of a used tire is ground evenly to permit application of a reclaimed camelback rubber recap. The plan to recap passenger tires with reclaimed rubber camelback, approved by rubber director William M. Jeffers, was put into effect in February 1943 to reduce the demand
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Tire recapping. The tread surface of a used tire is ground evenly to permit application of a reclaimed camelback rubber recap. The plan to recap passenger tires with reclaimed rubber camelback, approved by rubber director William M. Jeffers, was put into effect in February 1943 to reduce the demand

Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information · 1943-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineTire recapping. The tread surface of a used tire is ground evenly to permit application of a reclaimed camelback rubber recap. The plan to recap passenger tires with reclaimed rubber camelback, approv. 1943-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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