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Tire recapping. A newly recapped passenger car tire is put in the "finished" rack to await pickup by the owner. 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 for replacement
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Credit lineTire recapping. A newly recapped passenger car tire is put in the "finished" rack to await pickup by the owner. The plan to recap passenger tires with reclaimed rubber camelback, approved by Rubber Di. 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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