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 tires and still keep civilian cars in service
Summary
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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safety film negatives
tire
passenger
car
passenger car tire
rack
pickup
owner
plan
recap
recap passenger tires
rubber
camelback
rubber camelback
director
william
rubber director william m
jeffers
effect
demand
replacement
replacement tires
service
united states history
industrial history
workers
library of congress
Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain