Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, after application of camelback, the tire is placed in a mold where it is "cured" for about an hour and forty-five minutes. Here soldiers are removing it from the mold; as soon as it is cool it is ready for use
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