Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. These rubber half-track treads cannot be recapped. Extreme care must therefore be taken to remove nails, glass and rocks from the grooves

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. After having been repaired, tires which need only spot recapping are cured in these section molds. They remain in these molds under pressure for about one hour and forty-five minutes

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Before the departure of a truck convoy, drivers must give all vehicles a thorough checkup, including inspection of tires for uneven wear. A badly or spottily worn tire will be sent to the depot's recapping shop

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A soldier removing a tack from a United States Army truck tire. Constant fire inspection is required of all drivers at the depot

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, after having been buffed and coated with cement, the tire gets a capping of camelback. It is first put on by hand and then by the power stitcher, as in this picture

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

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A group of WAACS (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) receive instruction in tire structure and care as part of the automotive preventive maintenance course which all Army men and women at Holabird must take. Instructor is H.T. McKinley of Baltimore, Maryland.

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