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| Keywords: A building in Bluefield, West Virginia, that once housed a shop that sold "retread" tires LCCN2015634380.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Retreading also known as recapping or remolding involved applying new treads to worn tires a less-expensive alternative to replacing them Retreading typically preserves about 90 percent of the material in spent tires The technique once widespread lost favor in the late 20th and early 21st centuries with the advent of discount stores and tire departments of big box retailers that made entirely new tires more widely affordable ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634380 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34300/34364a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34364 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34364 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||