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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Modern bathrooms are speedily installed in the 300 defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing project

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Modern bathrooms and kitchens are speedily installed in the 300 defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing project. Here kitchen cabinets and shelving are carried in

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This worker caulks window frames with a pressure gun. Air pressure quickly forces putty into crevices which cannot be reached by hand

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The wall sheeting mounts rapidly. Pre-cut sheeting is always at hand to keep this carpenter supplied, thereby cutting down waste time

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This machine digs several feet of ditch for piping an hour. The job would require many days by hand

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Part of the 300 homes for defense workers under construction

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Typical of the many families to take advantage of the defense trailer camp in Erie, Pennsylvania, is B.J. Rogan (right), his wife (third from right), and small son. They are shown here inside their trailer home, chatting with neighbors. Rogan is employed as a drill press operator at $42.50 a week in the nearby General Electric Plant

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This worker on defense homes in Erie, Pennsylvania is a school teacher during the winter months. During the summer of 1941 he worked on the Franklin Terrace housing project as a laborer

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Sidewalks are paved and smoothed while the 300 defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing projects are rapidly nearing completion

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Henry Colomy, Jr., is the beauty expert at the trailer camp. She does not charge for her services, and young housewives return her kindness by taking care of Mrs. Colomy's young son when she does her weekly shopping, or sometimes in the form of gifts. The husbands of both Mrs. Colomy and Mrs. Rogan (seated) are employed at the General Electric plant in Erie, Pennsylvania

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Fitting diagonal wall sheeting into place. The crew works on several sides of the unit at the same time. This work is so divided that there are just enough men at each spot to do the job efficiently

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Pre-fabricated sheets of asbestos reinforced with gypsum serve as an economical base for plaster walls and ceilings. These sheets, nailed directly to studs, also afford protection against heat and cold. A crew of fourteen men (ten lathers and four laborers) can lathe a four-unit building in a few hours. A crew of plasters moves in as the crew of lathers moves out. Although defense homes are speedily built, they are soundly constructed. Government inspectors keep a rigid check to see that all construction materials live up to government standards

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The old and the new. At the right is pictured one of the new defense homes now under construction, while in the background is shown one of the apartment homes built for the defense workers during World War I. Where as many of the latter homes were disposed of due to private concerns after the war, it is expected that many of the new defense homes now being built will eventually become part of the overall slum clearance program. Others will help fill the urgent peace time need in America for low cost homes

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Sewage pipes are placed for the 300 defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing project. Sewage, water, police and fire protection are provided by the city for a lump sum paid in lieu of taxes

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A shingling crew moves in. Exteriors are finished with an abestos cement composition shingle which provides insulation and weather-proofing. Shingles are secured over a tar-paper insulation with bronzed, rust resisting nails

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of the defense trailer camp affords youngsters pleant of room for playing in the sun and fresh air. In the background can be seen a smokestack of the General Electric Company, which employs some 10,000 men in defense work

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Construction of first floor. Asphalt paper is spread over a cinder filling. Later, wire reinforcements are laid over the paper, preparatory to the laying of cement floor. The entire operation, from filling in with a cinder vase to laying the concrete floor, is accomplished in a few hours

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Bernie Rogan, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Rogan, in the bathroom of the Rogan's new defense home at the Franklin Terrace housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania. His father is a drill press operator at the nearby plant of the General Electric Company, which is working three shifts on defense contracts

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan, General Electric Company, employee, and his family inspect the kitchen of their new defense home, while J.P. Kane, housing project manager, looks on. Each defense home is equipped with a gas operated refrigerator, gas range, and central heating plant. The Rogans had been living in a trailer provided by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Division of Defense Housing to alleviate the housing shortage until the new homes were complete

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. All walls and ceilings are finished off with a good grade lime plaster. This typifies the permanent character of this defense housing construction. In this operation onlt time-honored hand craftmanship can give high quality results. Teamwork and practiced efficiency however, speed up the process

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A shingling crew moves in. Exteriors are finished with an abestos cement composition shingle which provides insulation and weather-proofing. Shingles are secured over a tar-paper insulation with bronzed, rust resisting nails

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Living conditions were so crowded in Erie, Pennsylvania, that a defense worker and his family of three were found to be living in this attic room. One of the defense industries there, which holds large contracts for the Navy, expects an increase of 4,000 workers during the coming year. Practically all vacancies are already taken, and even the contemplated construction of new homes will fill only a fraction of the need. Realizing the urgency of this need, the Division of Defense Housing has programmed 300 homes in this area, 60 of which are already completed (July 1941). In the meantime, trailers are being used by the Division as a temporary expedient until the more permanent homes are completed

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A large playground with slides and swings is provided for children of the defense trailer camp. Proceeds from candy and cigarette vending machines located in the central utility buildings maintain the playground

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Window and door frames are pre-fabricated at the site by specialized crews. They are given a primer coating of paint before being assembled into the structure

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan (right), defense worker at the General Electric plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, chats with a neighbor while his young son, Bernie, plays on the 25 x 50 foot plot of ground provided for each trailer. Notice the electric power lines which provide each trailer unit with electricity for light, radios, etc. Electric power is included in the 6 dollars weekly rent

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War housing. Mrs. B.J. Rogan and her small son, Bernie, in the kitchen of the Rogan's new war home at the Franklin Terrace housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogan is a drill press operatorat a nearby plant which is working three shifts on war contracts. The Rogans pay about twenty percent of their income for rent

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan, one of thousands employed by the General Electric Company in Erie, Pennsylvania,to provide the nation with defense materials, enjoys a brief relaxation with his wife and small son. A beach on Lake Erie is located within a few blocks of the defense trailer camp

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Another family moves into the defense trailer camp at Erie, Pennsylvania. Over 150 workers a week are brought in to the General Electric plant, one of the ten defense industries located there, creating an acute housing shortage. Preference is given to General Electric employees, since G.E. employs over 10,000 men on important Naval contracts

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Richard S. Neff (standing in doorway) U.S. Housing Authority Inspector, who with his crew of five men, sees that defense homes meet up with the standards established by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Division of Defense Housing Co-ordination

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Housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Electrician wiring defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing project. Homes are provided with electricity, sewage, police and fire protection. In many cases, a lump sum for all services is paid to the city in lieu of taxes

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A large playground with slides and swings is provided for children of the defense trailer camp. Proceeds from candy and cigarette vending machines located in the central utility buildings maintain the playground

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Bernie Rogan, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Rogan, in the bathroom of the Rogan's new defense home at the Franklin Terrace housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania. His father is a drill press operator at the nearby plant of the General Electric Company, which is working three shifts on defense contracts

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The sheeting-over of the second floor nears completion. Buildings of the plant where are employed many of the defense workers who will move into these homes, can be seen in the background

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Plumbing is secured into position preparatory to filling in base with cinders. Most of the plumbing is pre-fabricated at a central shop on the construction site, then moved in one piece to the desired location

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Painters finished up window frames on defense homes in Erie, Pennsylvania. No painting is required on the cement-asbestos shingles, since their natural finish is light, durable and attractive

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. In tight corners the old hand saw still finds a spot. Pre-fabricating is not carried to time-wasting extremes, and there are a few places where hand cutting on the spot can do the job faster

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan receives deliveries of laundry, ice and grocery items from local businesses that serve the defense trailer camp twice daily. Mrs. Rogan's husband is employed by the General Electric Company as a drill press operator or defense work. Although grocery stores and milk companies deliver to the doors of the trailer town, agents, salesmen and canvassers are forbidden in the settlement. This is to see that the defense workers on the night shift may sleep during the morning or early afternoon

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan and young son inspect the gas operated refrigerator of their new defense home, while J.P. Kane, housing manager, looks on

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A good filling bed of rock-like material is laid on the graded street surface

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. All walls and ceilings are finished off with a good grade lime plaster. This typifies the permanent character of this defense housing construction. In this operation onlt time-honored hand craftmanship can give high quality results. Teamwork and practiced efficiency however, speed up the process

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Cement foundation blocks ready to be mortared in place in the five-foot foundation ditch. This depth affords protection against frost which is particularly heavy in this area. Since, for reasons of economy, no basement is provided, cinder is used to fill in to floor level. This provides an admirable base for concrete flooring

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Cutting sheeting to size with power driven hand saws speed up the work of the sheeting crew

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Each defense trailer is located on a plot of ground 25 x 50 feet, assuring a fine degree of privacy and room for children to play. Standards set up by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Division of Defense Housing for trailers provide a minimum overall length and width to assure the least possible crowding. The trailers are protected from fire and the city's fire bureau regularly conducts inspections. Manager Ackerman and the Lawrence Park Commissioners see to it that the trailer camp is well policed

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A built-up roofing is applied to the individual unit. Here a workman tends to the vat in which the pitch is kept molten. Pitch is hoisted to the roof in buckets

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. George Miller, plumber, is foreman of the central plumbing assembly shop. He and his helpers assemble most of the plumbing for this 300-unit defense housing project

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A sheeting crew of fourteen men follows on the heels of the stud and jointing crew. In an amazingly short time this crew sheets the outside walls, the floors, and the roof. Here the crew is well along on the walls a few hours after taking over

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Electricians wiring defense homes at Franklin Terrace housing project. Defense homes are provided with electricity, sewage, police and fire protection. In many cases, a lump sum for all services is paid to the city in lieu of taxes

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Electricians wiring defense homes at Franklin Terrace housing project. Defense homes are provided with electricity, sewage, police and fire protection. In many cases, a lump sum for all services is paid to the city in lieu of taxes

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of the defense trailer camp affords youngsters pleant of room for playing in the sun and fresh air. In the background can be seen a smokestack of the General Electric Company, which employs some 10,000 men in defense work

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A central utility building (right) with toilets, showers, and laundry facilities is maintained for every sixty trailers on the site. Each trailer, with its 25 x 50 foot plot of ground, is assured of privacy and plenty of sun and fresh air. Each trailer is equipped with a gasoline pressure stove, ice-box, davenport beds and gate leg tables. Each can accommodate up to four people

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. As the wall sheeting is completed, men are already starting the sheeting of the roof

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. J.P. Kane, local defense housing manager, gives B.J. Rogan and his family a preview of their new home. 56 of the 300 defense homes now under construction in Erie, Pennsylvania had been completed when these pictures were made (July 1941). The others were scheduled for occupancy by the first of October 1941. There are four units to a building, each with a combination living-dining room, kitchen, bath, and one to three bedrooms, depending on the size of the family

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Milton Ackerman, manager of the Defense Trailer Project at Erie Pennsylvania, receives an application from Mrs. George Cole. Her husband is employed in the General Electric plant, which holds large defense contracts. Seated at the desk is Ackerman's assistant, who handles mail, and telephone inquires for tenants

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan and a fellow worker enjoy a quiet evening of cards in his defense trailer home. The seats pull out, pullman fashion, to form a bed by night. Notice the gasoline pressure stove and heater at left

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. All walls and ceilings are finished off with a good grade lime plaster. This typifies the permanent character of this defense housing construction. In this operation onlt time-honored hand craftmanship can give high quality results. Teamwork and practiced efficiency however, speed up the process

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Interior of administration building at trailer site. Milton Ackerman (right), project manager, reviews applications of prospective trailer residents while an assistant sorts mail for trailer tenants

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A good filling bed of rock-like material is laid on the graded street surface. Slag from nearby steel mills is sometimes used for this filling material

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. S.J. Patterson, carpenter, works on his second defense housing project. His first was during World War I at Fort Meade, Maryland

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. As the wall sheeting is completed, men are already starting the sheeting of the roof

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. All walls and ceilings are finished off with a good grade lime plaster. This typifies the permanent character of this defense housing construction. In this operation onlt time-honored hand craftmanship can give high quality results. Teamwork and practiced efficiency however, speed up the process

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A few of the recently completed homes for defense workers in Erie, Pennsylvania. Actual construction on these homes started in the latter part of April, 1941. By the first of July, sixty were completed, with scheduled completion of the other 244 by October

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Interiors of defense homes are attractively finished. Although economyis imperative, no jerry-building or shoddy construction is allowed

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A shingling crew moves in. Exteriors are finished with an abestos cement composition shingle which provides insulation and weather-proofing. Shingles are secured over a tar-paper insulation with bronzed, rust resisting nails

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Construction of first floor. Asphalt paper is spread over a cinder filling. Later, wire reinforcements are laid over the paper, preparatory to the laying of cement floor. The entire operation, from filling in with a cinder vase to laying the concrete floor, is accomplished in a few hours

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa More

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A built-up flat roofing is applied to the individual unit. Here workmen are laying the last covering before the finished coat

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Pre-fabricated sheets of asbestos reinforced with gypsum serve as an economical base for plaster walls and ceilings. These sheets, nailed directly to studs, also afford protection against heat and cold. A crew of fourteen men (ten lathers and four laborers) can lathe a four-unit building in a few hours. A crew of plasters moves in as the crew of lathers moves out

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A workman installs a forced-air heating system in one of the 300 defense homes located at the Franklin Terrace housing project. This unit burns coal

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Plumbing that has been assembled at a central shop on the construction site is speedily placed in the foundation of a defense house at the Franklin Terrace housing project

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan, thirty-three, is employed as a drill press operator at the General Electric plant in Erie, Pennsylvania. Working strictly from sectional blueprints, he seldom knows if the fittings he makes will be used for submarines, minesweepers, or gun mounts

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan and her small son, Bernie, in the kitchen of the Rogan's new war home at the Franklin Terrace housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogan is a drill press operator at a nearby plant which is is working three shifts on defense contracts. Mr. Rogan earns $42.50 a week, and spends about twenty percent of his income for rent

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Rogan and their small son, Bernie, at home in the living room of their new defense home in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogan is a drill press operator at the nearby General Electric Company plant. He earns $42.50 a week, and pays about twenty percent of his income for rent. Before moving into a newly constructed defense home at the Franklin Terrace housing project, he lived in a remodeled attic, and then in a trailer. For the latter he paid 6 dollars a week, including all utilities

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Concrete flooring is poured over the wire reinenforcements. The large container shuttles from the mixer to the desired location, supported by a movable crane. Three men, aided by a crew of levelers, can lay a floor of four-unit building in a few hours

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War Housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Rogan and their small son, Bernie, at home in the living room of their new defense home in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogan is a drill press operator at the nearby General Electric Company plant. He earns $42.50 a week, and pays about twenty percent of his income for rent. Before moving into a newly constructed defense home at the Franklin Terrace housing project, he lived in a remodeled attic, and then in a trailer. For the latter he paid 6 dollars a week, including all utilities

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Rogan bathes her young son, Bernie, in the laundry tub of the utility building. Many mothers at the site seem to prefer this for thier children to the showers provided for bathing. Wash basins and toliet facilities are also provided

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. A member of the Visiting Nurse Association pays a call to one of many young tenants of the defense trailer camp. High standards of sanitation are maintained, and every precaution is taken to guard against epidemic and disease

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. J.P. Kane, defense housing project manager at the Franklin Terrace project, explains the forced-air heating system of a defense home to B.J. Rogan, worker in the General Electric plant at Erie, Pennsylvania

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Window and door frames are pre-fabricated at the site by specialized crews. They are given a primer coating of paint before being assembled into the structure. One of these pre-fabricated window frames is shown here being carried to the point of installation

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The General Electric Company at Erie, Pennsylvania, employs approximately 8000 workers. It anticipates additional employment of some 4000 by next year. Only some twenty-five percent of these have to be imported, for local labor is being trained for these jobs at government vocational training schools. This will prevent the disruption of the community's economic life which would be caused by an over-large immigration of labor

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Leveling-off process between cement foundation blocks preparatory to receiving cinder filling. Cement floor will later be poured over with reinforcements

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. B.J. Rogan in the bedroom of the Rogan's new defense home at the Franklin Terrace housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her husband is a drill operator at the nearby General Electric Company plant, which is working three shifts on defense contracts

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Two of the defense trailer youngsters are tucked in for the night. Their pullman-like bed folds into two seats by day, forming a dining alcove, along with a drop-leaf table. Notice the privacy made possible by two doors, which have dressing mirrors on the opposite side

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Interior of the laundry of one of the central utility buildings of the defense trailer camp at Erie, Pennsylvania. Complete laundry facilities, including tubs, ringers, ironing boards and drying lines are provided. Also located in the building are showers, wash basins, and toilets. All facilities are included in the weekly trailer rental of six dollars per week

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Stud spacings are filled in as recommended by Fire Underwriters Board to eliminate the chimney-like fire path that would otherwise be created

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Concrete flooring is poured over wire reinforcements. The large container shuttles from the mixer to the desired location, supported by a movable crane. Three men, aided by a crew of levelers, can lay a floor of a four-unit building in a few hours

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The Franklin Terrace defense housing project at Erie, Pennsylvania is completed with spacious, wide-paved streets. Because of its size (300 homes are being constructed) the most modern road building machinery was used throughout. Here a street is carefully graded to receive the filling and paving materials

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. One part of the crew sheets the flooring as the walls are going up. The progress of the work is checked frequently against the working blueprints

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Progress reports at the Franklin Terrace defense housing project. Shown here are some of the 300 homes in various stages of completion. Road beds are being graded to serve the completed homes at the right, which are ready for the arrival of their defense worker tenants

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A defense worker takes the time out for the cameraman. He's a road construction worker at a vast defense housing project, which will provide homes for thousands of defense workers in Erie, Pennsylvania

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Homes built for defense workers built during the First World War. These homes, located a few blocks from the new ones now being completed, were sold to private concerns after the war. They are still in excellent repair

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire framework, including sections for doors and windows, is fabricated horizontally. The crew working here will later move to another site and repeat the procedure. This circulation of crews who are experienced in one type of construction adds to the speed with which defense homes are being built. Two crews of forty men each are used to raise the stud frames of a four-unit defense home. On the project shown here, one crew started the framework at 8:30am, fabricating it horizontally, and finished it at noon. The other crew moved in shortly after, erected the stud frame, ends, and floor joists, and finished the entire framework by 4:30pm the same day

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