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
Summary
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Erie Heights, 42.08506, -80.10895
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain