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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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pennsylvania erie county erie safety film negatives erie heights defense shingling crew moves shingling crew moves exteriors abestos cement composition shingle abestos cement composition shingle insulation shingles tar paper tar paper insulation rust nails united states history library of congress
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01/01/1941
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Erie Heights ,  42.08506, -80.10895
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pennsylvania erie county erie safety film negatives erie heights defense shingling crew moves shingling crew moves exteriors abestos cement composition shingle abestos cement composition shingle insulation shingles tar paper tar paper insulation rust nails united states history library of congress