| PREFABS Item showing prefabricated house being constructed in less than an hour. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7129 |
| Catalog #: | 103618 | |
| Clip Number: | 103618-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 189 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:31 - 01:23:47 | |
| Location: | Baldock, Hertfordshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Houses, General CONSTRUCTION: Houses CONSTRUCTION: Pre-Fab LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | Baldock, Hertfordshire. L/S of lorry delivering prefabricated house (aka Prefab). M/S of man putting rollers into position. L/S of house being lifted from lorry. Various shots of men shifting house into position. C/U of two sections closing. C/U of man adjusting gutter. C/U of man placing felt between sections. L/S of men adjusting another section. C/U of man covering felt. C/U of man burnishing pipes. C/U of man fixing chimney to roof. M/S of finished house, a workman sweeping doorstep. According to narrator it only took 35 minutes to construct. | |
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