Houses While You Wait (1930)

“Houses made of steel - and built section by section on the foundation, are the latest Continental attempt at “mass housing“ M/S of a group of men lowering parts of a pre constructed house from the back of a truck. L/S of them carrying one of the sections on their shoulders. Various shots of the men lifting the sections into place. It is an early prefab. The house takes shape before our eyes. “They claim to complete the job in one day - windows and all!“ L/S of man smoothing the roof. L/S of two men on the verandah of the house. One sits at a table under a parasol, the other stands beside him. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 639. Safety print exists. FILM ID:898.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which i