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Photo 1177
S-0526-0350-0003-00015 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

Madame Rhee and General Coulter watch Dr. Rhee testing the quality of one of the rammed-earth blocks. A total of 5,500 housing units are planned under an UNKRA/ROK housing development scheme. The houses were designed by the Institute of Korean Architects.

Photo 1180
S-0526-0350-0003-00018 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

Stockpiles of curved roofing tiles and interlocking earth blocks at a housing development site. The tiles are made of sand and concrete, and are allowed to set for a week before being coated with a mixture of concrete and graphite.