Dr. Rhee, Mr. Pak and Lt. Gen. John B. Coulter, UNKRA Agent General, during the inspection tour. The 200-house project was the forerunner of projects under which UNKRA plans to build 2,500 of these one-family, low-cost homes in the Seoul area.
More shots of the inspection tour.
Inspecting the machine. One hundred Landcrete machines were brought by UNKRA from South Africa. Forty-six were later made available to the ROK Army to help in the rebuilding of fire-damaged Pusan.
Dr. Rhee, General Coulter and Mr. Pak inspecting the first completed house in the An Am Dong project.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
Loading the mold of the Landcrete machine with the earth-cement mixture which forms the block.
Mixing the cement with earth to form the material which goes into the durable, weather-proof blocks.
Mixing the earth and cement through a sieve.