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D81761-59
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- 1954-03-29 (Creation)
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Prefabricated housing was one solution to the burgeoning demand for homes in the Puget Sound area after World War II. The cost of erecting a prefabricated home was probably much less than a custom made house and it could be built quickly as well. Briggs Manufacturing Co. specialized in prefabricated buildings. They commissioned a series of photographs tracking the progress of erecting a structure, with the time of day noted in the left corner of each picture. These photographs were taken during the course of a single day, March 29, 1954. An employee of Briggs is shown kneeling on the roof top; there are plywood sections laid out in preparation of roofing. The house is taking shape at 2:00 p.m.; it now shows a one-story rambler style structure with possibly an attached garage.
Briggs Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Building construction; Prefabricated houses; Progress photographs;