This film traces man’s growing ability to change the form of materials, and shows how the development of transportation has increased the variety and the supply of raw materials available to man, for building himself shelter from the elements. Examples range from African grass huts and Eskimo igloos to skyscrapers and individual homes in and industrialized country.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009745
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dwellings
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)