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Title

"Packaged House" System, 1942-1952: Letter from J. Georges Peter, Engineer to Konrad Wachsmann and Walter Gropius, Dec. 24, 1942

Date

1942-1952

People

Artist: Walter Gropius, German 1883 - 1969

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Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius, BRGA.97.86

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Title

"Packaged House" System, 1942-1952: Letter from J. Georges Peter, Engineer to Konrad Wachsmann and Walter Gropius, Dec. 24, 1942

People

Artist: Walter Gropius, German 1883 - 1969

Date

1942-1952

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius, BRGA.97.86

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Created by gpt-4 on 2024-12-07

The image features a black and white photo of a document. The document is framed, and we see the frame's edge within the photo. This document seems to be a letter with text arranged in paragraphs. At the top left corner of the text, there's a header with a name, an address, and a date indicating November 24, 1947. Across from this on the top right, it seems there's another date with a number "7" next to it, probably indicating it is a page number. Due to the nature of the photo, the specific contents of the letter are not legible in this image. However, the structure suggests it's a formal letter, likely of historical significance given its presentation and the date in 1947. Such documents are often preserved for their importance in historical archives. At the bottom right corner of the photo, there's an object reference number "97.86," which could relate to its cataloging system in an archive or museum. On the lower bottom right of the document, there's a stamp with text. However, the stamp's text is not entirely clear; it mentions "BETTER HOUSING," "TYPE TDU-1," and a date "JANUARY 29, 1943," along with other text related to a construction program, housing units, and possibly government or military-related details. This stamp gives the impression that the document is related to some form of housing construction or regulation.

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This image shows a photograph of a document that appears to be a letter or report dated November 24, 1942. It is labelled as a "COPY" and is addressed to Conrad W. Baarsenmer Jr. The letter is signed by J. Geoghegan Peter and seems to be related to an engineering or construction topic with calculations and test results related to shear and bearing values of materials. The letter addresses findings and includes numerical data such as "1,870,000 lbs." and "250 lbs.," discusses tests conducted, and details findings on the load-bearing capacities of certain materials. The document also references computations and certain tests that were performed. At the bottom right corner, there is a stamp that mentions "PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION FOR TEMPORARY DWELLING UNITS" by National Housing Agency Federal Public Housing Authority and bears the date January 27, 1943. The stamp is from the Stran-Steel Division of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation based in Detroit, Michigan. The document image is affixed to a black-framed background, with "97.86" written on the bottom right on the white border surrounding the document.

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The image appears to be a document or letter with typed text. There are no human faces visible in the image. The text discusses some type of investigation or response related to instructions or inquiries, but the details are not clear without being able to read the full text.

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This appears to be a black and white photograph of an official document or letter from 1945. The document appears to be typed and has letterhead at the top. The image quality is somewhat grainy, as it looks like it may be a photocopy or microfilm reproduction of the original document. There's a dark border around the edges, and what appears to be a number "99.86" written at the bottom. The document contains several paragraphs of text, though the specific content is difficult to read clearly in this reproduction.

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The image is a black and white photocopy of a typed letter, dated December 24, 1942, and addressed to "J. George Peter" at "Cambridge Ave." The letter appears to be discussing the construction of temporary dwelling units for the National Housing Agency, with the sender, "Adolph Peter," providing information on the project's progress and challenges. **Key Points:** * **Date:** December 24, 1942 * **Recipient:** J. George Peter * **Address:** Cambridge Ave. * **Sender:** Adolph Peter * **Content:** Discussion of temporary dwelling units for the National Housing Agency **Summary:** The image shows a typed letter from Adolph Peter to J. George Peter, dated December 24, 1942. The letter discusses the construction of temporary dwelling units for the National Housing Agency, providing updates on the project's progress and challenges.

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COPY 3. George Toter Enginber 19 Hillaise Ave, Canbridge M December 24, 1942 hass Mere. Sonrad Balter Groptor 1410 Hasa sobosette Arease Center 14ge, Manohuette. Gentlement In socordance with your instructions I have lopatiented the strength and other related structural properties of the ocepound bese sections courring in the floor syntes of the Packages Honee bystent, these bees are formed by joining the long ages of the floor panele; in as the panels are a wide by 10-0 lang, he oslouls tions have beer bened on 10 7t, apan andaping of 2-4 0.0. The dend load had been taken at 31/2 ibe: per .ft. Thase besas have anotions approxiesting cross In shape the four sombers of ench cross are fastened to each other by means of commotors, of which there are three sech an. three section, sabien on the attsobed onleulation sheets, are analyst, The following results were found the bending strese in no one per aq.tn., indtoating angle strength. enda 850 lbs. b) the ealesinted defelection based on 1,200,000 156. per in, for the modulus of elasticity) le bout Limon which indiontes satisfactory stiffness and rigidity: this figure oonpares favorecly with the yeus of 1/340 of the apso for the animis de fiestion. petrication o) If these compound motions are to sose & S 11 in eccenry for their connections to each other to offer safe resistance to longitatinal ahear, Innner steller to the ringe rirete in a plate girder. In this case this rewiatasoe will be furnished by the oceators and possibly by triation along the beveled warfsons at the X.B. & W.O. 200.24, 1942 genter of the cross. I cannot find any reasonable wethod of analysis which would indigate the amount of this resistance; in other words, a loni teat is the only es of certaining the strength of such weations, be pause should they prove to be incapable of resisting the longitudinal ahenr, they will not not wo will and the dolusions in paragraphe a) and 5) will not apply. Bo ever, in aussonse, the ready would be eispls enough the bottos Aceber of the orces would carry the entire lonte would have to be equivalent in strength to a Ca There is another slesent on which a lond test would throw some light. The floor boards, which ras parallel to the length of the panels are supported by transverne 301ste joista (2.4-20° 0.0.); these. In turn, rest on the horizon M sombers of the tross. In this Teahion the floor Ioads are pot applied directly to the principal len earrying element of the bessa. This tendency to twist of the horleostal parts of the orens 1a patated however by end places of the panel as well as the onstar eross piece; these three pieces are tenoned Isto the side members and in my opinion would offer considerable re- sistance, uffioinns so prevent any appreciable sovesent the in the horteestal nesiers of the oross, I trust that the above has given you the desired tefer- antion, Very truly yours, J.Georges Peter 20115 SECTIONALIZED CONSTRUCTION FOR TEMPORARY DWELLING UNITS NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING, AUTHORITY TYPE TOU-1 THE PACKAGED HOUSE SYSTEM BY KONRAD WACHSHAINHALTEE GROUS GENERAL PANEL CORPORATION GO JOHN STREET, NEW YORK Cciaty JANUARY 9TH, 1948 97.86 lowres
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George
Toter
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19
Hillaise
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M
December
24
1942
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Groptor
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sobosette
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Center
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Gentlement
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socordance
with
your
instructions
I
have
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strength
and
related
structural
properties
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in
floor
syntes
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above
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you
desired
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antion
Very
truly
yours
J.Georges
Peter
20115
SECTIONALIZED
CONSTRUCTION
FOR
TEMPORARY
DWELLING
UNITS
NATIONAL
HOUSING
AGENCY
FEDERAL
PUBLIC
AUTHORITY
TYPE
TOU
-
1
THE
PACKAGED
HOUSE
SYSTEM
BY
KONRAD
WACHSHAINHALTEE
GROUS
GENERAL
PANEL
CORPORATION
GO
JOHN
STREET
NEW
YORK
Cciaty
JANUARY
9TH
1948
97.86
lowres