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National Resources Planning Committee Housing: the Continuing Problem.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.190 Author/Creator: National Resources Planning Committee Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: June 1940 Pagination: 60 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 14.9 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Housing: the Contuining Problem," dated June 1940. Printed by the National Resources Planning Board. Item reports demand for affordable housing, estimates labor costs, foreclosure laws among other details.

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