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13167_10670_glass_blocks

1955
B&W

Pennsylvania: New school construction utilizes glass blocks. Inside College where architects study glass for better understanding of light and atmosphere. Inside glass block factory; liquid glass poured by machines into square forms, the mats placed between the two half of block to diffuse light, “low-glare” blocks. Blocks tested in lab, packaged and sent out. Shot of house w/blocks, ‘to provide light and insulation for a low cost.’