5. "Concrete blocks were used to add kitchens to the two apartments in the building. Thanks to plenty of hard work, the building has been finished, and put to excellent use by people who need a roof and a home."

Pictures published in Aruba Esso News, April 6, 1957: "A roof and a home - Un dak y un cas"

"A gift, a great deal of hard work and some practicing Christianity were recently blended together, and as usual with such a recipe, the results will mean happiness to somebody. The gift was a surplus bunkhouse from Lago: the hard work (see pictures) came from volunteer helpers, and the Christianity was simply a free and generous offering of help to those who need it." Read more..

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Caption: Concrete blocks were used to add kitchens to the two apartments in the building. Thanks to plenty of hard work, the building has been finished, and put to excellent use by people who need a roof and a home.

Set: Human Interest / People at Work

Date: April 1957
Photographer(s): various, Lago PR Department

Courtesy of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the National Library of Aruba.

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