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Quonset hut under construction Item Info

One of 50 Quonset Huts erected in Pammel Court in the late 1940s, the construction of this hut illustrates the impermanent quality of the units, as corrugated metal is being applied to a steel frame. After Iowa State College exhausted its search for trailers and demonstrable houses, the school turned to Navy surplus for the Quonset Huts. Each hut housed two families and contained two bedrooms.
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Title:
Quonset hut under construction
Creator (Person):
Benn, Chuck (Charles Laverne), 1918-2012
Date Created:
1946
Description:
One of 50 Quonset Huts erected in Pammel Court in the late 1940s, the construction of this hut illustrates the impermanent quality of the units, as corrugated metal is being applied to a steel frame. After Iowa State College exhausted its search for trailers and demonstrable houses, the school turned to Navy surplus for the Quonset Huts. Each hut housed two families and contained two bedrooms.
Subject (Topic):
Student housing College students
Location:
Iowa--Story County Iowa Iowa--Ames
Language:
zxx
Source:
Iowa State University. Department of Residence records, 1899-2017
Call Number:
RS 7/4
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w95488
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Genre:
photographs
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Pammel Court collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9j96089k
Identifier:
pammelcourt41
Filename:
07-04-i_deptres_0489-002-004.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96p4k

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"Quonset hut under construction", Pammel Court Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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