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Early street view of Pammel Court Item Info

Demountable houses were prefabricated units designed as temporary living quarters for defense workers in World War Two. Iowa State College, with help from the Federal Public Housing Authority, relocated 79 demountable units from former defense plants in the Midwest to the Ames Campus. Note the close proximity of the units and the unpaved streets.
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Title:
Early street view of Pammel Court
Creator (Person):
Benn, Chuck (Charles Laverne), 1918-2012
Date Created:
1946
Description:
Demountable houses were prefabricated units designed as temporary living quarters for defense workers in World War Two. Iowa State College, with help from the Federal Public Housing Authority, relocated 79 demountable units from former defense plants in the Midwest to the Ames Campus. Note the close proximity of the units and the unpaved streets.
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:
pammelcourt44
Filename:
07-04-i_deptres_0489-002-006.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tg6v

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"Early street view of Pammel Court", Pammel Court Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tg6v
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