Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age
Record details
- ISBN: 9781568985190 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1568985193 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xvii, 165 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "The Anchorage Museum of History and Art in association with the Anchorage Museum Association and the Alaska Design Forum." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The hut that shaped a nation / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei -- How the hut came to be / Chris Chiei -- Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II / Steven Haycox -- War, design, and weapons of mass construction / Brian Carter -- After the war : Quonset huts and their integration into daily American life / Tom Vanderbilt -- The huts that wouldn't go away : Alaska adopts the hut / Chris Chiei -- Quonsets today : concluding thoughts / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei. |
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Subject: | Quonset huts Buildings, Prefabricated Architectural metal-work Temporary housing Dwellings Alaska History 20th century |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 720.48 QUO (Text) | 000070173 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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