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[[File:The Winesburg Quonset Hut Museum, East Elevation.JPG|thumb|The Winesburg Quonset Hut Museum, the museum of temporary housing, is housed temporarily here.|left]]'''The Quonset Hut Museum''' valorizes the humble habitat known as the [[w:Quonset_hut|Quonset hut]]. | |||
Quonset | [[File:The Quonset Hut Museum Main Building.JPG|left|thumb|The QX-44444 Quonset Hut that serves as The Winesburg Quonset Hut Museum's main building once served as a prototype and training facility for the US Navy SeaBees at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island.]] | ||
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'''The Quonset Hut Museum''' valorizes the humble habitat known as the [[w:Quonset_hut|Quonset hut]]. | |||
Jane Quigley is co-founder and Docent. | Jane Quigley is co-founder and Docent. | ||
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=== Quonset huts on display === | === Quonset huts on display === | ||
[[File:Quonset Huts 1959.jpg|alt=Quonset hut, 1959.|left|thumb|One of the numerous Quonset huts (right) that have been | [[File:Quonset Huts 1959.jpg|alt=Quonset hut, 1959.|left|thumb|One of the numerous Quonset huts (right) that have been relocated to the Museum. New Haven, Connecticut, 1959.]] | ||
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==Quonset Huts Around the World== | |||
Quigley said, "We haven't acquired any of these Quonset huts yet, but a girl can dream, can't she?" | |||
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File:Quonset hut on Attu c1944.jpg|alt=Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1944.|Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1944. | |||
File:80-G-K-5255.jpg|alt=NAS Port Lyautey, 1945.|NAS Port Lyautey, 1945. | |||
File:Quonset.jpg|alt=Laguna Peak, Point Mugu, 1946.|Laguna Peak, Point Mugu, 1946. | |||
File:Quonset hut emplacement in Japan.jpg|alt=Japan, 1947.|Japan, 1947. | |||
File:UA Quonset Hut 01.JPG|alt=Quonset hut, 2021.|University of Alabama, July 2021. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 11 July 2021
The Quonset Hut Museum valorizes the humble habitat known as the Quonset hut.
Jane Quigley is co-founder and Docent.
Quonset huts on display
Quonset Huts Around the World
Quigley said, "We haven't acquired any of these Quonset huts yet, but a girl can dream, can't she?"
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Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1944. -
NAS Port Lyautey, 1945. -
Laguna Peak, Point Mugu, 1946. -
Japan, 1947. -
University of Alabama, July 2021.
