Quonset Hut | Corrugated steel Semicircular cross section Lightweight prefabricated structure |
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n a dreary overcast day I journeyed with Jerry Schmidt to Kansas City with his editorial class for a photo session. On the way I made some drive-by-shootings of things which caught my eye, like this hut in the middle of a field. I was attracted by the intensity of the blue color, and the wonderment of a need for electrical power to such an isolated structure. Of course when photographing from a fast moving vehicle, imperfections are unavoidable in the capture necessitating a considerable amount of image post-processing. But that is part of the enjoyment.
“Between 150,000-170,000 Quonset huts were manufactured during WWII. After the war, the U.S. military sold the surplus Quonset huts to the public for $1,000 each. Many are still standing throughout the United States.” - Wikipedia
