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Geodesic Dome (temporary housing during the construction of the Nautilus Motor Inn Dome Restaurant)

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dc.coverage.spatial Former Site: Woods Hole (Massachusetts, United States) en_US
dc.coverage.temporal creation date: summer, 1953 en_US
dc.creator Unknown en_US
dc.date 1953 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-11-18T16:08:50Z
dc.date.available 2008-11-18T16:08:50Z
dc.date.issued 1953 en_US
dc.identifier 120928 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/29975 en_US
dc.description The Dome was built by students at the University of Minnesota and shipped to Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Exquisitely crafted in wood (like sled construction), it was assembled and covered with a parachute and served as the sleeping tent for those of staying on the site. en_US
dc.description general view, dome construction en_US
dc.format.medium cloth en_US
dc.format.medium wood (plant material) en_US
dc.relation.ispartof 133998 en_US
dc.rights (c) Tunney Lee en_US
dc.subject Geodesic domes en_US
dc.subject Temporary structures en_US
dc.subject Temporary housing en_US
dc.subject University of Minnesota en_US
dc.subject Woods Hole (Mass.) en_US
dc.title Geodesic Dome (temporary housing during the construction of the Nautilus Motor Inn Dome Restaurant) en_US
dc.type Image en_US
dc.rights.access All rights reserved en_US
vra.culturalContext American en_US
vra.technique construction en_US
vra.worktype Geodesic dome en_US
dc.contributor.display American en_US


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