The Snapshots in Time Collection

Corrugated Metal Shelter with Cross-Brace Post, Aleutian Islands, World War II

Corrugated Metal Shelter with Cross-Brace Post, Aleutian Islands, World War II

This corrugated-metal shelter, fitted with a rough wooden cross-brace post, exemplifies the improvised construction techniques used by American troops in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, where conventional building materials were scarce and shelters had to withstand near-constant wind. Project: 218526