General Houses, Inc., Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, Illinois

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Date

1947-06-19

GUSN

GUSN-323991

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Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Architecture and architectural elements
General
General Houses, Inc., Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, Illinois
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Description

The items in the envelope are: 1)General customer letter. 2)Drawings of the exteriors of two samll houses. 3)Information sheet with title "This prefab is your baby." 4)Three large sheets with title "General Houses knows how" for the panels, the joints and the assembly.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
prefabrication
envelopes

Physical Descrption

1 envelope, 4 items : illustrations ; 6 x 9 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.152

Image Dimensions

6 x 9 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ellen Frieberg, September 2000.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

General Houses, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

envelopes

Subjects

Prefabricated houses

Description Level

Item

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