"Paul Bunyan's" log cabin book: a guide for cabin builders, The Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, Calif., 1934

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1934

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355526

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Description

The catalog promotes Paul Bunyan's Log Cabin Siding which reproduces "the appearance of actual log construction at a lower cost for materials and labor." Floor plans, illustrations, and cross sections are available for each design. The Red River Lumber Company also has material for doors, cabin walls, and windows. Text inside the front cover reads, "For many years Paul Bunyan has been the Red River Trade Mark."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
log cabins (houses)
floor plans
siding (material)
illustrations (layout features)
cross sections
doors
walls
windows
lumber
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 40 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.105

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Westwood (Lassen county, California)

Record Details

Originator

Red River Lumber Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Red River Lumber Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Log Cabin
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character)
House
Wood

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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