The book of homes: help for the man who wants to build, edited by P. Irving Schwarz, Boston Publishing Co., Boston, Mass., 1924

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1924

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-355927

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Description

Plan book containing illustrations, prices, and floor plans for house designs. Text inside the item reads, "Edited and designed by P. Irving Schwarz." Text on the front cover reads, "Published by the Boston Herald-Traveler."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
estimates
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.178

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Schwarz, P. Irving (Editor)
Boston Publishing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Schwarz, P. Irving

Other Organizations

Boston Herald-Traveler
Boston Publishing Company

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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