We built a house ourselves, by Harry Irving Shumway; Furnishing of House Beautiful homes, no. 1, by Flora MacDonald, The House Beautiful Publishing Company, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1918

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1918

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-356293

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • We built a house ourselves, by Harry Irving Shumway; Furnishing of House Beautiful homes, no. 1, by Flora MacDonald, The House Beautiful Publishing Company, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1918
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Description

The volume contains reprints of articles which appeared in House Beautiful magazine. The first, written by Harry Irving Shumway, discusses home building. The second, written by Flora MacDonald, discusses furnishing homes. Photographs of the interiors and exteriors of houses are included.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
building materials
interior decoration
furniture
interior views
exterior views
photographic prints
reprints
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 reprint, 49 pages : photographic prints

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.242

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Shumway, Harry Irving, 1883-1974 (Author)
MacDonald, Flora, active 1918 (Author)
House Beautiful Publishing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

reprints
printed ephemera

Other People

Shumway, Harry Irving, 1883-1974
MacDonald, Flora, active 1918

Other Organizations

House beautiful
House Beautiful Publishing Company

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Furniture
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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