Modern homes, Newell Coal and Lumber Co., Pawtucket, R.I., 1929

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1929

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358644

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Description

Plan book for modern housing designs. Product listings include an illustration or photographic print of the completed structure, a list of dimensions, floor plans, and a short summary of key features of the housing design. The first few pages of the plan book also include some sample blueprints that consumers should expect with their order.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
blueprints (reprographic copies)
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
modern American styles and periods
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
wood (plant material)
coal
measurements (dimensions)
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, photographic prints, plans ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.365

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Pawtucket (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Building Age Publishing Corporation (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Building Age Publishing Corporation

Subjects

Advertisement
Modern
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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