"Close-to-nature" collapsible canvas houses, Close-To-Nature Company, Colfax, Iowa, 1920

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1920

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360312

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Description

Plan book for collapsible canvas houses published by the Close-to-Nature company. The plan book includes multiple photographic prints of these canvas houses in nature, accompanied usually by testimonials and in-depth descriptions of the houses' design and uses. The back of the plan book includes a price sheet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
canvas
advertising
tents (portable buildings)
price lists
business (commercial function)
photographic prints
testimonials
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.465

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Colfax (Jasper county, Iowa)

Record Details

Originator

Close-to-Nature Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Close-to-Nature Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Tent
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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