Popular Mechanics' famous concrete block house, by James R. Ward, Popular Mechanics Press, 200 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Ill., 1949

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1949

Location Note

Box 9

GUSN

GUSN-360794

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Description

Plan book laid out as a narrative, describing the process and benefits of using concrete to build a modern home. Throughout are photographs detailing the process, floor plans and illustrations of the design's evolution, and descriptions of the benefits of concrete.

Details

Descriptive Terms

concrete
floor plans
advertising
houses
illustrations (layout features)
cement (construction material)
business (commercial function)
photographs
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.603

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Popular Mechanics Press (Publisher)
Ward, James R., 1901-1960 (Author)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other People

Ward, James R., 1901-1960

Other Organizations

Popular Mechanics Press

Subjects

Advertisement
Concrete
House
Architectural photography
Cement
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 9

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