Concrete for farm and home: a manual on farm concrete, Northwestern States Portland Cement Co., Mason City, Iowa, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-363542

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Description

Trade catalog published by the Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. discussing uses for concrete on farms. Divided into the following eight chapters: Fundamentals of Good Concrete, Concrete Masonry Construction, Concrete Footings and Foundations, Troughs and Tanks, Concrete Posts, Miscellaneous Farm Improvements, and General Farm Structures. Includes photographs and architectural plans depicting potenial uses for concrete on farms, as well as related tables.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
concrete
cement (construction material)
portland cement
farms
animal housing (farm structures)
photographs
tables (documents)
business (commercial function)
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 71 pages : photographic prints, plans ; 9 3/4 x 7 7/16 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.771

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Mason City (Cerro Gordo county, Iowa)

Record Details

Originator

Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Architecture
Architectural photography
Concrete
Cement
Farm
Farm buildings

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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