Homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1922

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1922

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355459

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Description

The plan book contains descriptions, floor plans, and photographs for each house design. Building materials, fixtures, windows, and doors are described along with a question-and-answer section.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
bungalows
cottages
prefabrication
photographs
building materials
windows
doors
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 160 pages : photographs, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.087

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Bay City (Bay county, Michigan)

Record Details

Originator

Lewis Manufacturing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Lewis Manufacturing Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Prefabricated houses
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Variant Title

Lewis homes

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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