[Catalog], Fred T. Ley & Company, Inc., Springfield, Mass., 1909

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1909

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356541

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Description

The contractor's work on various projects is described in the catalog and listed on page 30. Ley is the builder of Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts, and the Chrysler Building in New York City, New York. The title page lists branch offices at 29 Broadway, New York City; 642 1st Street, Boston, Massachusetts; 21 Columbus Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and 95 Bank Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
contractors
builders
commercial buildings
dams
forts
bridges (built works)
reservoirs (water distribution structures)
construction (assembling)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 30 pages

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.276

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Waterbury (New Haven county, Connecticut)
Ayer (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Ley, Fred T., 1872-1958 (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Fred T. Ley & Company, Inc.
Loring-Axtell Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Architecture
Architects and builders

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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