Barrows built buildings: 1915 to 1920, National Engineering Corporations, 60 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1920

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1920

Location Note

Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-358781

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Description

Brochure showcasing industrial buildings built by the presenting company. The brochure unfolds to show a spread of each of these buildings side-by-side. Underneath the photographic print is a list of the buildings, the companies housed in them, and their locations. Each building/set of buildings is numbered. Building 17, home of the Converse Rubber Shoe Company, is underlined. Published by National Engineering Corporations.

Details

Descriptive Terms

aerial views
industrial sites
advertising
business (commercial function)
photographic prints
brochures
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 brochure : photographic prints ; 9 x 3 3/4 inches (folded), 9 x 14 3/4 inches (unfolded)

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.416

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

National Engineering Corporation (Publisher)

Material Type

brochures
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

National Engineering Corporation

Subjects

Advertisement
Industrialization
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 6

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