From rock to roof: the story of how natural rock is fashioned by hand into the most durable and distinguished of roofings, Pennsylvania Slate Institute, Pen Argyl, Pa., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 10

GUSN

GUSN-361904

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • From rock to roof: the story of how natural rock is fashioned by hand into the most durable and distinguished of roofings, Pennsylvania Slate Institute, Pen Argyl, Pa., undated
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Description

Catalog providing information on the uses, benefits, and costs of slate as a roofing material. Catalog contains photographic prints of quarries where slate is extracted and processed and buildings with slate roofs. Illustrations of buildings with slate roofs to demonstrate potential roofing methods and patterns are also included. Published by the Pennsylvania Slate Institute.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slate (rock)
roofing slate
roofs
advertising
building materials
business (commercial function)
photographic prints
illustrations (layout features)
costs
quarries (extracting complexes)
printed ephemera
catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 catalog, 32 pages : color illustrations, photographic prints, diagrams ; 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.668

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Pen Argyl (Northampton county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Pennsylvania Slate Institute (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
catalogs

Other Organizations

Pennsylvania Slate Institute

Subjects

Advertisement
Slate
Roof

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 10

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