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Lighting for hotels, A. Ward Hendrickson & Co., Inc., 337 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1944

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Lighting

GUSN

GUSN-267646

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Description

Text inside the portfolio reads "This is the first in a series of planning portfolios on lighting after the war." A pamphlet provides suggestions on planning for the renovation of hotel lighting after World War II. There are five sample drawings by Chester B. Price. "The murals and Back Bar silhouettes illustrated in the drawings were designed by Arthur Crisp of New York." The third pocket of the portfolio is empty. Text on the cover reads "A.I.A. File Number 31-F-2."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
lighting
hotels (public accommodations)
portfolios (containers)

Physical Description

1 portfolio : illustrations : 11 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.004.023

Image Dimensions

11 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Brooklyn (Cattaraugus county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

A. Ward Hendrickson & Co., Inc. (Publisher)
Price, Chester Boyce, 1885-1962 (Artist)
Crisp, Arthur, 1881-1974

Material Type

portfolios (containers)

Descriptive Terms

A. Ward Hendrickson and Company

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Lighting

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