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Artistic roofs that endure, Asbestos Shingle, Slate & Sheating Company, Ambler, Pennsylvania

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1920s

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Roofing and gutters

GUSN

GUSN-285834

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Description

The photographs have English Thatch or Colonial style shingles on the houses. Specifications are given with descriptions of the product. There is a branch office in Boston on Pearl Street at the corner of High Street. The front cover has text which reads, "A.I.A. File 12-F-1."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
asbestos
roofing slate
sheathing
houses
dwellings
brochures

Physical Description

1 brochure : illustrations (some color) ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.006.012.020

Image Dimensions

11 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Ambler (Montgomery county, Pennsylvania)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Asbestos Shingle, Slate and Sheathing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

brochures

Subjects

Shingles
Pearl Street (Boston, Mass.)
High Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Roofing and gutters

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