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Aladdin Homes "built in a day," catalog no. 29, North American Construction Company, Bay City, Michigan

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1917

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General: Aladdin Homes

GUSN

GUSN-294080

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Description

The catalog has photographs, illustrations and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. An order form is attached in the back of the catalog. Text on the front cover reads, "Highest Award World's Fair, Aladdin Homes, C. Merrill." A letter to the customer and a price list is pasted inside the front cover. The business won a medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
prefabrication
floor plans
residential structures
world's fairs
trade catalogs
price lists

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.085

Image Dimensions

8 3/4 x 5 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of E.G. Shettleworth, Jr., 2012.

Places

Bay City (Bay county, Michigan)
San Francisco (San Francisco county, California)

Record Details

Originator

North American Construction Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
price lists

Other Organizations

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Aladdin (Legendary character)

Accruals Note

Has been moved to Product Catalogues - Architecture and Architectural Elements - General - Aladdin Homes folder

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General: Aladdin Homes

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