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Practical homes: thirty designs of interesting homes built for less than $5,500, Complete Building Show Co., Grand Central Palace, New York, New York

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1917

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (3 of 3)

GUSN

GUSN-314841

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Description

Text on the front cover reads, "These designs were selected by a jury of prominent architects from drawings submitted in a national competition for the best dwelling constructed in the past two years at a cost not exceeding $5,500." The competition was done in connection with the Second National Complete Building Exposition, March 5-11, 1917.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
residential structures
floor plans
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 10 3/4 x 8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.107

Image Dimensions

10 3/4 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

The second copy is gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Complete Building Show Co. (Publisher)
Stoddard, Ralph Perkins, 1873- (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (3 of 3)

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