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1941
EP005, HGO-005
GUSN-322199
The catalog has houses and outdoor buildings such as play houses, bird houses, animal housing and greenhouses available from E.F. Hodgson. Prices are given with descriptions, photographs and floor plans. The business address in Boston is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue. There is an outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The cover title reads "Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment."
advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
prefabrication
summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
vacation houses
children's playhouses
garden structures
greenhouses
animal housing (farm structures)
trade catalogs
2 trade catalogs, 80 pages : illustrations ; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.12.002.005.126
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Earle G. Shettleworth, 2013. Second copy is gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
trade catalogs
Prefabricated houses
Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment
Item
EP005, HGO-005
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