Your house from American Houses, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York

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Date

1947

GUSN

GUSN-323982

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Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Architecture and architectural elements
General
Your house from American Houses, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York
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Ephemera collection
- Product catalogues
  - Architecture and architectural elements
    - General

Description

The houses are built to Bureau of Standards specifications and are only sold through contractors. A small card states the customer will be contacted again when the business has a distributor in the area. The brochure and card were in an envelope.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
prefabrication
brochures

Physical Description

1 brochure : illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.151

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Ellen Frieberg, September 2000.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

American Houses, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

brochures

Subjects

Prefabricated houses

Description Level

Item

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