Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance advertisement

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1945, undated

GUSN

GUSN-329266

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Description

Set of two architectural drawings for advertising agency Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance (commission #985) including one plan and one rendering. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills; no drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a basement recreation room with a fireplace. A note in an index card file maintained by Royal Barry Wills' firm states " Hobby Room for Timlen adv. in 1944 / (used Harris house)."

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

2 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.985

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 20 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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