The home idea book, 1939 ed., Johns-Manville, 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, N.Y., 1939

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1939

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355475

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Description

The trade catalog covers home financing, construction materials, landscaping, remodeling, and house design plans. Text on the cover reads, "Helpful suggestions on how to get the most for your money in building, remodeling, decoration, maintenance."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
building materials
interior decoration
insulation
siding (material)
shingle
roofing
guilds
maintenance
landscaping
photographic prints
construction (assembling)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 54 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.092

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Johns-Manville Corporation (1926-1981) (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Johns-Manville Corporation (1926-1981)

Subjects

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House

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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