Building with logs, miscellaneous publication no. 579, by Clyde P. Fickes and W. Ellis Groben, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1957

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1957

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355524

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Description

Architectural plans, photographic prints, and text provide a guide to constructing a log home. Text inside the front cover reads, "In this bulletin it is assumed that the reader is familiar with the ordinary frame building methods used where wood is the principal construction material. Issued September 1945, slightly revised June 1957." There is a section on building furniture.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
log cabins (houses)
building materials
log (wood)
furniture
advertising
business (commercial function)
architectural drawings (visual works)
photographic prints
serials (publications)
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 serial, 56 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.104

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Washington (DC)

Record Details

Originator

Fickes, Clyde P. (Author)
Groben, W. Ellis (William Ellis), 1883- (Author)
United States. Government Printing Office (Publisher)

Material Type

serials (publications)
printed ephemera

Other People

Fickes, Clyde P.
Groben, W. Ellis (William Ellis), 1883-

Other Organizations

United States. Forest Service
United States. Government Printing Office

Subjects

Advertisement
Log Cabin
Wood
House
Architectural photography
Periodicals

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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