Concrete block garages, Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 9

GUSN

GUSN-360713

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Description

Plan book of designs for multi-car garages. Most designs contain photographic prints and descriptions of why portland cement is the best building material. Some designs have floor plans and cross sections, and there is a detailed price plan in the back of the catalog.

Details

Descriptive Terms

garages
portland cement
advertising
concrete
floor plans
cross sections
price lists
business (commercial function)
building materials
photographic prints
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 9 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.578

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Lehigh Portland Cement Company (Publisher)
Portland Cement Association

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Concrete
Cement
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 9

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