Sunlight house: the last word in home satisfaction, West Coast Lumberman's Association, 365 Stuart Building, Seattle, Wash., 1933

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1933

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355054

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Description

The Lumber Industries House was created to promote wood house construction at the Century of Progess International Exposition in Chicago. The manufacturers and suppliers who contributed to the finished house are listed. There are additional house plans to demonstrate the versatility of wood and a short article about wood. Advertisements for lumber dealers are included.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
building materials
lumber
exhibitions (events)
photographic prints
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 33 pages : black-and-white photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.025

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

West Coast Lumbermen’s Association (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other People

Grunsfeld, Ernest Alton, 1897-1970

Other Organizations

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Lumber Industry of the U.S.A.
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association

Subjects

Advertisement
Wood
House

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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