New ideas for building your home from Better Homes & Gardens, 1939 ed., edited by John Normile, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1939

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1939

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-355894

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Description

Text on the front cover reads, "Better Homes & Gardens book of selected home plans 1939 edition. 100 selected homes with photographic prints and plans, financing your home, building your home." There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building materials. There is a glossary of building terms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
building materials
photographic prints
articles
gardens
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

2 plan books, 206 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.175

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Des Moines (Polk county, Iowa)

Record Details

Originator

Normile, John (Editor)
Meredith Publishing Services (Des Moines, Iowa) (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Normile, John

Other Organizations

Better Homes and Gardens
Meredith Publishing Services (Des Moines, Iowa)

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architectural photography
Garden
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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