H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors, booklet no. 1, Ware, Mass., 1915

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1915

GUSN

GUSN-364535

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H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors, booklet no. 1, Ware, Mass., 1915
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Description

Trade catalog published by the H. P. Cummings Construction Co., general contractors. Includes information on various building the company built, including hospitals, churches, mercantile buildings, dams, and mills, among others. Contains black-and-white photographs of buildings constructed by the company throughout. The following is stamped on the title page: "Booklet No. 1."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
construction (assembling)
photographs
schools (buildings)
hospitals (buildings for health facility)
mills (buildings)
dams
residential structures
mercantile buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
libraries (buildings)
public buildings
water supply systems
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog : black-and-white photographs ; 5 1/2 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2024

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.292

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2024

Places

Ware (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

H.P. Cummings Construction Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

H.P. Cummings Construction Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Construction industry
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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