The Long-Bell book of farm buildings, The Long-Bell Lumber Company, Kansas City, Mo., 1926

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1926

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-367200

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Description

Plan book published by The Long-Bell Lumber Company containing designs for farm buildings, including farmhouses, barns, poultry and hog houses, and garden structures. Contains illustrations of structures, descriptions, floor plans, pricing information, and measurements. Includes articles detailing how to build a farmstead and the benefits of utilizing lumber for construction. On the front and back cover is a distributor's stamp reading: "Etzkorn Lumber Co. / Manchester, Mo."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
farms
animal housing (farm structures)
farmhouses
lumber
garden structures
illustrations (layout features)
prices
measurements (dimensions)
floor plans
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 63 pages : illustrations, plans ; 10 x 8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.765

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Kansas City (Jackson county, Missouri)
Manchester (Saint Louis county, Missouri)

Record Details

Originator

Long-Bell Lumber Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Long-Bell Lumber Company
Etzkorn Lumber Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Farm
Wood

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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