Trade catalogs of building materials, 1880-1940.

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Albert Palmer Co. Trade catalogs of building materials, 1880-1940.

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Trade catalogs of building materials, 1880-1940.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122569021

Abstract

Trade catalogs of houses and costs, flooring, fiberglass, gypsum, lead, dams, remodeling, iron, mortar, steel, tiles, and other ephemera relating to building materials.

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48 items (1 box) : ill.

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University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6768624

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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