Trade catalogs of architecture, 1907-1927.

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Trade catalogs of architecture, 1907-1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/221753069

Trade catalogs of prefabricated houses and buildings, and other ephemera relating to architecture.

40 items (1 box) : ill.

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7030101

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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