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Working drawing

Object/Work Catalog Level: item

Type: working drawing
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Authority
Classification Terms:
           prints and drawings
           American art
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Titles or Names Text: Plan and Sections of Concrete Foundation for the U.S. Post Office, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Preference: preferred
    Type: descriptive
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Creation Creator Description: architect: Willoughby J. Edbrooke (American, 1843-1896); draftsman: Chauncey G. Graham (American, active 1890s) Free text
  Identity: Edbrooke, Willoughby J.
Role: architect

Identity: Graham, Chauncey G.
Role: draftsman
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  Creation Date: 1892 
Earliest: 1892  Latest: 1892
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Measurements Dimensions Description: 59.44 x 91.44 cm (23 3/8 x 36 inches); scale: 3/4 inch = 1 foot Free text
  Value: 59.44 Unit: cm Type: height
Value: 99.44 Unit: cm Type: width

Scale: numeric
Value: .75 Unit: inch Type: base
Value: 1 Unit: foot Type: target
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Materials and Techniques Description: ink and color washes on paper Free text
  Material Names:
        ink Role: medium
        wash Role: medium
        laid paper Role: support
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Inscriptions/ Marks Transcription or Description: scale: 3/4 in = 1 ft. Free text
Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
        architecture
        section
        plan
        U.S. Post Office (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States)
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Descriptive Note Text: The purpose of this drawing was to convey basic construction information. Free text
Related Works Relationship Type: depicts
Related Object/Work Label/Identification:
U.S. Post Office (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States); 1890s
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: National Archives and Records Administration (Washington, DC, United States)
Repository Number: unavailable
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Revised 28 August 2006