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Catalogue Houses in the Early 20th Century

Egbert Benson Historical Society of Red HookSaturday, October 29th, 2011

An Illustrated Talk by Olivia Klose and Christopher Brazee

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Prefabrication

Hospital in Sydney, Australia (1787)

Friends meeting house in Adelaide,Australia (1839)

Prospectors, California (1849)

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Pattern Books

Delamater House, Rhinebeck (1844)

Pattern Book

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Popular Magazines

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Sears Modern Homes

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Why Mail-order?

“Machines do everything but think”

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The Mail-order Way

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Choosing the Mail-order House

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Who purchased Sears houses?

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Building the Mail-order house

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Still from One Week with Buster Keaton (1920)


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