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Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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OTEL SAN FRANCISCO VAN EMON ELEVATOR CO. Electric (1-1 and 2-1) Gearless Traction Elevators, Electric Geared Elevators, Full Automatic Electric Elevators and Dumb-Waiters, Hydraulic, Belt and Hand Power Elevators for Every Service Telephone Sutter 3540 54 Natoma Street, San Francisco Architects and Building Contractors THE BINDING OF YOUR MAGAZINESand PERIODICALS IS OUR SPECIALTY Expert Plate and Map Mounting THE HICKS-JUDD COMPANY BOOKBINDERS 5I-6.S FIRST STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. August F. Pick Albert E. Pick PICK BROTHERS PAINTERS, PAPER-HANGERSAND DECORATORS Dealers in 475 HAIGHT ST., San Francisco Paints, Oils, Varnisiies, Glass Phone park uk-rc^. Park zus When writinir lo Advertisers please mention this magazine. THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 137 Color in Architecture— The tendency today is to put more color into our buildings— inside and out. Architects are keenly interested in anymaterial that will add color to their work, and at the sametime possesses some structural value.
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