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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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.P. 28e H.P. Hotel Del Monte. Monterey 1—220 H.P. 220 H.P. Shattuck Hotel. Berlieley 2— 00 H.P. 180 H.P. Cal. Paper & Bd. Mills. Antloch. .2—270 H.P. 5tO H.P. Cal. Paper & Bd. Mills, Antioch..3—190 H.P. 570 H.P. Western Meat Co., S. F 2—104 H.P. 208 H.P. Oaljland Meat Co., Oakland 1—143 H.P. 143 H.P. Belmont School. Belmont 1—104 H.P. 104 H.P. St. .Josephs Home 2—104 H.P. 208 H.P. D. Ghiradelll & Co., S. F 1—152 H.P. 152 H.P. Uialto Bldg., S. F 1—135 H.P. 135 H.P. Fairmont Hotel. S. F 2—104 H.P. 208 H.P. Total 4404 H.P. Send for Catalog E SELLING AGENTS GENERAL MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO. 39-51 Stevenson vStreet, San Francisco, Cal. When writing- to Advertisers please mention this mag:ai 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 anymateria) that will add color to their work, and at the sametime possesses some structural value.
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