… Effective… Bed Covering

Crumb, Edith B.

July; 24; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for Horoscope Pattern No. 37 and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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… Planned Wall Panels Create Room of Dignity

Crumb, Edith B.

January; 12; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column featuring letters from Quilt Club Corner members and two announcements about the Quilt Club Contest.

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…And Rose…Guest Room Scheme

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 03; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for Horoscope Pattern No. 38, an advertisement for the Quilt Club radio show, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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...Attractive Scheme...Apartment

Crumb, Edith B.

May; 04; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a discussion of an apartment, a coupon for the Detroit News Wonder Package and an advertisement for the Trip Around the World Quilt Pattern.

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…Board in Floor…Recreation Room

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 04; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for the Detroit News Wonder Package, an advertisement for the Quilt Club radio show, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Charming….With Care

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 09; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a coupon for Quilt Club Corner membership, a coupon for the Detroit News Wonder Package, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Color Scheme…To Please

Crumb, Edith B.

March; 28; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a discussion of a red, white and blue color scheme, letters from Quilt Club Corner members, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, a form to order The Detroit News Wonder Package, and an advertisement for the 22nd quilt block in the Horoscope quilt.

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…Copies …and Setting

Crumb, Edith B.

May; 16; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a discussion of a bedroom, a coupon for the Detroit News Wonder Package, an advertisement for the Quilt Club radio show, a coupon for Quilt Club Corner membership, and an advertisement for the Trip Around the World Quilt Pattern.

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…Dining Room…Has Old-time Charm

Crumb, Edith B.

July; 19; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including for the Detroit News Wonder Package and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Flanked…Windows

Crumb, Edith B.

September; 12; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including advertisements for the Detroit News Wonder Package and Quilt Club radio show, and letters from Quilt Club members.

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…Flattering…Schemes

Crumb, Edith B.

September; 20; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an announcement about the Quilt Club Contest and letters from Quilt Club members.

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…Ideal Background…Early American Room

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 16; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for the Quilt Club Corner radio show and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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...Laid Out..Accommodate Picture

Crumb, Edith B.

July; 26; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for Horoscope Pattern No. 37, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Lido Sand…Colors in This Rug

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 01; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for Horoscope Pattern No. 38, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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...of Books;...to Room

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 12; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column discussing book storage and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Pleasing…Living Room

Crumb, Edith B.

May; 24; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for the Quilt Club radio show, a coupon for Quilt Club Corner membership, an advertisement for Horoscope Quilt Pattern No. 29, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Reproduction Pieces

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 21; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a coupon for Quilt Club Corner membership and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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…Room …Ceiling

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 22; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including advertisements for the Quilt Club radio show and the Detroit News Wonder Package.

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…Room Dignified…Century Pieces

Crumb, Edith B.

November; 04; 1932

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column, with the Quilt Club Corner, discussing old quilts with a modern feel and the third pattern leaflet for The Horoscope Quilt.

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…Stairwary…Typical House

Crumb, Edith B.

September; 11; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including advertisements for the Quilt Club radio show, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and letters from Quilt Club members.

Beauty in the Home Editor:
Please enter my name as a member of the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club.

Name………………
Street and number……………
City………………………State…………………

This enrollment in the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club entitles the member to enter her quilt in the exhibit which will be held after the completion of the series of Horoscope patterns. Date of announcement will be made later.

Anyone who has completed a quilt from any Detroit News pattern will be eligible to become a member and enter this contest.

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…To Make Room Pleasing

Crumb, Edith B.

November; 22; 1932

A Beauty in the Home column featuring letters from members of the Quilt Club Corner and the leaflet for the sixth pattern in the Horoscope quilt.

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…Woodwork…Dining Room

Crumb, Edith B.

July; 28; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a coupon for Quilt Club membership and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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..Room in Attic May Be Very Charming

Crumb, Edith B.

May; 15; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a discussion of am attic room, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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‘Corner’ Party Over WWJ Enjoyed by Quilt makers

Crumb, Edith B.

December; 17; 1934

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club members and an advertisement for the Quilted Pillow leaflet.

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"Coach-and-Four" in Silhouette

The Detroit News

November; 24; 1930

A pattern leaflet for a silouhette of a young lady playing a spinet that was distributed through the Beauty in the Home column in the Detroit News.

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"Peter Pan" Fabrics 15c yard

The Detroit News

March; 02; 1933

An advertisement for Peter Pan fabrics at Crowley-Millner's Department store, Detroit.

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"Philadelphia Pavement" quilt pattern leaflet

The Detroit News

October; 02; 1931

A pattern leaflet for the "Philadelphia Pavement" quilt pattern.

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"Tea-For-Two" in Silhouette

The Detroit News

December; 15; 1930

A pattern leaflet for a silouhette of two women having tea that was distributed through the Beauty in the Home column in the Detroit News.

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"Trip Around the World" Quilt Pattern

The Detroit News

April; 27; 1933

A printed quilt pattern distributed through the Detroit News

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'Busy Six' Working Industriously To Finish Quilt For News Contest

Crumb, Edith B.

October; 19; 1933

A Beauty in the Home column including an announcement about the Quilt Club Contest and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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“Steps to the Garden” Taken in this Quilt

Crumb, Edith B.

April; 13; 1935

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club members.

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$100 in Cash Prizes!

The Detroit News

November; 14; 1933

An advertisement for Hudson's "Little Women" Sampler Contest.

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$2.98 Plaid Blankets

The Detroit News

September; 28; 1931

An advertisement for plain blankets at Crowley-Milner's Department Store, Detroit.

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$50,000 Paid to Winners of Camel Contest

The Detroit News

May; 13; 1931

An advertisement for a contest sponsored by Camel cigarettes.

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$500 To Be Distributed for Quilt Contest Prizes

Crumb, Edith B.

October; 02; 1933

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an announcement of the prizes for the Quilt Club Contest.

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$545,000,000 in Wages represents only part of Detroit's buying power

The Detroit News

May; 17; 1931

The Detroit News announcing the buying power in Detroit to increase ad revenues.

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06-001; Edith B. Crumb

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1932
Detroit News Staff Photographer, Detroit, Michigan

Edith B. Crumb, photo from The Detroit News, August 11, 1932. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-002; The Busy Six Quilt Club

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1933
Photographer: Burgert, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Members of The Busy Six Quilt Club are quilting on their Dresden Plate quilt, mounted in its quilting frame, while the sixth member looks on quite pleased with the progress.
Photo taken by Burgert, staff photographer, 1933. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-003; Mrs. John F. Draftz Quilting Party

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1933
Photographer: Barlow, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Mrs. John F. Draftz's quilting party in Carleton, Michigan, was the fifth local quilt club to be featured, and made its appearance in the paper on November 8, 1933.
Photo taken by Barlow, staff photographer, 1933. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-004; Virginia Schemanske and Edith B. Crumb

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1933
Detroit News Staff Photographer, Detroit, Michigan

Assisting Virginia Schemanske is Edith B. Crumb (standing), who writes The Detroit News' Quilt Club Corner columns.
Photo taken by an unidentified staff photographer, 1933. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-005; Quilts on display

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1935
Photographer: Nagel, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

View of The Detroit News' 1935 quilt show. Chicago quilter Mary Gasperik's "Tulip Basket" quilt can be seen mounted at the end of the dsiplay rack in the photo's center left.
Photo taken by Nagel, staff photographer, 1935. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-006; Vistors to The Detroit News Quilt Club Show

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1935
Detroit News Staff Photographer, Detroit, Michigan

A photograph similar to one featured in the November 3, 1935, The Detroit News Sunday Rotogravure section under the caption, "Eagerly Awaited for a Whole Year: The Detroit News Quilt Club Show which was held at the Naval Amory and was attended by thousands and thousands of interested quilters."
Photo taken by an unidentified staff photographer, 1935. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-007; Quilts on display

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1935
Photographer: Nagel, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Another view of the 1935 quilt show held at Detroit's Naval Armory.
Photo taken by Nagel, staff photographer, 1935. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-008; Vistors to The Detroit News Quilt Club Show

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1937
Photographer: Mazmanian, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

"Thousands View These Winning Quilts At Naval Armory" was the headline accompanying the photograph of opening day, April 16, 1937, at the fourth quilt show held by The Detroit News.
Photo taken by Mazmanian, staff photographer, 1937. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-009; Vistors to The Detroit News Quilt Club Show

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1937
Photographer: Herrmann, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Another photograph of the 1937 quilt show held by The Detroit News. Note the narrow aisles, the pinned on labels, the crowded display - a far cry from today's quilt exhibits.
Photo taken by Herrmann, staff photographer, 1937. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-010; Mrs. Lettie McIntyre

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1938
Photographer: Coombs, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Mrs. Lettif McIntyre shown with her Carillon quilt. Edith Crumb's signature block is in the middle of the top row.
Photo taken by Coombs, staff photographer, 1938. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-011; Postcard of the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1940
Photographer: Unknown

The Nancy Brown Peace Carillon was funded during the Depression by the contributions of Detroit News advice columnist Nancy Brown's strong fan base. The bell tower is located on Belle Isle, Detroit's 982-acre city park in the center of the Detroit River. Its construction lasted from 1934-1940. The bell tower is dedicated to peace.
Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-012; Mrs. Ever Everson and Quilters

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1938
Photographer: Philip Palmer, Detroit News Staff, Detroit, Michigan

Michigan quilters in the farm home of Mrs. Ever Everson.
Photo taken by Philip Palmer, Scottville Michigan Press, 1938. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finely.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-013; Quilts on display

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1938
Detroit News Staff Photographer, Detroit, Michigan

View of an aisle showing quilts on display at the 1938 Detroit News quilt show drawing 5,000 visitors every three hours. The show was held at the United States Naval Armory in Detroit.
Photo taken by an unidentified staff photographer, 1938. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-014; Quilts on display

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1938
Detroit News Staff Photographer, Detroit, Michigan

Another view of quilts on display at the 1938 Detroit News quilt show. In her 1939 New Year's Day column, Edith summarized, "The biggest quilt show ever held was the high spot of the year with nearly 2,000 quilts on display and over 88,000 visitors to see them."
Photo taken by an unidentified staff photographer, 1938. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-015; 1938 Detroit News Quilt Club Show Silhouette

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1938
Photographer: Unknown

The silhouette of the seated quilter is Detroit News pattern #1 15-12-14-28, the motif Edith Crumb selected to be the icon of The Detroit News Quilt Shows. Devoted quilters, among them Mary Gasperik, transformed "our little patchwork-quilt lady" into an applique quilt pattern and made quilts which, although appearing to be 'colonial' designs, are actually very specifically Detroit News Quilt Club Corner quilts.
From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Susan Salser.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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06-016; Mrs. Sylvia Carlen with an boy and girl

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

May; 17; 1931

1952, Snuffy McGill, Detroit, Michigan

Mrs. Sylvia Carlen, age 82, holds a "Mother's Flower Garden" on her lap while her grandchildren, Lois and Verry Deneau, watch attentively. Mrs. Carlen has won over 140 ribbons for her quilts since 1911.
Photo taken by Snuffy McGill, Detroit, Michigan, 1952. From The Detroit News archives. Courtesy of Janet Finley.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.

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10-Year-Old Boy Quilter Wants to Be Good Tailor; Writes With Left Hand Because Right ‘Rist’ Is Broken

Crumb, Edith B.

June; 10; 1934

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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15 Quilts in Three Years Were Made by Mrs. Haunch

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 10; 1934

A Quilt Club Corner column including a coupon for Quilt Club membership, an advertisement for the Airplane quilt block pattern leaflet, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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15,000 Yards Printed Cotton Wash Fabrics 19c. yd.

The Detroit News

July; 05; 1933

An advertisement for fabric at Sears Department Store, Detroit.

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17 Consecutive Years of Detroit Leadership

The Detroit News

February; 26; 1931

A circulation announcement for the Detroit News.

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18-Year-Old Quilt Club Meets Every Thursday

Crumb, Edith B.

August; 02; 1934

A Quilt Club Corner column including a coupon for Quilt Club membership, an advertisement for The Rose Medallion pattern leaflet, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

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19,400 yds Peter Pan Wash Fabrics 23c yard

The Detroit News

April; 19; 1931

An advertisement for fabric at Hudson's Department Store, Detroit.

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1932 Ideal Home To Be of Early Michigan Colonial Style

The Detroit News

September; 20; 1931

An article about the Ideal Home of 1932.

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25,000 Yds. Remnants

The Detroit News

March; 16; 1933

An advertisement for fabric sale at Crowley-Milner's Department store, Detroit.

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