Building Code requirements for new dwelling construction : recommended by the National Housing Agency and prepared in consultation with the National Bureau of Standards issued January 1, 1947 Building materials and structures report BMS107 superseding BMS88 / United States Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards.

Date:
1947
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Credit: Building Code requirements for new dwelling construction : recommended by the National Housing Agency and prepared in consultation with the National Bureau of Standards issued January 1, 1947 Building materials and structures report BMS107 superseding BMS88 / United States Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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