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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1913 



City Water 

 Convenience 

 At Little Cost 



When our outfits cost so little it seems a 

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180 William Street Middletown, Conn. 



Pump-Makers for 81 Years 



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Wanted: Old prints relating to the his- 

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Paul Revere, Boston Massacre: I have 

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Details of Building 

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A collection of 33 plates of scale 

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By CLARENCE A. MARTIN 



Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, 

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