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This volume contains pasted-in accounting sheets of building construction and operational financial costs -- including detailed information about contractors, suppliers, utilities, square footage, and employees -- for a variety of bulding types in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Buildings are primarily identified by address; a few by name only.
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The creator of this account book is Ignatz Roth (1865-1949) and was a builder likely involved in the construction or real estate development field. He may have worked for one or more of the following companies noted in the book : Maxel Realty Co. ; Douglas L. Elliman & Co. Real Estate ; Pease & Elliman ; and Brown, Wheelock, Harris, Vought & Co.
Gift of Susan Roth, 1986.011.
Volume Processed AvR 02/01/08.