Interior of the bookstack – Vintage Wall Art
![Interior of the bookstack, [between 1896 and 1900(?)] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/04/04c9ac2a1ac0-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Interior of the bookstack, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Interior of the bookstack
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Rows of tall iron shelving stretch back into the dim distance in this late-1890s view of a library book stack, the kind of interior that was then new to American public buildings. Bookstacks of this type used cast-iron frames and open floors of glass or metal so that light could pass between levels, letting a library hold far more volumes in a smaller footprint. The photograph's date is uncertain, placed only somewhere between 1896 and 1900, but it captures a moment when libraries were rebuilding their collections and their architecture around the growing demand for public reading. Its precise location is not identified in the record.
| Created / published | [between 1896 and 1900(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,295 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181252 |
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