Bookroom interior of a Carnegie library, with coffered ceiling – Historic Reproduction
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This rare historic image captures Bookroom interior of a Carnegie library, with coffered ceiling in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Bookroom interior of a Carnegie library, with coffered ceiling
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Few library interiors from this era pair an open reading room with a coffered ceiling quite like this one. Carnegie libraries were built across the United States and abroad largely with funds from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who paid for more than 2,500 buildings between 1883 and 1929, and many followed a shared plan of a central reading area lit by tall windows. The deep square panels of the ceiling, set in rows, were a favored classical touch that signaled learning and permanence to the towns that paid for these buildings. Look closely at the woodwork and light fixtures, which show how designers balanced ornament with the practical need to see the printed page.
| Original scan | 5,688 × 4,622 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15419_BookroomCarnegielibraryStJosep |
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