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[Crowd outside of library, Jamestown, New York] – Antique Print

[Crowd outside of library, Jamestown, New York], [ca. 1905] — historic photograph
[Crowd outside of library, Jamestown, New York], [ca. 1905]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(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.)

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[Crowd outside of library, Jamestown, New York] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Crowds gathered on the steps and walk of a Jamestown, New York, library in this print from about 1905, a reminder that the building was a busy civic gathering place as well as a reading room. Public libraries of this period, many of them funded by Andrew Carnegie, were often seen as a sign of a town's ambitions, and they drew people of all ages and backgrounds. The record does not say what drew this crowd that day, so the scene is best read through the streets and clothing of the time, which reflect a small industrial city in the early twentieth century.

Created / published[ca. 1905]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsLibraries--New York (State)--Jamestown--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,290 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179280

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