Library reading room with arched windows, galleries and wooden desks – Antique Print
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Step back in time with Library reading room with arched windows, galleries and wooden desks, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Library reading room with arched windows, galleries and wooden desks
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The reading room in this picture is defined by its arched windows, which let daylight fall across rows of wooden desks and into the upper galleries that line the hall. Rooms like this were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when public libraries were often designed as civic showpieces meant to uplift readers as much as to store books. Tiered galleries allowed shelving to rise high while keeping the floor open for study, and the tall windows were a practical answer to the limits of electric light. Look closely at the desks and chairs, which show how carefully such spaces were arranged for long hours of quiet reading.
| Original scan | 6,078 × 4,860 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15347_NewYorkStateLibraryNewYorkStat |
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