Patrons reading in a library reading room – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Patrons reading in a library reading room. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Patrons reading in a library reading room
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Under the high windows of a long reading room, patrons sit at rows of wooden tables with books and papers spread before them, each working in their own pool of light. Libraries like this one were once the main public places where ordinary people could read widely without paying, and the scene shows the quiet, orderly routine that made such rooms function. Tall shelves line the walls, suggesting how much a single room could hold. Reading rooms of this kind became common in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when free public libraries spread across American towns and cities.
| Original scan | 5,451 × 4,335 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15377_Patronsreadinginthereadingroom |
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