Main Entrance, Boston Public Library – Historic Reproduction
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This historic image of Main Entrance, Boston Public Library brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Main Entrance, Boston Public Library
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The Boston Public Library's main entrance on Copley Square is the detail that anchors this view: the grand arched doorway set between two carved lions, the building's Italian Renaissance-inspired façade rising above the square. Designed by Charles Follen McKim of the firm McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1895, the library was one of the first large American public libraries to offer open shelves and free access to its collections, a democratic idea that drew visitors from across the city. The bronze doors and the long steps leading up to them were meant to make a visit feel like an occasion, and the entrance remains a fixture of Boston's public life.
| Original scan | 4,720 × 5,877 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15426_MainentranceBostonPublicLibrar |
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