Groundfloorplan Pawtucket Public – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Groundfloorplan Pawtucket Public, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Groundfloorplan Pawtucket Public
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The plan shows the ground floor of the Pawtucket Public Library in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, so its interest lies less in a picture of the building than in how the space was meant to work. Ground-floor plans like this one show where the entrance, circulation desk, reading rooms, and book stacks were placed, and they reveal priorities of the period, such as open access to shelves and separate areas for adults and children. Many American public libraries were planned along similar lines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the institution was often seen as a civic center for self-education. Comparing the rooms and their sizes can show how that vision was translated into a specific building.
| Original scan | 5,219 × 4,555 px · prints to 17 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15404_GroundfloorplanPawtucketPublic |
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