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[Carnegie library, (Taunton, Mass.). Elevation] – Vintage Print

[Carnegie library, (Taunton, Mass.). Elevation], [ca. 1905] — historic drawing
[Carnegie library, (Taunton, Mass.). Elevation], [ca. 1905]. Historic drawing from the Books & Writers 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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A window into the past: [Carnegie library, (Taunton, Mass.). Elevation], preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Carnegie library, (Taunton, Mass.). Elevation]

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This elevation shows the front of a Carnegie-funded public library in Taunton, Massachusetts, a city south of Boston. Andrew Carnegie gave grants for hundreds of American library buildings in the early 1900s, usually on the condition that towns supply the site and fund upkeep. Drawn in graphite with watercolor, the sheet lays out the facade's massing, entrance, and window rhythm, the details architects used to present civic buildings to clients and the public. The drawing was later reproduced in *Eyes of the Nation*, a 1997 illustrated history of the United States.

Created / published[ca. 1905]
Medium1 drawing : graphite and watercolor.
GenreElevations 1900-1910.Architectural drawings 1900-1910.
NotesPublished in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2003-2004. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1990:175 (CGL28673.18.1).
SubjectsLibraries--Massachusetts--Taunton--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,457 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218572

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