Stone library building with arched entrance, sepia photograph – Antique Photo Print
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Stone library building with arched entrance, sepia photograph comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Stone library building with arched entrance, sepia photograph
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The arched entrance is the first thing to notice in this view of a stone library building, which is built in a solid, heavy style that suggests it was meant to last. Libraries of this kind were often funded by local benefactors or civic groups who wanted a permanent public reading room in town, and the rounded doorway and masonry walls were typical of the period's public architecture. The sepia tone places the photograph in the early decades of photography, when long exposures and warm-toned prints were common. Look closely at the entrance and the stonework for signs of the building's original condition and the people who might have passed through its doors.
| Original scan | 4,926 × 3,301 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15433_MemoriallibraryMenomonieWis |
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