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The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.

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Title
The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Year
1930-1945  
Coverage-Spatial
Washington (D.C.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
Subject
Private libraries  
Description
Caption on the back reads: "THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY; The Folger Library was bequeathed to the Trustees of Amherst College by Henry Clay Folger of the Amherst class of 1879, and has a $10,000,000 endowment fund. The white marble building is a treasure house; within the protecting walls is "the finest collection of Shakespeariana the world has known," including more than 70,000 volumes, as well as pictures and other relics." Postcard was never mailed.
Creator-Corporate
B. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-Role
Publisher
Theme
Library postcards  
Technique
Tinted halftone  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
14 x 9 cm
Resource Identifier
ALA0003291
Date Created
2016-06-09
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleThe Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Year1930-1945  
Coverage-SpatialWashington (D.C.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
SubjectPrivate libraries  
DescriptionCaption on the back reads: "THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY; The Folger Library was bequeathed to the Trustees of Amherst College by Henry Clay Folger of the Amherst class of 1879, and has a $10,000,000 endowment fund. The white marble building is a treasure house; within the protecting walls is "the finest collection of Shakespeariana the world has known," including more than 70,000 volumes, as well as pictures and other relics." Postcard was never mailed.
Creator-CorporateB. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-RolePublisher
ThemeLibrary postcards  
TechniqueTinted halftone  
Inclusive Dates1895-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement14 x 9 cm
Resource IdentifierALA0003291
Date Created2016-06-09
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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