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Library, Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, Rockford

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Title
Library, Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, Rockford
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Year
1960  
Coverage-Spatial
Rockford (Ill.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
Subject
Private libraries  
Description
The Library. Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, Ill. This room, two stories high, Gothic style, Octagonal shape, was copied after Sir Walter Scott's Library in Abbotsford, Scotland, visited by R. H. Tinker in 1862. Contains hundreds of books, oil paintings and Marble table from Italy. Chair Abraham Lincoln used in 1855 when he visited John H. Manny home in Rockford, Ill. Art work on ceiling "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," parquet flooring.
Creator-Corporate
Color View Inc.  
Creator-Role
Publisher
Creator-Contacts
Rockford (Ill.)
Theme
Library postcards  
Technique
Color photograph  
Inclusive Dates
1900-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
13.9 x 8.8 cm
Resource Identifier
138-9701055-a
Date Created
2007-07-25
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleLibrary, Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, Rockford
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Year1960  
Coverage-SpatialRockford (Ill.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
SubjectPrivate libraries  
DescriptionThe Library. Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, Ill. This room, two stories high, Gothic style, Octagonal shape, was copied after Sir Walter Scott's Library in Abbotsford, Scotland, visited by R. H. Tinker in 1862. Contains hundreds of books, oil paintings and Marble table from Italy. Chair Abraham Lincoln used in 1855 when he visited John H. Manny home in Rockford, Ill. Art work on ceiling "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," parquet flooring.
Creator-CorporateColor View Inc.  
Creator-RolePublisher
Creator-ContactsRockford (Ill.)
ThemeLibrary postcards  
TechniqueColor photograph  
Inclusive Dates1900-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement13.9 x 8.8 cm
Resource Identifier138-9701055-a
Date Created2007-07-25
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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