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North Reading Room in the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago

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Title
North Reading Room in the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago
Digitized Material
Black and White Postcard
Coverage-Spatial
Chicago (Ill.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
Subject
  • Library buildings Illinois  
  • Library buildings  
Description
Caption on the back reads: "FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES. WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY. North Reading Room, University of Chicago, Illinois. The beautiful large Gothic campus of the University of Chicago was built in the 1890s on a flat and treeless plain, creating its own landscape there. Gargoyles hover on the edges as shadows from the Gothic arches play on the modern lounges. William Rainey Harper was the university's first president." Postcard was never mailed
Creator-Corporate
Diane Asséo Griliches  
Creator-Role
Photographer
Theme
Library postcards  
Technique
Black and White Photograph  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
4.8 x 6.5 in
Resource Identifier
ALA0004938
Date Created
8/18/2022
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleNorth Reading Room in the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago
Digitized MaterialBlack and White Postcard
Coverage-SpatialChicago (Ill.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
Subject
  • Library buildings Illinois  
  • Library buildings  
DescriptionCaption on the back reads: "FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES. WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY. North Reading Room, University of Chicago, Illinois. The beautiful large Gothic campus of the University of Chicago was built in the 1890s on a flat and treeless plain, creating its own landscape there. Gargoyles hover on the edges as shadows from the Gothic arches play on the modern lounges. William Rainey Harper was the university's first president." Postcard was never mailed
Creator-CorporateDiane Asséo Griliches  
Creator-RolePhotographer
ThemeLibrary postcards  
TechniqueBlack and White Photograph  
Inclusive Dates1895-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement4.8 x 6.5 in
Resource IdentifierALA0004938
Date Created8/18/2022
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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