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Public Library and Phillips Brooks Monument at Copley Square, Boston

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Title
Public Library and Phillips Brooks Monument at Copley Square, Boston
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Coverage-Spatial
Boston (Mass.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
Subject
Library buildings Massachusetts  
Description
The Public Library in Copley Square is one of the world's largest. Students, literati and others throng its rooms and corridors to read and study, to see the magnificent murals, the art exhibitions and the statues and to hear the public lectures. It contains about one and three-quarters million volumes and has 34 branches in different parts of the city. This statue of Phillips Brooks, prominent churchman of the nineteenth century stands at the side of Trinity Church.
Creator-Corporate
Souvenir Corporation of America  
Creator-Role
Publisher
Creator-Contacts
Boston (Mass.)
Theme
Massachusetts  
Technique
Artist rendering  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
13.8 x 8.7cm
Resource Identifier
ALA0000999
Date Created
2013-07-25
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitlePublic Library and Phillips Brooks Monument at Copley Square, Boston
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Coverage-SpatialBoston (Mass.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
SubjectLibrary buildings Massachusetts  
DescriptionThe Public Library in Copley Square is one of the world's largest. Students, literati and others throng its rooms and corridors to read and study, to see the magnificent murals, the art exhibitions and the statues and to hear the public lectures. It contains about one and three-quarters million volumes and has 34 branches in different parts of the city. This statue of Phillips Brooks, prominent churchman of the nineteenth century stands at the side of Trinity Church.
Creator-CorporateSouvenir Corporation of America  
Creator-RolePublisher
Creator-ContactsBoston (Mass.)
ThemeMassachusetts  
TechniqueArtist rendering  
Inclusive Dates1895-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement13.8 x 8.7cm
Resource IdentifierALA0000999
Date Created2013-07-25
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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