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Title
Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Mass.
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Year
1910  
Coverage-Spatial
Boston (Mass.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
Subject
Private libraries  
Description
  • sixty-one flights of stairs, with over 12,000 square feet of glass floors. Owns the private library of George Washington and valuable works of art. Located No. 10 Beacon Street.
  • The largest private library in America. Now contains over 100,000 volumes with a capacity of 500,000. It has one and one forth acres floor space
Creator-Corporate
Mason Bros. & Co.  
Creator-Role
Publisher
Theme
Massachusetts  
Technique
Hand colored photograph  
WorkDimensions-Measurement
14.1 x 8.9 cm
Resource Identifier
ALA0001715
Date Created
2014-02-18
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleBoston Athenaeum, Boston, Mass.
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Year1910  
Coverage-SpatialBoston (Mass.)  
Type
  • Still image  
  • Postcard  
SubjectPrivate libraries  
Description
  • sixty-one flights of stairs, with over 12,000 square feet of glass floors. Owns the private library of George Washington and valuable works of art. Located No. 10 Beacon Street.
  • The largest private library in America. Now contains over 100,000 volumes with a capacity of 500,000. It has one and one forth acres floor space
Creator-CorporateMason Bros. & Co.  
Creator-RolePublisher
ThemeMassachusetts  
TechniqueHand colored photograph  
WorkDimensions-Measurement14.1 x 8.9 cm
Resource IdentifierALA0001715
Date Created2014-02-18
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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