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 | |
| Subject | Private libraries |
| Description | Historic Tinker Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, Illinois. This room was copied after Sir Walter Scott's library in Abbotsford, Scotland, and contains a very rare and interesting carved circular staircase. The sofa is the one used by Lincoln when he visited the home of John Manny in Rockford. The library also contains hundreds of rare and very old books. |
| Creator-Corporate | Color View Inc. |
| Creator-Role | Publisher |
| Creator-Contacts | Rockford (Ill.) |
| Theme | Library postcards |
| Technique | Color photograph |
| Inclusive Dates | 1900- |
| Language | eng |
| WorkDimensions-Measurement | 13.9 x 9.0 cm |
| Resource Identifier | 139-9701055-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 |
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