Collection:
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Pratt Institute Archives Photograph Collection
Collection
Pratt Institute Archives Photograph Collection
Collection
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Identifier:
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ar00261
Identifier
ar00261
Identifier
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Source:
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Archives LIM-03
Source
Archives LIM-03
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Date Original:
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n.d.
Date_Original
n.d.
Date Original
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Title:
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[Library - Museum, 1890s]
Title
[Library - Museum, 1890s]
Title
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Description:
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A class of women in the Pratt Institute Library Museum, painting with watercolors from a butterfly exhibit. The Pratt Institute Library was built as a public as well as a college library, and was the first free Library in New York City. It was built by architect William B. Tubby in Victorian Renaissance revival style, with interiors by the Tiffany Decorating Company; the Romanesque-style Children's Portico was added to the children's entrance in 1912; the north porch was added in 1936 by John Mead Howells. Keywords: Women, Men, Students, Painting, Library exhibits, Library architecture, Universities and colleges.
Description
A class of women in the Pratt Institute Library Museum, painting with watercolors from a butterfly exhibit. The Pratt Institute Library was built as a public as well as a college library, and was the first free Library in New York City. It was built by architect William B. Tubby in Victorian Renaissance revival style, with interiors by the Tiffany Decorating Company; the Romanesque-style Children's Portico was added to the children's entrance in 1912; the north porch was added in 1936 by John Mead Howells. Keywords: Women, Men, Students, Painting, Library exhibits, Library architecture, Universities and colleges.
Description
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- History
Subject
Pratt Institute -- History
Subject
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Subject:
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Museum exhibits -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
Museum exhibits -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
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Subject:
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Butterflies -- Exhibitions
Subject
Butterflies -- Exhibitions
Subject
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Subject:
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Painting -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
Painting -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
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Subject:
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Classes (Groups of students)
Subject
Classes (Groups of students)
Subject
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Contributor:
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Tubby, William B., 1858-1944 (Architect)
Contributor
Tubby, William B., 1858-1944 (Architect)
Contributor
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Coverage:
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United States
Coverage
United States
Coverage
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Coverage:
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New York
Coverage
New York
Coverage
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Coverage:
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Kings County
Coverage
Kings County
Coverage
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Coverage:
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Brooklyn
Coverage
Brooklyn
Coverage
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Format.Extent:
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1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm.
Format.Extent
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm.
Format.Extent
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Format.Medium:
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Photographic Prints
Format.Medium
Photographic Prints
Format.Medium
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Type:
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Image
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Contributing Institution:
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Pratt Institute
Contributing_Institu tion
Pratt Institute
Contributing Institution
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