Collection:
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Pratt Institute Archives Photograph Collection
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Identifier:
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ar00262
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Source:
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Archives LIPA-02
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Date Original:
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1919
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Title:
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[Library Park, October 1919, When the Park was Opened]
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Description:
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Exterior view of the Pratt Institute Library and Library Park, taken from the campus in October 1919, when the park was opened. 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: Library architecture, Universities and colleges.
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- History
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- Buildings
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Subject:
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Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
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Subject:
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College buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
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Contributor:
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Tubby, William B., 1858-1944 (Architect)
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Coverage:
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United States
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Coverage:
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New York
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Coverage:
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Kings County
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Coverage:
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Brooklyn
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Format.Extent:
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1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 cm.
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Format.Medium:
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Photographic Prints
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Type:
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Image
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Contributing Institution:
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Pratt Institute
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