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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ar00262
Identifier
ar00262
Identifier
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Source:
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Archives LIPA-02
Source
Archives LIPA-02
Source
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Date Original:
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1919
Date_Original
1919
Date Original
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Title:
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[Library Park, October 1919, When the Park was Opened]
Title
[Library Park, October 1919, When the Park was Opened]
Title
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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.
Description
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
Subject
Pratt Institute -- History
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- Buildings
Subject
Pratt Institute -- Buildings
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Subject:
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Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
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Subject:
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College buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
College buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
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
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Coverage:
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New York
Coverage
New York
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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 ; 15 x 19 cm.
Format.Extent
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 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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