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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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ar00201
Identifier
ar00201
Identifier
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Source:
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Archives LI-01
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Archives LI-01
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Date Original:
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n.d.
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n.d.
Date Original
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Title:
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[Library]
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Description:
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Interior view of the Pratt Institute Library, showing students studying at tables in a reading room. 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: Men, Women, Students, Library architecture, Universities and colleges.
Description
Interior view of the Pratt Institute Library, showing students studying at tables in a reading room. 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: Men, Women, Students, Library architecture, Universities and colleges.
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- History
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Pratt Institute -- History
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Subject:
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Pratt Institute -- Buildings
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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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Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
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College buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
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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)
Contributor
Tubby, William B., 1858-1944 (Architect)
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Contributor:
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Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (Interior decoration)
Contributor
Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (Interior decoration)
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Coverage:
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United States
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United States
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Coverage:
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New York
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New York
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Coverage:
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Kings County
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Kings County
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Coverage:
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Brooklyn
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Brooklyn
Coverage
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Format.Extent:
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1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format.Extent
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format.Extent
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Format.Medium:
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Photographic Prints
Format.Medium
Photographic Prints
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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
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