Main room of Detroit Public Library
Grab
Description
Main room of Detroit Public Library, old building located on Gratiot Avenue. Long polished wooden tables and chairs with metal lamps on top. Caged in counter; sign reads "Return all books here." Pillars support series of wrought iron balconies on three upper floors, visible from main room, with bookshelves lining walls. Handwritten on back: "Detroit Public Library, main room, return desk, ca. 1900."
Details
- Resource ID:
- DPA3379
- Subject:
- Detroit Public Library
- Reading rooms--Michigan--Detroit
- Wrought-iron--Michigan--Detroit
- Albumen prints
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- c.1900
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 3.5 x 4.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Libraries-DPL-Centre Park, 1875-1921-Interior
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.