Hartford Public Library stacks in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1890
MediumPhotography
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.171.9
DescriptionA man with a mustache wearing eyeglasses stands reading from an open book. Book stacks in wood paneled shelves are on either side. Oil or kerosene lamps hang from a balcony with a cast iron railing. A clock and a framed picture are on the end of one of the book stacks. A sculptured bust is on a bookcase on the back wall near a window with a window shade. Books are piled on a wooden railing in the center of the room. Books, papers, and framed photographs are on two wooden desks that are in the foreground. Wastebasket and two chairs, one with a caned seat, are nearby. Inscribed on back: "Htfd Pub Library / in Atheneum."
Status
Not on view
