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Library, Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, Rockford
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| Title | Library, Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, Rockford |
| Type | Image |
| Digitized Material | color postcard
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| Coverage-Year | 1960 ca. |
| Coverage-Spatial | Rockford, Illinois |
| Subject | Library buildings Illinois
Private libraries
Interiors
Libraries (Rooms)
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| Description | On Back: The Library. Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, Ill. This room, two stories high, Gothic style, Octagonal shape, was copied after Sir Walter Scott's Library in Abbotsford, Scotland, visited by R. H. Tinker in 1862. Contains hundreds of books, oil paintings and Marble table from Italy. Chair Abraham Lincoln used in 1855 when he visited John H. Manny home in Rockford, Ill. Art work on ceiling ""The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, "" parquet flooring. |
| Creator-Corporate | Color-View, Inc. |
| Creator-Role | Publisher |
| Creator-Contacts | Rockford, IL |
| Publisher | ALA Archives - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Theme | Library Postcards |
| Sub-theme | Illinois |
| Technique | color photography |
| Inclusive Dates | 1900- |
| Language | English |
| Work Dimensions-Measurement | 13.9 x 8.8 cm |
| Medium | Paper |
| Digital Dimensions-Measurement | 2107 x 3236 pixels |
| Format-Measurement | TIF |
| Resolution-Measurement | 600 dpi; 20480884 bytes |
| Resource Identifier | 138-9701055-a |
| Date Created | 2007-07-25 |
| Copyright | Unknown |
| Group-Record | 97 |
| Sub Group-Record | 1 |
| Series-Record | 55 |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Archives |
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