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State Library
State Library
TitleState Library
TypeImage
Digitized Materialcolor postcard
Coverage-Year1950 ca.
Coverage-SpatialSpringfield, Illinois
SubjectLibrary buildings Illinois
Public libraries
Interiors
Reading rooms
DescriptionOn Back: The State Library, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois Although there had been four statehouses in Illinois before the Old State Capitol was occupied in 1839, this was the first statehouse to incorporate a library. Abraham Lincoln is recorded as having borrowed the first book from the State Library in 1842.
Creator-CorporateIllinois State Historical Society
Creator-RolePublisher
Creator-ContactsSpringfield, IL
PublisherALA Archives - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ThemeLibrary Postcards
Sub-themeIllinois
Techniquecolor photography
Inclusive Dates1900-
LanguageEnglish
Work Dimensions-Measurement14.0 x 10.5 cm
MediumPaper
Digital Dimensions-Measurement3530 x 2425 pixels
Format-MeasurementTIF
Resolution-Measurement600 dpi; 25680990 bytes
Resource Identifier141-9701055-a
Date Created2007-07-25
CopyrightUnknown
Group-Record97
Sub Group-Record1
Series-Record55
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Archives
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