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1890s antique PHOTO carlisle pa BOSLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Dickinson College
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Original late-19th-century photograph mounted on board showing the James Williamson Bosler Memorial Library Hall at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The overall mounted piece measures approximately 9 x 13.5 inches. The image provides an excellent early architectural view of Bosler Hall, photographed through the large trees on the Dickinson campus, with the building's prominent tower and Romanesque architectural details clearly visible.
A later identification label affixed to the reverse identifies the structure as “The James Williamson Bosler Memorial Library Hall.” According to the label, Bosler Hall stood at the southwest corner of the John Dickinson Campus and was dedicated June 23, 1886. It identifies the architect as Charles L. Carson and notes that the building was originally constructed of brick and reddish-brown sandstone.
The photograph is particularly interesting because it appears to show the building in its original architectural configuration, well before the alterations described on the reverse label. The label states that Bosler was altered and refaced in 1941 to fit an emerging Early American limestone appearance at Dickinson. This makes the photograph useful as an early record of the original building as designed.
The photograph has a warm sepia/brown appearance and is permanently mounted to period board. The reverse has old mounting/tape remnants, scattered staining, handling wear, and the later historical identification label. The board shows expected edge and corner wear, small losses and abrasions consistent with age. The photograph itself exhibits fading and reduced contrast but retains considerable architectural detail. Please examine all photographs closely for condition.
An attractive piece of Dickinson College, Carlisle Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, college architecture, library history, and architectural photography ephemera. The large format and identifiable building should make it particularly appealing to Dickinson alumni, institutional collectors, Pennsylvania historians, and collectors of 19th-century American architecture.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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