George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, is part of the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Baltimore, Maryland Item Info
- Title:
- George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, is part of the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Baltimore, Maryland
- Creator:
- Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
- Date Created:
- 2012-01-01
- Description:
- In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their "kindness and hospitality." The Peabody Library building, which opened in 1878, was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind in collaboration with the first provost, Dr. Nathaniel H. Morison. Renowned for its striking architectural interior, the Peabody Stack Room contains five tiers of ornamental cast-iron balconies, which rise dramatically to the skylight 61 feet above the floor. The ironwork was fabricated by the Bartlett-Robbins Company.
- Subjects:
- color digital photographs libraries cast iron baltimore george peabody library america johns hopkins sheridan libraries bartlett-robbins company maryland united states
- Location:
- Baltimore, maryland, united states,
- Source:
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Source Identifier:
- 2013646466
- Type:
- image/jpg
- Format:
- Image
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, is part of the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Baltimore, Maryland", DigLib Demo Collection, University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)
- Reference Link:
- https://morskyjezek.github.io/cb-test-turbo-octo-sniffle/cb-test-turbo-octo-sniffle/items/nc_053.html
Rights
- Rights:
- No known restrictions on publication.