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A. Reiss
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photograph shows German tenor opera singer Albert Reiss (1870-1940) who performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.29458
Call Number: LC-B2- 5032-11
Seattle Public Library
Architect: Rem Koolhaas
This really suprised me. I wasn't expecting the vertical 'monolith' at all, and it was great to discover (not that I had to look that hard). It certainly is a welcome juxtaposition to the faceted facade.
It is a classic Koolhaas; the colorful material-mix, the love of industrial materials and the--excuse me Rem--thrown-together detailing. Of course the detailing is done very well in certain areas; just look at how one barely sees the red hallway behind the metal-corrugated lathe on the right of the foyer. (the next shot on my stream is looking back out to where this was taken). On the other hand, look at the steel bracing emerging out of the concrete elevator-core. No transition, no visual transfer of forces. Most of the steel-work is like that. And steel detailing can be sooo beautiful. I just couldn't do it myself as an architect but that seems to be part of his charm, I suppose. Scarpa, he is not.
Library of Celsus, Ephesus. Notice the hybrid Roman capital on an unfluted column, combining the Greek Ionian and Corinthian styles: Rome proclaims itself a new world order that surpasses all that was ancient Greece.
National Public Library - It is located by Mother Teresa Street adjacent to the university. This building has unique characteristics for it's architecture and design surrounded with metal.
It is described as simultaneously gorgeous and absurd. A description that in my opinion fits.
The outside of the mammoth 16,500 square metre space-age building features a total of 99 white glass cupolas of different sizes and is entirely covered in a metal fishing net.
Prishtina Kosova May 2010
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library, which is the focus of this article, sits at the rear of the Centre Block, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, and is the last untouched part of that larger building's original incarnation, after it burned down in 1916. The library has been augmented and renovated a number of times since its construction in 1876, the last between 2002 and 2006, though the form and decor remain essentially authentic. The building today serves as a Canadian icon.
In the foreground you can see the original Victoria Tower Bell. It's the only relic remaining from the Victoria Tower. It was cast in 1875 and installed in the tower in 1877. The bell fell from the tower during the Centre Block fire of 1916. The bell's inclined position recalls the angle at which it came to rest after falling during the fire of 1916.
This HDR-picture is a combination of 3 pictures, processed and fused with Photomatix.
Books squeezed into stacks on the higher shelves, our library adjusts to Owen's curiosity and newfound mobility. Jen moved his toys into the spaces on the lower shelves to give him something more appropriate to grab.
Upstairs at Smith Hall, now Playmakers Theatre, on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
Copy of an image shown on exhibit at Davis Library in August 2012.
The building shown here, Smith Hall, now Playmakers Theatre, served as the library until 1910.
Steam radiators, which are seen here heating the room, were widely in use by about 1885 (invented late 1850s). I judge this image (see also study desks with cast iron bases, to the left) to date from about 1895.
I wonder where all the sculpture is now?
LATER: I was told, and a spot check of images bears this out, that the remains of this collection of casts of classical statuary is now located in Murchey Hall on campus, home to the Classics Department.
museum.unc.edu/exhibits/architecture/playmakers-theatre-f...
The library of Congress in Washington, DC., February 2005. Great tour!
Taken with a Canon Elan, scanned from a Kodak 400 negative.
A few shots of the basement of Birmingham Central Library, specifically the photo archives. Nikon crapped out so these are taken with my phone.
The Fletcher Library computing commons provides West students with computing and printing resources in a naturally lit, open work space.
Rhys has always been known for his speedy mode of walking around the Library, but I think this hastily snapped image proves that, in fact, he is capable of levitation too. Just a shame that the camera's autofocus couldn't cope with him.
The Library at the Moreau Seminary at The University of Notre Dame is a great subject for night photos.
Photographed using the Sony NEX 5N with the Helios-44 28mm f/ lens and a Sankor 16C anamorphic lens.
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Cavazzi da Montecuccolo, Giovanni: Historische Beschreibung der in den untern occidentalischen Mohrenland ligenden drey Königreichen Congo, Matamba, Angola … München, 1694. (call number/Signatur: S 17/4239)
Cavazzi da Montecuccolo (1621 – 1678) war ein italienischer Kapuziner, der mit der portugiesischen Armee nach Afrika reiste und u.a. am Hof der berühmten Königin Nzinga/Njinga in Matamba (Angola) lebte.
The North Reading Room at the Doe Library in UC Berkeley. This is one of the most beautiful rooms I've seen anywhere outside of Europe.
One of the great things about Berkeley is how accessible it is for visitors. I was able to walk right into this reading room and snap away (though I did use my cameras "quiet mode" and was careful not to get close to anyone deep in study). There are a number of visitors guides available on the website, including one for kids.
Gloucester County Library (24,000 square feet)
6920 Main Street, Main Street Center, Gloucester, VA
This library opened on June 5th, 2004, replacing its' previous location down the street; it was originally a Safeway, which opened on March 25th, 1974 and closed on July 11th, 1987. It became Super Food IGA Warehouse on July 15th, 1987, which closed between 1998 and 2001.
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.27426
Call Number: LC-B2- 4684-2