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Identifier	clloy_077
Title	The Public Library, Los Angeles, California.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1931
Subject (Topic)	Libraries--California--Los Angeles; Library buildings--California--Los Angeles; Library architecture--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Los Angeles Public Library;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of the downtown branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, showing the lawns, fountain, and walkway leading up to the building's entrance. In the background can be seen the Edison building and Mayflower hotel.
Historical Background	Located at 630 W. 5th Street, the downtown branch of the Los Angeles public library was built in 1926. Originally called simply the Central Library, the building was renamed in honor of the longtime president of the Board of Library Commissioners and President of the University of Southern California, Rufus B. von KleinSmid. The building was subsequently renamed in 2001 after Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. Architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue designed the original Los Angeles Central Library to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt. In 1986, arson fires destroyed a significant portion of the library's holdings, but also prompted an extensive renovation and expansion in a "Modernist/Beaux Arts style" from 1988 to 1993. In addition to books, the library is also home to a number of murals, sculptures, and other works of art.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 1A-H416; Series number: LA-153
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number; Printed using the C.T. Art-Colortone process; Printed on linen textured paper;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection