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The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."

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  • Astor Library façade
  • Exterior]
  • Entry for 1866 June 30
  • Pencil drawing of Lenox Library building
  • Letter on behalf of Willa Cather by Ellen Burns, Secretary of December 11, 1922
  • Letter from Willa Cather of November 24, 1922
  • Exterior]
  • Seal]
  • Astor Library. Removal Apparatus.
  • Astor Library. Colonial House, east side of Lafayette Place
  • Astor Library chute for moving to 42nd Street
  • Entry for 1866 June 30
  • A Traveling Library on the deck of a St. John's Guild Floating Hospital Boat
  • Aguilar Free Circulating Library East Broadway, Reference Room.
  • Exterior of the Baychester branch]
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Ellis Island, [Album 2]

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The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."

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The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."
Names
Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964 (Photographer)
Collection

New York Public Library Visual Materials

Albums

Ellis Island, [Album 2]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1950 (Questionable)
Library locations
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Topics
New York Public Library
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Album 2; Ellis Island; Album, 8" x 6 1/2", consisting of covers of embossed paper and manila paper pages, each punch with two holes for binding. Photographs are each approximately 3 14" x 5 1/4" and are glued onto manila pages, which have typed captions. "*Percy Sperr" in ink on inside of front cover. Photographer.
Content: Man with books, etc. on cart.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11524053
MSS Unit ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5071120-c5b5-012f-b437-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Creator Born
  • 1900: Created (Approximate)
  • 1964: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

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New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-8343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-8343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1950). The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-8343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-8343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf.", (1900 - 1950)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 18, 2021 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The "tower of Babel on Wheels" ready for the day's round with books, magazines and newspapers in twenty-eight languages in space hardly larger that the "Five-foot shelf."