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The Interior of the Public Library - Cape Town, 1861

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059I/1

Scope and Contents

A view looking along the porticoed reading of the Public Library, with readers sitting at tables, staff beyond and a portrait of Queen Victoria hanging on the far wall. The library was opened by Prince Alfred on September 18 1860.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 photographic print(s)

Dimensions

95 x 312 mm.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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