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Description
The Public Catalog Room of the California State Library at 914 Capitol Avenue is shown in this July 29, 1929, photograph. A coffered ceiling, mosaic floor and classical-style sculpture are all visible. The sculpture, standing some 20 feet above the floor and in front of the window to the right of the photograph, symbolizes “Inspiration.” The green bronze figure was created by New York-based sculptor Edward Field Sanford, Jr. The State Library was opened in the summer of 1928.
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