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Title
Workmen in the drawing room during the 1950s Brand Library renovation
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
Publication Information
Glendale Public Library (Glendale, Calif.). Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Glendale Public Library
Collection
Collection of historic photographs and documents related to Leslie C. Brand
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Two workmen in the former drawing room of Leslie C. Brand's home, El Miradero. One man is working on the fireplace and the other appears to be repairing the silk wall coverings. Many original decorative features are still visible including the tile fireplace and mirrored mantel, silk wall coverings and carved Corinthian columns. The drawing room is being converted into Brand Library's music reading room and the library opened in 1956. Title supplied by cataloger.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3779q9sr
cgl_206
Subject
Public libraries--California--Glendale
Branch libraries--California--Glendale
Historic buildings--Remodeling for other use--California--Glendale
Architecture, Domestic--California--Glendale
Brand Library
Glendale Public Library (Glendale, Calif.)
Brand, Leslie, C. (Leslie Coombs), 1859-1925--Homes and haunts
Place
Glendale (Calif.)
History
Source
Contruction Album

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