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Description
2008-1279 CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, TABLES, ETC.: CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS Shows a single corner of the ceiling designs for State Library. Images, decorative elements, scrollwork, panels shown in part. "Weeks & Day, May 7 1928" -- in lower right corner. Also have color transparency: no. 28,947 (4x5 in.) In 1914 a State Bond Act was passed for the purpose of building the California State Library and Office Building One. In 1917, the contract was awarded to Weeks & Day, a San Francisco firm. The firm's architect, Charles Peter Weeks, and its engineer, William P. Day, signed the contract Nov. 30, 1918. Working drawings for the neoclassical design were completed in Feb. 25, 1920 and construction began on the State Library March 1924. $
Type
image
Format
Pictorial works. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 technical drawing : hand-colored ; 22 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.
Identifier
(C)001389495CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVW-2808
Subject
California State Library--Buildings--Designs and plans Public libraries--California--Sacramento Coffers (Ceilings)--California--Sacramento Sacramento (Calif.)--Pictorial works Architectural drawings Interior design drawings
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