. Rand, McNally Boston guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations ... as laid in 1888, and thebuilding was opened to the public in 1895. Its cost, includingland, was $2,500,000. The figures representing Science andArt in front of the building are from designs by Bela L. entrance doors of bronze show figures of Music, Poetry,Truth, Romance, Wisdom, and Knowledge, and are the workof Daniel Chester French. In the vestibule stands a bronzestatue of Sir Henry Vane by Frederick Mac Monnies. On thefirst floor are to be found the periodical and newspaper former con
. Rand, McNally Boston guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations ... as laid in 1888, and thebuilding was opened to the public in 1895. Its cost, includingland, was $2,500,000. The figures representing Science andArt in front of the building are from designs by Bela L. entrance doors of bronze show figures of Music, Poetry,Truth, Romance, Wisdom, and Knowledge, and are the workof Daniel Chester French. In the vestibule stands a bronzestatue of Sir Henry Vane by Frederick Mac Monnies. On thefirst floor are to be found the periodical and newspaper former contains all the current magazines, with files ofback numxbers; and the latter, through the generosity of WilliamC. Todd, who gave $50,000 for the purpose, contains more than300 newspapers from all parts of the world. Across the central court, at the rear of the building, is thepatent room, with the best and most complete collection ofpublications relating to patents to be found outside of Washing-ton. In this part of the building is also the Department of 54 RAND McNALLY BOSTON GUIDE. Rand McNallj ij Co., Chicago. PUBLIC LIBRARY. GROUND FLOOR Documents and Statistics, with a large and constantly growingcollection of statistical publications and many rare Adorning the central staircase are marble lions by LouisSt. Gaudens, given by the Second and Twentieth Regiments,Massachusetts Volunteers, in of comrades who fellin the Civil War. The decorations on the walls above thestairways are by Puvis de Chavannes. The separate panelsrepresent Chemistry, Physics, Philosophy, etc. At the left of the stairs as we reach the second floor, are thechildrens rooms. Some ten thousand volumes are here onopen shelves, so arran[:;;cd that the children can make their ownselections of books, and read thein at large tables suited to theirconvenience. Special attendants instruct the children in theuse of the library and help them in the choice of of school books used in
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