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111. Library ceiling art glass

Primary Title:
Library ceiling art glass
Description:
University of Texas Library Building. Sketch of leaded glass “ceiling light” or glass dome, indicating color for glass.
Creator/Contributor:
unidentified (designer)

112. Old Library exterior photos: view from northwest, with cars

Primary Title:
Old Library exterior photos: view from northwest, with cars
Description:
Old Library (Battle Hall), University of Texas. View from the northeast showing cars. The western edge of the Old Main building is visible.
Creator/Contributor:
not attributed (photographer)

113. "Major Littlefield Lends a Hand"

Primary Title:
"Major Littlefield Lends a Hand"
Description:
"Major Littlefield Lends a Hand." The Cactus, Texas Student Publications, The University of Texas at Austin, 1918-19, p. 106.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1919-07-01

114. "Nightly the scramble goes on for books at the reserve desk in the Library"

Primary Title:
"Nightly the scramble goes on for books at the reserve desk in the Library"
Description:
Days out and nights in. The Cactus, Texas Student Publications, The University of Texas at Austin, 1924-25, p. 154.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1926-01-01

115. Old Library construction photos: #9, looking toward Old Main

Primary Title:
Old Library construction photos: #9, looking toward Old Main
Description:
Old Library (Battle Hall) under construction, materials and workers on site, with Old Main in background.
Creator/Contributor:
not attributed (photographer)| Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 (architect)| James Stewart & Co. (contractor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1910-10-15

116. Detail of wooden grill in Reading Room

Primary Title:
Detail of wooden grill in Reading Room
Description:
Details of the ornamental woodwork in the Reading Room in Battle Hall.
Creator/Contributor:
Katie Pierce Meyer (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2011-08-10

117. "University Scene" with Library reading room, view into entry hall

Primary Title:
"University Scene" with Library reading room, view into entry hall
Description:
University Scene. The Cactus, Texas Student Publications, The University of Texas at Austin, 1913-14, n.p.
Creator/Contributor:
unknown (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1914-02-01

118. Dr. W. J. Battle in office

Primary Title:
Dr. W. J. Battle in office
Description:
Dr. W. J. Battle in office (possibly in Battle Hall)
Creator/Contributor:
not attributed (photographer)

119. Old Library (Battle Hall): view from the Reading Room

Primary Title:
Old Library (Battle Hall): view from the Reading Room
Description:
Photograph of the view from the main Reading Room into the cataloguing room or Rare Books Reading Room (Barker Texas History Center). Battle Hall Reading Room photos.
Creator/Contributor:
not attributed (photographer)