Item 1 - Stereograph of the interior of the Wren Library, Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Add. VM/B/1

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Stereograph of the interior of the Wren Library, Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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  • 19th cent. (Creation)

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1 stereocard photograph; b&w on yellow card

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Stearn & Sons

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Purchased from Roundbarrow Antiques & Collectables via eBay, May 2025.

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Photograph of the interior from the entrance down the length of the library to the Byron statue. Depicts drawn curtains over the Cipriani window, Grylls bookcases lining the sides of the library, two round tables in foreground, and smaller bookcases with lectern tops in the bays. Identified as "Trinity College, Cambridge, Interior of Library" and Stearn Photo, Cambridge" in a note on the verso.

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