Still Image

Bookplate for Indiana State Library

1933 / Franklin Booth

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a simple patterned border on the left and right sides. The central image features a number of figures from different trades, including an artist, a steel worker, an automotive manufacturer, and several farmers. Behind them are buildings from Indiana. At the top is the text "Indiana State Library," and at the bottom is the text "This book is the gift of" with space to record information.

~ Franklin Booth, “Bookplate for Indiana State Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1752.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Indiana State Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a simple patterned border on the left and right sides. The central image features a number of figures from different trades, including an artist, a steel worker, an automotive manufacturer, and several farmers. Behind them are buildings from Indiana. At the top is the text "Indiana State Library," and at the bottom is the text "This book is the gift of" with space to record information.

Creator

Franklin Booth

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1933

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.118

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5"H x 3 and 1/4"W.