Detroit Public Library (old) - Old photos
Detroit Public Library (old)
The Gratiot Avenue facade (main entrance) of the library
The library about 1915, shortly before its successor would open
A close-up of the intricate detail of the old library's main entrance
The main entrance of the library
The library about 1881, around five years after it opened
The old library about 1877, shortly after it opened
The Periodicals Room at the old library
The incredible Reading Room of the old Detroit Public Library
The incredible Reading Room of the old Detroit Public Library
One of the librarian rooms, perhaps "behind the scenes"
The Ladies' Reading Room
A look inside the old library
The incredible Reading Room of the old Detroit Public Library
Kids (including that creepy one staring at you) in the children's reading room of the old library
The children's reading room in the old library
A catalog room at the old library
A look inside the old library
The north (rear) side of the old library
The DPL's main branch is seen on the left, showing its original western elevation, in 1960