Description: This print is from a rare portfolio of high quality photogravure prints dating from 1897. The printing method was the mechanical photogravure-- an extremely high-end printing method of the Victorian/Edwardian era that delivered incredible detail and no dot matrix pattern. The print depicts the Chemical Laboratory (on 12th and R Street) at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln Nebraska. This was back when it was called Lincoln City and had a population of of 55,000. You can clearly see details in the buildings. Ground breaking for the Chemistry Laboratory, the second building on the original campus, was conducted in the spring of 1885. That summer, Professor H.H. Nicholson, first department head for the Chemistry department, traveled to Europe to select equipment and supplies to be used in the new laboratory. By early winter, construction was complete and the Chemistry Lab was dedicated in December, 1885. The Chemistry Laboratory was located at the southeast corner of the original campus at the current site of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, on the northwest corner of 12th and R streets. It was constructed of red brick, with rough cut limestone used for the foundation, arched doorways, entry stairs, and decorative horizontal bands. Facing south, the Chemistry Lab had a distinctive tower over the front entrance. By 1905 enrollment of students taking chemistry had swelled to nearly 500. The building was renovated and continued to house chemistry classes until the completion of the new Chemical Laboratory (now Avery Hall) in 1919. It was renamed Pharmacy Hall and housed the relatively new College of Pharmacy after 1919. The Chemistry Laboratory was razed in 1963 to make room for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. This incredibly beautiful photogravure is single-sided. It has tons of detail in this print, and beautiful tones. This would look wonderful framed. The grey page measures 6.5 x 5. inches (16.4 x 12 cm), and the actual image area is about 5.4 x 3.8 inches (13.7 x 9.8 cm). Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 29.95 USD
Location: Lake Villa, Illinois
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Type: Print
Subject: Famous Places
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
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