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The Ives building during construction, near the intersection of Temple and Elm Streets. A car and horse-drawn wagon are visible on the left.

A view of construction of the apse in the rotunda on the northern side of the library, showing three floors in progress.

Photo taken from the second floor of the New Haven Free Public Library during construction, looking toward the entryway. A pyramidal skylight is visible at the top of the photo.

The New Haven Free Public Library during construction, from Elm Street. Several men, some wearing workclothes and some wearing suits, are in front and looking toward the camera.

The Ives building in progress from the northeast, showing scaffolding on the stack wing.

A worker stands in a doorway looking at the camera. To the left is an elliptical stairway.

The framework of an elliptical stairway in the entry vestibule.

The Ives building during construction, near the intersection of Temple and Elm Streets.

A view of the Ives Library's reading room on the east side of the building, looking north.

The reading room on the west side of the Ives Library building, looking south.