| Mrs. Bard didn't stop with salvaging
architectural items. She made sure the historic pieces in her own
office were restored and placed in the new director's office. The
desk was originally a roll-top desk belonging to second librarian Mrs. Bernhardt's
brother-in-law. The cherry country hepplewhite desk (below, left)
is believed to have belonged to the first librarian, Mrs. Wrigley, and used to reside in the Reading Room.
The Marcus Mote painting, "Old Flax Mill," that was behind
Mrs. Bard's desk is now above the hepplewhite desk. The framed
picture to the left of the 1949 office is the 1859 aerial view that is
now in the lower lobby with the other historic maps. All of the
remaining items in the 1949 office can be seen today in Carol Smyth's
office. (All of these images can be clicked for
larger ones) |
