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Looking East at Holland Library's most distinctive detail: a 30-foot high statue on the West side, near the original main entrance. This statue was designed by Seattle artist Dudley Pratt, and officially named "The Reader." It was carved in Bedford,…

Looking East at Holland Library's most distinctive detail: a 30-foot high statue on the West side, near the original main entrance. This statue was designed by Seattle artist Dudley Pratt, and officially named "The Reader." It was carved in Bedford,…

An image of the construction of Holland Library, WSU building #62. The foundation and frames for the first story are present. The clock tower of Brian Hall is visible to the left of the image rising above the southern facade of the structure.…

The South side of Holland Library during construction. A crane lifts building materials to the upper floors. The concrete fame of the structure is complete. To the right a tree is present; on the left is Brian Hall with its clock tower clearly…

A view of the Southwest corner of Holland Library, WSU building #62, during construction. Workers are preparing steps from the mall to the entrance of the library. Building debris and upturned soil lie in front of the library. Van Doren Hall is…

An excavator levels the site for the construction of Holland Library, WSU building #64. Students and construction workers look on. Holland Library was built between 1948 and 1950, and was named after the former Washington State College President…

A view of the Southwest corner of a nearly completed Holland Library, WSU building #64. Students and construction workers look on. Holland Library was built between 1948 and 1950, and was named after the former Washington State College President…

An aerial view looking east during the initial of construction of Holland Library, WSU building #62. Several workers are visible standing on the concrete foundation of the library. Wooden frames lie in piles in the foreground. The Crib is present…

University President Ernest O. Holland participating in a ground breaking ceremony at the future site of the library named for him. Students stand behind him to the left while seated dignitaries are seated to the right. The picture provides a clear…

A winter view of the West facade of Holland Library. A male student stands beside a cannon with the statue of the "Nature Boy" visible in the background. Holland Library was built between 1948 and 1950, and was named after the …

Students studying in the library.

Studying tables in the library.

Students studying at desks in the library.

Students entering and exiting the original main entrance on the West side of Holland Library, WSU Building #62. A tree provides shade on the grass in the left foreground; College Hall is visible to the right. The statue, designed by Seattle…

A group of student wokrs in a (library?) during the summer.

The Home Economics Building was built in 1928, and renamed

White Hall in 1960 after M. Elmina White.

Peices of lumber strewn across the ground near the WSU Home Economics Building.