Library card file drawer

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Photographer
Richards, Mark
Dimensions
overall: 3 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in
Copyright Owner
© Mark Richards
Object ID
500003069

By the late 19th century, inexpensive printing had produced what was then called the “information flood.” Card catalog systems organized knowledge by applying encyclopedia-like subject categories to entire libraries.