Construction workers position a piece of marble on the roof of the central building of the New York Public Library, 1906. (Photo by New York Public Library) | www.piclectica.com#piclectica
The cornerstone ceremony for the central building of the New York Public Library, 1902. (Photo by New York Public Library) | www.piclectica.com#piclectica
The structural framework of the central building of the New York Public Library, 1905. (Photo by New York Public Library) | www.piclectica.com#piclectica
Workers place steel beams for the Metropolitan Tower. (Photo by The Research Libraries, New York/Keystone View Company/Underwood & Underwood) | www.piclectica.com#piclectica