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November 8, 2002
library fireplace

Where's Bob

Tucked away in 191 Parks Library is an ornate fireplace adorned with decorative ceramic tiles designed by Henry Chapman Mercer. The tiles were selected from his series "Tiles of the New World" and depict "reaching out into the unknown." The tiles were made for the library in 1925. Photo by Bob Elbert

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