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McGraw Tower and the Uris Undergraduate Library building on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York

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McGraw Tower and the Uris Undergraduate Library building on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York

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The tower and its Seth Thomas clock, designed by local architect William Henry Miller, once housed the landmark Cornell Chimes, which were later moved to another tower. The library, named for donors Harold D. Uris and his brother, Percy, is the oldest library building at Cornell. It is open 24 hours a day during most of the academic year.
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Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-2)
Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

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