Identifier: pussywantscorner00leff (find matches)
Title: Pussy wants a corner in this book, which reviews the delights of the World's fair and contains a series of articles depicting the pleasures of field sports ..
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Leffingwell, William Bruce. (from old catalog)
Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Chicago)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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THE INDIANA STATE BUILDING. Exceedingly fortunate was the State of Indiana in the place allotted for its State build-ing. The architect made the most of the location to build that structure both imposingand pleasing. The building had a southwest frontage, where two prominent thoroughfaresbrought visitors to the building, and very few passed without entering its portals andexamining the beauties of the interior. It was built in the medieval Gothic style, departing somewhat from the architectureof the twelftn century, and being benefited by combinations of the modern with theancient. The front of the building was shaded by a modern veranda, which, while notstrictly in accord with the Gothic design, was, by its utility and the restful shade it affordedto the Aveary, a delightful trespass on the school of ancient Gothic architecture for whichthe visitor was truly grateful. The first story was of gray stone, the second and third of staff-covered wood. Thegraceful turrets arose to a height

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