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Description: | 24th August 1999.
View of the Porton Room on the second floor of the Central Library, home to the Porton Collection of Judaica, a collection covering all aspects of the religion and culture of the Jewish people. Originally the Library of Rabbi Moses Abrahams, it was added to by Joseph Porton, whose son Leslie presented the collection of 3,500 items to Leeds City Council in 1938. The photo was taken after the Municipal Buildings had just closed for essential work to be carried out, during which time the Porton Collection was kept in storage. It is now (2007) kept on the third floor, while this room, formerly part of the Local Studies Library, is now occupied by Business and Patents. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Central Library Joseph Porton Collection Porton Room | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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