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From The September-October 2009 Issue

The display room, 1966
The 1993 drawings for the display room's new signage
The display room, 1966
The display room, 1966
The display room, 1966
The display room, 1966
The display room, 1985
The display room, 1985
The display room, 1985
The display room, 1985
The display room, 1985

Read about the closing in "Last Chapter," September-October 2009.

Published in the September-October 2009 print issue under the headline “The Late, Lamented Harvard University Press Display Room: A Photo Archive,” in the section.

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