Memories are made of this

On display as part of the 1960s exhibition at the National Library in Canberra, are a few  fine examples carpenter Fred Ward's original furniture for the Library. 
A feature for anyone who used it was the anachronistic cardboard Dewey index catalogue, exquisitely boxed with brass and hardwood by Ward as well as the new-fangled Library of Congress index. His furniture subtly contributed to the building's atmosphere and launch a thousand academic papers. 

Ah, remember the slide, click and flick that went with the chore of tracking down dusty gems hiding in the Book Stack somewhere in the basement?

Max Dupain (1911–1992) photgraphed the Card Catalogue at NLA in 1968