Denver, Colorado, New Public Library, 1911

 

Denver’s first public library opened in 1889, but it was small and inadequate.

Andrew Carnegie, known for funding libraries nationwide, donated $200,000 in 1902 for a new central library.

Designed by Albert Ross, the new building was completed in 1910.

The library served Denver for decades before being replaced by a larger, modern facility in 1956.

The original Carnegie Library now houses the McNichols Civic Center Building.

Public Library, Newark, New Jersey, 1911

 

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1911, Public Library, Hanford CA

 

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Carnegie Library, Palo Alto CA, 1911

 

Carnegie Library, Storm Lake, Iowa, 1911

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Library, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1911

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Earlham has its roots in the Great Migration of Quakers from the eastern United States, especially from North Carolina, in the first half of the nineteenth century. A peculiarly Quaker combination of idealism and practicality drew them to the Northwest Territory. As Friends, those who came out of the South had found themselves increasingly uneasy living in a slave society. As small farmers, the abundance of cheap, fertile land made Ohio and Indiana magnets of migration.

Public Library, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1911

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1911, Carnegie Public Library, Interior, Waupaca, Wisconsin

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1911, Carnegie Library, Grove City, Pennsylvania

[LIB11197] - Now the alumni center of Grove City College.

1911, Carnegie Library, Oil City, Pennsylvania

[LIB11186] - On July 6, 1904, the Carnegie Library of Oil City opened its doors with 5,000 books that were donated by the Belles Lettres Club.  [Website]

1911, Stewart Library, Corinna, Maine

[LIB11144] Still in use as a public library.

The Stewart Free Library (1898), a gift to the town by Corinna-born Minneapolis millionaire Levi M. Stewart, was designed by Minneapolis architect William Harrison Grimshaw. The library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and contains well-preserved historic interiors as well as a majestic facade with clocktower. It resembles a mid-western county courthouse more than a typical small-town Maine library. The Corinna Union Academy educated students in the town from 1851 to 1968. [Wikipedia] Read more at the library website.

1911, Public Library, Mt. Vernon, New York

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Broad St. Viaduct, Mt. Vernon NY Vintage Briefmarken by MainStreetUSA
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1911, Carnegie Library, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Winston Salem North Carolina Large Letter Greeting Posters by sepiatown
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1911 Gale Memorial Library, Laconia, New Hampshire

[LIB11091] 100 year old postcard mailed to Mr. Earl Yeatow, Bear Island House, Bear Island, NH. Edith sent Earl a message reminding him about the .47 cents she borrowed...

1911 Carnegie Library, San Antonio, Texas

[Z10515] - Construction workers retrofitting the former San Antonio Public Library and Hertzberg Circus Museum into the National Western Art Foundation’s Dolph and Janie Briscoe Western Art Museum at 210 W. Market St. were recently able to access an abandoned and forgotten room on the third floor of the building.

When they did, they uncovered a cache of previously unknown and uncataloged library items, including an early-edition King James Bible, dated 1615, and a Civil War-era photo album. [Website]

1911 Public Library, Mt. Clemens, Michigan

[LIB0392] Click on the image to order a reproduction of this postcard!