1905 Envelope Addressed to the Director of Manuscripts, Library of Congress, Washington DC

[LIB11010] Worthington Chauncey Ford (February 15, 1858 – March 7, 1941) was an American historian and editor of a number of collections of documents from early American history. He served in a variety of government positions: first, as the chief of the Bureau of Statistics for the U.S. Department of State, from 1885–1889, then at the U.S. Department of Treasury, 1893–1898, then as chief of the manuscripts division at the Library of Congress from 1902-1908. He also served as Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University from 1917-1922. [Wikipedia]

2000 Library, New York, First Day Cover

[LIB11009] A First Day Cover (FDC) is an envelope or card bearing a stamp which is cancelled on the day the stamp is initially placed on sale by the postal authorities.

1966 National Library, Vienna, Austria

[LIB11008] The Austrian National Library is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

Library for the Blind, Argentina

[LIB11007] In 1955 Jorge Luis Borges was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. By the late 1950s, he had become completely blind.

Library, Hingham, Massachusetts

[LIB11007] Resident Albert Fearing built the Town's first public library in 1869. Destroyed by fire in 1879, the original building was replaced in 1880 by a wooden structure in Hingham Center which served the Town until the current building opened in 1966. [Website]

Oberlin College, Spring of 1890 Steps of Spear Library, Cabinet Photo

[LIB11006] I think this one speaks for itself...

Carnegie Library, Hillsboro, Illinois

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Carnegie Library, Turners Falls, Massachusetts

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Turners Falls Massachusetts 1877 Antique Panoramic Print by terraprints_classic
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Carnegie Library, Janesville, Wisconsin

[LIB11003] According to documents found in our Local History Database, the public library dates
back to 1865, when a group of Janesville business men formed the Young Men's Association, to furnish entertainment and education. They commenced the acquisition of a library which was circulated among the members at a small cost per year. The library then was located in the Lappin Building, called the post office building, at the end of Milwaukee Street bridge. [Wesbite]

Library, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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Library, Haverhill, Massachusetts

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Haverhill, MA Panoramic Map - 1914 Posters by photos_maps
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Carnegie Library, Austin, Minnesota

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1908 Library, Sharon, Connecticut

[LIB10999] Maria Bissell Hotchkiss and Bruce Price will forever be a part of Sharon history and be a part of the Historic Town Green. The former donated the library in 1893 and the latter was the prominent New York architect whom she chose to design the building. [Website]

Beauty and the Beast, French Catalog Card

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Library, General Reading Room, Los Angeles, California

[LIB10997] This is an original 1906 halftone print of the general reading room in the Los Angeles Public Library.

1908, Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

[LIB10996] This is an original 1908 black and white halftone print of  "The Howard Memorial Library," in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1926, Library, Manhattan, New York City, New York

[LIB10995] This is an original 1926 halftone print of pigeon feeders outside of the New York Public Library.

Library, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, England

[LIB10994] A beautifully detailed, original architectural plan of the Free Library in Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, England.  From the American Architect and Building News, July 12, 1890.

Library, Pan American Union Building, Washington, DC

[LIB10993] This is an original 1911 halftone print of a view of the reading room and reference library in the Pan American Union building, Washington, DC.

Library, Fiction and Juvenile section, Los Angeles, California

[LIB10992] - 1906 Print, Original Los Angeles Public Library, Book Sections Fiction and Juvenile. This is an original 1906 halftone print of the Fiction and Juvenile section of the Los Angeles Public Library.

Library, Los Gatos, California

[LIB10991] - A 1906 Ad showing the Los Gatos, California, Library. Advertisement for Santa Clara Realty. This is an original 1906 black and white print ad encouraging travel, tourism and residency in Los Gatos, California in Santa Clara County. This ad features the town's library building at the time.

The founding of the city of Los Gatos dates back to the mid-1850s when James Alexander Forbes set up a flour mill named Forbes Mill. The city became officially incorporated in 1887.

Library, Lenox, Massachusetts

[LIB10990] From a 1919 House Beautiful magazine.

Library, Braintree, Massachusetts

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Thayer Public Library, Braintree, Massachusetts

[LIB10988] In 1870, General Sylvanus Thayer made a proposition to the Town of Braintree for the construction of a fireproof building to be used as the public library. He asked the town to contribute $10,000, the remainder to be given by him. General Thayer died before plans could be worked out, but the executors of his will carried out the General’s wishes. $20,000 was used for the erection of the building, and $10,000 was also left by General Thayer to provide a permanent fund for the upkeep of the library.

The library was dedicated June 4, 1874, and was opened to the public in September of that year serving as the town library for 79 years, and is now the home of the Braintree Water Department.

Carnegie Library, Hiawatha, Kansas

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Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

[LIB10986] Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), a native of Louisiana, created an architectural style of his own, ‘Richardsonian Romanesque’ characterized by a massive, solid stone appearance contrasted with squat towers, Romanesque arches, recessed entrances and bands of windows. This building was built posthumously, in 1889, from an enlarged design he had submitted for the Hoyt Memorial Library in East Saginaw, Michigan. The stone used on this construction is Massachusetts sandstone. The Seal of New Orleans has been carved over the entrance. Inside, the reading room is a grandly scaled circular room with a massive hooded fireplace and an intricate dome-like hammerbeam ceiling carved with wolves.

Library, Ansonia, Connecticut

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Carnegie Library, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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1919 Pikes Peak Colorado Poster by historicimage
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1946 Carnegie Library, Greenville, Texas

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Carnegie Library, Rumford Falls, Maine

[LIB10983] The Rumford Public Library was established in 1903 with a grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and designed by John Calvin Stevens. A large addition was completed in 1969. Today, the library building is on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as the town’s center for children’s activities, cultural pursuits, reading and research. [Website]

Russell Library, Middletown, Connecticut

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Library, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts

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