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.

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.

1935 Public Library, Los Angeles, California

[LIB7465] Another view of the library. This card was published by M. Kashower co., Los Angeles, Calif. Postmarked from San Diego on July 16, 1935. "It gets hotter every minute and I don't think my feet will last for 14 miles."

1950s Charles Von Der Ahe Library, Loyola University, Los Angeles, California

[LIB677] Special Collection Werner von Boltenstern Post Card Collection

Werner von Boltenstern was born in Berlin, Germany in 1904. He emigrated to the United States in 1947 and settled in Los Angeles where he pursued a career as a free-lance photographer. His profession apparently sparked his interest in postcards and postcard collecting. Von Boltenstern amassed a huge personal collection which he donated to Loyola University in 1967. He continued to add to this collection until his death in 1978. Since then LMU's holdings have continued to grow through donations and currently contain an estimated one million cards. The Werner von Boltenstern postcard collection is one of the largest publicly-accessible collections in the United States. [Website]

1920s The Los Angeles Public Library, California

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1957 Public Library, Los Angeles, CA

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The splendid Los Angeles Library costing $2,300,000, with seventeen reading rooms, a music room, art room, and lecture hall, gives specialized service to the appreciative public of Los Angeles. [From the back of the card]

Architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue designed the original Los Angeles Central Library to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt. The central tower is topped with a tiled mosaic pyramid with suns on either side with a hand holding a torch representing the "Light of Learning" at the apex. Other elements include sphinxes, snakes, and celestial mosaics. [Thanks to Wikipedia! The entire Wikipedia entry for the LOS ANGELES LIBRARY, can be found here]

1941 Public Library, Los Angeles, California

[LIB3549] Special Collection The Los Angeles Public Library's History and Genealogy Department's Photo Collection emphasizes the history of Los Angeles, Southern California, and California. This Internet-accessible collection is one of the treasures of the Central Library. [Website]

Public Library, Los Angeles, California

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Looking east on Fifth Street, the library to the right.

Reference Room, Los Angeles Public Library, California

Read about the art & architecture of the Los Angeles Central Library here. [LIB2423]

1957 Public Library, Los Angeles, California

The splendid Los Angeles Library costing $2,300,000, with seventeen rooms, a music room, art room and lecture hall gives specialized service to the appreciative public of Los Angeles. [LIB0556]