Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Public Library, Gardiner, Maine

[LIB1655]

1897: A $2,500 grant from Andrew Carnegie was accepted. This money represented only a portion of the money raised to fund this library. The present library was built in 1881 (designed by architect Henry Richards).

Buck Memorial Library, Bucksport, Maine

[LIB1654] The library was donated in the memory of Richard Pike Buck in 1887, by his wife Charlotte, and his daughter Emeline.

The New York Public Library, New York City

[LIB1653]

Special Collection: Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s

More than 54,000 New York City archival photographs (and their captioned versos) from the 1870s-1970s arranged by borough and street; the majority are exterior building views and neighborhood scenes from the 1910s-1940s. [Website]

1914 Library and Training School, I.S.T.C. Cedar Falls, Iowa

[LIB1652] Currently University of Northern Iowa.


L.P. Fisher Memorial Public Library, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

[LIB1651]

Special Collections:
  • Raymond Genealogical Centre - featuring family histories from the Carleton Co. Area with census records, local papers and telephone records all on microfilm back to 1849.
  • Dalton Camp Canadiana Centre - dedicated to works by, for, and about Canada and Canadians.

Website

Saturday, May 7, 2011

1909 Iowa Masonic Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

[LIB1638] The cornerstone for this building was laid with impressive ceremonies on May 7, 1884. For a more comprehensive history of this library click here.