Taken on a very dull day. Classic Carnegie "stripey" library.
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Amazing stained glass window - 9 panels. Top centre is a bust of Carnegie, left and right are his and his wife's monograms.
Carnegie Libraries
If you like this post click on the buttons to share with your friendsThe first week of April is Library week. Michigan has many beautiful libraries and I put together a list of some of my favorite Carnegie Libraries. I still love going to my local library to borrow books and do research. Even inRead More...
Andrew Carnegie pledged to give $350,000 to the Toronto Public Library to construct four new library buildings.
Vallejo Carnegie Library ~ such a damn shame the city of vallejo allowed this cherished old historical bldg to be demolished, remnants can be seen in the basement of the Vallejo Naval Historical Museum ~ this is the Library I used to study @ in High School and duck out early to go cruisin' - i can still remember the click-clack and echo of shoes walking across the floors - such a waste.
List of Carnegie libraries in Illinois - Wikipedia
Public Library in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio
Built in 1915, this Carnegie library is a contributing property to the Okolona Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
In the state of Arkansas, four Carnegie libraries were constructed with Carnegie grants in Fort Smith, Little Rock, Eureka Springs and Morrilton.
The Library of Congress has just acquired a massive collection of photographs of the nation's libraries
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Thorncliffe, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, M4H 1J7, ON, 416-396-3865
Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a resource beloved by genealogists: the local library—and how thousands were built thanks to Andrew Carnegie.
See vintage and current photos of Cleveland's 15 Carnegie libraries.
The philanthropist donated millions to ensure that the public could access and enjoy well-designed libraries around the world
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