Photograph
Eau Claire Public Library
| Interior view of the Eau Claire Public Library. Photograph is a long view through several rooms. The reverse of the photograph reads, "From children's room into the delivery room." In the foreground are reading tables and a card catalog, with light fixtures hanging from the tall ceiling. Additional notes from "New Types of Small Library Buildings, 1913." ARCHITECTS - Patton & Miller, Chicago. FUNDING SOURCE - Andrew Carnegie, $40,000. COST- $40,003.87. Contract $29,981.20 (including cork carpet and wall shelving). Tile roof $1,600. Gable ornaments $138. Steam pipes in gutters $42. Heating and ventilating $1,719, Electric wiring $5.22, Light fixtures $550, Plumbing and gas fitting $904., Shades $65, Decorations $810, Leaded glass $312, Architect's fees $1,884.66, Superintendence $384, Chairs $295, Catalogue drawers $69, Catalogue case, loan desk, tables and librarian's desk $728. Includes floor plans. |
| Image ID: | 63967 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Eau Claire |
| County: | Eau Claire |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Photographs of the exteriors and interiors of public library buildings in Wisconsin, 1890-1948, 1959 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 1683 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.5 inches |
| This image used in: League of Library Commissions, Cornelia Marvin. Small Library Buildings; A Collection of Plans Contributed by the League of Library Commissions. Boston, Mass: A.L.A. Pub. board, 1908. Available from Google Books. This image was used in: Wisconsin Free Library Commission. New Types of Small Library Buildings. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Free Library Commission, 1913. p63 |
| Architectural details |
| Library buildings |
| Furniture |
| Books |
| Libraries |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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