Elroy Public Library | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Elroy Public Library

Elroy Public Library | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Interior view of the Elroy Public Library. The library opened in 1908 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie with $10,000. On the lower right the cardboard backing is stamped: "Fisk, Elroy, Wis." A man is seated at one of the reading table, and next to the reading tables are spittoons. There is a fireplace on the back wall, and on other walls are a map of Wisconsin and a Citizen Bank Calendar for January 1911.
DESCRIPTION
Interior view of the Elroy Public Library. The library opened in 1908 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie with $10,000. On the lower right the cardboard backing is stamped: "Fisk, Elroy, Wis." A man is seated at one of the reading table, and next to the reading tables are spittoons. There is a fireplace on the back wall, and on other walls are a map of Wisconsin and a Citizen Bank Calendar for January 1911.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:63971
Creation Date:
Creator Name:Fisk
City:Elroy
County:Juneau
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 4.75 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Donor, funding amount and year of occupancy from: Hatton, W. H., et al. Tenth Biennial Report of the Wisconsin Free Library Commission, Biennial Period Ending June 30, 1914. Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1914. Available from University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
SUBJECTS
Men
Maps
Reading
Indoor photography
Architectural details
Library buildings
Clothing and dress
Fireplaces
Furniture
Libraries

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