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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Prominent elements are reading tables, librarian's desk, bookshelves.
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Library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of a small library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine, opened in 1912. Chairs are gathered around a table near bookcases. In the room are religiou...
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Library Reading Room at New York University

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Description: Elevated view of New York University's library reading room taken from the upper level balcony. Founded in 1831, the university's reading room features lar...
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Library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village

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Description: Interior of the library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village, designed by the architects Springsteen & Goldhammer and completed in 1930. Ta...
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White Plains Library

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Description: Interior of White Plains Library, chartered in 1899. A chandelier hangs above the reference desk, and bookshelves surround the area. Caption reads: "Interi...
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Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart

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Description: Interior of Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1841. Long tables and chairs are surrounded by bookshelves standing against t...
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Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart

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Description: Interior of Brady Memorial Library at College of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1841. The view is from behind the reference desk and includes chairs, tables ...
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Reading Room at Cornell University Union

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Description: Interior of a reading room at Willard Straight Hall, opened in 1925. The hall can be found in the union of Cornell University, founded in 1865. Men sit an...
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Slocum Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description: Interior of the library at Slocum Hall, built in 1898. Located on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, the hall features an arcade and ...
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Library at the School of the Brown County Ursulines

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the library at the School of the Brown County Ursulines, established by the Ursuline Sisters, founded in 1845. Bookshelves and windows line th...
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Library at Ladywood School

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Description: Interior of the library at Ladywood School. A fireplace can be seen on the right near tables and chairs. Bookshelves line the back walls.
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Library and Reading Room at Loyola Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: Interior of the library and reading room of Loyola Sacred Heart Academy, established in 1873. The room features bookshelves along the wall and sculptures....
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Reading Room, Wisconsin State Historical Library

Date: 12 01 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Reading Room at the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text...
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1906
Description: A view of the interior in the new Madison Public Library when it was located in the city hall, West Mifflin Street. Two boys read at a table in the foregro...
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Children and young adults read in the public library. The boy facing the camera is barefoot. Bookshelves line the walls; prints and photographs are also on...
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Interior of Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: View of the reading room at the Public Library. Bookshelves are along the walls. Caption reads: "Interior of Public Library, Janesville, Wis."
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We Saw You . . . at Madison Libraries

Date: 03 05 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin student Richard Merkel (1925 West Lawn Avenue) conducts research work in a U.W. Memorial Library carrel off of the book stacks.

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