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Carnegie Library

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn toward the library. Caption reads: "Lawrence University, Carnegie Library, Appleton, Wis."
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1905
Description: Carnegie Library at Lawrence College. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Appleton, Wis."
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Public Library

Date: 1913
Description: Front view of the Chippewa Falls public library building. Caption reads: "Public Library, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Edgerton Public Library

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Description: View of the Edgerton Public Library from the front. Caption reads: "Public Library, Beloit, Wis."
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Janesville Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Janesville, Wis."
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Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library

Date: 1910
Description: The Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library. Caption reads: "L. D. Fargo Library, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Madison Public Library

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Description: Postcard view of the Madison Free Library and its surrounding area. The library was built with Carnegie money and opened in 1906. The name changed to Madis...
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1904
Description: Front facade of building from across the street behind a median strip, which has a statue surrounded by a small fence. Caption reads: "Public Library & Mus...
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Upper Campus, Historical Library

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Description: Black and white postcard of the Upper Campus, the west side of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Soci...
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Langdon Street, Looking Towards Science Hall

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Description: Black and white postcard of the north end of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society, and Langdon S...
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Carnegie Library

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Description: Colorized postcard of the exterior of the Carnegie Library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Antigo, Wis."
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Greetings From Beaver Dam

Date: 1906
Description: Color postcard with three illustrations: The Williams Free Library, the dam in 1841 (actual beavers), and the present dam. Captions read: "Greetings From B...
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Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: View of entrance to the Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Darlington, Wis."
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Public Library, Green Bay

Date: 1902
Description: The Public Library, Carnegie Building 1902. There are steps up to the entrance, with a sign above the columns that reads: "Carnegie Building MDCCCCII" [190...
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1926
Description: Colorized postcard view of an ivy-covered library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Janesville, Wis."
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Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of the public library, with a gable above the entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Kaukauna, Wis."
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L. D. Fargo Library

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Description: Hand-colored postcard of the facade of the L.D. Fargo Library. Caption reads: "L. D. Fargo Library, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Through Lower Campus

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Description: View down Langdon Street towards Science Hall on Park Street at the intersection. The armory (red gym) is on the right. The State Historical Society is beh...
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City Hall and Library

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Description: View of the Marshfield City Hall. The fire department is on the right, and the library is behind it. Caption reads: "City Hall and Library, Marshfield, Wis...
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Joseph Mann Public Library

Date: 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Library, Two Rivers, Wis." This Carnegie Library was built in 1914 of cream brick in the Prairie School style. It was funded b...

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