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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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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Chippewa Falls Library. The library opened in 1903 and Andrew Carnegie funded the library with $10,000. Above the main entra...
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. There is a large open area with a librarian's desk with card trays on the right. A card catalog is in the spac...
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. In the foreground are reading tables and chairs. Bookshelves line the room. A large card catalog is in the spa...
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. In the center is a six drawer cabinet holding a potted plant, surrounded by small reading tables (children's t...
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Carnegie Library

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Description: View from street of a Carnegie Library, a stone building on a low hill.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Postcard

Carnegie Library

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the library, constructed of cut stone, one-story with raised basement. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Chippewa Falls, Wis."

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