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Sequoya Branch Library Ground-Breaking
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Individuals breaking ground for the new Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library at the Midvale Plaza shopping center. The building is being constructed by the Kroger Company grocery store chain and will be rented to the library. The old branch library is at 404 Glenway Street.
November 23, 1959
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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