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Oconomowoc Public Library
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Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Photograph is stamped in lower left: "Manger Oconomowoc, Wis." There is a fireplace with a sign above it that reads: "Please be quite." In the foreground is a librarian's desk, and there are reading tables and rocking chairs throughout the long, narrow room. On the right is a fireplace. Two women are reading. A sign on the mantel says: "Please Be Quiet."
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