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Mabel Tainter Memorial Library
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Interior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Library. The library opened in 1891 and was funded by a $95,000 gift from Captain & Mrs. A. Tainter. On the right is a marble fireplace with an elaborately carved wood mantel, and area rugs cover the floor. A group of people are sitting at a reading table, men sit in chairs on the right near the wall, and a young boy sits near a book rack in the right foreground. Lamps hang from an exposed beam ceiling.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Library
Interior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Library. The library opened in 1891 and was funded by a $95,000 gift from Captain & Mrs. A. Tainter. Dominating the room is a marble fireplace with an el...
Mabel Tainter Memorial Library
Exterior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Library. The library opened in 1891 and was funded by a $95,000 gift from Captain & Mrs. A. Tainter. Detailed carved stone archway over the main entrance...
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater
2009
Carved arch and ceiling in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater
2009
The ladies' sitting room in the Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater
2009
Close-up of restored theater seats in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater with bust of Andrew Tainter in background.
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater
2009
Interior view of Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater from balcony with view of stage and organ.
