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Sheboygan Public Library
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Exterior view of the Sheboygan Public Library in winter. The library opened in 1903. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "est 1897, Carnegie bldg, 1903. cost $35,000, Patton + Miller, Chicago, arch." The stone building has an arch over the entrance. The words "Pubic Library" are carved above a window.
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