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Superior Public Library
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Interior view of the Superior Public Library. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Arch: Carl Wirth, 1902, Carnegie bldg., cost $50,000." In the foreground is a large chandelier. An eight-sided librarian's desk is in the center, framed by columns, beyond which is a room with bookshelves which radiate in a half circle from the desk.
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