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Carnegie Library
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Text on front reads: "Carnigee Library [sic], Richland Center, Wis." Interior view of the library filled with tables, chairs, lamps, shelves of books and the checkout desk. A man and woman are sitting at the table in the left foreground. A frieze decorates the wall near the ceiling between rooms. The library opened in 1904 and was the city's public library until 1969, when the Brewer Library was opened.
August 10, 1912
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Library
1940
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Richland Center Carnegie Library
1911
Interior view of the Carnegie Library, Richland Center, WI. Two people are seated at a table reading at the far left. A frieze decorates the wall above a doorway between rooms.
Interior Masonic Temple
September 5, 1923
Text on front reads: "Interior Masonic Temple, Richland Center, Wis." Interior view of the Masonic Temple. The walls are light colored and the woodwork is dark wood, except for the ceiling, which i...
Carnegie Library
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard of the exterior of the Carnegie Library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Antigo, Wis."
Rhinelander Public Library
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