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Baraboo Carnegie Free Library

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Exterior view of front entrance, framed by two trees, of the Baraboo Carnegie Free Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." On the reverse of the cardboard backing it reads: "Claude and Starck, Madison, 1903, cost $15,000."

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 25 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Photographs of the exteriors and interiors of public library buildings in Wisconsin, 1890-1948, 1959
Call Number PH 1683

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W014CHX
Legacy ID
WHi 63722

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Baraboo Carnegie Free Library

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Racine Public Library

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Merrill Public Library

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Waupun Public Library

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Baraboo Carnegie Free Library

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