Dearborn Public Library, September 1945
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Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. The concept of free public libraries, often established through the support of wealthy philanthropists, gained traction in the early 1900s. Women of the local garden club funded a public library for Dearborn, Michigan, in 1919. Member Clara Ford (wife of Henry Ford) donated the land for this building, completed in 1924.
Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. The concept of free public libraries, often established through the support of wealthy philanthropists, gained traction in the early 1900s. Women of the local garden club funded a public library for Dearborn, Michigan, in 1919. Member Clara Ford (wife of Henry Ford) donated the land for this building, completed in 1924.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
21 September 1945
Subject Date
21 September 1945
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.82154.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.875 in
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