Postcard, "Public Library, Springfield, Mass.," 1943
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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This Italian Renaissance Revival-style library building, funded in part by Carnegie grants, opened in 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This Italian Renaissance Revival-style library building, funded in part by Carnegie grants, opened in 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1943
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.6.215
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 5.375 in
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