Postcard, "Public Library, Mt. Vernon, Illinois," circa 1946
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Artifact Overview
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. Construction began on this library building, funded by a Carnegie grant, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, in 1904.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1946
Subject Date
circa 1946
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.1.760
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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