Postcard, "Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa," circa 1904

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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. This library building, funded by Carnegie grants, opened in 1904 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1904

Subject Date

circa 1904

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.9.6.213

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