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- Vase, "Carnegie Library, Syracuse, NY," 1905-1920 - 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. The library building depicted on this vase was built in 1905 in Syracuse, New York, with a $200,000 Carnegie grant.
- 1905-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, "Carnegie Library, Syracuse, NY," 1905-1920
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. The library building depicted on this vase was built in 1905 in Syracuse, New York, with a $200,000 Carnegie grant.
- Postcard, "Public Library, Mt. Vernon, Illinois," circa 1946 - 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.
- circa 1946
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Postcard, "Public Library, Mt. Vernon, Illinois," circa 1946
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.
- "Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pa." -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
"Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pa."
- Postcard, "Public Library, Broadway and Line Streets, Camden, N.J.," circa 1939 - 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 Classical Revival-style library building, funded by a Carnegie grant, opened in 1905 in Camden, New Jersey.
- circa 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Public Library, Broadway and Line Streets, Camden, N.J.," circa 1939
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 Classical Revival-style library building, funded by a Carnegie grant, opened in 1905 in Camden, New Jersey.