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Public library, Davenport, Iowa

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This 1904 Carnegie Library, the largest west of the Mississippi River, was built at the cost of $75,000 and donated by Andrew Carnegie. The building was designed by Boston architect Calvin Kiessling. It was located at 399 North Main Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and due to structural damage, the Carnegie building was demolished in 1968. Number 6693.
Title Public library, Davenport, Iowa
Alternative TitleDavenport Public Library
Alternative TitleCarnegie Library
Index Date 1920
Publisher A.C. Bosselman & Co. (New York, [N.Y.])
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color lithograph print, divided back. Made in Germany.
citation/reference Scott County Iowa Genealogy (http://www.celticcousins.net/)
Date Issued 1915-1925
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Scott County (Iowa)
Topic Davenport (Iowa)
Topic Cultural facilities
Topic Public libraries
Topic Carnegie libraries
Cartographic 41.523778, -90.575381
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_davenp0039
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_davenp0039
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/18458
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